1 July 2014
More than 180 million Indonesians will go to the polls on 9 July to elect the country’s seventh President. Who will succeed outgoing President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono? Will it be the former governor of Jakarta, Joko Widodo, or ex-general Prabowo Subianto.
Channel NewsAsia programmes, Insight and Primetime Asia, will bring viewers exclusive specials on the election for the Indonesia President.
Insight – Indonesia’s Next President
One a political newcomer with small business credentials. The other a wealthy former Special Forces general and former son-in-law of Indonesia’s strongman Suharto. The hugely popular Joko Widodo or Jokowi, who comes across as a humble and approachable leader, will come up against Prabowo Subianto, who has been campaigning hard on his perceived attributes as a tough and decisive leader in a two-horse race.
Will Jokowi’s combined strength of 4 parties with 40% of the votes be able to take on Subianto, who has amassed a formidable coalition of 6 parties with a combined strength of 49% of the votes? Who will Indonesians pick as their next leader?
Insight goes to several provinces in Indonesia to meet several key political personalities from the respective parties, former military men, analysts, the kingmakers as well as citizens to understand the preferences of the Indonesian voters ahead of the polls on 9 July.
Insight – Indonesia’s Next Presidentwill be shown at the following times:
Thursday, 3 July 2014, 8pm (SIN/HK/MNL time)
Encore telecasts
Thursday, 3 July, 1am
Friday, 4 July, 6pm
Friday, 4 July, 5am
Saturday, 5 July, 1pm
Primetime Asia – Indonesia Votes
This 2-hour special edition of Primetime Asia will deliver an indepth analysis of the latest election results with expert analysis. Channel NewsAsia’s team of correspondents will report “live” from Indonesia, updating on the results as they come in.
Primetime Asia – Indonesia Votes will be shown:
Wednesday, 9 July 2014, 7pm (SIN/HK/MNL time)
Updates, news articles and videos pertaining to the Indonesian Presidential Elections are exclusively available on http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/indonesiaelections
19 June 2014
Channel NewsAsia has launched a nation-wide school competition – Days of Rage – Digital Media Competition. The competition, a collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Student Development Curriculum Division, is held from end May 2014 as part of efforts to celebrate Singapore’s 50th year of independence in 2015.
Students from various institutions in Singapore are invited to create a video based on themes and characters seen in the channel’s highly acclaimed series, Days of Rage. Entries should show how one key character featured in the Days of Rage programme would act in today’s context, and the impact it could have on the community.
The 5-part series was first telecast on the channel from January 2014, and the adapted versions in Chinese, Malay and Tamil were subsequently shown on the respective MediaCorp mass entertainment channels. Vice President of International Productions at Channel NewsAsia Network Programming and Promotions, Ms Mok Choy Lin, says, “Days of Rage is one of our top notch documentary programmes that has been very well received from all quarters since it was first telecast. Shot with some of the highest production values, it is not only very entertaining as a TV programme, but historically instructive as well. The Ministry of Education has found the series useful in educating the youths about Singapore’s History and we want to use it to kindle interest among the young about the iconic moments in Singapore’s past and to stimulate thought on some of the events and issues. We are also planning an encore telecast of the series from 1st July 2014.”
The competition is open to all secondary school, Junior College, ITE and Polytechnic students and deadline for submission is end July. The winning entry will win a cash prize of S$1,000 and will be showcased on the Days of Rage microsite on channelnewsasia.com. (Source: Press release)
22 May 2014
Leading regional broadcaster, Channel NewsAsia, announces that it intends to open a new bureau in Vietnam. This will be the channel’s 14th bureau in Asia, following the launch of the Yangon bureau in January 2014 in Myanmar. The bureau will increase Channel NewsAsia’s ability to cover the region’s developments more comprehensively, reporting from the ground with credibility and authenticity.
