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LONDON: Intelsat signed a new multi-transponder agreement with Belgacom, on 25 November 2003. One of the leading Belgian telecom operator, Belgacom moved to Intelsat’s global satellite...
HONG KONG: Shin Satellite and Asia Satellite Telecommunications (Asiasat) have announced that the administrations of China and Thailand have concluded a frequency coordination agreement between both...
NEW DELHI: Moving Picture Company (India) Limited (MPCL) is test marketing its first long format 3D animation series Jungle Tales in the India International Trade Fair...
NEW DELHI: Sian Kevill has been appointed to the newly created position of editorial director of BBC World, the BBC’s commercially funded 24-hour international news and...
NEW DELHI: One out of three persons, among the highest level of financial managers in Europe, North America and Asia, watches BBC World regularly, according to...
MUMBAI: O&M Mumbai is the sixth most awarded agency in Asia in the annual Campaign Brief Asian Creative Rankings. Last year the agency was in eight...
KUALA LUMPUR: Vince Mcmahon’s World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) is growing in popularity in Asia. A recent tour of Japan and Thailand generated more than $3 million...
LONDON: To accommodate increased customer demand for video services, Intelsat has appointed Doug Triblehorn and Jean-Philippe Gillet to head regional sales efforts for the company’s media...
LONDON: BT Broadcast Services (BTBS) which claims to be the world-leading supplier of bespoke global broadcast solutions has announced its first-ever move into the Asia Pacific...
NEW DELHI: CNBC Asia has taken an equity position in Television Eighteen India – the quantum has not been revealed. The Mauritius registered company, which earlier...
CANNES: Technology channel, which has gone easy on its plans to launch in the Indian market, used MIPTV to announce that it had struck deals with...
MUMBAI: Another Indian has moved up the global corporate ladder! Soumitra Saha has been promoted to vice president-regional entertainment, advertising and sales, Turner Entertainment Networks Asia...
PARIS: The Asian tigers are expected to put up a strong showing at this month’s MIPTV. MIPTV, which claims to be the largest and longest running...
MUMBAI: ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) has announced the launch of the inaugural San Miguel Asian 9-Ball Tour 2003 beginning in Singapore on 15-16 March that will...
CALIFORNIA: Nickelodeon will once again give kids the chance to vote for their favourite movie and music stars when its 16th Annual Kids Choice Awards is held...
NETHERLANDS: New Skies Satellites NV will re-deploy its NSS-8 satellite, originally scheduled to be launched to 105 degrees west longitude for Americas coverage, to the company’s...
Kourou: Undaunted by the failure of flight 157, Araianespace has announced that it has secured the go-ahead for the launch of its second flight for New...
HONG KONG: SpeedCast, a satellite-enabled broadband ISP in Asia, and Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific have announced that the latest news headlines on CNN and CNNfn...
SINGAPORE: Intelligent Enterprise Asia conferred the 3rd Annual Intelligent20 Awards to the region’s top 20 enterprises that use infocom-related technologies to drive new levels of operational...
MUMBAI: Family entertainment channel Hallmark claims to be on the upward tack in the ratings, at least for some of its shows. The first episode of...
SAINT-TROPEZ: Vive la France! That’s a message that is finding an increasing number of listeners in Asia Pacific. At least if one goes by the figures...
MUMBAI: MGM Networks, the broadcast unit of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc, is slowly expanding its presence in Asia and Africa. It was in March that MGM forged an...
WorldSpace Corporation, which claims to be the global pioneer in satellite audio and multimedia services, has inaugurated three new channels. Through Orbit Rock, The Hop and...
Rajasthan Patrika has added another feather to its cap with the Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA) Award 2002 for “Excellence In Reporting”. SOPA is an...
MIPTV 2002 (International Television Program Market), which claims to be the spring’s leading international television programme market, saw the Asian region – particularly Japan and Korea...
MUMBAI: In what it claims is a first for any television channel, MTV will be premiering its first multimedia visual image campaign, MTV Coordinates, from 1...
In what it claims is a first for any television channel, MTV will be premiering its first multimedia visual image campaign, MTV Coordinates, from 1 May...
MUMBAI: The Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (Casbaa) has announced eight new memberships for the regional multi-channel television industry body. The memberships have been...
TV Lanka, a 24-hour digital satellite network, has launched multiple television channels with its Broadcast MediaServer digital video server system from SeaChange International. The service will...
The Intelsat 904 communications satellite was successfully launched aboard an Ariane 44L launch vehicle at 1:59 am EST today. The satellite is expected to be operational...
To promote its new blockbuster movie ‘Planet Of the Apes’ 20th Century Fox has tied up with popular music network MTV International as its only global...
ESPN Star Sports yesterday introduced an Asian version of the popular sports news show Sportscenter. SportsCenter will be Asia’s first live half-hour sports news programme...
Business news network CNBC Asia has incorporated cellular phone short message service (SMS) into its programming. Viewers can now send questions and comments to analysts, market...
Barry Frey has been named senior vice-president, managing director, global advertising sales for Hallmark Channel, international edition of the Hallmark Channel, according to a company release....
ESPN Star Sports has acquired the Asian cable and satellite rights to the FIA Formula One World Championships for 2001-2005. Rik Dovey, ESPN Star Sports...
