VIACOM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA NETWORKS ASIA NAMES TINA TONG AS MALAYSIA’S COUNTRY MANAGER

Newly-created leadership position to help with its growing local brand presence

MALAYSIA, 15 January 2013 – Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) Asia, a division of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB) today announced that Tina Tong has been appointed to the position of Country Manager for its Malaysia operations, effective 7 January.

This is a newly created senior position, since the inception of the Malaysia operations in June 2011. In this role, Ms Tong will be responsible for driving profitable growth for the VIMN’s business in Malaysia. She will be responsible for the P&L management of all of Viacom International Media Networks’ businesses in Malaysia, across Viacom’s MTV, Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. brands, while developing the long-term strategic plan in Malaysia. Ms Tong will report to Tan Chee Kiat (CK), Chief Operating Officer, Viacom International Media Networks, Asia.

“We are well positioned to accelerate the growth of our brands’ presence in Malaysia, as we continue to extend our product offering by bringing new channels into the market. Coupled with our focus to deliver more localised content to our audiences, I am excited about the leadership Tina will bring to the position that signals the importance and growing commitment Viacom International Media Networks Asia has towards Malaysia,” said Tan CK, Chief Operating Officer, Viacom International Media Networks Asia. “She is a strategic thinker, passionate about the media business, with a strong understanding of consumer demand. We believe these are the qualities that will lead us to further expand our presence and help serve our affiliates and clients better in Malaysia.”

Formerly with Saatchi & Saatchi Worldwide, Ms Tong brings with her more than 18 years of experience in the advertising and media industry. Most recently, she was Malaysia’s General Manager. Prior to that, she was the Group Account Director. In her seven-year tenure at Saatchi & Saatchi, she led the team to win Petron, F&N Dairies, Emirates accounts and grew the Procter & Gamble account the company held with Ariel/ Dynamo and Pampers. Ms Tong was also with Bates141, Leo Burnett, JWT, working with clients such as Shell, Caltex, McDonald’s, Pizza Hut, Nestlé and Unilever.

Malaysia continues to be a strategic market for VIMN, with the following recent successes in 2012:

• MTV World Stage Live in Malaysia that ran for the last four consecutive years, and broadcasted into over a half-billion homes. In the most recent show in 2012, the programme smashed all attendance records with over 16,000 people, who flocked to see global superstar Justin Bieber, K-pop sensations Jay Park and KARA, and local singer-songwriter Mizz Nina.

• Two locally-produced episodes of the hugely popular TV show, Pimp My Ride on MTV SEA, on Astro Channel 713. Co-hosted by the nation’s celebrated rapper Altimet and MTV VJ Rich, the programme saw vehicles undergoing major overhauls to become highway masterpieces which saw MTV SEA put a spin on car customization, turning road clunkers to pimped out rides with over-the-top transformations in the Malaysian version of Pimp My Ride.

• The launch of a new animated series, Akis on Nickelodeon for regional viewers that started in September 2012. A 12-episode series of two-minute stories regaling the adventures of the highly imaginative Akis, a seven-year-old girl with a sugary sweet voice who loves to play-pretend all the time. The series is the first Malaysian animation production to be commissioned by Nickelodeon, created and produced by Malaysia’s top digital animation production company, Inspidea. It also offers Malaysia viewers a second option of Bahasa Malaysia audio.

• A 1st of its kind joint media partnership between Nickelodeon and AirAsia, which saw the launch of a multi-platform campaign designed to educate kids about responsible flying and kids-friendly Asian destinations and culture. Through this campaign, Nickelodeon introduced Ace, mascot for AirAsia’s kids-oriented SkyRider Club, to audiences in Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines and Indonesia, through Nickelodeon-produced on-air and online content and on-the-ground events in Singapore and Philippines. Additionally, a series of Nick Jingles were created that featured local Malaysian celebrities like Aliff Aziz, Alif Satar and Yung.

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About Viacom International Media Networks

Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN), a unit of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), is comprised of many of the world’s most popular multimedia entertainment brands, including MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, BET, Paramount Channel, VH1, VIVA, COLORS, Game One and Tr3s: MTV, Música y Más. Viacom brands are seen globally in more than 600 million households in 170 territories and 37 languages via more than 200 locally programmed and operated TV channels and more than 550 digital media and mobile TV properties. For more information about Viacom and its businesses, visit www.viacom.com. Keep up with Viacom news by following Viacom’s blog at blog.viacom.com and Twitter feed at www.twitter.com/Viacom.

