World Screen

This interview originally appeared in the MIPTV 2014 issues of World Screen and TV AsiaPac. When Subhash Chandra launched ZEE TV in 1992 as India’s first Hindi-language satellite channel, taking on a massive government-backed incumbent in Doordarshan, the conventional wisdom held that there was no money to be made in …

PRAGUE: GMA Worldwide is making its first outing to NATPE Europe and is expecting the market to be “exceedingly fruitful,” according to VP Roxanne Barcelona. “GMA Worldwide’s penetration in Central and Eastern Europe is still in its infancy,” she says. “We have barely scratched the surface of what we can …

SINGAPORE/PARIS/LOS ANGELES: Sony Pictures Television Networks, Asia has committed to new seasons of Hollywood News Feed and Zoom In, a pair of weekly series from Prime Entertainment Group. Hollywood News Feed is an entertainment show focused on the world of celebrities. Zoom In takes a look at the production of …

BEVERLY HILLS/SHANGHAI: Relativity Media has entered into a joint partnership with Jiangsu Broadcasting Corp. (JSBC) to develop, co-finance, co-produce and distribute film and TV content. As part of the partnership, JSBC will make an equity investment in Relativity. The two companies will develop, produce and distribute new film and TV …

BEIJING: The Chinese Internet TV company Youku Tudou is set to release more than 20 new programs, including reality shows, talk shows and drama series, produced by its in-house production unit. Youku Tudou has been focusing on increasing its investment in in-house productions as of late. The new content, which …

SINGAPORE: Multi Channels Asia (MCA) has been appointed by Stingray Digital to drive expansion of the multiplatform music service provider's offerings across the Asia-Pacific region. Stingray Digital houses such commercial entities as the digital music and video services Galaxie, Music Choice International, Concert TV and The KARAOKE Channel. The company …

LAUSANNE: The Japan Consortium, which includes NHK (the Japan Broadcasting Corporation) and the Japan Commercial Broadcasters Association, has secured an agreement with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for broadcast rights for Olympic games in 2018, 2020, 2022 and 2024. The Consortium was awarded the broadcast rights in Japan for the …

SINGAPORE/NEW YORK: Indra Suharjono is exiting Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) this June, with Mark Whitehead, formerly with BBC Worldwide, set to take her place running the company's operations across Asia. As executive VP and managing director for Asia at VIMN, Whitehead will oversee the channel portfolio—including MTV, Nickelodeon, Nick …

HONG KONG: Celestial Tiger Entertainment has clinched new carriage deals across Asia, bringing its channels to Myanmar and Palau for the first time and expanding its presence in Indonesia and the Philippines. In Indonesia, K-Vision will launch Celestial Movies and KIX on its newly launched platform. The Philippines' Cignal TV, …

HO CHI MINH/HANOI: Multi Channels Vietnam (MCV), a newly formed JV between Multi Channels Asia and Thaole Entertainment, has signed carriage agreements for Outdoor Channel in Vietnam. Outdoor Channel is headed to Vietnam Post and Telecommunication Group’s MyTV, Viettel and FPT Telecom. Thanks to these new deals, the network is …