Unsurprisingly, Internet usage is on the rise among Asia’s seven to 14 year olds, and even higher amongst the 15-19 age-bracket. While TV-watching still dominates, with Internet a strong second, the gap between the two narrows from 17 percent (7-10 year olds) to 11 percent (15-19
For anyone who’s been acquainted with Singapore’s media industry over the past decade or so, may be experiencing a strong case of déjà vu. For 2001 saw the Singapore government issue a broadcast license to Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) and a print licence to MediaCorp in order
Top line findings from the FRAPA report 2009 show that international production volume generated by traded TV formats has grown to € 9.3 billion for theperiod 2006-2008, this is 45 percent up on the € 6.4 billion total first report made on FRAPA’s behalf, compiled for 2002 to 2004. 445
Spikes was the region’s first shot at an Asian Advertising and Awards Festival. It was brave, inspiring, fun – the three reasons I entered this business in the first place. For those of you who couldn’t make it, I want to share my personal highlights as a delegate, a sponsor
It’s an obvious reality that advertising revenues are one of the first casualties of any recession, and this time, analysts say, they may never recover to 2007 levels. And this downturn is exposing the full impact of digital media upon ad revenues, an impact that remained under
A key sponsor of the Spikes Asia advertising congress, BBC World News used that forum to announce that 24-hour linear channel BBC Knowledge would be carrying advertising from mid-October. Senior executives were tight-lipped as to which marketers would be that channel’s pioneer
At a socialite-studded occasion in Singapore, Comcast International Media Group (CIMG) and Sony Pictures Entertainment Networks Asia (SPENA) celebrated the latter’s appointment as regional ad sales rep for E! Entertainment Television in South East Asia, Hong Kong, Japan and Korea. Christine
Amidst the air-kissing affectation of events along Cannes’ La Croisette, a couple of things stand out in my MIPCOM memories for 2009. Attending AETN International’s party to celebrate its distribution, as well as international format and short form rights, of the film ‘The People
What essentially used to be called traditional TV viewing has undergone a major transformation over the years. With the proliferation of various access technologies and digitalization, this fragmented audience now engages with media in diverse ways. Choice of content and preferred
Australia’s highest rating drama for 2009 has been the second series of Nine Network’s Underbelly, based on real life crime sprees and drug trafficking in Sydney and Melbourne. The Screentime-produced drama shot out of the gate with a launch audience peak of 2.8 million before