Media Contact:

Viacom International Media Networks
Adeline Ong, Senior Director, Corporate Communications, Asia
t: (65) 6420 7240 m: (65) 9366 7323
e: adeline.ong@vimn.com

HBO WINS 5 GOLDEN GLOBE® AWARDS

THE MOST OF ANY TV NETWORK

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GAME CHANGE receives 3 wins

GIRLS receives 2 wins

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SINGAPORE, JANUARY 14, 2013 – HBO received 5 wins during the 70th Annual Golden Globe® Awards, the most of any television network. HBO’s Golden Globe® wins this year include:

3 wins for GAME CHANGE:

• Best Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television
• Best Performance By An Actress In A Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television (Julianne Moore)
• Best Performance By An Actor In A Supporting Role In A Series, Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television (Ed Harris)

Catch this HBO Original Movie, GAME CHANGE on Sunday, January 20 at 10pm on HBO SIGNATURE (StarHub TV Ch 603).

2 wins for GIRLS:

• Best Television Series – Comedy Or Musical
• Best Performance By An Actress In A Television Series – Comedy Or Musical (Lena Dunham)

Catch the season two premiere of GIRLS on February 11 at 11pm on HBO (StarHub TV Ch 601) / 10pm on HBO HD (StarHub TV Ch 655).

About HBO ASIA

Singapore-based HBO Asia is able to bring the best of Hollywood to Asia first because of its exclusive licensing deals with major Hollywood studios – Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures, Universal Studios and Warner Bros., as well as a large number of major independent studios. HBO Asia has proprietary and award-winning HBO Original programs that are produced exclusively for HBO viewers. HBO Asia offers five subscription movie channels with uninterrupted programming – HBO, HBO SIGNATURE, HBO FAMILY, HBO HITS and CINEMAX – as well as HBO GO, the brand new Internet streaming service, HBO ON DEMAND, a subscription video-on-demand service, HBO HD, the first regional movie channel to broadcast in high definition in Asia, HBO HITS HD, which delivers Hollywood blockbuster hits 24-hours a day in high definition, and RED, HBO Asia’s first premium Asian movie channel. HBO Asia is the exclusive distributor of BabyFirst and WarnerTV in Asia and a joint venture of HBO (a Time Warner company) and Paramount. Log on to www.hboasia.com for more information.

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For more information or images, please contact:

Karen Lai
Director, Communications
HBO Asia
Tel: (65) 6381 1796
Email: karen.lai@hboasia.com

Angela Poh
Manager, Communications
HBO Asia
Tel: (65) 6381 1838
Email: angela.poh@hboasia.com

Zee Chan
Executive, Communications
HBO Asia
Tel: (65) 6381 1790
Email: zee.chan@hboasia.com

Hong Kong, January 14, 2013 – Fashion One Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to raise awareness of poverty, human trafficking, charity aid, education and environmental issues, today announced the collaboration with international anti-human trafficking advocate organization, Fashion Hope.

This partnership between Fashion One Foundation and Fashion Hope, with the help of partner organizations such as Bigfoot Entertainment, Fashion One Network, Traffic Jam and MTV EXIT, aims to further build awareness and raise funds to support frontline organizations that help, rescue, shelter and rehabilitate survivors of human trafficking.

Besides donating to Fashion Hope through the Traffic Jam in support of its mission, Fashion One Foundation officially begin its collaboration with Fashion Hope on January 11 in support of ‘Human Trafficking Awareness Day’ by sponsoring the worldwide premiere of Bigfoot Entertainment’s feature film, The Girl With No Number. The film is a hard-hitting drama about a young Vietnamese woman that falls victim to human trafficking and will premiere on the Fashion One Network. Fashion Hope will also co-brand with the foundation, to raise awareness towards human trafficking by bringing the movie to this year’s Sundance Festival on January 17.

In the following months, Fashion One and Fashion Hope will be participating in various global events in the fashion and music industries, working together to support the cause against human trafficking. The Fashion One Foundation and Fashion Hope will work together to produce content focused on human and environmental awareness, which will reach out and educate the Fashion One Network’s global audience.

