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COUNTRIES: Available throughout Asia in territories such as Taiwan, India, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, Japan and South Korea, as well as in hotels and VIP compounds in China. LAUNCH DATE: September 1997 OWNERSHIP: Sony Pictures Entertainment DISTRIBUTION: AXN …

Partner & Managing Director Tandem Communications A few weeks ago, four new movies based on novels by Nora Roberts aired on four consecutive Saturdays on Lifetime. The channel made a considerable investment in marketing the films, which included on-air promotion, …

President Sparks Network Just last week, Sparks Network welcomed three new members to its fold: Schwartzkopff TV of Germany, Japan’s Collaboration, Inc. and Pelican, a newly created Russian outfit. They join some 20 production companies already affiliated with Sparks, a …

ORIGIN: An original idea by Vincent Bal and Colette Bothof. DISTRIBUTOR: Evergreen Entertainment CREDITS: Executive Producers: Submarine Producers: Submarine, Bruno Felix & Femke Wolting Directors and Writers: Vincent Bal & Colette Bothof Art Direction: Fons Schiedon TV SHOW: There are …

WASHINGTON, D.C.: A U.S. Supreme Court ruling has cleared the way for the remote-storage DVR from Cablevision Systems, delivering a blow to Hollywood studios and broadcast networks that had been attempting to block the technology. The ruling is expected to …

April 2009 Producers across Canada issued a sigh of relief in January, when the government announced that it would be maintaining the C$100 million annual funding for the Canadian Television Fund (CTF) for the next two years. Granted, the local …

CEO FremantleMedia   Reality television was already established when the American Idol phenomenon hit the scene. It was a transformational show for the FOX network and remains the highest-rated series in the U.S. The Idols format, which originated in the …

LOS ANGELES: On VH1’s roster of new series are untitled projects featuring Sandra "Pepa" Denton of Salt n Pepa and Chilli from R&B group TLC, as well as a show centered on The Entertainer from I Love New York and …

LONDON: India-based DQE has signed on as a co-producer on the new Lassie animated series from Classic Media, joining M6 in France and Germany’s ZDF. Tapaas Chakravarti, the chairman and CEO of DQ Entertainment, commented: "Our association as production and distribution …

SINGAPORE: Singapore Telecommunications’ IPTV platform mio TV has passed the 100,000 customer mark as it celebrates its second birthday. To celebrate the milestones, the platform is offering all new and existing customersa special selection of ten movies that can be …