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Asiasat relocates
Satellites, 29 April 2008

Hong Kong – Asia Satellite Telecommunications (Asiasat) has relocated its office to 19/F, Sunning Plaza, 10 Hysan Avenue, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. The company’s contact numbers including telephone (+852 2500 0888) and fax (+852 2576 4111) remain unchanged. Contact numbers for Asiasat’s [...]

Jeremy Carr to drive regional entertainment advertising sales at TENA
Satellites, 24 April 2008

Turner Entertainment Networks Asia, Inc. (TENA) has named Jeremy Carr as vice president, regional entertainment advertising sales, to replace Soumitra Saha, who was promoted to head TENA as SVP and GM since December 2007. Based in Hong Kong, Carr oversees TV and interactive advertising [...]

Zone Reality commissions pilot of Stupid Laws from Rival Media
Satellites, 23 April 2008

London – Zone Reality, one of Chello Zone’s thematic channels, has commissioned UK a pilot for reality series Stupid Laws to be produced by indie Rival Media, to air across Zone Reality’s international feeds. A full series of Stupid Law is expected to be made in the future, with [...]

SPTI and Electric Farm Entertainment to co-produce cross-platform titles
Satellites, 22 April 2008

Culver City – Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) and Electric Farm Entertainment will jointly develop and produce cross-platform scripted comedy and action drama Woke Up Dead and Gemini Division respectively. Under the agreement, SPTI will exclusively acquire all international [...]

BBC World renamed as BBC World News
Satellites, 21 April 2008

Singapore – BBC World, BBC’s commercially funded, international 24-hour news and information channel has been renamed BBC World News. The change follows audience research which revealed BBC World News to be more effective in conveying the channel’s content, which focuses on news [...]

ABS taps Khodadad Betaharon as chief technology officer
Satellites, 21 April 2008

Hong Kong – Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) has appointed Khodadad (Ken) Betaharon as its chief technology officer. Betaharon is responsible for the ABS-2 Program including spacecraft development and planning, as well as satellite payload operations, regulatory and strategic development. Prior [...]

STAR and BT in three-year managed service IP network deal
Satellites, 16 April 2008

STAR and BT’s Media and Broadcast sector has signed a three-year managed service IP network solution contract. The service will run across BT's Global Media Network, an MPLS-enabled IP network designed to carry broadcast traffic. BT’s media IP network has 300 points of presence in [...]

Arqiva and SAT-GE to offer a satellite-based HD video distribution platform into Asia Pacific
Satellites, 16 April 2008

Washington DC – Arqiva’s Satellite Media Solutions division is partnering SAT-GE, a subsidiary of General Electric to provide a satellite-based HD video platform into Asia Pacific. Collaboration and co-ordination work has commenced for the new platform that will enable broadcasters [...]

Discovery Travel & Living goes the Wright way
Satellites, 16 April 2008

Singapore – Discovery Networks Asia’s lifestyle entertainment channel Discovery Travel & Living worked with organizers of culinary event World Gourmet Summit 2008 to feature travel show host Ian Wright to promote its new TV series America the Wright Way in Singapore. Headlined [...]

Discovery Asia partners ŠKODA for Planet Green programming block in China
Satellites, 15 April 2008

Beijing – Discovery Networks Asia will launch from April 16, 2008, a Planet Green programming block in China on Discovery Channel’s China block. ŠKODA Auto, a Volkswagen brand, is the sponsor of the initiative which includes 40 new hours of environmental programmes on 26 TV stations [...]