Ms Debra Soon, Managing Director of Channel NewsAsia says, “Vietnam, particularly Ho Chi Minh City, is a fast growing and vibrant business hub. Having a ground presence there will allow us to uncover business opportunities, look at companies and developments, and beyond business, report on how a new generation of Vietnamese see themselves and the rest of Asia. We have been covering South East Asia well for the past 15 years, it’s time to go even further and beef up our ability to cover the IndoChina region even better, a mass of over 220 million people in Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos.”
Ms Soon made the announcement at Channel NewsAsia’s Vietnam Business Insights in Ho Chi Minh City today.
The channel’s premier regional business forum gathered expert speakers and international corporate leaders to discuss the new growth model for sustainable development in Vietnam. Delegates shared views on “Redefining Sustainable Business Growth for Vietnam”, with a look at how the transformation of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and the private sector need to drive growth in the country.
Panel speaker and CEO of Ho Chi Minh Securities, Mr Johan Nyvene, said “Vietnam has re-emerged from global economic challenges and has rewarded savvy investors with good opportunities. Channel NewsAsia’s Vietnam Business Insights provides an excellent ’insider’s look’ at local issues.”
Leading Vietnam economist, Dr Le Dang Doanh, noted the strong economic outlook for the country, with international financial institutions forecasting a stable annual GDP growth rate at 5.6 – 5.7% in the coming years. But he said there remain other challenges.
CEO of KPMG Vietnam and Cambodia, Mr Warrick Cleine, said “sustainable growth will not occur without a robust corporate sector. There’s a real need for local companies to step up their service levels to be competitive.”
The panel discussion today is facilitated by the channel’s award-winning business journalist and presenter, Ms Lin Xue Ling.
About Vietnam Business Insights
Business Insights is a regional series of Channel NewsAsia’s CEO leadership seminars, aimed at establishing linkages across Asia by promoting the understanding of the business climate and practices in the host country.
Hosted in Ho Chi Minh City over two days on 21st and 22nd May 2014, the event kicked-off with a corporate golf challenge at Long Thanh Golf Club, attended by more than 100 participants.
Highlights of Vietnam Business Insights – Redefining Sustainable Business Growth for Vietnam will be broadcast on Channel NewsAsia on 5 June 2014.
The Business Insights series has been hosted in Jakarta, Bangkok, Yangon, Singapore and Ho Chi Minh City. It will next travel to Kuala Lumpur in September 2014. (Source: Press release)
22 April 2014
Channel NewsAsia programmes have been honoured with 12 awards at two prestigious international and film contests over the last fortnight. It won two gold, three silver and four bronze World Medals at the 2014 New York Festivals International Television & Film Awards; and at the 2014 WorldMediaFestival in Hamburg, it took one gold and two silver Intermedia-globe Awards.
2014 New York Festivals International Television & Film Awards
The New York Festivals International Television & Film Awards, now in its 57th year, announced its winners on 8 April at its annual gala in Las Vegas. A jury comprising members of award-winning industry experts gave the top honours to 9 of Channel NewsAsia’s programmes, amidst competition from 35 countries.
Channel Newsasia’s wins are as follows:
• Gold World Medal -Silent Screams
(Best Investigative Report)
• Gold World Medal -Living In The Shadows
(Human Interest)
• Silver World Medal -China Close-Up -Free Lunch
(Best Direction)
• Silver World Medal -China Close-Up -Fat Camp
(Best Editing)
• Silver World Medal -China Close-Up
(Social Issues)
• Bronze World Medal -Factory Towns
(Community Portraits)
• Bronze World Medal -Silent Screams
(Current Affairs)
• Bronze World Medal -Silent Screams
(Human Concerns)
• Bronze World Medal -Boomtown Asia – Japan
(Science & Technology)
Six of the channel’s programmes are also awarded finalist status:
• IT Figures: Preoccupation With Population – for Best Editing
• IT Figures: Rags to Riches – for Best Public Affairs Program
• Crossroads: Dutiful Donkeys – for Community Portraits
• China Close-Up: Free Lunch – for Human Concerns
• Get Rea!: Point Blank – for Social Issues
• China Close-Up – Free Lunch – for Community Portraits
2014 WorldMedia Festival
In addition to the accolades at the New York Festivals, Channel NewsAsia also took home awards from the 2014 WorldMedia Festival. A total of nearly 700 entries were submitted from 35 nations for this competition which honours and celebrates excellent solutions in corporate film, television, web, web TV and print productions. The awards will be presented in Hamburg on 14 May.
