Cannes – The search for Asia’s next top English band has begun. The Bandwagon, a regional music-reality television series, will be produced in Singapore, centring around the search for individual band members from all over Asia to form a group that will be marketed and distributed
Singapore – The Media Development Authority (MDA) has awarded the FM92.0 radio frequency to SPH Unionworks, making way for the launch of a new commercial free-to-air women and family-oriented radio station. The award follows a public tender launched by MDA on 29 March 2011 for
Mumbai – Life OK, the new Hindi general entertainment brand launched by Star India, goes on air this weekend. The channel aims to connect with its viewers through its “Life is Good” philosophy. Sanjay Gupta, COO Star India, said at the launch, "Recognizing the importance of youth,
Singapore – StarHub TV is launching a new bundle, the iConcerts pack, on 15 December. The bundle includes three channels – iConcerts, iConcerts HD and iConcerts On Demand. iConcerts has more than 200 concerts and music programmes lined up every month, featuring acts from current
Singapore/Hong Kong - MTV today unveiled plans for the 2012 launch of a local version of MTV Sessions, the multiplatform music showcase, that will be shot in front of a LIVE audience in Singapore's Resorts World Sentosa. The first episode of the four-part series features Taiwanese
Auditions for Reality TV series tvN K-Pop Star Hunt kicks off in Singapore this weekend, followed by Thailand, Hong Kong, Taiwan and the Philippines during the first two weeks of November. Two finalists from each of the five countries will be selected to appear in the programme. Singapore’s
Singapore – MTV Southeast Asia has partnered StarHub to launch the MTV Music website (www.mtvmusic.sg), an online platform for its Singapore viewers. The geo-targeted site with social media community tools gives Singapore fans access into MTV’s library to view high quality music
Singapore – TV ASIA Plus welcomes a new member to the editorial team this month. Kelvin Ong is the group’s new editorial assistant for both print and online. Kelvin joins Ten Alps Asia after recent stints in New York City as a writer with lifestyle site Signature9.com and as a
Singapore – MediaCorp is launching a $5 million Content Innovation Fund (CIF) to search for the best creative entertainment ideas and concepts across all its media platforms. The three-year Fund will provide seed money to support the initial development stages for the selected projects
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
