Tokyo – Sony movies are to be streamed via the Internet to its latest LCD sets, before their release onto DVD.
Hancock, starring Will Smith, will be the first movie streamed over the Internet to Sony’s LCD sets; service is anticipated in the US this Autumn.
The company also [...]
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 [...]
The recent deployments of PPV and even VOD/SVOD have been primarily driven by platforms looking for competitive advantage, and to reduce subscriber churn.
And as demand for applications surges in the region, emerging technologies such as IPTV and mobile TV are opening up new [...]
Athens – TV broadcasting revenues paid to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for rights to the 2008 Beijing Olympics topped US$2.5billion in the 2005-2008 period, while worldwide sponsorship, ticketing and licensing added a further US$900million in revenues. Reuters reports [...]
New York – Starcut, which has been working with CNBC in Asia since June 2007, has announced a deal with NBC Universal to provide tools and software for building and managing ad-supported mobile internet sites (WAP) for NBC series including “Late Night with Conan O’Brien,” “The Biggest [...]
Hong Kong/Japan – STAR has inked a deal with Japanese online content provider Tsutaya Discas to distribute 20 movie titles from STAR’s Fortune Star library via Internet in Japan.
Titles available from May 14, 2008 via Tsutaya Discas electronic rental (ER) and electronic sell [...]
Hong Kong – Action and adventure channel AXN will premiere new post apocalyptic world 2.5D animated series, Afterworld, on May 19, 2008, and will complement the TV series with online and mobile initiatives. The series will also air on Animax channel from July 7.
Afterworld follows [...]
Singapore – SingTel, Bharti Airtel, Globe and Optus have signed an agreement with Apple to bring the iPhone to Singapore, India, the Philippines and Australia respectively, later this year. Further information on the availability will be released at a later date.
The iPhone is [...]
Singapore/Hong Kong – Youth cable channel Animax has launched LaMB, a new HD entertainment showcase for TV, the Internet and mobile platforms. LaMB is the first original HD production from Animax and is the first animation programme produced under the US$6million Singapore Economic [...]
Hong Kong/Japan – STAR has inked a deal with Japanese online content provider Tsutaya Discas to distribute 20 movie titles from STAR’s Fortune Star library via Internet in Japan.
Titles to be available from May 14, 2008 via Tsutaya Discas electronic rental (ER) and electronic [...]