Channel NewsAsia’s wins are:
• Intermedia-globe GOLD – TILT’s Channel NewsAsia’s Channel Branding Promo – Clarity (Haze) (Station Image Promotion)
• Intermedia-globe SILVER – Surviving Haiyan
(Global Issues)
• Intermedia-globe SILVER – Insight Special – The Plight of Indian Farmers
(Society & Social Issues)
Ms Debra Soon, Managing Director, Channel NewsAsia says: “It is an incredible honour to be recognized by our peers and industry experts internationally, and we are proud to work with the best media professionals in Asia, to tell the stories of Asia. These programmes have helped us highlight the uncomfortable truth of society in investigative programmes, such as Living in the Shadows and Silent Screams, but we’ve also told stories about progress and success, such as IT Figures, China Close-Up and Boomtown and highlighted Asia’s challenges along the way in a nuanced and insightful manner. We truly believe in helping the world to Understand Asia, and our partnerships in industry, here in Singapore and the region, have helped us produce quality content for the world. As the channel celebrates its 15th anniversary this year, with a refreshed programming grid and on-air look, we will continue to raise the quality of our productions to tell the story of Asia to the world. ”
Channel NewsAsia has also been awarded other industry accolades over the last 6 months, by PromaxBDA Asia, Asiavision, The Association for International Broadcasting, and the Securities Investors Association of Singapore.
(Source: Press release)
31 March 2014
Regional broadcaster Channel NewsAsia launches an all-new SMS news alert service in Malaysia. Offered in collaboration with mobile telecommunication service provider, U Mobile, the SMS alert allows subscribers to receive timely and accurate news content from Channel NewsAsia.
This new initiative with U Mobile seeks to become a key platform for Malaysians to be updated on regional and breaking news, and to actively engage viewers of Channel NewsAsia in Malaysia.
Subscribers can receive three categories of news – World, Business and Asia Pacific – in compact 152-character text messages. A much touted feature is a shortened link which directs subscribers to the full news article on Channel NewsAsia’s website. This is a new element that is not known to be currently offered by other SMS news alert providers in Malaysia.
Mr Woon Chuk Chan, Vice President of Channel NewsAsia’s Distribution and Marketing says, “We are delighted to have a vibrant partner in U Mobile for this SMS news alert service. We now live in a dynamic Asia, where the political and economic landscape is fast evolving. Channel NewsAsia has been providing quick, accurate and in-depth reports for the past 15 years in the region, and this new service is a must-have add-on for the modern business and decision makers who are constantly on-the-go.”
Commenting on the collaboration, Ms. Jasmine Lee, U Mobile’s Director of Marketing says, “Enriching interactive content for mobile platforms is the way to go to better engage today’s consumers, in-line with the exponential increase of smartphone penetration and adoption in Malaysia. Our partnership with Channel NewsAsia will provide our customers the latest news updates within the region from a different perspective, which will add value to their mobile experience with U Mobile, aside from the high quality mobile services priced at market-best rates.”
First-time subscribers can enjoy a free first month trial. Users can dial *118*4*1# to find out more about the service, or log on to the following websites for more details: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/mobilenews/sms
https://www.facebook.com/ChannelNewsAsia
Channel NewsAsia has been providing an English SMS news alert service in Singapore for over a decade since 2003. It also launched a Mandarin SMS news alert service just three months ago in December 2013. (Source: Press release)
