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Buzz Watch: The Singapore Government Censor Rap

Authored by Jay Baage on November 26, 2007 - 12:32pm.

This must be the first YouTube hit for an official government - Singapore's Media Development Authority (MDA), which regulates and censors media and the arts, has somewhat unexpectedly put together a rap video about the city-state's media ambitions. Watch it here.

tags: Video | Law | Music | Censorship | YouTube | Asia | Singapore | Singapore Media Development Authority |

New Australian VOD Service VOLT Challanges BitTorrent, Current VOD Providers

Authored by Hitwise on April 24, 2007 - 10:33am.

The recent launch of Anytime on VOLT, a video-on-demand service from Anytime and Fairfax Digital grabbed the attention of Australian Internet users, debuting at #5th position in the Hitwise Shopping & Classifieds - Video and Games industry with 4.09% share for the week ending 21 April 2007.

tags: Internet | Video | Asia | BitTorrent | Australia | Reeltime | Joost | Volt | Big Pond Movies |

Chinese In-Game Ads Firm GameGlance Raises $2 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 19, 2007 - 9:48am.

*A correction was made to this story.

Shanghai, China - GameGlance, a provider of in-game advertising services in Asia, announced on Friday that it has received a $2 million investment from a China-based technology consortium.

tags: Games | Deals | VC | China | Asia | In-Game Advertising | GameGlance |

Pan Asian Mobile TV Consortium Formed

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 8, 2006 - 2:09pm.
Hong Kong - A group of Asian technology and media firms this week announced the formation of the Pan Asian Mobile TV Consortium.
tags: Mobile | Video | Mobile TV | Tech | TV | Toshiba | Asia | SK Telecom | PAMTV | Consortiums |

Bodog.com Relocates to Antigua, Ceases U.S. Gambling Ads

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 6, 2006 - 2:29pm.
St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda - Bodog.com Entertainment, a provider of online gambling and entertainment services, announced on Wednesday that it will pull all of its U.S. gaming-related advertising on TV, radio and print media, and relocate its global headquarters to the island nation of Antigua.
tags: Games | Marketing | Advertising | Law | Gambling | Europe | Career | Asia | Bodog | Anitgua | Relocations |

U.S., Allies to Ban Sale of iPods, Luxury Items to North Korea

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 29, 2006 - 2:40pm.
Washington - The Bush Administration is proposing "luxury" sanctions against North Korea that would prevent the country's leader, Kim Jong Il, from obtaining items like iPods, plasma TVs, expensive cars, caviar and foreign liquors, the Associated Press reported.
tags: Korea | CE | Military | Asia | International | iPods | Politics | Sanctions | North Korea |

Report: Asia Pacific Mobile Game Revenues to Hit $4.4 Billion in 2010

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 21, 2006 - 2:05pm.
Scottsdale, Ariz. - Revenues from mobile phone games in the Asia Pacific region reached $1.56 billion in 2005 and are predicted to grow to $4.4 billion in 2010, according to a report from market research firm In-Stat. Japan and South Korea were responsible for about half of the 2005 total, but future growth drivers will be the burgeoning mobile markets of China and India.
tags: Games | Mobile | Mobile Games | Marketing | Reports | Metrics | Commerce | Asia | In-Stat | Revenue |

AOL's Advertising.com to Launch Japanese Joint Venture

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 20, 2006 - 6:13pm.
Baltimore - Advertising.com, a Baltimore-based unit of AOL that operates a large display ad network, said on Monday that it has struck a deal with Mitsui & Co. to create a new joint venture serving the Japanese online advertising market.
tags: Deals | Internet | Marketing | Advertising | AOL | Asia | Japan | Joint Ventures | Advertising.com | Mitsui |

Chinese User-Generated Content Search Firm Qihoo Secures $25 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 16, 2006 - 3:29pm.
Beijing - Chinese search engine developer Qihoo announced that it has raised $25 million in its second round of venture capital financing. Highland Capital Partners led the investment round; Redpoint Ventures and previous investors Sequoia Capital China, CDH, Matrix Partners and IDG Ventures also participated.
tags: Deals | Mobile | Internet | VC | Mobile Search | Tech | China | Search | Asia | UGC | Highland Capital | Qihoo |

News Corp., China Mobile to Launch Wireless Music Service

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 13, 2006 - 2:32pm.
New York - Media conglomerate News Corporation and China Mobile, which claims 280 million subscribers, have teamed to launch a mobile music service in China, Red Herring reported, citing an item in the China Daily newspaper.
tags: Mobile | Mobile Music | Music | China | Asia | News Corp. | China Mobile |

Chinese Online Games Firm Shanda Sells Stake in SINA for $99 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 7, 2006 - 3:43pm.
Shanghai, China - Chinese online game publisher Shanda Interactive Entertainment announced on Tuesday that it will sell part of its stake in Chinese Web portal SINA to Citigroup Global Markets for $99.1 million.
tags: Games | Deals | Internet | China | SINA | Investing | Asia | Online Games | Portals | Shanda | Stocks |

Vivace Semiconductor Raises $7.5 Million, Acquires Chinese Firm

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 6, 2006 - 7:54pm.
Beverly, Mass. - Vivace Semiconductor, a developer of semiconductors for video processing, has raised $7.5 million in its first round of venture capital, led by Kodiak Venture Partners and including participation by Shanghai-based Dragonvest Partners.
tags: Deals | VC | Video | Tech | China | Acquisitions | Tech Deals | Asia | Video Tech | Chips | Vivace | GCI |

