Singapore: The Asia Media Festival 2007 (AMF 2007), the regional business platform for the media industry held from Nov. 14 - Dec. 4 in Singapore, is set to be bigger this year with a marked increase in participation as well as the debut of new events.
Hosted by the Media Development [...]
Typhoon Sepat brought winds of 160 km per hour to the Philippines capital mid-August, but the storm did little to dampen the spirit of the audience at the 9th Cinemanila International Film Festival. This year the annual festival honoured internationally-acclaimed director Quentin [...]
Kodak showcased new operational efficiencies and revenue opportunities offered by its digital cinema solutions in a presentation of future 3D entertainment at the Australian International Movie Convention that took place from August 12 – 16 in Gold Coast.
Presented via a Kodak [...]
Sydney: Thomson Grass Valley will present four technical papers and lead discussions on new workflow models and alternative ways of acquiring and storing HD images at the Society of Motion Picture & Television Engineers' (SMPTE) Conference & Exhibition, a bi-annual event taking place [...]
Hong Kong: Fortune Star Entertainment (Fortune Star), a wholly-owned subsidiary of STAR, announced the production of the new high-definition feature film Dead Air, which will be produced by acclaimed Hong Kong director Teddy Chen.
Directed by Xavier Lee and starring Derek Tsang, [...]
"Quo vadis, NHK?" is probably one of the most frequently asked questions among Japan's broadcasting professionals as well as tens of millions of NHK viewers. Ever since the few scandals over embezzlement [...]
Japanese TV broadcasters, both public and commercial, have for half a century enjoyed virtually uninterrupted growth, much to the envy of other local industries. Now, however, they face one new issue after [...]
Distribution of digital terrestrial content to mobile terminals is the new craze in Japan. The result is a series of joint investments between terrestrial networks and mobile service providers. The important date is April 1st when these programs actually start reaching the mobile [...]
China: Harris Corporation announces that China's Beijing TV (BTV) has confirmed its purchase of a Leitch X75 HD multiple-path converter-cum-synchroniser. X75 HD provides up/down/cross conversion; SD/HD frame sync; and extensive video and audio processing capabilities in a 1RU package. [...]