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Toasting 25 years of TV5MONDE
Cable, 1 March 2010

“25 years ago we did not think this channel would be possible. It started with 3 hours per day, that crazy vision became a reality,” explains Saragosse, who returned to the company as CEO mid-2008. She had been appointed Deputy CEO back in 2005, having served eight years as General [...]

Hosts with the most
Cable, 1 March 2010

Lower budgets, less experienced talent and crew, as well as managing the expectations of an audience already loyal to the US version are just some of the challenges faced when producing local versions of well-known international properties. As the call for hosts begins for E! [...]

‘Hope for Haiti Now’ on National Geographic Channel in Asia January 23 & 24
Cable, 22 January 2010

Asia - National Geographic Channel is bringing ‘Hope for Haiti Now,’ a two-hour global earthquake relief telethon, to Asia for a commercial-free delayed broadcast in Hong Kong, Southeast Asia and Taiwan on 23 and 24 January. Viewers can help victims of the Haiti earthquake by [...]

Lawrie exits Al Jazeera
Cable, 20 January 2010

Doha - Phil Lawrie has stepped down as director global distribution at Al Jazeera Network, to explore new challenges. In an e-mail to friends and colleagues, he announced his resignation, describing his time at Al Jazeera as “a fascinating, challenging and immensely rewarding [...]

High auds may hamper CJ’s acquisition of OnMedia Corp
Cable, 11 January 2010

South Korea – CJ Group’s acquisition of a controlling stake in Korea’s OnMedia Corp will create an 18 channel pay-TV offering with reach of around 3 million homes. CJ Group has bought a 55.2% stake in OnMedia from shareholders including HSBC and Orion Corp. Reports say the [...]

Back to the future
Cable, 1 January 2010

Louis Boswell, General Manager, AETN All Asia Networks Yes, I am glad 2009 over, but not because it was horrible; simply because I believe 2010 will be better. Our networks are young, and each year they grow, the better they do. The biggest challenge was to keep growing. Existing [...]

The naughty noughties’ digital legacy
Cable, 1 January 2010

Having weathered a number of recessions in the past decade, industry execs in the Asia Pacific region seem far more philosophical about the downturn, compared to the gloom dominating the US and Europe. The West, not having suffered successive setbacks as Asia has, seems to be [...]

Coming soon to a screen near you….
Cable, 1 December 2009

UK-based Travel Channel was the first to announce its entry into Asia Pacific as 3 November 2009 saw it launch via the AsiaSat 5 satellite. Travel Channel broadcasts to 117 countries in 18 languages across Europe, Africa and the Middle East – it is not to be confused with the [...]

NHK boosts co-production biz
Cable, 1 December 2009

NHK and Singapore’s MediaCorp announced they are extending their partnership on The Asian Pitch competition for a further three years. Since teaming up in 2007 the two media giants have provided independent filmmakers throughout the Asian region funding to turn their ideas and dreams [...]

Singapore’s media fusion
Cable, 1 December 2009

This year alone, the Media Development Authority (MDA) has been involved in over 179 co-productions, covering a diverse range of genres from documentaries and children’s shows to full length animated feature films. MIPCOM 2009 saw the official launch of a US$9 million co-production [...]