Location : Washington DC, USA As part of the Policy and Advocacy team, Communications is a critical driver for advocacy to a diverse set of audiences – from global, regional, national policy makers, the private sector, donors, media and the general public. GAIN is looking for a strategic, innovative and experienced Manager of Communications to provide …
Monthly Archive: October 2011
Oct
28
Which player can steal more eyeballs in pay-TV market?
PAY TV there has been some failures in the past. Mega TV, FineTV and MiTV never made it big. In fact, some just closed shop after a few months of ambitious screening. Running a pay-TV business requires deep pockets, content that appeals, low pricing and wide reach. However, repetitive programming irks and the station must …
Oct
28
Kenneth Eswaran behind new pay-TV venture
Businessman Datuk K.K. Eswaran, who has close ties with Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s family, is behind the new cable television venture Nilamas Corporation Sdn Bhd, which is to start service as early as the first half of next year, say industry sources. The Malaysian Insider understands that the company, which expects to spend RM2 billion …
Oct
28
China denies ‘entertainment ban’
A few weeks ago it was widely reported that China had ‘banned’ entertainment-type programming especially that emanating from Taiwan and which frequently employed ‘Western’ presentation styles and fashions. BBC Monitoring reports that speculation has arisen whether the state TV regulator has decided to stop Hong Kong and Taiwan entertainers from participating in mainland China’s entertainment …
Oct
28
Cable marketers use Facebook to sell Movies On Demand
Major cable MSOs have launched a Facebook app that encourages subscribers to “like” movies that they watch on cable video-on-demand platforms. Read more: Cable marketers use Facebook to sell Movies On Demand – FierceCable http://www.fiercecable.com/story/cable-marketers-use-facebook-sell-movies-demand/2011-10-26#ixzz1c323JPuw Subscribe: http://www.fiercecable.com/signup?sourceform=Viral-Tynt-FierceCable-FierceCable
Oct
28
Mobile TV and video users choking networks
An upward trajectory of demand for higher-quality video resolution is leading to the increased impact on quality of mobile video and TV services. According to network optimisation firm Bytemobile’s latest Mobile Analytics Report, such network choking could spell problems for end users and operators alike as the former won’t get the best viewing experience possible, …
Oct
28
YouTube enhances its on screen experience
YouTube has made a few enhancements to its ‘user experience’, the company writes in his official blog, including the launch of the WeVideo online video editing platform. The online video portal added the cloud-based video editing platform WeVideo as a partner to YouTube.com/Create. This gives loaders more options to edit and touch up their videos. …
