Month: March 2022

History Channel Asia is launching its first original podcast on Astro Radio Malaysia’s SYOK App.‘History On Our Plate’ reveals unique and compelling stories behind many local favourite and nostalgic dishes across states and cultures. This podcast series will be available exclusively in Malaysia on the SYOK website and app from March 18.Co-hosted by Hitz FM announcers Keanu Azman and Ili Ruzanna, the podcast will take listeners on an immersive audio journey exploring the distinctiveness of local food while increasing awareness and interest about the backgrounds of these dishes.The 10 episodes of ‘History On Our Plate’ include:
Episode 1 : Nasi Kandar with Anwar Hadi, food vlogger
Episode 2 : Kopitiam Culture with Andrew Lee, founder of VCR Cafe
Episode 3 : Laksa with Anis Nabilah, celebrity chef
Episode 4 : Mamak Culture with Kyle Jacob, SYOK talent
Episode 5 : Cendol with Sue Lynn ‘Bangsar Babe’, lifestyle blogger
Episode 6 : Viral Foods with Ceddy, food vlogger
Episode 7 : Street Burgers with Chin Ren Yi, founder of MyBurgerLab
Episode 8 : Nostalgic Brands with Prem Shanker, Mix FM radio announcer
Episode 9 : Malaysian Brands with Ili Sulaiman, TV personality
Episode 10 : International Brands with Rod Monteiro, Lite FM radio announcer
Kenny Ong, CEO, Astro Radio, said: “We are excited to expand our podcast library to offer more relevant content catered to local audiences while featuring various popular local talents across industries. As we embark on this collaboration with A+E Networks for our first joint podcast series, we look forward to a robust partnership for a wider range of quality content in the audio realm.”“We are building on the tremendous initial success of A+E Networks in the US as an originator of compelling original audio content. True to our storytelling DNA, we’ll seek to illuminate local perspectives and stories for local audiences in this part of the world and also bring those to the world through international distribution,” said Saugato Banerjee, Managing Director of A+E Networks, Asia. […]

Reporters from Pajhwok Afghan News have won awards from two different media associations in the country.Afghanistan Journalists’ Center (AFJC) awarded four top journalists with Afghanistan Journalist of the Year Awards at a ceremony organized by the Afghan Journalists Association in Kabul on March 16.Farhad Behrooz, deputy head of the association, said that top journalists of the year were Pajhwok Afghan News correspondent Qutbuddin Kouhi, TOLO News correspondent Sedaqat Ghorang, Hasht-i-Subh reporter Hasibaullah and AFP correspondent Aref Karimi.Afghanistan Journalists and Media Organisations Federation (AJMOF) has named Pajhwok Afghan News’ Ahmad Sohaib Hasrat the Best Investigative Reporter and Farog Tarin as the Best News Agency Reporter for 2022.The announcement came on the eve of National Journalist Day celebrated annually on March 18.AJMOF Head Mohammad Gul Geran said that a competition in this regard was launched one month ago in which 400 reporters from all over the country participated. […]

The French audio equipment manufacturer Digigram has announced the signature of a distribution agreement with the Italian broadcasting solutions leader AxelTech.Effective immediately, Singapore-based Digigram Asia Pte Ltd. is appointed distributor for AxelTech’s Falcon audio processors, Macrotel telephone hybrids and Oxygen Digital mixers ranges over the Asia Pacific region. Except for Japan and Vietnam, Digigram becomes the exclusive distributor of the Italian products.Digigram Asia Pte Ltd already covers the APAC region as a distributor of Digigram, Auvitran and Barix audio solutions and equipment.“The addition of AxelTech products to our portfolio is a significant move for Digigram as we are now capable to address our customers with full scale, high-end solutions for their broadcasting and studio needs” states Singapore-based Nancy Diaz Curiel, Digigram’s Director of Sales, Marketing and Communications.Enrico Vaccari, AxelTech’s Director of Sales adds: “We are very excited to partner with Digigram to open new opportunities. AxelTech solutions will benefit from their broad coverage of the Asia Pacific territory, and the Singapore office providing expertise and support is a great asset to assist customers in achieving their broadcast projects”. […]