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Anne Sweeney receives MIPCOM award
Television Asia Plus - 29 July 2011
Paris – Reed MIDEM has named Anne Sweeney, Disney/ABC Television Group (DATG) President and Disney Media Networks Co-chair, MIPCOM 2011 Personality of the Year, making her the first woman ever to receive the accolade. Responsible for The Walt Disney Company’s entertainment and news television properties globally, Sweeny spearheaded the industry’s move into the digital era, delivering first-ever deals of their kind in their respective markets, [...]
Cooking up a storm with the iPad
Television Asia Plus - 28 July 2011
Singapore – Starhub presented FooD.I.Y, a new application that, as its name suggests, allows users to access a library of recipes from world renowned chefs like Jamie Oliver, Paula Deen, Luke Nguyen and Rachael Ray who feature on StarHub TV’s food/lifestyle channels. TV ASIA Plus got to trial the application at its launch yesterday, which also featured LIVE cooking segments and tastings. Recipes come in both text and demo video formats, enh [...]
Japan discovers 3D VOD
Television Asia Plus - 28 July 2011
Singapore - Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific (DNAP) today announced it will start distributing 3D programmes in Japan for the first time. 3D content will be made available through J:COM On Demand, a VOD service operated by Jupiter Telecom, and LISMO Video Store, operated by KDDI. “This 3D content offering provides viewers with a ‘closest to real’ viewing experience from the comfort of their own homes. It is a small initial step, but I am ex [...]
Paul Buccieri oversees ITV Studios International
Television Asia Plus - 28 July 2011
Paul Buccieri has been appointed Managing Director of ITV Studios International, in an announcement by Adam Crozier at the ITV plc interim results presentation. In his new role, Paul will develop and oversee the business’ international strategy with responsibility for leading growth through international production and exploitation of ITV Studios’ brands. Reporting to Kevin Lygo, Managing Director ITV Studios, Buccieri will continue to h [...]
Shaolin meets Africa
Television Asia Plus - 27 July 2011
Hong Kong – Shaw Brother’s classic Kung Fu movies are landing in Africa, following a landmark deal between Celestial Pictures and Sony Max, Sony Pictures Television’s 24-hour action and reality channel in Africa. The deal gives exclusive cable and satellite broadcast rights to Sony Max for a package of titles from Celestial’s Shaw Brothers Film Library. Sony Max, which launched in February 2011 on digital pay TV platform Multichoice, curre [...]
Food Network on top of Asia
Television Asia Plus - 27 July 2011
Singapore – Food Network Asia had lots to celebrate at its first birthday last night in Singapore. The event, which TV ASIA Plus attended, was held at Ku De Ta, perched high above the city and the site of the channel’s first local production A Culinary Coup, which debuted in April. Hud Woodle, Acting General Manager Food Network Asia, told TV ASIA Plus, that the channel will next dish out its number one US series, The Next Food Network Sta [...]
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Leading DI Editor joins LipSync
Asia Image - 29 July 2011
London – LipSync Post, a full-service post-production facility, has appointed Connan McStay as Senior Editor and Compositor, effective immediately. Connan joins LipSync after six years at Molinare. Connan brings over 18 years of experience in DI editing, compositing, grading, online and offline editing and VFX supervision, for both film and television, gained in London and around the world. He was DI Editor on the multiple Academy Award-winnin [...]
Zenon Kohler is Cutting Edge
Asia Image - 28 July 2011
Brisbane – Cutting Edge Brisbane announced today that well known Brisbane industry creative, Zenon Kohler, has joined the team. Kohler adds creative prowess to the post-production house. His international design style and typography also contributes valuable, progressive approach to film craft. As a seasoned art director, Zenon knows how to push boundaries in the pursuit of greater creativity. His past experience includes stints in advert [...]
Ayumi Hamasaki lights up the screen in 3D
Asia Image - 28 July 2011
Singapore – Golden Village (GV) has announced it will screen Ayumi Hamasaki’s Arena Tour ~ Next Level ~ and Rock ‘N’ Roll Circus Tour in 3D exclusively at GV Marina and GV Grand theatres, starting August. GV Marina will screen the Japanese singer’s first full 3D digital concert, Arena Tour ~ Next Level ~, which was edited for theatre distribution in Japan in August 2010. This will then be followed by the Rock ‘N’ Roll Circus Tour, which will [...]
Snell and Kahuna support Winter Games’ HD production
Asia Image - 27 July 2011
Reading — Snell has announced that Russia's ANO Sports Broadcasting (Panorama) production company is building the company's Sirius routers and Kahuna multiformat production switchers into the platform that will provide TV, radio, Internet, and photographic coverage of the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. During the games, Snell systems that are installed across a fleet of OB vans, will support delivery of a national HD signal to millions o [...]
XL Video and DVS set the stage for music tour
Asia Image - 27 July 2011
Hanover/Oststeinbek - XL Video GmbH, a company that has been counting on DVS’s Pronto disk recorders for many years now, designed the video walls and projected the videos of the video installations that formed the highlight of singer, Herbet Groenemeyer’s tour, “Schiffsverkehr” (Shipping Traffic). Seven songs were accompanied with videos during the concert. XL Video GmbH combined its know-how with Pronto disk recorders to project the videos. [...]
Image Systems bags 50 orders for new Precision panels
Asia Image - 25 July 2011
London – Image Systems, formerly Digital Vision, has announced that it is shipping 50 Precision panels, the company’s next-generation integrated control surface for the Nucoda range of grading and mastering products, to customers around the world. Featuring five high resolution touchscreens Precision combines the latest technology with premium design, maximizing creativity with efficient and innovative navigation, as well as a highly stylized [...]
Broadcast Pix and Gencom dive deeper down under
Asia Image - 21 July 2011
Billerica, Massachusetts – Broadcast Pix today announced its expanded relationship in Australia with Gencom Technology, a global media technology solution provider and systems integrator. Gencom is now the Broadcast Pix dealer in the country as well. Dennis Breckenridge, Broadcast Pix director of sales in Asia Pacific, said the expanded partnership “…allows producers to create compelling live video at a fraction of the cost of traditional solu [...]
Blackmagic Design spellbinds Mac OS Lion
Asia Image - 21 July 2011
Milpitas, CA - Blackmagic Design today released a new software update for its desktop video products that adds full support for the new Mac OS X 10.7 Lion. This desktop video 8.2 software update includes support for Apple’s new Core Video and Core Audio processing pipelines for professional grade video and audio functionality across a wide range of applications. Now all developers can design modern 64 bit video software and get high performan [...]
Harris and Microsoft get dynamic
Asia Image - 21 July 2011
Melbourne, Fl/ New York - Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, and Microsoft have signed an agreement that enables Harris to develop an advanced advertising agency platform that meets the accounting needs of global marketing organizations. The Harris agency platform, based on Microsoft Dynamics AX, an enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution, will address the financial management requireme [...]
Image Systems solves Asia-Pacific market
Asia Image - 20 July 2011
Swedish production and post-production solution facility Image Systems, which merged with Digital Vision earlier in the year, has set up a new arm of Image Systems Asia in Singapore, in a move to expand its presence in the region. The company has also been appointed the licensed regional reseller, expanding its reach further into the continent, from the Middle East and India to Southeast Asia and Australia. Since its inception less than a [...]