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Apart from continuing opportunities for cable TV growth, TVA charts the impact of long-distance delivery via cable.

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Playboy pushes all the right buttons
Cable, 1 November 2009

“Playboy TV’s distribution via mobile in the region has worked successfully in Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Korea and Japan with erotic content, and the Playboy TV Channel streaming as a 24/7 channel on the mobile platforms,” explains Lanny Huang, general manager, Playboy TV Asia and [...]

IndoChina in focus
Cable, 1 November 2009

TV Viewership “In Cambodia, TV viewership is universal, our June 09 data shows up to 99 percent audience rate. This has been pretty consistent since we started measuring TV audience rates. Watching TV is a favorite activity during leisure time (over the week-end mainly) regardless [...]

NDS – to Infinite TV and beyond
Cable, 1 November 2009

What percentage of NDS’ business is its traditional core business, versus new and evolving solutions and services? With over 50 percent of our 4,000 staff working on software and middleware solutions, you can see this is a key part of business. We don’t break down revenue by product [...]

Al Jazeera Children’s Channel comes to MIPJUNIOR
Cable, 1 October 2009

Mahmoud Bouneb, the executive general manager of Al Jazeera Children’s Channel, is a veteran broadcaster with more than 25 years experience of international journalism and media. He came to prominence in 1979 when he began a series of high profile roles that soon established him [...]

Wizards of Oz
Cable, 1 October 2009

It’s fair to say that the past twelve months has not been as successful for Australian producers when it comes to exporting local shows, be it in format or finished product. In previous years high-profile hits such as comedy show Thank God You’re Here and sitcom Kath and Kim [...]

New Zealand in focus
Cable, 1 October 2009

In May 1959 New Zealander’s sat down to watch their first experimental broadcasting. Originally available only to households in the Auckland area, programmes were limited to two hours a week on Monday nights. Dr Jonathan Coleman, Minister for Broadcasting says viewers only saw [...]

From X-Factor to Fear Factor, formats’ enduring feelgood factor
Cable, 1 October 2009

Judging from the take-up and renewals of format brands in the region, Asian broadcasters are relying on tested formats to attract audiences, and advertisers, in these trying economic times. ITV Studios recently announced the format co-production commission of ITV owned I’m a Celebrity… [...]

StarHub bids for BPL broadcast rights
Cable, 30 September 2009

Singapore – StarHub has confirmed that it has submitted a bid for the broadcast rights of the Barclays Premier League (BPL) for the 2010/11, 2011/12 and 2012/13 seasons. StarHub has been providing BPL coverage to football fans in Singapore since 1997. The infocomms provider is [...]

SingTel announces EPL bid
Cable, 29 September 2009

Singapore - Singapore Telecommunications Ltd (SingTel) today announced that it has submitted a bid for the broadcast rights to the English Premier League matches (August 2010 - May 2013). Company statement says, “The bid is consistent with the company’s strategy to bring attractive [...]

Korea’s continued confidence in content
Cable, 1 August 2009

Despite the comparatively high uptake of online, mobile and IPTV in South Korea, domestic TV still dominates both in terms of media consumption and viewer ratings. And while the country waits for its economy, and its currency, to recover, Korean broadcasters seem upbeat about the [...]