NEWS
7 August 2008
Hong Kong: Veteran television exec Franklin Wong has been named Hong Kong's broadcasting director, effective immediately. Wong says he will act as a…
7 August 2008
Korea: Embattled Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) chief executive Jung Yun-joo continues to fight for his professional life, denying state auditors'…
7 August 2008
Australia: Free-TV network, Network Ten, has added two high-profile acquisitions - FremantleMedia's "Merlin" and CBS Paramount's "90210" - to its…
6 August 2008
China: Chinese conditional access systems vendor, China Digital TV, sold 2.69 million smart cards in the quarter to end June, an increase of 75.8% on…
5 August 2008
Taiwan: Taiwan legislators are being accused of interference in the media as budgets of Public Television Service (PTS) remain frozen and doubts are…
5 August 2008
Australia: U.K.-based indie distributor, All3Media, has sold a slate of drama and factual content to Australian broadcasters, including public…
5 August 2008
Korea: HanaroTelecom's hanaTV subs dipped 78,000 to 805,000 in the quarter to end June from the first three months of this year, the company said…
5 August 2008
Hong Kong: China-focused Phoenix Group's net profit for the first six months of this year was 40% up to HK$173,164,000/US$22.1 million. The company…