Travel Channel International and GlobeCast today announced the successful migration of Travel Channel’s Asia signal from Asiasat to GlobeCast’s capacity on the MEASAT-3 satellite. The move was initiated to support the channel’s HD launch later in the year while allowing it to
Celestial Pictures announced the launch of a programme to cultivate new Chinese filmmakers. Entitled the ‘New Directors Workshop’, the project aims to discover and nurture the next generation of Chinese filmmakers through mentorships and production opportunities. Phase one
TVNZ is rebranding its digital channel TVNZ6 to a youth-focused channel called U. The new-look channel will launch on March 13 and target New Zealand youth aged 15-24. The broadcaster has formed a partnership with social networking site Facebook, in a bid for integration and
AXN Beyond is set to serve up US TV drama series Camelot and Being Human within two weeks of their US premieres. On top of being among the first in the world outside of the US to catch these new shows, AXN Beyond viewers across Asia will actually see Camelot in the same week
Sesame Workshop, the non-profit educational organization behind Sesame Street, has announced that Elmo, Big Bird and all the gang of the award-winning children’s television series are making their return to New Zealand on February 7th, on Mediaworks' new look channel FOUR. “We
FOX International Channels (FIC) was the most awarded network in Asia at today's 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards. Among all the award-winning series broadcast by FIC, Glee received three awards, making them the most award-winning TV series this year, followed by Son of Anarchy
Endemol's Tigress Productions today announced it has been commissioned by UK broadcaster Channel 5 to produce Red Sea Jaws- a revealing documentary telling the story of the recent shark attacks in Sharm el- Sheikh. Last month, the popular tourist resort in Egypt hit the headlines
Real Lifestyle Network’s FOOD first, a 24/7 channel dedicated to food, today announced its partnership with leading international content distributors, Shine and Optomen, to acquire exclusive premium content. It has acquired exclusive broadcast rights to a range of international
SPE Networks – Asia launches its latest original production with reality game show format Minute to Win It for AXN India today. Based on the award-winning game show format from US television network NBC, AXN India’s Minute to Win It offers contestants the chance to win prize money
Celestial Pictures, the Chinese motion picture company and operator of regional pay-TV channels, announced today the appointment of Jeffrey Soong as Managing Director of its newly opened Taiwan office. Celestial Pictures will utilize a local presence in Taiwan to expand the distribution
