http://www.onscreenasia.comOnScreenAsia - Cableen-USCopyright 2008 Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.Sat, 5 Jul 2008 16:30:52 +0800http://www.onscreenasia.com/article-3394-discoveryhdlaunchesdownunder-OnScreenAsia.htmlSydney - Discovery HD has launched as one of the five dedicated HD channels on new service FOXTEL HD +. Since its 2005 launch into the Asia Pacific region, Discovery HD is now available in Australia, South Korea, Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong - totaling 17 markets worldwide. Mandy Pattinso....http://www.onscreenasia.com/article-3394-discoveryhdlaunchesdownunder-OnScreenAsia.htmlTue, 1 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800http://www.onscreenasia.com/article-3365-july1launchforscifianduniversalchannelinsingapore-OnScreenAsia.htmlSingapore - NBC Universal's two new channels Sci Fi and Universal Channel will debut on StarHub Digital Cable's Entertainment Basic Upsize Group from 5pm July 1 2008. Sci Fi, taglined 'where imagination lives', is making its South East Asian debut in Singapore. Line-up includes behind-the-scenes ....http://www.onscreenasia.com/article-3365-july1launchforscifianduniversalchannelinsingapore-OnScreenAsia.htmlSun, 29 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0800http://www.onscreenasia.com/article-3363-strategicallianceforfoxtelandbbcworldwide-OnScreenAsia.htmlSydney - From July 1, BBC Worldwide will assume full ownership and management control of UKTV after acquiring FOXTEL's 60 percent stake and FremantleMedia's 20 percent stake in the channel. BBC Worldwide will roll out three new channels in Australia from its global portfolio - the first being BBC....http://www.onscreenasia.com/article-3363-strategicallianceforfoxtelandbbcworldwide-OnScreenAsia.htmlWed, 25 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0800http://www.onscreenasia.com/article-3352-bloombergtvpartnerswithseouleconomicdaily-OnScreenAsia.htmlSeoul - Financial news channel Bloomberg Television has partnered with Korea's Seoul Economic Network (SEN). SEN, a television news unit of The Korea Times' sister publication Seoul Economic Daily, will add Korean dubbing and subtitles to major Bloomberg programs and carry them on SEN's Korean ca....http://www.onscreenasia.com/article-3352-bloombergtvpartnerswithseouleconomicdaily-OnScreenAsia.htmlTue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0800http://www.onscreenasia.com/article-3326-globecastasiatoopenplayoutcentreinsingapore-OnScreenAsia.htmlSingapore - GlobeCast is extending its service range in Asia with the upcoming launch of a playout and media management centre at its regional headquarters in Singapore. Scheduled for October, the launch follows GlobeCast's acquisition of Pacific Century Matrix in Hong Kong, and is part of the co....http://www.onscreenasia.com/article-3326-globecastasiatoopenplayoutcentreinsingapore-OnScreenAsia.htmlWed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0800http://www.onscreenasia.com/article-3259-starhubpresidentappointedceonewzealandcommunication-OnScreenAsia.htmlAuckland - New Zealand Communication, has appointed Singapore based Mike Reynolds as its Chief Executive Officer; he will relocate to Auckland next month. New Zealand's third mobile operator is "now on a countdown to a public launch date," said New Zealand Communications' chairman, Bill Osborne.....http://www.onscreenasia.com/article-3259-starhubpresidentappointedceonewzealandcommunication-OnScreenAsia.htmlTue, 3 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0800http://www.onscreenasia.com/article-3239-bellringsagainfordisneychannelaustraliaandnewzealand-OnScreenAsia.htmlDisney Channel Australia and New Zealand will offer a second run of As the Bell Rings, the locally-made series of sitcom shorts based on Disney Channel Italy's short form series Quelli dell'Intervallo, to premiere on Disney Channel Australia in early 2009. 26 six-minute episodes of As the Bell Ri....http://www.onscreenasia.com/article-3239-bellringsagainfordisneychannelaustraliaandnewzealand-OnScreenAsia.htmlMon, 2 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0800http://www.onscreenasia.com/article-3234-aaansthebiographychanneldistributedonmeasat3-OnScreenAsia.htmlKuala Lumpur - MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn Bhd has inked an agreement with AETN All Asia Networks Pte Ltd (AAAN), JV between Astro All Asia Networks and A&E Television Networks, to distribute The Biography Channel on the MEASAT-3 satellite to regional pay TV operators. At launch, The Biography ....http://www.onscreenasia.com/article-3234-aaansthebiographychanneldistributedonmeasat3-OnScreenAsia.htmlMon, 2 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0800http://www.onscreenasia.com/article-3299-wwesmacksdowninasia-OnScreenAsia.htmlWorld Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) is no stranger to the Asia Pacific, with loyal fans strewn across the region from Japan and Korea, through South and Southeast Asia, down to Australia and New Zealand. Recently, Taj TV's Ten Sports brought WWE Superstar The Great Khali back to his native India....http://www.onscreenasia.com/article-3299-wwesmacksdowninasia-OnScreenAsia.htmlSun, 1 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0800http://www.onscreenasia.com/article-3293-highfiveforasiasat-OnScreenAsia.html"we have made some notable achievements over the past year. In the area of satellite transponder leasing, we renewed the contracts with several major customers and added new clients from the broadcast sector that successfully expanded the broadcast neighbourhood of our satellite fleet and diversifie....http://www.onscreenasia.com/article-3293-highfiveforasiasat-OnScreenAsia.htmlSun, 1 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0800