“The Fashion One Foundation and Fashion One Network are very excited to partner with Fashion Hope to voice awareness and help put an end to the widespread cause that is human trafficking. We have made a donation to support Fashion Hope’s mission, which both parties share. We are very pleased to announce our partnership with an organization such as Fashion Hope, and we look forward to working together long term,” Ashley Jordan, Director of Fashion One Foundation announced.

“Fashion is about freedom of expression and personality while also bolstering self-confidence and esteem. It is a natural fit for the fashion industry to therefore reach out to those who don’t enjoy such freedoms – who are broken, suffering and living a life of shame not of their own choosing. The fashion industry is also well placed to set an example by supporting fair trade supply chains, literally freeing people from slavery around the world. FASHION can indeed provide HOPE,” said Paul Myhill, Fashion Hope’s advisor and president of Traffic Jam.

To learn more about Fashion One Foundation and Fashion Hope and how to get involved, visit their sites at www.fashiononefoundation.org and www.fashionhope.org.

Be Aware, Get Involved. Stop Human Trafficking!

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About Fashion One Foundation

Fashion One Foundation is a non-profit organization comprised of fashion and entertainment professionals that are dedicated to protect human and environmental rights. With television as a medium, it hopes to create awareness to issues such as human trafficking, poverty and education.

About Fashion Hope

Fashion Hope launched in May 2011. After looking at ways in which we could use fashion as a vehicle to make a difference, Fashion Hope was born. Fashion Hope builds awareness and raises funds in the fashion industry then partners with NGO’s that are doing the frontline work to rescue, and rehabilitate survivors of human trafficking. Involving fashion press, celebrities, designers, local boutiques and other industry experts, we engage a significant audience with the real images and stories of human trafficking

For media queries, please contact:

Fashion One Foundation
Gorden Li
gorden@fashionone.com
+852 5808 3450

Fashion Hope
Stacey Barker, Jade Umbrella
stacey@jadeumbrella.com
1- 323.833.8358

“OPRAH WINFREY AND LANCE ARMSTRONG: A WORLDWIDE EXCLUSIVE” AIRS IN ASIA-PACIFIC DAY AFTER U.S. PREMIERE

– Global Premiere Launch on Thursday, January 17, 2013 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network in the United States and Simulcast across Discovery Networks International Channels

Asia-Pacific Special Simulcast on Friday, January 18 on Discovery Channel and TLC in Southeast Asia –

Singapore, January 11, 2013 – Oprah Winfrey will speak exclusively with Lance Armstrong in his first no-holds-barred interview, “Oprah Winfrey and Lance Armstrong: A Worldwide Exclusive.” Armstrong will address the alleged doping scandal, years of accusations of cheating, and charges of lying about the use of performance-enhancing drugs throughout his storied cycling career.

The special 90-minute episode of “Oprah’s Next Chapter” will then air the day after on Friday, January 18 on Discovery Channel and TLC in Southeast Asia, and across Asia-Pacific. In addition, the interview will be simultaneously streamed LIVE worldwide on Oprah.com on January 17 at 9:00 PM ET. Internationally, the special will air the same night on Discovery Channel across Latin America and will roll out in other international markets across Europe, Middle East and Africa beginning Friday, January 18 and the weekend on Discovery Channel, TLC, DMAX, Real Time and Home & Health.

In the interview, Winfrey speaks with Armstrong at his home in Austin, Texas in the only interview since the seven-time Tour de France winner was stripped of his titles and dropped from millions of dollars in endorsement deals after the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency released an extensive report accusing the renowned cyclist of doping throughout his career. Armstrong was given a lifetime ban on competing professionally. Late last year, Armstrong resigned as chairman of the foundation he created, Livestrong, which has raised hundreds of millions of dollars in the fight against cancer.

For more information:

http://www.oprah.com/pressroom/Lance-Armstrong-on-Oprahs-Next-Chapter

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About OPRAH’S NEXT CHAPTER

OPRAH’S NEXT CHAPTER is the primetime series featuring Oprah Winfrey as she steps outside of the studio for riveting, enlightening and in-depth conversations with newsmakers, celebrities, thought leaders and real-life families. OPRAH’S NEXT CHAPTER is produced by Harpo Studios. Join the conversation Twitter using #NextChapter.

About OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network

A joint venture between Harpo, Inc. and Discovery Communications, OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network is a multi-platform media company designed to entertain, inform and inspire people to live their best lives. OWN debuted on January 1, 2011 on what was the Discovery Health Channel and is in approximately 85 million homes. The venture also includes the award-winning digital platform, Oprah.com. For more information, please visit www.oprah.com/own and www.press.discovery.com/us/own.

About Discovery Channel

Discovery Channel, the flagship network of Discovery Communications, is devoted to creating the highest quality non-fiction programming in the world and remains one of the most dynamic networks on television. First launched in 1985, Discovery Channel now reaches more than 189 million subscribers in Asia-Pacific. Globally, Discovery Channel is one of the world’s most widely distributed television brands, reaching 415 million cumulative subscribers in 209 countries in 45 languages. It offers viewers an engaging line-up of high-quality non-fiction entertainment from blue-chip nature, science and technology, ancient and contemporary history, adventure, cultural and topical documentaries. For more information, visit www.discoverychannelasia.com.

About TLC

TLC, one of the fastest-growing lifestyle channels in the United States, is a new global lifestyle channel featuring inspiring lifestyle and factual entertainment focused on travel, food, the environment, home improvement and gripping human interest stories. TLC is available in more than 303 million households in over 170 countries and territories, making it the most widely distributed lifestyle channel brand in pay TV. Launched in Asia-Pacific on September 1, 2010, TLC is currently distributed to over 136 million subscribers in the region. For more information, visit TLC at www.tlcasia.com

About Discovery Communications

Discovery Communications (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) is the world’s #1 nonfiction media company reaching more than 1.8 billion cumulative subscribers in 217 countries and territories. Discovery is dedicated to satisfying curiosity through 153 worldwide television networks, led by Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Science and Investigation Discovery, as well as U.S. joint venture networks OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network, The Hub and 3net, the first 24-hour 3D network. Discovery also is a leading provider of educational products and services to schools and owns and operates a diversified portfolio of digital media services, including HowStuffWorks.com. In Asia-Pacific, eight Discovery brands reach 565 million cumulative subscribers in 35 countries with programming customised in 15 languages and dialects.

Contact:
Charles Yap/Ching Yee Wong
charles_yap@discovery.com/chingyee_wong@discovery.com
DID: (65) 6510 7637/(65) 6510 7589

The Netherland-based Exset BV (Exset) and Delhi-based Surbhi Broadband Pvt. Ltd. have entered a strategic technology and business partnership to provide a world-class, cost-effective solutions to small and medium-sized cable TV operators in India.

New Delhi / London, 09 January, 2013: – The Netherland-based Exset BV (Exset) and Delhi-based Surbhi Broadband Pvt. Ltd. have entered a strategic technology and business partnership to provide a world-class, cost-effective solutions to small and medium-sized cable TV operators in India.

According the agreement reached between Exset and Surbhi, both the entities shall assist the Indian Cable Operators to adopt the Award Winning flagship product of DMS from Exset’s stable in their digital migration and monetization efforts.

The strategic partnership will enable the Indian Cable Operators to have access to Surbhi’s expertise in hardware and software system integration. “The two companies will bring new partnership models to the doorsteps of Cable Operators ranging from outright purchase, rental and revenue-share models to assist the Small and Medium sized cable operators in their digital transition,” said London-based Mr. Rahul Nehra, Global Head Sales & Marketing, Exset B.V.

With the combine offer from Surbhi and Exset, Cable Operators shall get access to reliable, market-leading digital migration solutions for digital cable TV platforms and services all under one roof. This shall enable the Cable Operator to deploy digital TV more efficiently and more cost-effective.

“Exset’s technologies including the award winning DMS are of immense benefit to the small and medium sized cable customers. We trust that our collaboration with Exset and the availability of cost-effective solutions and various business models will help promote the growth of the Indian digital cable TV market,” Mr. Piyush Mishra, Vice President – Sales, Surbhi Broadband Pvt. Ltd.

Surbhi will promote market and manage Exset CAS/Middleware/Application/Advertising Modules and VAS alliances.

