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Articles in March, 2005 issue of Television Asia

• GMA on target for 2005 IPO.(Asia's television industry is talking about ...)(Brief Article)
• GMA subsidiary to programme Zoe channel.(Asia's television industry is talking about ...)(Zoe Broadcasting Network)(Brief Article)
• Times Group.(Who's who and who's new)(Brief Article)
• Star.(Who's who and who's new)(Star TV Inc.)(appointment)(Brief Article)
• Asia Broadcast Union (ABU).(Who's who and who's new)(Brief Article)
• Fuji TV regains ratings highs.(Asia's television industry is talking about ...)
• Customer and revenue growth in all lines of business.(Asia's television industry is talking about ...)(Brief Article)
• MTV's Japan.(Who's who and who's new)(Brief Article)
• Star has appointed Gautam Kiyawat as vice president, advertising sales and distribution for Southeast Asia.(Who's who and who's new)(Brief Article)
• BBC World.(Who's who and who's new)(appointment)(Brief Article)
• HGC saves Galaxy--for now.(Asia's television industry is talking about ...)(Hutchison Global Communications Limited)(Galaxy Satellite Broadcasting Limited)(Brief Article)
• Sony board clears SAB TV acquisition.(Asia's television industry is talking about ...)
• Korea rolls out digital mobile trial.(Asia's television industry is talking about ...)(mobile television satellite transmissions )(Brief Article)
• Channel 9 closes--for now.(Asia's television industry is talking about ...)(Brief Article)
• Japan aims for 25% cable penetration.(Asia's television industry is talking about ...)(Japan Satellite Broadcasting Association)(Brief Article)
• CNN International.(Who's who and who's new)(appointments)(Brief Article)
• GMA Network.(Who's who and who's new)(appointment)(Brief Article)
• Bird in the hand: Phoenix was hailed as something of a China miracle when the joint venture launched. On the eve of the company's ninth anniversary, Janine Dolphin looks at Phoenix Satellite Television's plans.(profile)(Interview)
  by Dolphin, Janine
• Taiwan's Kaohsiung City has launched a digital terrestrial mobile service.(Asia's television industry is talking about ...)
• Star News India launched a new on-screen look in February.(Asia's television industry is talking about ...)(Brief Article)
• Sports and youth high on China's new channel agenda.(Asia's television industry is talking about ...)(Brief Article)
• New Animal Planet series, New Breed Vets, has included the Singapore Zoo in its international focus on unusual and cutting-edge veterinary techniques.(Asia's television industry is talking about ...)
• Measat Satellite Systems'.(Who's who and who's new)(appointment)(Brief Article)
• BBC World has launched a new global brand advertising campaign around the tag line, "Putting News First".(Asia's television industry is talking about ...)
• Buyer profile.(Asia's television industry is talking about ...)(CJ Media)(Interview)
  by de Souza, Damian
• Cause and affect: grand emotion (or tragedy) aside, cause-related issues are high and rising on many companies' agendas.(campaigns)
  by Gupta, Ritesh; Stein, Janine
• Discovery-branded high-definition content launched in South Korea in February following a one-hour block deal between Discovery Networks Asia and South Korea's Korea Digital Broadcasting, which operates the Skylife DTH platform.(Asia's television industry
• Sesame Workshop and Turner have teamed up to produce a dedicated Sesame series for India.(Asia's television industry is talking about ...)(Turner International India)(Brief Article)
• US-based distributor, CableReady, has closed deals for 132 hours of programming with TV outlets in Korea, China and Thailand following the Asia Television Forum in Singapore in December 2004.(Asia's television industry is talking about ...)
• CETV re-vamps--again.(Asia's television industry is talking about ...)(China Education TV)(Brief Article)
• India's new entertainment channel, NDTV Profit, has acquired Chum's fashion and design magazine series, d (1x30 mins).(Asia's television industry is talking about ...)
• GMA Network has signed a carriage deal with IPS Inc for international channel, GMA Pinoy TV on Japan's Access TV DTH platform.(Asia's television industry is talking about ...)
• Hallmark Channel owner, Crown Media Holdings Inc, is selling its international business for US$242 million to a group of investors including UK TV exec, David Elstein.(Asia's television industry is talking about ...)
• Malaysia's satellite platform, Astro, has added three sports channels to its line up.(Asia's television industry is talking about ...)
• Anytime gears up for major Asian push following Hollywood deals.(Video On Demand)
  by Stein, Janine
• Singapore's dominant broadcaster, MediaCorp, will revamp its Mandarin-language Channel U in April.(Asia's television industry is talking about ...)(Brief Article)
• Windfall for Hong Kong's 3G operators.(Asia's television industry is talking about ...)(Brief Article)
• Up close and personal: personal video recorders and other flexible TV viewing options will have catastrophic impact on advertising-dependent television. Chris Forrester outlines the situation in markets where tomorrow's technology for Asia is being used t
  by Forrester, Chris
• China Telecom plans IPTV service.(Asia's television industry is talking about ...)(Brief Article)
• Taiwan's first cable listing.(Asia's television industry is talking about ...)(Dah Fung CATV Company Ltd. )(Brief Article)
• Bloomberg Television has launched on Hutchison Telecom's 3G platform, 3.(Asia's television industry is talking about ...)
