Hulu, the US catch-up TV portal is no longer up for sale. In a joint statement from its owners News Corp., Providence Equity Partners, The Walt Disney Company and the Hulu senior management team, the company said the sale process had been terminated. “Our focus now rests solely
Singapore – MTV Southeast Asia has partnered StarHub to launch the MTV Music website (www.mtvmusic.sg), an online platform for its Singapore viewers. The geo-targeted site with social media community tools gives Singapore fans access into MTV’s library to view high quality music
Microsoft has announced a slew of deals that will put TV content from 50 content providers in more than 20 countries onto its Xbox console. Subjected to geographic restrictions, these will be available to the existing 35 million users of the service. The BBC, Channel 4, Lovefilm
This year’s MIPCOM saw multiple cross-platform deals made, blurring the lines that once separated television from the digital sphere. Miramax, Netflix and Fox Broadcasting Company are three examples of this digitalization of TV taking place. Miramax, which attended its first
Melbourne – Almost three quarters (74 per cent) of consumers with a broadband connection surveyed by Ovum’s Consumer Insights Analyzer, claim to surf the internet at the same time as watching TV. The independent telecoms analyst found that 37 per cent of consumers actually indulge
Chelsea Football Club’s official local websites in Thailand and China have achieved impressive statistics, accumulating more than a quarter of a million visitors since their launch by Goal TV in April this year. On top of that, the Thai and Chinese-language websites receive an
Miami – eurocinema On Demand has partnered with Seductively French to produce a series of lifestyle segments focusing on the European lifestyle. In Asia, these segments will air in China on Metan Development Group’s Hello! Hollywood, an entertainment news programme targeted at
Hong Kong – CASBAA announced that Google, along with Indonesian media platform Skynindo, and Australian telco and information services provider Telstra, have joined CASBAA as Corporate Members. Also newly signed to CASBAA’s corporate roster are Bollywood content provider, Hungama
Hong Kong – Celestial Pictures took its first step into the gaming business today by launching the first-ever game application for a Chinese movie. It was developed with leading independent Chinese game developer, Art Coding. Available from today, My Kingdom Game can be played
Singapore – Starhub presented FooD.I.Y, a new application that, as its name suggests, allows users to access a library of recipes from world renowned chefs like Jamie Oliver, Paula Deen, Luke Nguyen and Rachael Ray who feature on StarHub TV’s food/lifestyle channels. TV ASIA Plus
