The Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India has invited applications from registered NGOs, trusts & institutes of education & training and community organizations, professional associations, Scientific bodies, to gain financial support ranging from Rs. 10000/- to Rs. 30,000/- for conducting the National Environment Awareness Campaigns (NEAC) 2010-2011. Individuals and unregistered societies / trusts …
Monthly Archive: July 2010
Jul
30
Endemol game show deal in Indonesia
Endemol Asian operation and leading Indonesian broadcaster P.T. Indosiar Visual Mandiri (IVM) have signed their first deal together. Endemol Asia has been commissioned by IVM to produce a local version of the global hit game show 1 vs. 100. The 52 episode run will air three times a week on IVM from August this year. The …
Jul
30
ABU SG receives Special Lifetime Achievement Award
The ABU Secretary-General Javad Mottaghi has been awarded Special Lifetime Achievement Award by the Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD) for his invaluable contributions to the institute. The ceremony took place during the opening ceremony of the AIBD General Conference in Macau yesterday. Mr Mottaghi was the AIBD’s Director for 12 years before joining the …
Jul
29
ATA Awards – Deadline Extended for Entries
The Asian Television Awards (ATA) is the Asian television industry’s most significant and celebrated event, recognizing excellence in programming, production and performance. ATA 2009 attracted a strong response with 1,020 entries from 16 countries, namely: Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong SAR, India, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan …
Jul
29
CASBAA Conference Details
The theme for this year’s CASBAA Convention is “Unlock Your Networks,” which will focus on ways to further unlock the pay-TV potential across Asia. The conference will be held from October 25 to 28 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Hong Kong. This year’s convention highlights the issues shaping the Asian pay-TV industry. As digital …
Jul
29
TrueVisions making inroads into HDTV
TrueVisions, the pay-TV subsidiary of True Corporation, is moving aggressively to promote its HDTV (high-definition television) service to expand its foothold in the new segment. The strategic move is aimed at differentiating its services from other cable broadcasters and adding value to the existing services, said Noppadol Dej-Udom, group chief financial officer of True Corporation. …
Jul
28
Trai recommendations should be rejected: Star India
Leading broadcaster Star India today hit out at regulator Trai for ‘shocking’ recommendations for DTH tariff, saying that this would wreak havoc in the industry, and it would seek rejection of the same legally. “The way they (recommendations) are at the moment, it should be outrightly rejected…We will ask the apex body IBF (Indian Broadcasting …
