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Articles in November 2003 issue of Asia Image

• Oriental Post Co, Ltd.(short company profile)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
• Asia meets the world: this December, the Asian and international broadcast community will gather in Singapore for Asia Television forum 2003. Now in its fourth year, the annual event has grown bigger and better.(Asia television forum 2003)
• Shanghai Media Group to launch English-language channel.(In China)
• Purnendu Bose joins UTV from Star.(People)
• Sailor Moon gets live action.(Animation Action)
• The mighty pencil.(editorial)
  by Lee, France
• The Post Bangkok.(short company profile)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
• Conax opens subsidiary in India.(Company News)(Brief Article)
• Pinnacle Systems Asia.(short company profile)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
• Special looks: this month's Framestone includes a selection of TVC's that feature high-tech wizardy of 3D effects and computer animation.(frame store)
• CCTV to launch kids channel.(In China)
• Dickie promoted at DNA.(People)
• Bandai Channel animation distribution hits 3 million.(Animation Action)
• Leitch.(short company profile)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
• Sonic opens new facility in Shanghai.(Company News)
• Warner Bros and Shanghai Film Group in cinema agreement.(In China)(Brief Article)
• Shock value: Asia Image gets talking with one of the Philippines' newest kids on the post block--Shockpost--and finds out how it grew from broadcast design facility to boutique post house and where it plans to go from here.(shop talk)
• Ho Chi Minh TV prepares for SEA Games.(Upgrades and Acquisition)
• Thailand's TV ad spend up 15 per cent in first nine months.(In Thailand)
• Color Chips signs international deals.(Animation Action)
• Getty Images.(short company profile)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
• Spink to head up HBO Asia.(People)(Brief Article)
• Alias.(rolo dex)
• Turn on or turn off: on December 1, Japanese terrestrial broadcasters will begin digital transmission. What lies ahead for an industry concerned with a move that could mean going digital at all cost? But broadcasters are prepared and hoping for the best.(
  by Osaki, Tad
• Prime Focus gets control with first Milo.(Upgrades and Acquisition)
• Primetime kids' quotas may increase.(In Thailand)
• NHK to co-produce HD animation.(Animation Action)
• The accidental animator: Pushkaraj Bagwe considers his animation career accidental. But he seems to be making more than the most of it. Starting as an in-betweener, he is now show director of UTV Toons, one of India's leading animation studios.
  by Gupta, Ritesh
• Celco.(short company profile)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
• Southern Star to establish production base in Singapore.(In Singapore)(Brief Article)
• Action speaks loudly: as the region prepares for two animation focused events in December, some players in the industry speak up on Asia's animation business--the state of play, building the business, and how it all boils down to having the power and visi
• And the finalists are: announcing the shortlist of finalists for the Asian Television Technical & Creative Awards 2003 ...(Asia television technical & creative awards 2003)
• Disk recording solutions receive boost with big NTV order.(Upgrades and Acquisition)
• The Post Bangkok upgrades for movie industry.(In Thailand)
• FremantleMedia buys over Crackerjack.(In Production)
• Sensys Singapore Pte Ltd.(short company profile)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
• Apple.(short company profile)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
• Singapore may be too small for media competition, say ministers.(In Singapore)(Brief Article)
• Design devices: image devices, a veteran in the Indian broadcast design market, showcases a recent package it delivered to Zee Cinema UK.(broadcast design)
• First MPEG software player from Optibase.(product gallery)
• STAR announces Murdoch replacement.
• Nat Geo opens global production unit in Singapore.(In Singapore)
• NHK closes two HD co-production deals.(In Production)
• Saraceno Productions Pte Ltd.(short company profile)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
• Optibase Ltd.(short company profile)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
• Balaji Telefilms' net profit falls.(In India)(Brief Article)
• The rebirth of cool: the quintessentially Asian paper crane will beckon attendees of this year's PROMAX&BDA Asia 2003 conference back "into the fold", and is part of an overall design theme centered on the art of origami that won Singapore-b
  by Lee, David
• Diffractor from Digimation.(Now Shipping)
• Toonz announces senior appointments.(People)
• Canon releases another TVC shot with consumer camcorder.(In Singapore)
• Hong Kong-Singapore co-production begins filming.(In Production)
• Production Music Services (Singapore) Pte Ltd.(short company profile)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
• Kodak.(short company profile)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
• Shockpost.(short company profile)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
• Out of this world: Malaysia's sole satellite TV service, Astro, underwent a major rebranding exercise in July this year, and continues this initiative with the debut of new looks for its locally produced channels this month.(broadcast design)
• Avid's DS Nitris family.(Now Shipping)
• Katial quits Star India.(People)
• Yellowstone wins second Discovery Pitch.(In Singapore)
• DD re-launches its news channel.(In India)
• Media Development Authority.(short company profile)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
• Digital Pictures.(short company profile)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
• Panasonic Singapore.(short company profile)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
• Quantel Asia Pacific Ltd.(short company profile)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
• The power of three: with the release if Infernal Affairs III this December, Hong Kong's film industry could see its first trilogy that is both critically acclaimed and commercial successfully.(film focus: Hong Kong)
  by Chung, Winnie
• Blackmagic offers new prices and HD upgrade plan.(product gallery)
• Peep Show attracts Smith duo.(People)
• High growth in lab, post production services forecast for Asia Pacific market.(news room)
• CB Media Ventures to produce movie on folklore hero.(In India)
• Cine Equipment Pte Ltd.(short company profile)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
• Broadcast and Professional Products Asia Company.(short company profile)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
• Kantana.(small company profile)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
• Film's star: despite its age--over 100 years, and even with the rise in digital imaging, film is still a technology to be reckoned with. Asia Image speaks to Eastman Kodak on where the film format stands.(film focus: tech talk)
• Pro-Bel completes MBO.(Company News)
• VFX specialist Hael Koboyashi heads to Sydney.(People)
• Seven Samurai goes gaming.(Animation Action)
• Sony launches new anime channel in Asia.(news room)
• Avid Technology, Inc.(short company profile)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
• Sony's newest camcorder promises improved features and better design.(product gallery)(Product/Service Evaluation)