Google Inc has won U.S. approval to buy mobile advertising rival AdMob, after months of delay and rumor that the search engine giant was headed for a court fight with government officials over the US$750 million transaction, Reuters reports. The FTC said in a statement on Friday [...]
Singapore - As the economy recovers, consumers in Asia are once again spending on technical consumer equipment (TCE), particularly on LCD-TVs, according to a report by GfK Asia. GfK findings reveal that one product within the consumer electronics sector that has been displaying [...]
Beijing, China - Digital pay TV technology solutions provider NDS announced it plans to triple its investment in China with new hires, new facilities and other local infrastructure. Earlier this year, the company announced that it had increased its headcount in China by 73% over [...]
London, England / Washington, D.C. - National Geographic Ventures (NGV) announced the creation of an international group to support its existing divisions operating in international markets. The new National Geographic Ventures International (NGVI) will also create and manage [...]
Petaling Jaya, Malaysia – Media Prima Berhad announced a strong first-quarter, posting a 100% surge in profit after taxes from the same period last year, buoyed by the economic upswing and a spate of recent acquisitions. The media investment group posted RM 45.6 million in profit [...]
Singapore – SPE Networks - Asia is offering viewers the AXN experience in rich detail with the launch of AXN HD. The high-definition action/adventure channel, which will be available on StarHub TV Channel 559 starting 25 May as part of its Entertainment Basic Group, makes Singapore [...]
HONG KONG – Fox International Channels (FIC) is giving its management team in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia a boost with new appointments in a bid to further accelerate its pan-regional advertising sales capabilities and drive local market growth following a year of outstanding business [...]
Cannes, France - The Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) and Tiger Gate Entertainment, a joint venture by Lionsgate and Saban Capital Group, have entered into a strategic partnership to commission a slate of multiplatform projects in the action, horror and thriller genres [...]
JAKARTA, Indonesia – HBO Asia yesterday launched RED, its newest Asian movie channel. Also known as SCREEN RED, the channel features 24 hours of Asian movies aired in association with MATV, the leading Hong Kong-based producer and distributor of Chinese-language movies. RED, [...]
JAKARTA, Indonesia – HBO Asia yesterday launched RED, its newest Asian movie channel. Also known as SCREEN RED, the channel features 24 hours of Asian movies aired in association with MATV, a Hong Kong-based producer and distributor of Chinese-language movies. RED, which will [...]