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Quixotic embarks on multiple Asian adventures
Content Protection, 12 November 2007

Los Angeles - Producer/writer/financier Mark Byers is immersed in a slew of film, TV and animation projects in Asia. Via his banner Quixotic, Byers has formed Upside Down Entertainment (UDE), a joint venture with Chan Gin Kai’s Singapore-based production company Upside Down [...]

NBCU takes Jupiter’s JSBC2, prepares to launch Sci Fi Channel in Japan
Content Protection, 12 November 2007

Tokyo – NBC Universal (NBCU) is continuing to expand by acquiring Jupiter Telecommunications' subsidiary JSBC2 and launching Sci Fi channel on J:COM. The deal is expected to close in April 2008; terms of the transaction weren’t disclosed. Under the agreement, NBCU will acquire [...]

Idols franchise goes regional in Asia
Content Protection, 12 November 2007

FremantleMedia’s Idols franchise will go regional with the first ever Asian Idol. To be held in Indonesia, the singing talent competition show will be jointly produced by Rajawali Citra Televisi Indonesia (RCTI) and FremantleMedia to premiere on Nov 24 from 2000 – 2130 hours on RCTI. [...]

Alfred Haber closes deals for 2007 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show
Content Protection, 12 November 2007

New Jersey – Alfred Haber Distribution, Inc. (AHDI) has sold 2007 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show to Network Ten (Australia), STAR (Southeast Asia), Televisa (Mexico), CanWest Global (Canada), Turner (Latin America), Telad (Israel) , SBS (Belgium), TV2 (Denmark), and ITC (Iceland). [...]

Asia Media Festival set to make a bigger splash in 2007
Content Protection, 5 November 2007

Singapore – The Asia Media Festival 2007 (AMF 2007), the regional business platform for the media industry to be held Nov. 14 – Dec. 4 in Singapore, is set to grow this year with a marked increase in participation and the debut of several new events. Hosted by the Media Development [...]

Pay-TV piracy deprives industry of $US1.54 billion for 2007
Content Protection, 5 November 2007

Hong Kong – Piracy cost the regional pay-TV industry $I.54 billion in lost revenue in the past 12 months, up from $US1.13 billion in 2006, according to the annual survey by CASBAA and Standard Chartered Bank. Covering Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, [...]

Movies-on-demand stifled by technology
Content Protection, 1 November 2007

HOLLYWOOD movies are driving the on-demand business in Asia Pacific—a business that is still in its infancy. But the industry is being hamstrung by a complex array of technological and cost issues.Safeguarding content from piracy, bandwidth availability and billing issues are among [...]

Mabuhay new media!
Content Protection, 1 November 2007

IN the overall picture, declared cable penetration in the Philippines remains relatively low with the Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) and Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Ltd.’s October 2006 Cost of Pay-TV Piracy study for Asia Pacific suggesting [...]

Tower of Babelgum
Content Protection, 1 October 2007

Simply put, what is Babelgum, and how was it born? The Babelgum network features content spanning film, news, sports, documentaries, music videos and concerts, lifestyle and trends, animation and scripted programs. Babelgum is the brainchild of Silvio Scaglia, founder and former [...]

Content conundrum in Asia: show some respect!
Content Protection, 1 September 2007

As multi-national media companies turn with increasing interest towards Asia for their next phase of growth the focus on intellectual property, its respect and protection gains ever more profile and importance. Yet for those of us who trade not in tangible goods or services but in [...]