MediaCorp Pte Ltd has appointed Mr Shaun Seow as its Chief Executive Officer and Board Director with immediate effect. Seow has been MediaCorp’s Deputy CEO since 2005, overseeing a range of business lines spanning television, radio, print, interactive and outdoor media. He started
Malaysia - Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific (DNAP) and Astro Malaysia Holdings (Astro) announced the launch of Discovery HD World, the company’s international high definition network. Discovery HD World will be available in Malaysia on Channel 571 as part of the Astro B.yond package
Singapore – Cable operator StarHub is revising its residential cable TV monthly subscription rates by an additional $2, before GST, from August 1. Ms Iris Wee, StarHub’s Vice President of Home Solutions and Content, explained that this rate revision is necessary because of rising
London - Colt, a provider of managed broadcast fiber solutions, has used products from Nevion’s Ventura line to deliver cost-effective and high-quality contribution facilities for Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) brands including MTV, Nickelodeon and Comedy Central. The
London - KidsCo announced today that it has secured a distribution agreement with Singapore based media company, Multi Channels Asia (MCA), to represent the channel across Southeast Asia and Australasia. MCA will negotiate and close distribution deals with platforms for cable TV
Singapore - Sony Pictures Television (SPT) Networks, Asia has debuted ONE in Indonesia via the market’s first IPTV platform, Groovia, by TelkomVision. Also launching on the maiden IPTV service are the company’s Sony Entertainment Television, AXN and AXN Beyond channels. Sony Entertainment
Hong Kong - Content costs are the number one concern affecting overall business in 2011 (71.4%) followed by distribution costs and regulatory environment (both 42.9%), according to a recent survey conducted by CASBAA on platform operators of cable TV, DTH, IPTV and other forms of
The key to successful high speed broadband penetration in the Asia-Pacific region is strong government support and a clear regulatory vision, said industry expert Giorgio Migliarina at Broadband World Forum Asia 2011. The world’s largest broadband event for the Asia-Pacific region,
Los Angeles - Metan Development Group (Metan) and Fusion TV, Inc. (Fusion) have teamed up to bring action sports and adventure travel content to China, according to an announcement made by Neil Strum, executive vice president of Metan and Larry Schwartz, president of Fusion. Together,
