Japan: Viacom Inc has taken full control of its five-year-old Japanese joint venture, MTV Japan, acquiring the 68% stake previously held by private…

Singapore: Australian broadband TV platform, ReelTime Media, plans to roll out an on-demand service in Singapore by early 2007, with a TV-based…

China: China's online advertising market will reach RMB4.39 billion/US$552 million for full year 2006, increasing 35.9% year on year, according to…

China: China's state-owned broadcaster, China Central Television (CCTV), plans to screen some 3,800 hours of Olympic programming in 2008 on five…

Japan: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co has transferred its total 56% shareholding in Japan's third largest cable operator, Cable West Inc, to…

Malaysia: The wedding reception of Malaysian pop princess Datin Siti Nurhaliza Tarudin and businessman Datuk Khalid Mohamad Jiwa won Malaysia's…

Singapore: Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) Asia has split flagship channel AXN and anime channel Animax in a reorganisation that consolidates…

Singapore: Pay-TV operator, StarHub Cable Vision, has launched a low-cost pre-paid scheme that allows subscribers to pay by the day. The FlexiWatch…