http://www.onscreenasia.comOnScreenAsia - Researchen-USCopyright 2008 Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.Sat, 5 Jul 2008 16:30:04 +0800http://www.onscreenasia.com/article-3349-starappointsronplantesvpresearch-OnScreenAsia.htmlHong Kong - Ron Plante has been appointed senior vice president, research at STAR. Plante will spearhead ad sales research, market research, program research and audience measurement research in support of sales, programming, marketing, and business development activities for the company. Based i....http://www.onscreenasia.com/article-3349-starappointsronplantesvpresearch-OnScreenAsia.htmlMon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0800http://www.onscreenasia.com/article-3297-newmediainpractice-OnScreenAsia.htmlWhile there is still much hype surrounding new media, most, in 2008, are no longer new. Newsgroup chat rooms, conceived in 1979, will celebrate their 30th anniversary next year. 'Weblogs', now commonly known as blogs, were created in 1997; 'bloggers' have been blogging for a decade. Yahoo and Google....http://www.onscreenasia.com/article-3297-newmediainpractice-OnScreenAsia.htmlSun, 1 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0800http://www.onscreenasia.com/article-3279-malaysiainfocus-OnScreenAsia.html2007 saw Malaysia's media industry continue its ascendancy with major players recording healthy growth and profits with new business developments announced through the year, as the nation celebrated its 50th year of independence and nationhood. Advertising expenditure across all media in 2007 rec....http://www.onscreenasia.com/article-3279-malaysiainfocus-OnScreenAsia.htmlSun, 1 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0800http://www.onscreenasia.com/article-2752-japaninfocus-OnScreenAsia.htmlFree-to-air networks in Japan are relying heavily on variety/quiz shows to resist the general and continuous fall of ratings across genres and the overall decline of TV viewing over the last decade or so. The ratings and revenue leader Fuji Television is adding five new variety and quiz shows a week....http://www.onscreenasia.com/article-2752-japaninfocus-OnScreenAsia.htmlThu, 1 May 2008 00:00:00 +0800http://www.onscreenasia.com/article-2740-mediamonitorssetsupseahqinkualalumpur-OnScreenAsia.htmlSydney - Media Monitors, an Australia-based media intelligence company has launched Asia Media Monitors, its South East Asian headquarters for Asia-Pacific in Kuala Lumpur. Media Monitors offers multilingual media monitoring services across print, TV, radio, mainstream and online social media inc....http://www.onscreenasia.com/article-2740-mediamonitorssetsupseahqinkualalumpur-OnScreenAsia.htmlTue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0800http://www.onscreenasia.com/article-2727-singaporesmediaindustryontrack-OnScreenAsia.htmlSingapore - Singapore is on track to becoming a regional media hub and a centre for interactive digital media (IDM) by riding on media convergence trends, and leveraging its infrastructure and talent pool. Currently, the country's media sector contributes S$18.2billion in revenue, S$4.9billion in va....http://www.onscreenasia.com/article-2727-singaporesmediaindustryontrack-OnScreenAsia.htmlThu, 17 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0800http://www.onscreenasia.com/article-2653-taiwaninfocus-OnScreenAsia.htmlTerrestrial TV is facing problems so profound and on so many levels that toward the end of a two-hour interview, Jack Hsiao-Cheng Chi, senior specialist, department of planning, National Communications Commission (NCC), asked his interviewer, "Why do you feel such pity for them?" In the context of t....http://www.onscreenasia.com/article-2653-taiwaninfocus-OnScreenAsia.htmlTue, 1 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0800http://www.onscreenasia.com/article-2652-edgingintothedigitalage-OnScreenAsia.htmlIn what insiders described to be a reluctant move given the lack of tangible government support, Hong Kong's free-to-air broadcasters Television Broadcasts (TVB) and Asia Television (ATV) rolled out digital TV services on the very last day of 2007 to meet the government-mandated deadline, as part of....http://www.onscreenasia.com/article-2652-edgingintothedigitalage-OnScreenAsia.htmlTue, 1 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0800http://www.onscreenasia.com/article-2651-chinainfocus-OnScreenAsia.htmlChina is the world's largest TV market by audience and fast becoming one of the world's most prodigious producers of TV content. Total annual production of TV programs reached 2.6million hours in 2006, an annual increase of 2.51%, according to the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television D....http://www.onscreenasia.com/article-2651-chinainfocus-OnScreenAsia.htmlTue, 1 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0800http://www.onscreenasia.com/article-2636-localstrategyglobalbusiness-OnScreenAsia.htmlSince their arrival in Asia over a decade ago, it's no secret that international networks have been localizing feeds, channels and content to please affiliates, as well as to attract both viewers and advertising dollars. But one thing that became apparent was that even executives with a pan-regi....http://www.onscreenasia.com/article-2636-localstrategyglobalbusiness-OnScreenAsia.htmlSat, 1 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0800