| MUMBAI:
Total Sports Asia KK (TSA) announced the acquisition of a series of entertainment
content for distribution in Japan. TSA
Japan’s recent acquisitions include among others Barack Obama – His
Story, a biography on the new American President, Rolling Stones – Rock
of Ages, a natural science series titled Ben Cropp Collection and Pavarotti
– a Legend Says Goodbye, a tribute to the late great tenor, and EXERO
Live in Concert, a series of classical music concerts. TSA
claims that a number of other acquisitions are also in the pipeline including
content from Japan, Korea and other regions in Asia. “Our
foray into the entertainment sector has been very successful. Our vast client
base in Japan coupled with strong link with suppliers of top-quality content from
all over the world has enabled us to enter this field and yield results in a short
period of time. We plan to further strengthen this part of our business through
the formation of key alliances with suppliers of top quality content and grow
our entertainment business into one of our key revenue streams,” said TSA
MD Korea/Japan Chung See Liang. TSA
Japan is following the lead of the TSA group which has been venturing into the
entertainment sector with its subsidiary Max Entertainment in the past three years.
TSA Japan has sealed deals with key broadcasters and DVD publishers in Japan for
its entertainment content. | 