• Phoenix Satellite Television Company's Mandarin-language news channel.(Asia's television industry is talking about ...)
• China adspend up 32%.(Asia's television industry is talking about ...)(Brief Article)
• E! International Network.(Asia's television industry is talking about ...)
• CNBC Asia Pacific has revamped evening prime time with a two-hour weekday show, CNBC Tonight, from 6pm-8pm, Monday to Thursday (Asia, Singapore and Hong Kong), and 7pm-8pm on Fridays.(Asia's television industry is talking about ...)
• Yours personally.(comment & contents)(Personal Digital Recorder)
  by Stein, Janine
• Sales stories: Hong Kong Cable TV's ad revenues are soaring. Television Asia spoke to Samuel Tsang, general manager of Hong Kong Cable Enterprises limited, the exclusive sales distributor of Cable TV's commercial airtime, about advertisers, sales strategi
  by Tsang, Samuel
• OFTA pushes Cable TV to upgrade protection.(Asia's television industry is talking about ...)(Hong Kong Office of the Telecommunications )(Brief Article)
• AsiaSat signs up Taiwan DTH platform.(Asia's television industry is talking about ...)(Teleport Access Services Inc.)(direct to home )(Brief Article)
• Japan's pay-TV advertising on the increase.(Asia's television industry is talking about ...)(Brief Article)
• Japanese multi-system operator, Jupiter Telecom (J-Com), goes public this month with a listing on the JASDAQ division of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.(Asia's television industry is talking about ...)(Jupiter Telecommunications Company Ltd.)(Brief Article)
• MiTV schedules Q2 launch.(Asia's television industry is talking about ...)(Brief Article)
• Discovery Networks Asia has commissioned a multimillion dollar high-definition series on the history of Singapore.(Asia's television industry is talking about ...)(Brief Article)
• NHK.(Who's who and who's new)(appointment)(Brief Article)
• Hot buttons: 2005 is all about being portable, mobile, on the move, handheld ... Chris Forrester looks at the devices you won't leave home without and some of this year's other hot tech trends.(technology)
  by Forrester, Chris
• MediaCorp.(Who's who and who's new)(Brief Article)
• Singapore and South Korea sign broadcast co-operation.(Asia's television industry is talking about ...)(Brief Article)
• CNBC Asia Pacific.(Who's who and who's new)(Brief Article)
• Little goes a long way: despite the tiny advertising market, kids in India are hot stuff for television channels. Ritesh Gupta looks at how dedicated children's programmers are wooing India's youngest audiences.(programming)
  by Gupta, Ritesh
• In orbit: Measat's new chief operating officer, Paul Brown-Kenyon, talks about pricing over-exuberance, true costs, digital services, the advantages of having an anchor tenant like DTH platform Astro, and why being a strong regional player is just as good
  by Brown-Kenyon, Paul
• At least 36 broadcasters around the world aired the MTV Asia Aid benefit concert, which was held in Thailand on 3 February.(Asia's television industry is talking about ...)
• TVB and SingTel tie up for 3G content.(Asia's television industry is talking about ...)(Television Broadcasts Ltd.)(Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.)(Brief Article)
• Company profile.(Advertorial)(Zee Telefilms Ltd.)(Advertisement)
• TVB.(Who's who and who's new)(Television Broadcasts Ltd.)(Brief Article)
• Walt Disney Television International India (WDTVII).(Who's who and who's new)(appointment)(Brief Article)
• Zap.
  by Iskander
• Broadcasters in Singapore (MediaCorp), Thailand (UBC), Hong Kong (TVB), Australia (Network Ten) and New Zealand (TVNZ) have picked up the new Jamie Oliver celeb chef series, Jamie's School Dinners (4x60mins), from Fremantle International Distribution (FID
• i-Cable's feature film initiative.(Asia's television industry is talking about ...)(Edko Films)(Brief Article)
• UBC pushes for 50,000 more subs in 2005.(Asia's television industry is talking about ...)(Brief Article)
• Singaporean Lavinia Tan will join Discovery Travel & Living's Globe Trekker series' Ian Wright, Megan McCormick and Justine Shapiro.(Asia's television industry is talking about ...)
• ESPN Star Sports.(Who's who and who's new)(appointment)(Brief Article)
• Warner and CAV sign China home entertainment joint venture.(Asia's television industry is talking about ...)(China AudioVideo Corporation)(Brief Article)
• China launches tax breaks for digital efforts.(Asia's television industry is talking about ...)(Brief Article)
• Japan's Mystery Channel has acquired six hour-long episodes of long-running UK drama, Taggart, from UK-based distributor Minotaur International.(Asia's television industry is talking about ...)
• Anytime.(Who's who and who's new)(Brief Article)