About Surbhi Broadband Pvt. Ltd

Surbhi Broadband Pvt Ltd is India’s leading cable TV equipment manufacturer and supplier. Surbhi offers affordable and reliable hardware technology solutions for digital TV, IPTV and Digital COFDM System over cable. As a pioneer in the field of delivering TV and broadcast signals for over two decades, Surbhi is equipped with the skilled manpower and a network of offices all across India.

About Exset

Exset is a Broadcast Technology and Solutions company founded in 2011 based in The Netherlands with offices in UK, Estonia and India. Exset provides software and security solutions to the television industry focusing in emerging markets where localisation, social and economic factors require a fresh approach form the traditional technology suppliers companies. We strive to provide a unique service by understanding the regional markets and working collaboratively with our customers to deliver highly tailored solutions using the latest technologies and maximizing their return on investments.

For further details, please visit http://www.exset.com/

For Further Information, please contact:

Rajesh Prothi
AbsoluteFactor
Email id: rajesh.prothi@absolutefactor.com
Mobile: +91 9810209123

Shrishti
AbsoluteFactor
Email id: shrishti@absolutefactor.com
Mobile: +91 9650187059

CryptoFirewall™ technology will help secure digital content in Set-Top Box SoC Solutions

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — January 09, 2013— Cryptography Research, Inc. (CRI), a division of Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ:RMBS) and ALi Corporation (3041 TT), a leading provider of set-top box (STB) system-on-chip (SoC) solutions, today announced that ALi has completed integration of the CRI CryptoFirewall™ security technology into its multimedia STB SOC products. The CryptoFirewall core will be available in the ALi DVB-S2, DVB-C, DVB-T2, ISDB-T, and IP STB chipsets beginning in 2013.

ALi’s new generation of SOCs address the full range of cable, satellite, terrestrial, and hybrid solutions from feature to smart STBs. The advanced CryptoFirewall security core integrated into ALi STB chipsets will provide the pay TV ecosystem with a new way to implement robust hardware security design by a leader in smart card security.

“Security is a critical requirement for digital entertainment systems, and therefore is a key focus for ALi. As a global leader in STB technology, ALi has been highly devoted to enhancing chipset security capabilities for the protection of content and pay TV assets,” said Daniel Huang, chief operating & technology officer at ALi. “By joining forces with Cryptography Research, ALi Corp.’s next generation of SoCs will combine the latest state-of-the-art security features, and can provide long-lasting solutions for our customers.”

“ALi is rapidly emerging as a developer of complete set-top box SoC solutions,” said Paul Kocher, president and chief scientist for Cryptography Research. “We are pleased to be working together with ALi to address the hardware security needs of conditional access and broadcast systems.”

The CryptoFirewall core is a self-contained ASIC security core that provides a secure hardware foundation for signal security applications. The core is designed to protect cryptographic keys and computations within a chip, even if surrounding components are compromised. The CryptoFirewall core is integrated directly into video decoding SoCs from the leading manufacturers supplying the set-top box chip market. It provides a robust and cost-effective solution that is complementary with hardware and software-based conditional access solutions, protecting against piracy of content and services.

For additional information on CryptoFirewall technology or on Cryptography Research visit www.cryptography.com.

About Cryptography Research, Inc.

Cryptography Research, Inc. (CRI), a division of Rambus Inc., is a leader in semiconductor security research and development. Established by internationally renowned cryptographer Paul Kocher, CRI develops and licenses innovative technologies in areas including tamper resistance, content protection, anti-counterfeiting, network security, and financial services. Over six billion security products are made each year under license from CRI. Security systems designed by CRI scientists and engineers protect hundreds of billions of dollars in commerce annually. Additional information is available at www.cryptography.com.

About Rambus Inc.

Rambus is the innovative technology solutions company that brings invention to market. Unleashing the intellectual power of our world-class engineers and scientists in a collaborative and synergistic way, Rambus invents, licenses and develops solutions that challenge and enable our customers to create the future. While best known for creating unsurpassed semiconductor memory architectures, Rambus is also developing world-changing products and services in security, advanced LED lighting and displays, and immersive mobile media.

HONG KONG, January 9, 2013 – With the upcoming National Human Trafficking Awareness Day this January 2013, Fashion One Network, together with Bigfoot Entertainment, will be launching Fashion One Foundation by paying respect to the day’s cause with the premiere of the controversial drama feature The Girl With No Number on satellite television.

