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Shaping China's Media Landscape

By Gordon Chu | March 2, 2010
03.02.2010

What makes China No.1 Entertainment TV Station a Market Leader

By Lin Bai | February 23, 2010
02.23.2010

Executive Series: Marty Pompadur

www.metandevelopmentgroup.com | February 16, 2010
02.16.2010

Making a Lemonade out of Lemons: A Lesson from Murdoch to Google

By Ren Fang | Tuesday, January 19, 2009
01.19.2010

From Search to Videos, Baidu's Bet on the Online Market

By Gordon Chu | Tuesday, January 12, 2010
01.12.2010

From Hollywood to Beijing, the Age of Branded Entertainment in China

From Hollywood to Beijing, the Age of Branded Entertainment in China
Larry Namer discusses the new opportunities in China's media market
4:00 PM -7:00 PM, Tuesday, January 26 – Kerry Centre Hotel
01.10.2010

Online Video: Present and Future

By Max Klein | Tuesday, December 29, 2009
12.29.2009

2010: My Predictions for China Advertising

By Gordon Chu | Tuesday, December 22, 2009
12.22.2009

Confessions of a Chinese Shopper

By Lin Bai | Tuesday, December 15, 2009
12.15.2009

The Animal of Execution - A Study of "Tai-Chi" Style Management of Taobao

By Ren Fang | Tuesday, December 08, 2009
12.09.2009

CHINA MEDIA REPORT - Quarterly Volume Two (Oct. - Dec 2009)

CHINA MEDIA REPORT - Quarterly Volume Two (Oct. - Dec 2009)
12.05.2009

Rock Music in China - An Overview

By Harrison Bobbins | November 24, 2009
11.24.2009

Breaking the Forth Wall: Shanda's Venture into Television

By Gordon Chu | Tuesday, November 17, 2009
11.17.2009

Disney China: "The Happiest Place on Earth"

By Gordon Chu | Tuesday, November 10, 2009
11.10.2009

"Because you're worth it" - L'Oreal's success in China

By Lin Bai | November 03, 2009
11.03.2009

Journey to the West: China's Move to the US

By Gordon Chu | Tuesday, October 27, 2009
10.27.2009

Brand Me If you Can: The Curious Case of "Sufei's Diary"

By Ren Fang | October 20, 2009
10.20.2009

CHINA MEDIA REPORT - Quarterly Volume One (May - Sept. 2009)

CHINA MEDIA REPORT - Quarterly Volume One (May - Sept. 2009)
10.14.2009

China's Multi-Billion Dollar Bet: TV

By Gordon Chu | October 13, 2009
10.13.2009

Everything Old is New Again: The Global Move to Digital Entertainment

By Mellisa Gillies| October 06, 2009
10.06.2009

METAN Brings U.S. Daytime Soaps To China

Popular U.S. daytime dramas "Guiding Light" and "As the World Turns" will head to China thanks to a new deal between Metan Development Group and Power for the distribution of the soaps in that territory, METAN and Power said Monday.

The deal was negotiated by Metan's Gordon Chu, Power's George Sakkalli and TeleNext Media's Brian T. Cahill.
10.05.2009

Mellisa Gillies Joins Metan As Sales, Marketing VP

Global marketing veteran Mellisa Gillies has joined Metan Development Group (Metan) as Vice President, Sales & Marketing, the announcement was made today by Metan founding partner and President/CEO Larry Namer.
10.04.2009

Music's Last Hope

By Gordon Chu | September 29, 2009
09.29.2009

Financial Crisis Impact on China

By Kevin Yee | September 22, 2009
09.22.2009

The "She" Market

By Lin Bai | September 15, 2009
09.15.2009

Hollywood Reporter Debut China Show

The highly anticipated debut production by Metan Development Group (Metan), Hello! Hollywood premiered this week in China to a potential audience of 200 million viewers, the announcement was made today by Metan Founding Partner & President, Larry Namer.
09.10.2009

NBA China - Home Court Advantage

By Gordon Chu | September 08, 2009
09.08.2009

Confessions of a Music Criminal

By Ren Fang | September 01, 2009
09.01.2009

Cameras Rolling on Cinema Collaborations

Golden Mountain will be produced by Los Angeles-based Metan Development Group, founded in February by US television veterans Larry Namer and Martin Pompadur, with Jean Zhang of San Francisco-based China business consultancy AmeriLink.
09.01.2009

