1 October 2013
Regional broadcaster Channel NewsAsia has launched a leading multi-platform
project that would be a foremost reference and solution for aspiring entrepreneurs, fledgling innovators and business owners.
Called Start-UP, the project will see a TV series of four episodes of factual entertainment that tracks the journey of 8 finalists with start-up ideas for businesses. They would pitch for seed funding worth more than S$2 million. Two illustrious Venture Capitalists, Mr Leslie Loh of Red Dot Ventures, and Mr Eddie Chau of TNF Ventures , would take them through the processes of seeking private capital, traps and pitfalls, and also other dynamics of the deal making world. The finalists would be mentored and their ideas tested and incubated over 8 weeks. Mr Loh once said, “Unless your idea or product delivers significantly better value propositions than the leading competitor in your space, you will not win.” Original web content will also be produced and showcased on the Start-UP website, www.thestartup.asia. This web content will capture intriguing insights and unique perspectives of the start up and venture capitalist landscape. This digital site, launched on 1st October 2013, is a long-term feature that serves the community of start-ups and investor to engage likeminded people for every question and answer. It provides
exciting new information, innovation trends, articles, resources and activities for this group of entrepreneurs. Many potential partners have already shown interest in working with the channel on this digital website.
Mr Yong Chung Jin, Assistant Vice President, Channel NewsAsia Marketing, says, “Channel NewsAsia is pushing boundaries in its engagement of viewers and partners. With its established editorial business content on TV and online, the channel is looking to further build on this environment by launching a project that spots and nurtures budding businessmen and innovators, and also inspires business owners and investor. We have
the platforms, including the “go-to” website which aggregates information and activities for the whole spectrum of entrepreneurship, and to make it a systematic and convenient stop for networking and matching of needs.” This project is founded on a comprehensive survey designed and implemented in partnership with the channel’s knowledge partner, Deloitte, over a period of two months. It essentially established the notion of “What do you
think it takes to be an entrepreneur?” – the profile of the would-be or current businessmen, what are their priorities in their ventures, their background traits and their specific outlook on businesses. The analytics helped shaped the direction and emphasis of the project to make it relevant and useful for the participants and the Venture Capitalists.
Mr Philip Yuen, CEO, Deloitte Singapore said, “We see Start-UP as a bold and dynamic long-term project based on a firm foundation of market survey of practitioners and anyone looking for a break to do business. Channel NewsAsia has applied the complete treatment, starting with a serious basic first step of researching on the background, the hopes and psyche of entrepreneurs, and generating a multi-pronged outreach via TV and online. We certainly look forward to seeing startup seekers, investors and venture capitalists using this valuable resource to help address business challenges, or just to network.”
Start-UP is now calling for entries for its TV series. The details are on the website www.thestartup.asia.
28 May 2013
Channel NewsAsia has launched its new app for Android smartphone and tablet devices as part of the channel’s commitment to delivering news content to consumers. This new app replaces the current version with enhanced features.
On top of the improved intuitive navigation for content, users can submit news leads and photos; and personalise the way they want to read the articles, by choosing either the list or grid view.
Users can bookmark stories for up to three days or download for offline reading when they are likely to have limited or no internet access. The app features a real-time news ticker, video clips of news reports, location-based weather forecasts and a TV guide listing where users can set reminders for favourite shows on Channel NewsAsia.
The channel had introduced its universal iOS app and Windows 8 app last year. With the new Android app, news stories and video clips from Channel NewsAsia are now available on even more mobile devices.
Yeo Hock Lin, Vice President of Channel NewsAsia’s E-News, says “In this connected age, the new Android app will provide even more consumers with a powerful platform to keep on top of breaking news while they are on the go. Their experience to stay connected would be a pleasant one with features like a real-time ticker display, better customisation and interactivity.”
The native Android experience for mobile and tablet was created by software and services partner CYCLONE. Their Chief Executive, Sarah Doery, says, “With the tremendous growth of Android devices in Singapore and the wider region over the past year, a native Android experience is a must for any media owner serious about engaging their connected audience.”
The Channel NewsAsia Android app can be downloaded from http://www.channelnewsasia.com/android or https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.channelnewsasia
The earlier Android app will be removed from the stores within three months.
About Channel NewsAsia
Channel NewsAsia Singapore was established in March 1999 by MediaCorp, and is an English language Asian TV News channel. Positioned to “Understand Asia”, it reports on global developments with Asian perspectives. Channel NewsAsia brings viewers not only the latest news but also the stories behind the headlines. Based in Singapore, it has correspondents in major Asian cities and key Western ones, including New York, Washington D.C, London and Brussels.
The channel is complemented by an online presence at channelnewsasia.com, and social media services like Facebook, Youtube and Twitter.
Channel NewsAsia (International), was launched in September 2000. It is now viewed in 24 territories across Asia with its satellite footprint stretching across the Middle East, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Northeast Asia and Australia.
Channel NewsAsia’s other key business is the production of news and current affairs content in four languages, English, Malay, Tamil and Chinese. This content is produced for MediaCorp’s television and online platforms, such as mass entertainment Channels 5, 8, U, and niche language channels, Suria and Vasantham. MediaCorp is Singapore’s leading media company with the most complete range of platforms, spanning television, radio, newspapers, magazines, movies, digital and out-of-home media.
www.channelnewsasia.com.
