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Double Commerical promotions at Universal Networks International's global team
Content, 2 March 2010

London - Laurent Dumeau and John Burnett have been promoted to new roles to support the continued expansion of NBC Universal’s international pay-TV channels. The announcement was made by Roma Khanna, president, Universal Networks International & Digital Initiatives, to whom they [...]

Bernard Lo to rejoin CNBC
Content, 2 March 2010

Singapore – CNBC announced that Bernard (Bernie) Lo will rejoin the network as an anchor based out of its Hong Kong Studio. His new assignment will include coverage during core business day programming, as well as a weekly 30-minute talk show. In this new capacity, Lo will report [...]

Galey exits as Bloomberg TV reorganizes
Content, 1 March 2010

Singapore - Bloomberg TV's managing director commercial affairs Asia Pacific Shawn Galey has left the company in an apparent reorganization. Apart from confirming Galey's departure, no official response was forthcoming from Bloomberg TV. However Bloomberg TV recently announced [...]

Japan's mobile network operator Willcom files for bankruptcy
Content, 1 March 2010

Willcom, the Japanese mobile phone company majority owned by the Carlyle Group, has filed for bankruptcy protection with debts of 206 billion yen (US$2.3billion). Japan's fourth-largest telecoms operator, which is 60 percent owned by Carlyle, is the second high-profile bankruptcy [...]

NHK World TV launches in Hawaii
Content, 1 March 2010

NHK World TV, the international English-language channel run by Japan's NHK has started airing in Hawaii. The Honolulu Advertiser reports that the channel has entered into partnership with Nippon Golden Network, which is hosting it in Hawaii. According to Dennis Ogawa, president [...]

Celestial inks five-year exclusive output deal with Media Asia
Content, 1 March 2010

Hong Kong - Celestial Pictures (Celestial) has signed another exclusive five-year output deal with Media Asia Distribution Co., Ltd. (Media Asia) bringing all new films produced by Media Asia from 2010 to 2014 to CELESTIAL MOVIES. The output agreement is by far the biggest deal made [...]

News Corporation acquires a stake in Rotana Group
Content, 1 March 2010

London - News Corporation announced that it has reached an agreement to buy a 9.09 percent stake in Rotana Group, the Middle East media group. Under the terms of the agreement, News Corporation will acquire newly-issued shares in Rotana for $70 million. The company has an option [...]

Later races lead to crash of F1 TV viewing figures
Content, 1 March 2010

According to the annual F1 global broadcast report, viewing figures for Formula One races slumped by more than 80 million to around 520 million globally in 2009 largely as a result of later race times. The drop of around 13%, the first fall in five years, will come as a blow to [...]

ESPN STAR Sports and OneAsia tie up five-year regional broadcast deal
Content, 1 March 2010

Singapore - ESPN STAR Sports announced its multi-year regional television broadcast partnership to showcase the new OneAsia golf series, Asia Pacific's first consolidated professional tournament pathway for elite golfers. The partnership comprises an exclusive five-year television [...]

Taiwan will have 28 million mobile subscribers in 2014: report
Content, 1 March 2010

Taiwan's mobile subscriber base is forecast to rise from 26 million in 2009 to 28 million in 2014, driven largely by multiple SIM accounts. According to IE Market Research (IEMR), Chunghwa Telecom will continue to be the largest operator in Taiwan. Chunghwa Telecom's subscriber [...]