October 2, 2013
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SINGAPORE: The Asia TV Forum & Market (ATF) together with ScreenSingapore have lined up four days of conference sessions, including a one-day pre-market conference on December 3. David McGregor, the managing partner of technology, media and entertainment for telecommunications (TMT) at Ernst & Young (Australia) will take part in a ...
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October 2, 2013
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KUALA LUMPUR: Global Creative and Media Agency (GCMA) has positioned itself as a gateway for local and international creative content companies in Southeast Asia. The company's CEO, Adam Ham, is a veteran in the industry and was formerly the media entertainment specialist for ten years at the Multimedia Development Corporation ...
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September 30, 2013
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SINGAPORE: MediaCorp has named Scott Anthony to the company's board of directors, effective October 1. Anthony currently serves as managing partner of Innosight, a worldwide strategy and innovation consulting agency. He is responsible for venture-capital investing activities. He also chairs the investment committee for IDEAS Ventures, a fund controlled by ...
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September 30, 2013
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KUALA LUMPUR: The new joint-venture entertainment channel from RTL Group and CBS Studios International has inked a carriage deal with Telekom Malaysia to roll out on its IPTV service HyppTV. RTL CBS Entertainment HD is now part of HyppTV Mega Pack and on HyppTV Everywhere, delivering content like FremantleMedia's The ...
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September 27, 2013
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SINGAPORE: HBO, HBO HD and Cinemax have secured carriage in Myanmar, making the flagship channel available to 23 territories in the Asia Pacific. In Myanmar, the three channels will become available to subscribers of Forever Group and Sky Net. RED HD, which is HBO Asia's 24-hour channel for Asian movies, ...
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September 24, 2013
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CANNES: The Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) is leading a delegation of 23 companies to MIPCOM under the Singapore pavilion. There will be 80-plus titles and more than 400 hours available. This includes Serangoon Road, a detective drama from Infinite Studios, HBO Asia and ABC TV (distributed by Content ...
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September 23, 2013
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CANNES: This MIPCOM will host the largest Malaysian delegation ever assembled for the market, with more than 50 companies from all content platforms attending. The content spans feature films, documentaries, animation and more, with an added focus on technology and new media. The Malaysian delegation is co-organized by the National ...
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September 20, 2013
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CANNES: While the Asian Food Channel has been present for some time, Scripps Networks International is working to introduce Food Network Asia and Travel Channel to the pan-regional and local markets in the Asia Pacific. Developing more local programming is part of the company’s plans as well. “It’s always important ...
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September 19, 2013
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CANNES: In ABS-CBN International Distribution’s If Only, sins of past generations haunt the romantic triangle between two siblings and the girl they love. The company is also presenting the family drama Her Mother’s Daughter, which tackles how surrogacy’s outcome entangles two young women in a fierce struggle for fortune, status and ...
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September 18, 2013
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CANNES: The 6×30-minute Virgins Wanted, being sold by ABC Commercial, follows one man and one woman as they seek to auction off their first sexual experiences. “This series has already received worldwide media attention and created controversy and discussion as a result,” says Natalie Lawley, the manager of content sales ...
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