New York – Bruce Tuchman has joined AMC Networks Inc. as President of the company’s international division. Tuchman joins AMC Networks from MGM Worldwide Networks, where he served as President since 2001. In his new role, Tuchman will lead the strategic expansion of the company’s
New York – Film Annex, an online film distribution platform and web television network, has signed a deal to promote and distribute content produced by Metan Development Group, a media company delivering Western programming content to China. Film Annex will be the online distributor
Omnilab Media’s Ambience Entertainment in partnership with Chocolate Liberation Front (CLF) has commenced work on the Australian animated series The Adventures of Figaro Pho. Ambience Entertainment Producer, David Webster says, “This Australian series is a great example of how
Tom Keaveny, President and Managing Director of Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific, has been honoured at the recently concluded CASBAA convention in Hong Kong. The region's PayTV association bestowed Keaveny with the Chairman's Award for his contribution to the industry. CASBAA
Singapore – StarHub’s VOD service, On Demand, is expanding its content offerings, with the Pay-TV operator entering new licensing agreements with three new studios. This deal includes current and archived movies from 20th Century Fox, NBCUniversal and Walt Disney Studios; HD
Hong Kong – Kids’ hero Ben 10 is set to conquer Hong Kong in Cartoon Network’s Ben 10 Live: Power of the Omnitrix stage show. Making its debut in the country at the Kowloon International Trade and Convention Centre, the Asia Pacific tour continues after wowing audiences in Australia,
London – KidsCo has announced its partnership with Cablelink, a major Pay-TV platform in the Philippines. The kids’ channel will be available in English on the platform’s basic tier package from the first quarter of 2012. KidsCo will air its growing slate of Asian content including
Sydney – Upcoming drama, Top of the Lake, to be co-produced by BBC Two, UKTV in Australia and New Zealand, and Sundance Channel in the US, is set to air internationally in early 2013. The six-part miniseries (6x60, 7x50), written by Jane Campion and Gerard Lee, will commence
Hong Kong – Bloomberg Media Group, in partnership with The Trade & Development Bank of Mongolia (TDB), announced the formation of Bloomberg TV Mongolia. The channel, scheduled to launch in March 2012, targets one of the best-performing stock markets and fastest-developing countries
Hong Kong - Trace Sports HD launches today in Malaysia and Indonesia will follow on 1 December. The HD sports channel is available via HyppTV, Malaysia's newest Broadband TV provider, and Indonesia's TelkomVision Groovia TV, the country's first IPTV service. It was also picked