More Questions Than Answers: The New Chinese Consumers

By Gordon Chu | Tuesday, August 25, 2009
08.25.2009

"Jia Junpeng" - The Face of Viral Marketing

By Frank Jiang | August 18, 2009
08.18.2009

From Burgers to Fries: McDonald's Success in China

By Gordon Chu | Tuesday, August 11, 2009
08.11.2009

Wal-Mart: "Made in China"

By Kevin Yee | August 4, 2009
08.04.2009

Marty Pompadur

Marty Pompadur graduated from Williams College and from the University of Michigan Law School.
07.31.2009

Starbucks' Special Blend of Brewed Success

By Gordon Chu | Tuesday, July 28, 2009
07.28.2009

Taobao: An Underdog Story

By Gordon Chu | Tuesday, July 21, 2009
07.21.2009

The "Other" 500M People in China

By Max Klein | Tuesday, July 14, 2009
07.14.2009

Social Media's Tweet-ssentials

By Gordon Chu | Tuesday, July 07, 2009
07.07.2009

I am a "Gold Mine." Memoirs of a Post-80s Chinese Girl.

By Lin Bai | Tuesday, June 30, 2009
06.30.2009

Shandong and Metan are 'Golden'

BEIJING -- A TV drama series following Chinese immigrant families from Gold Rush-era California into the present day christens a partnership between Shandong Film and TV Group and the Sino-U.S. startup Metan Development Group.
06.30.2009

The Case for Online Videos

By Gordon Chu | Tuesday, June 23, 2009
06.23.2009

My 3G Nephew

By Ren Fang | Tuesday, June 16, 2009
06.16.2009

When in Rome, Do as the Chinese

By Gordon Chu | Tuesday, June 09, 2009
06.09.2009

The Good, The Bad, and The "Ugly Betty"

By Gordon Chu | Tuesday, June 02, 2009
06.02.2009

METAN Has a Job Opening

Metan Development Group is currently looking for an experienced Senior Ad Sales Executive with the ability to market and develop advertising business portfolio within China. The position will be based in our Beijing/Shanghai office.
06.02.2009

A Cup of Coffee with that Internet?

By Gordon Chu | Tuesday, May 26, 200
05.26.2009

Marketing ABC in China - the Buick Way

By Gordon Chu | May 19, 2009
05.19.2009

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05.18.2009

METAN Development Group LLC and The Hollywood Reporter Enter International Programming Pact

METAN Development Group LLC (Metan) and The Hollywood Reporter have inked a deal to develop programming content for the international marketplace, beginning with native Asian and Russian television audiences throughout the world.
05.14.2009

METAN Development Group LLC and The Hollywood Reporter Enter International Programming Pact

METAN Development Group LLC (Metan) and The Hollywood Reporter have inked a deal to develop programming content for the international marketplace, beginning with native Asian and Russian television audiences throughout the world.
05.14.2009

THR, METAN Ready For Their Close-Up in Asia

The Hollywood Reporter has inked a deal with new producer-distributor METAN to jointly develop showbiz content for the international marketplace, beginning with Asian and Russian TV audiences.
05.13.2009

Gordon Chu Joins METAN Development Group, LLC

Former Live Nation executive Gordon Chu is joining METAN Development Group as VP of business development to oversee global and U.S. business operations for the company.
04.22.2009

Former ABC News Producer Jennifer Moravitz Joins METAN Development Group as Director, International Media Development/Special Projects

METAN co-founder Larry Namer announced that Jennifer Moravitz joins METAN Development Group LLC as Director, International Media Development/Special Projects. Moravitz will forge business alliances and strategic media partnerships within the global entertainment community.
03.30.2009

Adam Cohen Joins METAN Development Group, LLC

Development and marketing executive Adam Cohen has been hired as production executive of original programming at METAN Development Group, the content producer and distributor launched in February to target the Chinese market.
03.12.2009

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02.19.2009

TV Vets' Startup Targets Chinese Market

Two TV industry veterans, former ABC. exec Martin Pompadur and E co-founder Larry Namer, are taking on the tough Chinese market with content customized for 3,000-odd local and regional stations serving 1.3 billion viewers.
Along with Chinese business consultant Jean Zhang,Pompadur and Namer are set to unveil a production,acquisition and distribution venture called METAN - a play on "beautiful sky" in Mandarin - to disseminate entertainment content throughout China. The idea is to produce cost-effective pop-culture newsmagazines and become the syndicator of choice for Hollywood suppliers seeking a local distributor.
02.06.2009