News Corp., Softbank to Launch MySpace Japan Joint Venture

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 6, 2006 - 7:28pm.
Tokyo - A report in Japan's Nihon Keizai newspaper states that News Corporation and Softbank are set to launch a 50-50 joint venture that will bring the MySpace online social network to Japan, Reuters reported.
tags: Internet | Social Networking | MySpace | Asia | Japan | Joint Ventures | News Corp. | Softbank |

Online Game Retailer Lik-Sang Closes Following Sony Court Victories

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 25, 2006 - 1:54pm.
Hong Kong - Hong Kong-based online game retailer Lik-Sang has announced plans to shut down, following its defeat in several U.K. lawsuits filed by Sony that targeted the company's sale of imported Japanese PSP handheld game devices to customers in Europe.
tags: Games | Law | Lawsuits | Sony | Commerce | Asia | Retail | Closings | Hong Kong | Lik-Sang |

WWE Sues THQ, Jakks Over Wrestling Video Games

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 19, 2006 - 3:28pm.
Agoura Hills, Calif. - Video game publishers THQ and Jakks Pacific have announced that World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) filed suit against the companies on Oct. 12 in Connecticut state court, alleging improper sales of WWE video games in Japan and other countries in Asia. The lawsuit seeks unspecified monetary damages and a termination of the license WWE granted to THQ and Jakks in 1998 to make branded wrestling video games.
tags: Games | Sports | Licensing | Law | Lawsuits | Sports Games | THQ | Asia | Japan | WWE | Wrestling | Jakks |

Viacom Offers MTV, Nickelodeon Videos on Chinese Search Engine Baidu

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 18, 2006 - 1:43pm.
Beijing - Viacom's MTV Networks has announced a partnership with China's leading search engine, Baidu.com, which will create an MTV-branded area on Baidu offering 15,000 hours of MTV and Nickelodeon video content and music videos. While most content will be free and supported by advertising, some music videos will require payment for download. MTV and Baidu will share ad revenues; the companies said Motorola and Procter & Gamble are among the first advertisers on Baidu's MTV Zone. "This breakthrough relationship with Baidu delivers Chinese audiences a major digital platform for non-stop, 24-hour access to MTV and Nickelodeon programming content for the first time -- from "SpongeBob SquarePants," to "Pimp My Ride," to MTV China's vast local original programming like "MTV Tian Lai Cun" and "MTV Music Wire," said Bill Roedy, president of MTV Networks International.
tags: Internet | Video | TV | Broadband | China | MTV | Search | Nickelodeon | IPTV | Viacom | Asia | Portals | Baidu |

CDC Games to Distribute "Lord of the Rings" Online Game in China

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 3, 2006 - 1:20pm.
Beijing - CDC Games, a unit of the company that operates Chinese Web portal China.com, announced on Tuesday an agreement with game developer Turbine, to distribute "The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar" in China. The game is slated to launch in the U.S. and Europe in 2007, and has attracted 200,000 beta participants. Beijing-based CDC Games also operates the online game "Yulgang," which exceeded 30 million registered players in the second quarter.
tags: Games | Movies | China | Asia | Online Games | Lord of the Rings | CDC Games | LOTR |

Wireless Distributor Linktone Makes Investment in Chinese Radio Ad Agency

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 2, 2006 - 1:22pm.
Shanghai, China - Linktone, a Chinese mobile entertainment publisher, announced on Monday that it has made an undisclosed strategic investment in Beijing Center National Radio Media, a nationwide Chinese advertising agency. Linktone said the investment is BCNRM, which serves China National Radio-1 and 2, is part of the company's strategy to develop interactive programming for TV, radio and print.
tags: Deals | Mobile | Advertising | Radio | Audio | Wireless | China | Asia | Linktone | Investments | BCNRM |

The Orchard Licenses Catalog to Chinese Music Store The100.cn

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 21, 2006 - 8:32am.
New York - The Orchard, a digital distributor of independent label music, announced on Thursday that it has signed a licensing agreement with top100.cn, China's largest legal online music service. The deal makes New York-based The Orchard's catalog available for legal download in China. Market research firm In-Stat has predicted that the Chinese digital music market is poised to grow at a compound annual rate of 317% between 2005 and 2008.
tags: Licensing | Music | China | Commerce | Catalogs | The Orchard | Asia | top100.cn |

News Corp.'s Murdoch to Launch MySpace in China

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 20, 2006 - 12:10pm.
New York - News Corporation chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch plans to launch the company's MySpace social networking service in China, the Financial Times reported. The Chinese MySpace offering would likely be a 50-50 joint venture with local partners, in part so that the site can be localized for a Chinese audience, and also so that local partners can deal with any complaints from authorities. "We have to make MySpace a very Chinese site," Murdoch said at a media conference organized by Goldman Sachs. "I have sent my wife across there because she understands the language." Murdoch's wife, Wendy Deng, is not a News Corp. officer, but is working in the country with senior News Corp. executives on the MySpace launch -- for which no date has yet been announced.
tags: Internet | Social Networking | MySpace | China | Asia | News Corp. |
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