Paris – The MIPFormats Pitch 2012’s call for entries is now open. Taking place during the main MIPFormats forum, the international pitching competition aims to find new ideas, new talent and new formats. The event, held on 31 March, is open to all creators and producers from
Singapore – BBC Lifestyle has debuted in Indonesia on PT Elang Mahkota Teknologi Tbk’s (EMTEK Group), newly launched digital Pay-TV service, Nexmedia. “Indonesia is a major market for us in Asia with the pay-television market there offering enormous room for growth,” commented
New Delhi – ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) has signed a brand new five-year contract for the exclusive rights to broadcast Cricket Australia’s (CA) domestic and home international matches across various platforms including television, internet, mobile and radio, covering the entire Asian
Hong Kong – Pride East Entertainments (Pvt.) Ltd. of India has signed a new agreement with Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. (AsiaSat) for C-band capacity on AsiaSat 4 to deliver three Indian free-to-air satellite channels, serving audiences in the North Eastern region of
Singapore/Malaysia/Philippines – MTV’s new original series The MTV Show, will premiere on 7 January. The programme will be hosted by MTV VJ Holly and Rich Herrera. The weekly countdown show, which airs on MTV SEA every Saturday, features top-rated music videos, movies, celebrity
London – The Associated Press (AP) and Metan Development Group have signed a deal to provide entertainment programming content for Mandarin-speaking audiences, extending AP’s reach to digital and broadcast markets in mainland China. Los Angeles-headquartered Metan will produce
Singapore – Korean network XTM has recommissioned Top Gear Korea for two more series, both set to air next year. BBC Worldwide introduced Top Gear Korea to buyers at the Asia Television Forum (ATF) this year as one of its key focuses, alongside other programming highlights such
Paris – Marathon Media, a Zodiak Kids company, has signed a deal with Singapore animation studio Scrawl, to co-produce Star Princess (working title), an animated series developed in partnership with France Télévisions and Disney Channel France. Both companies have committed to
Singapore – The winners of this year’s Asian Television Awards have been announced. Thirty-nine awards were given out during a gala dinner and awards ceremony at the Shangri-La Hotel. CNN International won five awards, the most of the night. The network was named Cable & Satellite
Singapore – FriedChillies Media, a food media company based in Malaysia, has launched its own food network. Named FriedChillies Food Network (FFN), it offers original content programming via VoD and will be available on a Malaysian IPTV provider from the first quarter of 2012.
