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MTV rebuffs restructure rumours
Cable, 23 September 2008

Singapore – A spokesperson for MTV Asia has stated that the company is not going through a restructure exercise, and that “apart from (SVP) Ian Stewart’s plans to leave there are no other exits planned.” “On the contrary, we are building the business,” she continued. “Viacom [...]

New platforms & regions for KBS World
Cable, 3 September 2008

Seoul – TV channel KBS World launched on Vietnam’s digital terrestrial network VTC and on Guam’s only IPTV platform GTA as of September 1; and in Uzbekistan and Turkey as of Aug 1 and October 1 respectively. 2 million Vietnamese viewers can watch KBS World via VTC’s digital terrestrial [...]

Urban legend
Cable, 1 August 2008

may 2008 saw Trace TV add SingTel mio TV to its increasingly strong distribution in the region that also includes True Digital in Thailand, Astro in Indonesia, Chunghwa Telecom in Taiwan, The New Media Group in Japan and Dish TV in India. Originating in France, the channel’s initial [...]

Asia Pacific meets WWE Superstars in the Raw
Cable, 1 August 2008

Marketing Overview WWE is distributed in over 20 territories in the Asia Pacific region. TV is always the primary driver but the WWE is multi-faceted and once there is TV penetration, it is followed up with Consumer Products – DVD, Video Games, merchandise, Digital Content and [...]

High hopes for Hi-Def in Asia
Cable, 1 August 2008

A myriad number of reasons stalling HD services have been variously given over the past few years – including low consumer interest, low penetration and high cost of HD-ready sets, and the high cost of HD set-top-boxes. But lack of substantial HDTV content was viewed as the most [...]

Kathleen Syron named StarHub’s new Head of Content
Cable, 16 July 2008

Singapore - Kathleen Syron has been appointed the new Head of Content from September 2008 - reporting directly to StarHub CEO, Terry Clontz. Syron replaces Tham Loke Kheng in heading up the team responsible for leading StarHub's content strategy across pay television, mobile and [...]

Discovery HD launches Down Under
Cable, 1 July 2008

Sydney - Discovery HD has launched as one of the five dedicated HD channels on new service FOXTEL HD +. Since its 2005 launch into the Asia Pacific region, Discovery HD is now available in Australia, South Korea, Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong – totaling 17 markets worldwide. Mandy [...]

July 1 launch for Sci Fi and Universal Channel in Singapore
Cable, 29 June 2008

Singapore – NBC Universal’s two new channels Sci Fi and Universal Channel will debut on StarHub Digital Cable’s Entertainment Basic Upsize Group from 5pm July 1 2008. Sci Fi, taglined ‘where imagination lives’, is making its South East Asian debut in Singapore. Line-up includes [...]

Strategic alliance for FOXTEL and BBC Worldwide
Cable, 25 June 2008

Sydney - From July 1, BBC Worldwide will assume full ownership and management control of UKTV after acquiring FOXTEL’s 60 percent stake and FremantleMedia’s 20 percent stake in the channel. BBC Worldwide will roll out three new channels in Australia from its global portfolio – [...]

Bloomberg TV partners with Seoul Economic Daily
Cable, 24 June 2008

Seoul – Financial news channel Bloomberg Television has partnered with Korea's Seoul Economic Network (SEN). SEN, a television news unit of The Korea Times’ sister publication Seoul Economic Daily, will add Korean dubbing and subtitles to major Bloomberg programs and carry them [...]