Malaysia: The closing date of Astro's DTH joint venture in Indonesia, PT Direct Vision (aka Astro Nusantara) has been extended to July 31, 2006, the…

Philippines: Nickelodeon has tied up with free-TV broadcaster, ABC-5 for two daily blocks - from 6am-9am and from 2pm-4pm. The deal gives the Viacom-…

Hong Kong: AsiaSat has contracted Space Systems/Loral to design and build the AsiaSat-5 satellite, the company said yesterday. The new satellite,…

Hong Kong: The Motion Picture Association has appointed Isa Seow as director, technology initiative, Asia-Pacific. Seow is based in Singapore and is…

Malaysia: Al Jazeera International has added Divya Gopalan and Hamish MacDonald to its team ahead of its scheduled summer launch. The pair will be…

The Maldives government has appealed to the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) to step in after a dispute with the local pay-TV operator over fair…

Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) and DTH platform SkyLife launch joint venture channel Animax in Korea on 29 April.The teen/young adult…

BBC presenter George Alagiah has been chosen to present BBC World’s new show, NewsHour. The programme debuts in June and airs Mondays to Thursdays…