The Fashion One Foundation mission is to raise awareness for initiatives that encourage and support creative, effective, and sustainable means of challenging poverty, human trafficking, charity aid, education and environmental awareness. It hopes to reach out to its viewers and educate them on these issues, and on the non-profit organizations within the fashion industry that are making a difference.

Fashion One Foundation will make its debut by taking part of the National Human Trafficking Awareness Day with Bigfoot Entertainment’s feature film, The Girl With No Number. The film portrays a powerful perspective on human trafficking, as it highlights one young woman’s journey and how she overcomes.

“The film showcases that human trafficking is a worldwide problem. It happens everywhere, and that is what is so disturbing and why it is crucial that we shed light on this issue. We launched Fashion One Foundation on this very day to create awareness through a medium anyone can identify with, in order to highlight and promote discussion about the issue,” Fashion One Foundation Director, Ashley Jordan explains.

The Girl With No Number follows a young Vietnamese woman named Phuong Ly who must choose between true love or an arranged marriage to a foreigner to help relieve her family from debt. She is violated, abused, and locked in the house with no hope of escape. The only ray of light is the bond she develops with the American’s young, autistic niece.

The Girl With No Number had a special screening run during the 1st Singafest Asian Film Festival as a benefit event for The Asian Professional Exchange (APEX) and The Center for the Asian Pacific Family (CPAF).

The official TV broadcast debut of The Girl With No Number will be one January 11, 2013, at 10:30pm (Asia GMT+8 / Europe except UK and Africa GMT+2), exclusively on Fashion One.

The Girl With No Number is a production of Bigfoot Entertainment with producers Kacy Andrews and Ashley Jordan, and Michael Gleissner as the director.

To learn more about Fashion One Foundation, you can visit its website at www.fashiononefoundation.com.

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About Fashion One Foundation

Fashion One Foundation is a non-profit organization comprised of fashion and entertainment professionals that are dedicated to protect human and environmental rights. With television as a medium, it hopes to create awareness to issues such as human trafficking, poverty and education.

About Bigfoot Entertainment, Inc.

Founded in 2004, Bigfoot Entertainment, Inc. is an international entertainment company producing independent films for the global marketplace. The company finances and develops feature films, documentaries and reality TV shows, many of which have received industry accolades, festival awards and have been released world-wide. Bigfoot Entertainment produces many of its projects at Bigfoot Studios, a wholly-owned subsidiary that encompasses six sound stages and on-site state-of-the-art post-production facilities.

Headquartered in Los Angeles with studios in Cebu, Philippines, Bigfoot Entertainment creates content reflecting a Hollywood foundation with a global perspective. For more information, visit www.bigfoot.com.

About Fashion One

From the world’s premier international Fashion and Entertainment channel, audiences can expect an array of world-class programming, ranging from the latest trends and insights in the fashion industry, to exotic lifestyles and fashion destinations, plus a healthy dose of the latest news from Hollywood. For more information, visit www.fashionone.com.

For media queries, please contact:

Fashion One
Carissa Chiu
carissa@fashionone.com
+852 5808 3474

January 8, 2012 – TelkomVision, a pay television arm of Telekomunikasi Indonesia, has expanded cooperation with Skyworth Digital Technology, a Chinese company that makes digital set-top boxes.

Julio Sanjaya, the head of marketing communications and advertising sales at TelkomVision, said the country’s biggest telecommunications company will work with Skyworth to produce a decoder that can provide customers with a selection of around 100 channels.

Read more at Jakarta Globe

Stockholm, 7 January 2013 – Accedo, the global market leader in TV application solutions today announced the launch of its TV Everywhere (TVE) Solution. Accedo’s TVE Solution enables Pay TV Operators and Media Companies to launch new multi screen services across a range of connected devices more quickly than ever before.

Accedo’s TVE Solution provides an integrated solution, which connects content distribution and management platforms with attractive Pay TV applications on any connected device.

• A best-in-class user experience through TV Everywhere Reference Apps available on every major device platform from Smart TVs and game consoles to tablets and mobile phones.
• Control and management of applications after launch through Accedo’s AppView™ application management product.
• Pre-integrated second screen experience, allowing full device-to-device communication and control.
• Integration interfaces with major TV Everywhere ecosystem partners.
• Social networking integration and unlimited integration possibilities with third parties from your TVE app for an enhanced user experience.
• Revenue generation possibilities with pre-integration of Accedo’s AdMediateTM an ad network management solution, which supports selected devices and markets.
• Delivery and support by Accedo’s global Professional Services and Support organization.

