01 Aug 2008 - Hey, What's The Big Idea? 08 Aug 2008 - Primeworks Plans To Bring Local Talents To... 14 Aug 2008 - Primeworks tawar hadiah RM80,000 18 Aug 2008 - Primeworks Studios - Mampukah Memasarkan Produk Malaysia? 02 Sep 2008 - What's Your Big TV Idea 12 Sep 2008 - Media Prima unit to liven up content Hey, What's The Big Idea? Petaling Jaya, 01 August 2008 - How does RM80,000 sound to you? Pretty good, considering it’s what you could be paid for your big TV idea. Media Prima is kicking off the “What’s Your Big TV Idea?” competition this month under its TV production arm, Primeworks Studios (PWS). Based on originality, innovation and entertainment value; twenty finalists will be shortlisted to pitch to their ideas to PWS’s board of ‘Seriously Big Bosses’ (management and executives from all Media Prima network stations) and each will automatically receive RM3,000. The one that gets the final nod from the ‘Big Bosses’ will pick up an extra RM20,000. Not only that, the winner gets an instant foot in the entertainment industry door. The winner’s idea will be further developed and will eventually go into production - his/her name will appear under ‘Based on the Original Idea by…’ during the credits of the programme. “What we want out of this competition is to get people to start thinking again! Good TV comes from good ideas and we're giving a platform for anyone to offer up their ideas for a chance to be heard and we'll acknowledge (credit) you for it,” says Marini Ramlan, Manager, Content Development, Primeworks Studios. The closing date for submissions is 14 September. So hurry up and get your ideas heard by heading to www.bigidea.com.my for more information on how to enter. Back to top Primeworks Plans To Bring Local Talents To Greater Heights Petaling Jaya, 08 August 2008 - Primeworks Studios Sdn Bhd, which handles production works for TV3, ntv7, 8TV, TV9 and Grand Brilliance Sdn Bhd was officially launched today with plans to bring local creativity to greater heights. Its chief operating officer Farisha Pawanteh said Primeworks is a fully owned but independent subsidiary of Media Prima Bhd (MPB) and its role includes consolidating MPB's in-house production operations, creating content for TV3, ntv7, 8TV, TV9 and Grand Brilliance Sdn Bhd. Primeworks wants to act as a catalyst for the Malaysian TV and movie production industry by bringing them to a better level through the creation of new opportunities, she told reporters after the launching of Primeworks Studios Sdn Bhd today. Other plans include developing the quality of local content to a level where it can be exported to the world market while creating new opportunities for local producers, she said. Farisha said they will be also making investments to ensure that the quality of content it produces is comparable to global standards and set up an idea bank to attract and incubate creative ideas which will developed into viable projects. "We have also held initial discussions with some of the major international studios on potential strategic partnerships to work with them to produce content," she said. In conjunction with its launch, Primeworks is also organising a competition "What's Your Big TV Idea" that is open to Malaysian citizens of all ages to win up to RM80,000 cash and recognition in the television industry. Twenty short listed winners known as the "Big 20" will get the exclusive chance to sell their ideas to a panel consisting of TV Network executive officers and the Group Chief Executive Officer of Media Prima Bhd, Datuk Seri Farid Ridzuan. Log on to www.bigidea.com.my for more information about the competition. Closing date for entries is September 14. Back to top Primeworks tawar hadiah RM80,000 Petaling Jaya, 14 August 2008 - Primeworks Studios Sdn Bhd (Primeworks), entiti bebas terbaru milik penuh Media Prima Bhd (MPB), menawarkan hadiah wang tunai RM80,000 menerusi peraduan ‘What’s Your Big TV’ Idea yang terbuka kepada orang ramai bermula semalam hingga 14 September depan. Peraduan berkenaan ditawarkan kepada mereka yang mempunyai idea kreatif dan asli untuk diketengahkan dalam konsep rancangan televisyen sama ada dalam Bahasa Malaysia dan Inggeris. Ketua Pegawai Operasinya, Farisha Pawanteh, berkata peraduan itu menyediakan platform mencungkil idea kreatif dan inovatif untuk diterjemah menjadi kandungan televisyen yang kemudian akan diproses menjadi hasil kerja yang boleh diiktiraf dan dipasarkan. Menurutnya, sebagai penyedia kandungan kepada rangkaian televisyen di bawah MPB, pihaknya berharap peraduan ini akan membawa idea kandungan televisyen tempatan ke peringkat antarabangsa selain membuka peluang kepada penerbit tempatan Back to top Primeworks Studios - Mampukah Memasarkan Produk Malaysia? Petaling Jaya, 18 August 2008 - MINGGU lepas, Primeworks Studios Sdn. Bhd., pengendali produksi untuk TV3, ntv7, 8TV, TV9 dan Grand Brilliance Sdn. Bhd. dilancarkan dengan matlamat untuk membawa hasil kerja tempatan ke peringkat lebih tinggi. Meski bernaung sebagai anak syarikat bebas milik Media Prima Berhad (MPB), istimewanya, Primeworks Studios turut menjadi ‘orang tengah’ dalam memasar dan mengendalikan program-program berkualiti kepada RTM, Astro dan pihak luar. “Kita berhasrat untuk menghasilkan kandungan program yang baik serta bertindak sebagai pemangkin dalam membawa industri televisyen serta filem tempatan ke tahap tinggi dengan mewujudkan peluang baru. “Primeworks Studios juga berhasrat untuk membangunkan kandungan program tempatan yang berkualiti ke tahap ia boleh dieksport ke pasaran luar,” kata Ketua Pegawai Operasi Primeworks Studios, Farisha Pawanteh. Menurut Farisha, Primeworks