23 April 2013
Campaigning for Malaysia’s 13th General Election has started in earnest. The parties and independents are out to win the hearts of some 13 million voters eligible to decide on the government of the day on 5th May 2013, .
Channel NewsAsia’s teams are reporting on developments from the ground daily. Viewers will also be given highlights, analysis and background to the politics in Malaysia as the campaigning period gets underway.
Track the news on Channel NewsAsia’s Facebook (facebook.com/channelnewsasia), Twitter ( @channelnewsasia) and online at www.channelnewsasia.com/malaysiadecides.
The Malaysian election specials are telecast on Channel NewsAsia at the following times:
Two Visions, One State: An Insight Special
Thursday, 25th April, 8-8.30pm (Sin/HK/Mnl)
Politics in Malaysia has always been seen through the prism of race. Today, 40 years on, the race-based formula has come under threat by a coalition of opposition parties which has chosen to champion the rights of those in need irrespective of race. Which of these competing visions will win?
Perspectives: Malaysia Decides
Sunday, 28th April, 8-9pm (Sin/HK/Mnl)
A two year election campaign comes down to the wire in Malaysia. How do the various contenders plan to tackle corruption, economic development and the issue of race? Perspectives put these questions to key politicians from the different political parties.
Agents of Change: An Insight Special
Thursday, 2nd May, 8-8.30pm (Sin/HK/Mnl)
The Youth, Social Media and Civic organizations were instrumental in dealing a severe blow to the ruling Barisan Nasional government in the last 2008 general election when it lost its two thirds parliamentary majority for the first time since 1969. As Malaysia braces for its 13th general election, will these agents of change continue to cost the BN crucial votes at the next polls?
Malaysia Decides: Results
Sunday, 5th May, from 8pm (Sin/HK/Mnl)
Over 13 million voters cast their ballots in one of Malaysia’s most intense election races. Catch the latest results and the analysis in this special programme.
26 March 2013
Leaders of key global businesses are converging in Singapore on 26 March 2013 to share strategies at the first Channel NewsAsia Luminary Leadership Forum. The event is a meeting of minds of top industry and thought leaders and practitioners to share advice on innovative solutions to overcome complex market challenges.
They will be addressing an invitation-only delegation of international executives at the Fullerton Hotel. Teymoor Nabili, veteran journalist and host of Channel NewsAsia’s flagship programme, Business Central, will facilitate the two sessions with influential leaders on the panels.
Leadership Forum Panel Members
The Speakers will deliberate on Making the Case for Change. Eminent panellists include Mr Manoj Menon, Partner and Asia Pacific Managing Director of Frost and Sullivan, Mr Emirsyah Satar, President and CEO of Garuda Indonesia, Mr Johan Nyvene, Chief Executive Officer of Hochiminh City Securities Corporation, Mr Valerio Nannini, Managing Director of Nestle Singapore and Professor Arnoud De Meyer, President of the Singapore Management University.
The second session will look into Going Green: Innovative Solutions. The panellists are Ms Aida Greenbury, Managing Director of Sustainability and Stakeholder Engagement of Asia Pulp & Paper Group, Mr Dean Draper, Managing Director of the Asean sub-region of BASF, Mr Joshua Soh, Managing Director of CISCO (Singapore and Brunei), Mr Budiarsa Sastrawinata, Managing Director of Ciputra Group and President of International Urban Development Association (INTA) and Mr Philippe Arsonneau, Senior Vice President of Schneider Electric (Asia Pacific and Japan).
Ms Debra Soon, Managing Director of Channel NewsAsia said, “We’re privileged to have these very experienced practitioners bring us up to date on best practices in an interactive and open discussion. Their valuable experiences make compelling case studies, whether it is about making changes or turning a business burden into profit. The channel’s forte is in presenting a better understanding of Asia, and this platform we provide is part of its contribution to raising the intellectual capital across industries and cultures in Asia.”
Luminary Awards Gala Dinner
The Leadership Forum is organised alongside the channel’s premier Luminary Awards Gala, held on the same evening on 26 March 2013 at the Fullerton Hotel. The Luminary Awards recognises the success stories in entrepreneurship, and this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award is conferred on Dr Hc. Ir. Ciputra, Founder and Chairman of the Ciputra Group in Indonesia. Dr Ciputra is a prominent tycoon in the country’s property business for more than 40 years. He will share his insights on entrepreneurship at the Awards Gala Dinner. The dialogue will be recorded for a special programme to be telecast later on Channel NewsAsia.
The honours in the other three categories – the Innovation, Green and Future Business Luminary Awards – are firms and individuals who represent the pillars of Asia’s economic development in the areas of innovation, environmental sustainability and entrepreneurial spirit and leadership. They were selected from a field of highly qualified potentials after being scrutinised by an illustrious jury panel.
A member of the jury, Mr Valerio Nannini, Managing Director of Nestle Singapore Pte Ltd, commented, “I think it should inspire other people that are looking to the Luminary Awards, to try to do their best and improve themselves.”
