Archive for 6 月, 2010

The Asian Mindshift- The ‘New’ Tri-Media Emerges

水曜日, 6 月 30th, 2010

Manolo Almagro

There’s an exciting mindshift at work in Asia. Regardless of what country you go to these days, digital agencies are preaching a new mantra of “change” that challenges the “old-guard” of traditional media (a.k.a Tri-Media- TV, Radio, Print) – albeit self-serving, these agencies are evangelizing that the ‘new’ Tri-media is now digital. (on-line, mobile + [...]

Singapore, CommunicAsia 2010

木曜日, 6 月 24th, 2010

Manolo Almagro

Last week, I attended Singapore’s CommunicAsia 2010- A monster of an event, it was combination of three huge expos; CommunicAsia, BroadcastAsia and EnterpriseITAsia. To give you an idea of the scale of the conference; I would estimate it to be about 25-30% larger than NAB in Las Vegas. From an attendee’s perspective, the conference had [...]

IMAX Expanding in China

火曜日, 6 月 22nd, 2010

On-yi Lo

Wanda Cinema Line Corporation, one of the fastest growing and most competitive cinema chains in China is the latest Chinese movie theatre company to either make or expand agreements with IMAX Corporation, Mississauga, Ontario. In Wanda’s case, it is an expansion of its relationship, with the installation of three additional IMAX systems in the cities [...]

Christie Opens New Plant in China

月曜日, 6 月 21st, 2010

On-yi Lo

Christie Digital Systems, a world leader in digital cinema projection, has opened a new manufacturing facility in Shenzhen, China, to meet the growing global demand for digital cinema projectors to screen 2D and 3D movies. The new facility will significantly expand the company’s production capabilities, with the Christie Solaria projectors scheduled to roll off the [...]

Asia’s Personalization of Mass Media

水曜日, 6 月 16th, 2010

Manolo Almagro

On June 8th, 2010, I had the great honor and opportunity to be one of the speakers at the “Personalization of Mass Media” Conference, held at the super swank Shangri-la Hotel -Makati, Philippines. The conference was well attended by approximately 250+ invited VIP guests, which just so happened to be the agency’s top clients and [...]

Asia to Establish Regional DOOH Association

月曜日, 6 月 14th, 2010

Manolo Almagro

This week’s Parallel Worlds bring us big news that Asia’s digital out of home industry has reached a significant milestone. It’s been confirmed that the establishment of a multiple country, regional association to help advocate, evangelize and educate on placed based media is soon to be officially announced. The official name is still a well [...]

BlackBerry Partners Fund

土曜日, 6 月 5th, 2010

On-yi Lo

Research In Motion’s investment arm, BlackBerry Partners Fund, has expanded its venture capital financing overseas with the launch of a USD 100 million fund focused on mobile investment opportunities in China. The new fund was formed in conjunction with China Broadband Capital Partners and will invest exclusively in China’s growing mobile ecosystem. Research In Motion [...]

never.no Speaking At BroadcastAsia2010

水曜日, 6 月 2nd, 2010

On-yi Lo

James Neufeld, never.no product specialist, will be among the industry experts speaking at the BroadcastAsia2010 International Conference in Singapore. Neufeld’s presentation, ‘Enhanced Mobile and Interactive Media‘ will consider how the mobile platform can enhance enjoyment of content for the viewer while it increases both brand loyalty and revenue for the provider. Founded in 1999, never.no [...]