Studios adalah sebuah syarikat bebas dan ia tidak terikat untuk mengendalikan program-program di empat buah stesen milik MPB. Jelasnya, pertemuan telah pun dilakukan dengan RTM dan Astro bagi membolehkan Primeworks Studios menawarkan segala kepakarannya kepada dua stesen berkenaan. “Kita juga memberi jaminan bahawa setiap hasil produksi yang dikendalikan oleh Primeworks Studios tidak akan bertindih antara stesen-stesen televisyen. Astro, contohnya, ia punyai saluran yang banyak dan masih kekurangan bahan penghasilan program. Untuk itu, kita menawarkan kepada Astro membentuk program-program baru melalui pakar-pakar produksi yang ada dalam Primeworks Studios,” ujarnya. Ditanya mengenai kaedah membawa produk tempatan ke negara luar, Farisha memberitahu bahawa pihaknya positif akan dapat membantu dalam mengglobalkan produk tempatan./ Buat masa ini, katanya, Primeworks Studios telah pun menjalin kerjasama dengan beberapa stesen televisyen luar seperti Filipina, Vietnam, Singapura dan Brunei. “Sebab itu kita akan kukuhkan dan perbaiki kualiti produk tempatan bagi membolehkannya dipasarkan ke luar. Kita juga boleh menjual format atau konsep bagi sesuatu program melalui kerjasama erat Primeworks Studios dengan negara luar. “Jika kita tidak mulakan dari sekarang, kita tidak mampu untuk membawa produk tempatan ke luar,” katanya. Peluang menangi RM80,000 Sementara itu, sempena pelancarannya, Primeworks juga menganjurkan pertandingan What’s Your Big TV Idea? yang menawarkan hadiah sehingga RM80,000. Terbuka kepada orang ramai, pertandingan itu akan berlangsung sehingga 14 September ini. Farisha berkata, What’s Your Big TV Idea? merupakan landasan bagi mereka yang mahu tonjolkan idea kreatif dan inovatif untuk dijadikan program berkualiti bagi sesebuah stesen televisyen. “Apa yang perlu dilakukan adalah mencipta idea-idea kreatif dan terjemahkan dalam bentuk karangan mengenai idea berkenaan. Kita akan memilih idea-idea yang terbaik untuk dijual kepada mana-mana stesen televisyen berminat,” katanya. Menurut Farisha, 20 idea kreatif yang terpilih berpeluang untuk memasarkannya secara eksklusif bersama panel pemilih termasuk Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Kumpulan Rangkaian Televisyen Media Prima Berhad, Datuk Seri Farid Ridzuan./ “Sebanyak RM3,000 akan diberikan kepada mereka yang terpilih dalam senarai 20 terbaik,” jelasnya. Untuk keterangan lanjut, layari www.bigidea.com.my. Kredit : Dipetik dari Utusan Malaysia, 18 Ogos 2008 Back to top What's Your Big TV Idea Petaling Jaya, 02 September 2008 - What’s Your Big TV Idea’ is a creative competition organized by Primeworks Studios, designed to encourage people to start thinking and contribute ideas for potentially great television content. Fresh, innovative and creative ideas for television shows will be acknowledged and rewarded accordingly! There is up to RM80,000 cash to be won, and big possibilities yet to be unraveled. ‘What’s Your Big TV Idea’ is a great platform for production people to get that “foot in the door”, for the internet surfer with a million comments to be heard by real people, the zesty fresh graduate looking to make his debut or simply anyone just dying to have good TV made! It is open to Malaysian citizens of all ages. So join now! Click here for more info. Posted by lynn-sze in Design Competitions @ 10:36 am Back to top Media Prima unit to liven up content Petaling Jaya, 12 September 2008 - MEDIA Prima Bhd has grouped its in-house production operations into a wholly-owned unit, Primeworks Studios Sdn Bhd, to strengthen its revenue stream by providing content to third parties. "We aim to develop and supply content to other networks such as RTM and Astro while bettering the quality of local content to export internationally," Primeworks Studios chief operating officer Farisha Pawanteh told reporters in Petaling Jaya yesterday at the unit's launch. She said that the unit is expected to contribute positively to Media Prima's bottom line, but declined to elaborate. "We will also be assisting in marketing the works of Malaysian producers to the global market and creating business opportunities for industry players to tap," Farisha added. Currently, Primeworks Studios is supplying content to several Southeast Asian countries such as Indonesia, Brunei and the Philippines. Farisha said the unit was also in talks with major international studios, such as NBC Universal, on potential strategic partnerships to produce content. Primeworks Studios, which will develop content for television, movie and any new media, also enables Media Prima to pool its resources in content creation as it handles production work for TV3, ntv7, 8TV, TV9 and Grand Brilliance Sdn Bhd. Last year, Media Prima Television Networks group chief executive officer Datuk Seri Farid Ridzuan told Business Times that the unit would provide career growth opportunities for its producers. He added that overall production cost could be reduced by 10-20 per cent as the stations would be sharing infrastructure and manpower costs. "Those additional savings can be invested in producing better local content to be exported," he had said. In conjunction with the launch, Primeworks Studios is holding the "What's Your Big TV Idea" competition for Malaysians, with RM80,000 cash prize for the winner. Individuals with breakthrough ideas for original television show concepts in either English or Bahasa Malaysia should submit their ideas by September 14. Twenty shortlisted candidates will then get the chance to sell their ideas in person to a panel and be given RM3,000 for the pitch. For more information, log on to www.bigidea.com.my Back to top