“Over the past years, we have deployed numerous multi-screen applications with tier 1 operators and media companies. Customers and partners have repeatedly asked us for an attractive application-centric TVE Solution with off-the-shelf high performance products. We are excited to launch this solution at CES 2013,” commented Michael Lantz, CEO, Accedo. “We believe that this will complement current products on the market and will provide the most attractive combination of time to market and solution flexibility, while at the same time fulfilling customer requirements on functionality and performance.”

Accedo will be demonstrating its TV Everywhere Solution at CES at its suite in the Venetian in Las Vegas from 8th-11th January.

About Accedo

Accedo is the market leading enabler of TV application solutions. Accedo provides applications, tools and services to media companies, consumer electronics and TV operators globally, to help them deliver the next-generation TV experience. Accedo’s cloud-based platform solutions enable customers to cost-efficiently roll out and manage application offerings and stores for multiple devices and markets.

Accedo is a privately held company founded in 2004 by telecom and media entrepreneurs Michael Lantz and Fredrik Andersson. Accedo is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden with branch offices in London, Madrid, Palo Alto, Los Angeles, Hong Kong and Sydney.

For more info, please see www.accedo.tv, Twitter: www.twitter.com/accedotv, Facebook: www.facebook.com/accedo.smarttv.

Media Contact:

Helen Weedon
Communications Manager, Accedo
+44 1570 434632
+44 7733 231922
helen.weedon@accedo.tv

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNEL PARTNERS WITH SCOTT FREE PRODUCTIONS TO PRODUCE BEST-SELLING AUTHOR BILL O’REILLY FOLLOW-UP ‘KILLING KENNEDY’

Asia, January 7, 2013 – In anticipation of the upcoming world premiere of Killing Lincoln in early 2013, National Geographic Channel announced today that the network once again will join forces with Scott Free Productions to produce a two-hour film based on “Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot,” Bill O’Reilly’s latest New York Times best-selling book with co-author Martin Dugard.

The two-hour factual drama will stay true to the narrative storytelling devices used by O’Reilly in the book, which recounts the assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy — and how a sequence of gunshots in Dallas not only killed a beloved president, but also propelled the nation into the Vietnam War and a cultural change.

“The common parallels between Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy are astonishing, with both assassinations profoundly changing the nation during crucial moments in its history. It made perfect sense that my follow-up to Lincoln would naturally lead to Kennedy,” said author Bill O’Reilly. “While Kennedy’s assassination continues to garner many conspiracy theories, our story is based on facts, some that haven’t been publicly known. And with National Geographic Channel and Scott Free once again at the helm, I have the utmost trust and faith that they will bring the story of Kennedy and Camelot to life.”

Production on the two-hour television event will begin this spring, combining rare historical insights and archives with dramatic and emotionally engaging storytelling in the signature style of the Scott brothers. Casting news will be announced shortly.

The special will premiere globally on the National Geographic Channel in 171 countries and 38 languages.

“Collaborating with National Geographic on Bill O’Reilly’s follow-up was an easy decision. They share the same passion of storytelling, willing to take creative leaps and risks to keep viewers entertained to tell the provocative story of Kennedy’s last days, a pivotal and historic moment,” said Ridley Scott.

About ‘Killing Kennedy':

More than a million readers have thrilled to Bill O’Reilly’s Killing Lincoln, the page-turning work of nonfiction about the shocking assassination that changed the course of American history. Now the anchor of The O’Reilly Factor recounts in gripping detail the brutal murder of John Fitzgerald Kennedy—and how a sequence of gunshots on a Dallas afternoon not only killed a beloved president but also sent the nation into the cataclysmic division of the Vietnam War and its culture-changing aftermath.

In January 1961, as the Cold War escalates, John F. Kennedy struggles to contain the growth of Communism while he learns the hardships, solitude, and temptations of what it means to be president of the United States. Along the way he acquires a number of formidable enemies, among them Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, Cuban dictator Fidel Castro, and Alan Dulles, director of the Central Intelligence Agency. In addition, powerful elements of organized crime have begun to talk about targeting the president and his brother, Attorney General Robert Kennedy.

