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A TV screen in its own right, or a means of offering complementary services, TVA monitors the increasing importance of the mobile device.

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NHK-led Japan Consortium wins Japanese broadcast rights for 2010, 2012 Olympics
Mobile, 1 May 2008

Lausanne, Switzerland – Japan Consortium, an association of pubcaster NHK and the National Association of Commercial Broadcasters in Japan (NAB) has clinched Japanese broadcast rights for the Vancouver 2010 and London 2012 Olympic Games for ¥32.5billion (US$310.8million). The [...]

hanarotelecom sued for alleged sale of subscribers’ information
Mobile, 30 April 2008

Seoul – A group of subscribers has commenced collective legal action against Korean telco hanarotelecom for alleged unauthorized sale of subscribers’ personal information. 20 former and current employees including hanarotelecom’s former CEO are facing charges of transferring [...]

hanaTV crosses 900,000 subscribers mark
Mobile, 30 April 2008

Seoul – hanarotelecom’s IPTV service hanaTV has reached a subscription base of 900,000 to lead the South Korean IPTV market in subscriptions, ahead of rival KT’s Mega TV service which registered 567,230 subscribers as of March 2008. Quarterly revenue for Q1 2008 from hanaTV came [...]

SPTI and Electric Farm Entertainment to co-produce cross-platform titles
Mobile, 22 April 2008

Culver City – Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) and Electric Farm Entertainment will jointly develop and produce cross-platform scripted comedy and action drama Woke Up Dead and Gemini Division respectively. Under the agreement, SPTI will exclusively acquire all international [...]

ABC and Australia Council for the Arts pact to showcase Australian arts
Mobile, 10 April 2008

Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and the Australia Council for the Arts are partnering to provide Australian arts content over the former’s digital delivery platforms to local audiences. The partners will develop initiatives across various arts genres and practice in a range [...]

CFI and MDA debut cross-platform content challenge
Mobile, 8 April 2008

Cannes – Canal France International (CFI) and the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) has launched the France-Singapore Cross-Platform Programme Challenge to promote new cross- and multi-platform content collaboration and strengthen bilateral ties. The competition [...]

STAR India’s upcoming Fifth Grader takes top advertising dollars
Mobile, 8 April 2008

New Delhi – STAR India’s Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hai (Paanchvi Pass), the Indian version of the Mark Burnett game show Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader? (Fifth Grader) reportedly to premiere on April 18, 2008, has attracted sponsorships of over Rs500million (US$12.5million) [...]

Orange cinéma séries to offer premium content on TV, PC and mobile
Mobile, 7 April 2008

Cannes – Orange, France Telecom's TV and VOD business is launching the Orange cinéma séries, a service to offer premium content over TV, PC and mobile platforms. Set to debut in France in Q4, 2008, the service will offer exclusive films and new TV series, as well as catalogue titles [...]

FME and MDA in multi-platform content pact
Mobile, 7 April 2008

Cannes – FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) and the Media Development Authority (MDA) of Singapore have signed a multi-year production agreement for content with bilateral investment of up to US$12 million over the next 2 years. The deal extends form the production of Kylie Kwong: [...]

Echo Bridge to acquire Alliance Atlantis International Distribution
Mobile, 7 April 2008

Needham/Los Angeles – Echo Bridge Entertainment will acquire, through a share purchase, Alliance Atlantis International Distribution from Goldman Sachs Capital Partners. The deal will allow Echo Bridge Entertainment to distribute rights to first run and catalogue programming from [...]