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  • Quentin Tarantino, Debra Messing among presenters at Emmies

    MUMBAI: Film director Quentin Tarantino Pulp Fiction, actress Debra Messing Will And Grace and actor William Petersen CSI are among the presenters of the 57th edition of the Primetime Emmy Awards.
     
     
     

    The awards, which take place from the Shrine Auditorium on 18 September 2005, will be hosted by Ellen DeGeneres.
     
     
     

    Another presenter Mischa Barton currently stars as Marissa Cooper on the series The OC.

  • AXN asserts top spot among international channels in Malaysia

    MUMBAI: According to AGB Nielsen Media Research TV rating report for April 2005, AXN is the number one international channel in Malaysia.

    After years of speculation and estimation, AXN finally got the confirmation as the country’s leading international channel as pay TV ratings have finally been made available in Malaysia.
     

    For the first time, official figures were released to the industry, showing AXN with the highest monthly reach of over 3.3 million viewers on the Astro platform, putting AXN firmly in the pole position. AXN also leads in ratings amongst the international channels, making AXN the most watched international channel among Malaysian viewers.
     
     

    Key to AXN’s success has been its lineup of top-rated TV series like Lost and the three franchises of CSI – CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: Miami and CSI: NY. Action-packed reality shows like Fear Factor and The Contender also reinforced the position of AXN, whose viewer profile consists of a high proportion of white collars.

    SPE Networks – Asia general manger Ricky Ow said, “We have to take many risks, acquiring shows that we think will appeal to the Malaysian viewers but not having any real data to tell us if we were on track. However, I must say that we have always had this hunch that we are number one, and now we finally have the official figures to support our claim.”

    “We are definitely not resting on our laurels, we will continue to strive to provide our viewers with top quality entertainment. We have many big titles in the pipeline that I am sure will help us retain the leadership position. Our aim is to constantly excite our viewers, to inspire the ‘WOW’. But now we just want to say a big thank you to all our loyal supporters,” he added.
     

  • Mobile content distributor GoTV among Fortune’s 25 breakout companies for 2005

    MUMBAI: California based mobile content distributor Go TV Networks is among Fortune’s list of 25 breakout companies for the year.
     

    Did you miss Desperate Housewives on Sunday? Don’t worry. Soon GoTV, a creator and distributor of mobile content, will make it possible for a fan to switch on his/her cellphone and watch a three-minute recap of the show.

    GoTV, a 46-person firm near Hollywood, now distributes movie reviews, sports scores, and headline news to cellphones. Rather than stream live TV to the devices like some of its rivals, GoTV tailors material to fit the screens and attention spans of a mobile audience. Among the creations of its Emmy-winning producers are PurePhat, a hip-hop channel; SportsTracker, a source for real-time scores.

    In July it will release BoostTV. This is a MTV-like video programme for teens. However customers should not expect images on the little screen to be identical to those on prime time.
     
     

    Another company that features in the list is Independent Online Distribution Alliance (IODA). It works in the area of online music distribution. Two years ago it seemed as if everybody in the online music world was lamenting that rock stars like Madonna wouldn’t let their songs be sold on the Internet. Kevin Arnold was an exception. A self-described “music technology geek” and founder of San Francisco’s Noise Pop festival, he was convinced that there is a market in cyberspace for songs by obscure artists like the Plastic Constellations and Drist. In 2003 he launched IODA.

    Today it is a fast-growing company, distributing music from 500 independent record labels to digital retailers like iTunes, Napster, Rhapsody, MSN Music, and Starbucks’ Hear Music. IODA has yet to turn a profit, but Arnold expects $3 million in revenue this year—a tenfold increase over 2004.

    Fortune states that it is easy now to see why IODA is thriving. Unlike a traditional record store, digital music services essentially have infinite shelf space, and their customers love to explore the weirder corners of their libraries. Rhapsody and Napster, which offer subscription services, say that less than 50 per cent of the songs that customers groove to each month come from major-label catalogues.

    When a big-name artist like Eminem puts out a record, one of its cuts will quickly become the services’ most downloaded song, but that will still account for just a tiny fraction of what subscribers are actually listening to.

    California based Odeo which specialises in podcasting is also mentioned. The service works like this: When Odeo goes live this month, podcasters will log on and employ Odeo-crafted, simple-to-use tools to record anything from found sounds to near-professional shows. Creators assign “tags” to signal their shows’ topics. Listeners then subscribe by tag or by channel and tune in or have the show automatically downloaded to their PCs. Odeo plans to sell advertising and possibly audio tools and content.

    The idea of a one-stop shop for podcasting isn’t new. Where Odeo appears to be the pioneer is in making podcasting—finding, creating, and listening—truly simple. The same business model helped co-founder Evan Williams, 33, succeed with his last startup, Pyra, which created Blogger.com. Google purchased Pyra in 2003 for an undisclosed amount. In 2004, Williams split and teamed with Glass to start Odeo.
     

  • CNN stretches reach among the affluent Asians

    HONG KONG: CNN is continuing to build cachet among the well heeled Asians. Its audiences earned US$79.9 billion in the past year according to the latest Pan Asia Cross Media Survey (PAX 2002/03).

    The results of the full-year survey also show CNN’s continued leadership of the news genre for the seventh consecutive year. More viewers tuned in than all other international news and business channels combined.

    PAX 2002/03, conducted by Synovate from July 2002 to June 2003, reveals that CNN is the leading channel for the top management group and business decision makers. It attracted 39 per cent more top management in Asia than the next most targeted channel for this elite group. An official release adds that PAX also showed that CNN excels in the broader PAX demographic groups, with no channel reaching more viewers in total than CNN.
    Turner International Asia Pacific senior VP ad sales Nick Morgan said, “For the seventh year running, CNN leads the field in reaching this region’s most affluent consumers. Synovate’s 2003 PAX results underline yet again, that CNN is essential viewing. Busy, successful people who don’t have time for television, make time for CNN, in order to stay informed.”

    Turner International Asia Pacfic’s Research VP Duncan Morris added, “Based on the PAX survey findings for the top 10 Asia Pacific markets in income terms, it’s clear that CNN remains the most targeted means of reaching a high proportion of the region’s more affluent, mobile and successful people. We continue to rely on Synovate’s PAX survey for it is thorough and continuous coverage of these difficult-to-reach demographic groups. This is something that other measurement methods are not equipped to do.”

    CNN also continues to be the channel of choice for frequent business travelers. PAX 2002/03 reveals that CNN is the most effective channel in attracting these hard-to-reach viewers. The new results from PAX show that CNN viewers accounted for 28 per cent more business hotel nights than the next most watched channel.

    The survey sample universe consisted of business decision-makers, top management and affluent adults aged between 25 and 64 in the surveyed markets. PAX 2002/03 is the first full year of continuous tracking, providing an annual database updated quarterly to show the trends over time.