In the midst of a 1963 campaign trip to Texas, Kennedy is gunned down by an erratic young drifter named Lee Harvey Oswald. The former Marine Corps sharpshooter escapes the scene, only to be caught and shot dead while in police custody.

The events leading up to the most notorious crime of the twentieth century are almost as shocking as the assassination itself. Killing Kennedy chronicles both the heroism and deceit of Camelot, bringing history to life in ways that will profoundly move the reader. This may well be the most talked about book of the year.

About Bill O’Reilly:

Bill O’Reilly is the anchor of “The O’Reilly Factor,” the highest-rated cable news show in the US. He also writes a syndicated newspaper column and is the author of several number-one best-selling books. He is perhaps the most talked-about political commentator in America.

About Scott Free Productions:

Scott Free Productions was formed in 1995 and is the film and television production vehicle of acclaimed film directors: brothers Ridley and Tony Scott. Scott Free Television produces the Emmy® and Golden Globe®-nominated, Peabody acclaimed drama, The Good Wife for CBS which is currently enjoying its fourth season, and the eight-hour adaptation of World Without End, Ken Follett’s international best-seller featuring Cynthia Nixon, Ben Chaplin and Miranda Richardson on Reelz. Scott Free also produced the recent four-hour adaptation of Robin Cook’s Coma for A&E, starring Geena Davis, James Woods, Richard Dreyfuss and Ellen Burstyn, the Emmy® and Golden Globe®-nominated mini-series The Pillars of The Earth for Starz, the hit CBS show NUMB3RS, which ran for six seasons, the Emmy®-nominated mini-series The Andromeda Strain, starring Benjamin Bratt and Viola Davis, also for A&E, as well as the Golden Globe® nominated The Company for TNT featuring Michael Keaton and Alfred Molina.

Productions in prep for 2013 include the film event Reykjavik, starring Michael Douglas as Ronald Reagan and Christoph Waltz as Mikhail Gorbachev, about the historic meeting between the two leaders which instigated the end of the Cold War; Klondike, Discovery Channel’s first ever scripted mini-series, based on Charlotte Gray’s book, about six strangers’ fight for survival and wealth in a small, frontier boom town; and, for Showtime, The Vatican from Oscar® nominated writer Paul Attanasio, a modern-day political thriller, with Ridley Scott at the helm of his first-ever television pilot.

In addition to scripted fare, Scott Free has firmly established its nonfiction presence by producing the epic Emmy®-winning documentary Gettysburg for History Channel, and the upcoming documentary Killing Lincoln for National Geographic Channel.

Scott Free has offices in Los Angeles and London in conjunction with RSA Films, one of the world’s largest and most successful commercial production houses.

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About National Geographic Channels International

National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) inspires viewers through its smart, innovative programming that questions what we know, how we view the world and what drives us forward. A business enterprise owned by National Geographic Ventures and FOX Entertainment Group, NGCI contributes to the National Geographic Society’s commitment to exploration, conservation and education through its six channels: National Geographic Channel, National Geographic Channel HD, Nat Geo Wild, Nat Geo Wild HD, Nat Geo Adventure and Nat Geo Music.

Globally, National Geographic Channel (including NGC U.S., which is a joint venture of NGV and Fox Cable Networks Group) is available in more than 440 million homes in 171 countries and 38 languages.

For more information, please visit www.natgeotv.com .

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FOX International Channels (FIC) is News Corporation’s international multi-media business. We develop, produce and distribute 350 wholly- and majority-owned entertainment, factual, sports and movie channels across Latin America, Europe, Asia and Africa, in 37 languages. These networks and their related mobile, non-linear and high-definition extensions reach over 1.1 billion households worldwide. We also operate a global online advertising unit .FOX (“dot-fox”) specialized in online video and display, and four TV production houses.

In Asia, FIC operates or distributes 33 channel brands, including the FOX, STAR and National Geographic brands, with over 100 feeds across 14 markets, As the leading pay-TV network in the region, FIC reaches more than 550 million cumulative subscribers across Asia Pacific and the Middle East with offices in Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, India, Australia, New Zealand and the UAE. For more information, please visit www.foxinternationalchannels.com.

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