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Articles in October 2004 issue of Asia Image
- Omnilab adds some Ambience.(Brief Article)
- Alias Systems (Singapore) Pte Ltd.(company profile)(Company Profile)
- Viacom announces second production partnership in China.(newsroom)
- Living the high life.(editorial/contents)
by Lee, France - Star affiliate acquires Balaji stake in deal worth up to US$33 million.(In India)(Brief Article)
- ESPN changes management team to strengthen China and Taiwan operations.(appointment of Kathy Sun)(Brief Article)
- News making making news: a slew of new product developments for electronic newsgathering were announced at IBC2004. Richard Dean reviews the next-generation ENG systems and offers some advice from European broadcasters who have upgraded recently.(ibc 2004
by Dean, Richard - SPE Networks expands roles of senior execs.(PEOPLE)
- Reddy plans financially autonomous Prasar Bharati.(In India)(Brief Article)
- Doctoring HD: despite the lacklustre response of Chinese viewers towards high definition content, China Television Technology is one production company that has embraced HD. It shares with CMM-I production secrets of its latest HD programme.(high definiti
- Disney welcomes new staff for India and AP.(appointment of Nachiket Pantvaidya )(Brief Article)
- Singapore's media scene shrinks with merger.(Brief Article)
- Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.(company profile)(Company Profile)
- Star appoints new senior VP programming.(PEOPLE)
- Kaydara now part of Alias family.(Technology Highlights)(Brief Article)
- Raindrop coalition: a simple raindrop is the genesis of a new animated series currently in pre production. Another distinction of the project: Master Raindrop is the first New Zealand-Singapore animation co-production.(Company Profile)
- SARFT ban hits ratings of TV dramas.(In China)
- Punit Goenka appointed as Zee Sports' business head.(PEOPLE)
- Lifestyle channel Zoom in India.(Broadcast News)(Brief Article)
- Blessed harmony: Singapore-based production company Oak3 Films has a couple of co-productions under its belt but its latest project, House of Harmony, marks its largest collaborative effort yet. Asia Image finds out more.
- China's SMG establishes programme sales subsidiary.(In China)
- SPTI promotes Pollack.(PEOPLE)
- Asian Food Channel set for October launch.(Broadcast News)(Brief Article)
- Amsterdam action: IBC 2004 will probably go down as the show when the question of using high definition equipment in Europe shifted from "why?" to "why not?", following falling hardware prices aided by slimmer HD bit streams from refin
- Fremantle finalises Japan joint venture.(In Production)
- Sunil Khanna returns to Zee as Dish TV CEO.(PEOPLE)
- Hong Kong's TVB secures Southern China landing rights.(Broadcast News)(Brief Article)
- CCTV "West" channel to be scrapped.(Brief Article)
- Welder of worlds: rarely is there an Asian director who can make the transition from local talent to international household name without letting go of his roots. Top Malaysian director, U-Wei Haji Saari, attempts to do so with his latest film.(profile)
by Shan, Nimmala - Kantana gets top tax incentives for Movie Town.(In Production)
- Singapore launches Games Creation Community.(newsroom)
- Getty goes for The Big Idea.(newsroom)
- China Film Group seeks Hong Kong listing.(Brief Article)
- Rolodex.(Directory)(Company Profile)
- New Japanese JV to push international anime sales.(Business Matters)
- Christie lands deal to outfit Shenzhen's largest cinema.(Technology Highlights)
- Work Point Entertainment plans additional studio space.(Brief Article)
- Keeping it real: virtual sets are now commonplace in many TV stations and have evolved to become more than just another production tool. Richard Dean samples what's real in the virtual world.(technology update: virtual sets)
by Dean, Richard - Commercial art: this month's Framestore features a selection of TVC work from facilities around the region.(frame store)
- Sahara announces umbrella brand for media and entertainment business.(Business Matters)
- BAMC expands distribution into taxis and buses.(Technology Highlights)
- South Seas (Asia) Pte Ltd.(Company Profile)
- New joint venture production "fund" policy for China.(Brief Article)
- Red hot and kicking: a joint effort between regional broadcaster MTV Asia, Singapore production house Mega Media and the Media Development Authority has resulted in a potent action-comedy-drama mix. Rouge promises to spice up regional TV screens when it d
by Lee, David - RS Promotion restructures movie business.(Business Matters)
- Channel 9 offers interactive services with Mobileway-InphoMatch and WAP Portal.(Technology Highlights)
- How low can you go? Does low cost have to mean low on features? Not judging by the latest non-linear editing systems that are offering a slew of features at very affordable prices. Richard Dean reviews what's available on the market for the budget conscio
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