The Awards will be announced at the Gala Dinner attended by more than 200 business leaders and top executives from different quarters of society.
21 January 2013
Regional broadcaster, Channel NewsAsia, opens the year with “live” news 24/7, a new look and new programmes to help viewers better “Understand Asia”.
The ambitious expansion plan encompasses significant boosts to its programming line-up, and investments in new bureaus and facilities across Asia. This will enable the channel to produce more original content and news stories for the additional hours of “live” broadcasting, 24 hours a day, up from the current 20 hours.
Channel NewsAsia’s Managing Director, Ms Debra Soon says, “As the locus of the world economy shifts towards Asia, we believe we are well-positioned to deliver what we’ve been doing daily since 1999, and help audiences around the world better Understand Asia. We have made substantial investments to provide more business content about Asia, from Asia. We intend to increase our lead in covering South East Asia better than other broadcasters operating here, and we will cover South Asia better. This is all part of the drive to deliver insightful documentaries and programmes for viewers, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.”
Channel NewsAsia’s relaunch was celebrated with a Champagne Lunch today with the channel’s partners and friends at its new Marina Bay Studio. Simultaneous parties were also held in Mumbai, India and Hong Kong to mark this milestone occasion.
Increased news & business content and documentaries
The channel is meeting its competitors head-on in the 24-hour news cycle. Business news at prime time is more than doubled. A new one-hour financial programme, Business Central, airs at 8pm. It will feature key stories from the region’s financial hubs – Singapore, Mumbai, Hong Kong and Shanghai – and give viewers insights into daily developments in other key world financial centres, from our bureaus in London and New York.
Day-time market reports and key interviews will be conducted out of Channel NewsAsia’s latest facility in the Marina Bay Financial Centre, at the heart of Singapore’s new financial district. The Marina Bay Studio will be featured during a new one-hour lunchtime show, Asia Connect, which will bring together the market action from every trading day in Mumbai, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Singapore and keep viewers on the pulse of Asia. This state-of-the-art studio is a result of the collaboration with leading bank in Asia, DBS Bank.
News content is increased by more than one-third. A daily additional newsbelt called News Pulse, from 12mn to 6am, tracks world developments overnight for Asia, with breaking news from the US and Europe. This will be followed by a new start to Asia’s day, with First Look Asia, from 6am.
With a line-up of new programmes interspersed throughout the channel, viewers are given an uninterrupted flow of news through the day:
(1) First Look Asia – 6am to 7am
(2) News Now – 9am, 10am, 11am, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm, 5pm
(3) Asia Connect – 12noon to 1pm
(4) Singapore Connect @ 6 – 6pm (Only on Channel NewsAsia, Singapore)
(5) Business Central – 8pm to 9pm
(6) Business Singapore – 10:30pm
(7) News Pulse – 12mn, 1am, 2am, 3am, 5am
Beyond the news, Channel NewsAsia is raising the depth of content about Asia with nearly 30 percent more hours of current affairs programmes focused on the dynamism and progress of Asia. An example is Power List Asia, which looks at the core of Asian success stories through interviews with top CEOs and tycoons; Extraordinary Asians profiles the exceptional Asians who inspire the community by contributing in extraordinary ways; and Boomtown Asia offers a preview of what Asian cities of the future might look like and what is being done now to help make existing cities sustainable, liveable and future-proof. [Please refer to Annex 2 for synopses of more upcoming current affairs programmes and documentaries.]
New branding & on-air look
The launch is marked by the channel’s new branding and on-air look. “To be the Voice of Asian Progress” describes Channel NewsAsia’s unique positioning of capturing the exclusive stories unfolding in the region in all its diversity. The fresh graphics and colours reflect the channel’s celebration of the dynamism and energy in Asia, while the channel will stay true to its mission of helping viewers “Understand Asia”.
All platforms
In such a dynamic environment, consumers would expect to have information whenever and wherever they are. Channel NewsAsia is already available via the iPhone, iPad and Android Apps. Its Android App will have enhanced features when relaunched later this year. The channel is also streamed “live” on both Channel NewsAsia (url: channelnewsasia.com ) and Livestation
(url: livestation.com/en/cna_en) websites. It has entered into a strategic partnership with YouTube to provide even better quality services for viewers.
Marketing initiatives
On the marketing front, Channel NewsAsia has launched a series of initiatives in the region, such as the partnership for the CEO World Forum held in Ho Chi Minh City on 11 January 2013. In March 2013, the channel is taking its discussion programme, Perspectives, on the road in Jakarta. To be recorded on location “live”, a high-level panel has been invited to discuss the topic of “Indonesia Rising”. Speakers include Dr. M. Chatib Basri, Chairman of Indonesia’s Investment
Coordinating Board; Emirsyah Satar, President and CEO of Garuda Indonesia; Stefan Koeberle, the World Bank’s Country Director for
Indonesia and Karen Agustiawan, President Director and CEO of Indonesia’s Pertamina. The channel will launch more of such initiatives, like the Luminary Awards Forum in Singapore at the end of March.
