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MTV Asia to hold first movie awards show in October

MBAI: MTV Asia will roll out the red carpet and welcome the biggest stars of Asian and international movies when it stages its first movie awards show on 7 October 2006 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.

As part of the creative vision of the event, the iconic Southeast Asian performance venue will be fitted-out in true Hollywood glitz and glamour to accommodate the star-studded night and will set the tone for a night of awards, superstar presenters, musical tributes and celebrity antics.

As is the case with the US show the MTV Asia Movie Awards will take a unique twist to ‘traditional’ movie kudofests by offering off-the-wall categories appealing to MTV’s audience such as “Best Kiss” and “Best Fight” filling out the list of golden popcorn trophies awarded on the night.

The awards will also feature live performances from international and regional acts, making the event a blend of movie glamour and popular music.

MTV notes that Asian stars, directors and films are increasingly captivating the global movie buffs. The show will feature the biggest names from Hollywood to Bollywood. Industry A-listers from India, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand and Singapore will share the spotlight with international headline-grabbing celebrities who top the list of nominees, presenters and attendees taking part in the MTV Asia Movie Awards.

MTV executive VP creative David Flack says, “The MTV Asia Movie Awards will give a unique spin to the only telecast hailed as the wackiest awards show around. With so many Asian filmmakers, stars and movies impacting global pop culture, there has never been a better time for MTV to celebrate and highlight the Asian Movie Industry with its unique sense of fun and humour.”

The MTV Asia Movie Awards will be staged under the US$50 million strategic alliance formalised between MTV Asia and the Singapore Tourism Board in February 2006. Singapore will host 17 MTV and Nickelodeon events under the alliance; the first MTV Fashionably Loud event featured Placebo in March, with Coldplay performing at the upcoming MTV Centrestage in July.

June 21, 2006
2,339 companies mark presence as overseas participation hits new highs

SINGAPORE: BroadcastAsia 2006, which kickstarted on 19 June, has attracted more than 847 exhibiting companies (88.5 per cent from overseas) from 46 countries. The conference saw 5,000 pre-registered visitors, out of which 48 per cent were from overseas.

All in all, BroadcastAsia 2006 and CommunicAsia/EnterpriseIT has attracted 2,339 companies from 67 countries this year as compared to last year’s 2,238 exhibiting companies from 55 countries.

The opening ceremony of the conference was held this morning with Singapore’s information, communications and arts minister Dr Lee Boon Yang as guest of honour.

While 33 Indian companies are participating in BroadcastAsia 2006, 47 are participating in CommunicAsia/ EnterpriseIT.

The highest number of participating companies are, not surprisingly, from Singapore, with 276 companies participating in CommunicAsia/ EnterpriseIT and 97 in BroadcastAsia 2006. Countries like China, Korea, USA, Taiwan, Indonesia, Australia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand also saw a large number of participating companies.

In addition, delegations from China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam are also expected at this year’s BroadcastAsia.

Keeping in mind the new digital age and the boom in this sector, this year, BroadcastAsia and CommunicAsia will also launch a new event – DME – The International Digital Media and Entertainment Exhibition and conference.

Exhibitors from India at BroadcastAsia2006 include: ADI-Media Pvt Ltd represented by Madhu Gupta, All India Radio (AIR) represented by RR Prasad, Cable Quest represented by KK Sharma, Essel Shyam Technologies Pvt Ltd represented by Pankaj Agrawal, IndiaSign represented by Anoop Bhatia, Monarch Computers Pvt Ltd represented by Bhushan Motiani, Satellite and Cable TV Magazine represented by Dinyar Contractor, Studio Systems represented by Manoj Madhavan and Indian Television Dot Com Pvt Ltd.

BroadcastAsia 2007 will be held from 19 to 22 June 2007 at the Singapore Expo.

June 20, 2006
India to hit top IPTV slot in Asia Pacific by 2015: Kagan Research

SINGAPORE: So what if IPTV is still taking baby steps in India? Come 2015 and India is going to be the third most happening market for IPTV in the Asia Pacific region in terms of the number of households that will have the service, just behind China and Japan, according to projections by Kagan Research.

What’s more, the total pay-TV revenues forecast are expected to grow from $13.1 billion in 2004 in the Asia Pacific region to an estimated $38.0 billion in 2015. On the other hand, IPTV revenue share will rise from 0.7 per cent in 2004 to 12.9 per cent in 2015. With this, telcos will capture a significant portion of Asia Pacific total pay-TV revenues.

At present, IPTV has been launched or is in the trial stages in the following countries in the Asia Pacific region: China (trial), Hong Kong, India (trial), Indonesia, Japan, Korea (trial), Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore (trial), Taiwan and Thailand (trial). In the countries, where IPTV is on a trial basis, operators are either running a trial in selected markets or lobbying respective regulators to lift their grip on pay TV licensing.

Some of the key considerations when planning a ‘Pay TV Service’ are: ‘Pay’ factor – who, how much, subsidies; ‘TV’ factor- programs, user experience, positioning, potential revenue stream; ‘Service’ factor- look and feel of service and customer service.

In terms of the content strategy, some of the trends in IPTV that can be followed in Asia are:

• Start with satellite turnaround signals which already have an Asian footprint as these require little inhouse programming expertise.

• Invest in brand-name channels to build critical mass and position as a ‘complementary’ and not ‘substitute’ service to traditional PayTV.

• In-house content department and capabilities give operators the edge, e.g. self-programmed channels, marketing, licensing and legal expertise.

• Local content/ self-programming are essential for competing with traditional Pay TV operators.

• PVR/ TiVo has started in Taiwan and Australia on traditional Pay TV platform.

June 20, 2006
Azlan Shah Cup Hockey live on ESS

MUMBAI: ESS will telecast the 15th Azlan Shah Cup tournament live & exclusive starting 18 June 2006. Staged every two years till 1998, the tournament is now an annual feature owing to growth of popularity of the game in Malaysia.

This year, the tournament is divided into two pools with India, Australia, Malaysia and Korea in one pool and Pakistan, Netherlands, Argentina and New Zealand battling in the other. The top two teams after a round robin clash in each pool will clash in the semi finals of the tournament.

Schedule of matches to be telecast live on ESPN Star Sports

18 June 2006 06:00 Argentina Vs New Zealand Star Sports
18 June 2006 12:30 India Vs Australia Star Sports
18 June 2006 7:30 Malaysia Vs South Korea Star Sports

19 June 2006 06:00 Netherlands Vs Pakistan Star Sports
19 June 2006 12:30 Korea Vs Australia Star Sports
19 June 2006 2:30 India Vs Malaysia Star Sports

20 June 2006 12:30 Netherlands Vs Argentina ESPN
20 June 2006 2:30 Pakistan Vs New Zealand ESPN

21 June 2006 12:30 India Vs Korea Star Sports
21 June 2006 2:30 Malaysia Vs Australia Star Sports

22 June 2006 12:30 Pakistan Vs Argentina Star Sports
22 June 2006 2:30 Netherlands Vs New Zealand Star Sports

23 June 2006 12:30 Semi Final I Star Sports
23 June 2006 2:30 Semi Final 2 Star Sports

24 June 2006 05:00 7th/8th Placing Star Sports
24 June 2006 07:00 5th/6th Placing Star Sports
24 June 2006 12:30 3rd/4th Placing Star Sports

25 June 2006 2:30 Final Star Sports

June 16, 2006
TNS to launch online access panels in Malaysia and Thailand

MUMBAI: TNS is launching its 6th dimension online access panels in Malaysia and Thailand. The panels, which will be introduced in August and September this year, will cover the major cities in each country, where internet usage is now at significant levels and growing fast.

TNS regional director for Asia Pacific access panels Mark Walton said, “Since we launched our 6th dimension initiative in Asia Pacific last year, we have seen rapid growth in the use of our online services, with over 500 projects conducted in the past 12 months. This not only allows us to offer research solutions faster and more cost-effectively, but ensures that the well-managed panels and questionnaires deliver consistently top-quality research. The adoption of online services in Malaysia and Thailand is a natural development for TNS and our clients – and more markets will follow in 2007 as we extend our services further in the emerging markets.”

With the introduction of the new panels, TNS will offer 6th dimension services in nine markets across Asia Pacific to include: Australia, China, Hong Kong, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand, incorporating over 800,000 active panel members.

TNS launched 6th dimension online panels in February 2005 across six countries in Europe: France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Spain and the UK and operates 6th dimension online panels in the US.

Walton added, “As with all of our 6th dimension panels, the new panels in Malaysia and Thailand will be supported by an extensive programme of validations and research-on-research, demonstrating that the panels offer representative samples of the online population in each market, with high quality results and insights.”

May 30, 2006