About Us

 
Who We Are 
iTV-Asia is Asia's first independent television network for business executives and provides business news, interviews and analysis with leading China and Japan business leaders.
Originally launched on January 1, 2003 as ITVJapan … our business and website has continued to grow and evolve to the new ITV-Asia website which was re-launched in November 2009 and incorporates content from both our China and Japan websites.
We're very proud of the fact that in the last 7-years, more than 500 different program segments, featuring leading international business executives and opinion leaders in China and Japan have been created and published.
In addition to our own programs, we create programming with a variety of business partners. Current or past video partners include: the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ), the British Chamber of Commerce in Japan (BCCJ), the Canadian Chamber of Commerce - Shanghai, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Japan (CCCJ), the European Business Council in Japan, (EBC) and the Global Supply Chain Council.
 
 
Parent Corporation
AMP is a registered Hong Kong company and has operations in Tokyo and Shanghai. The company operates a virtual television network under the iTV-Asia.com umbrella that includes the iTV-Asia and iTV-Japan websites.
It streams its content 24-hours a day, seven days a week. The company is focused on expanding the successful niche-programming model of cable and satellite television to the Internet, in anticipation of the continuing expansion of broadband technologies and the convergence of the internet with digital television.
 

Management

Kerry Kennedy
CEO & Executive Producer
ITV-Asia & ITV-Japan
Kerry Kennedy has more than 20-years of marketing/media experience in Asia Pacific - including print media, database/direct marketing, internet website development and internet webcasting. He was president of Direct Marketing Services Japan, one of Japan's first direct marketing agencies and conducted direct marketing for many leading companies including American Express, General Motors, Newsweek, Time Magazine and Northwest Airlines.
Since doing his first webcasting in 1999 he has been one of Asia's leading pioneers in the development of streaming media/webcasting through his websites, ITV-Asia and ITV-Japan. ITV-Asia is the largest Asia-focused business/video website and contains more than 400 interviews on the subject of doing business in Japan and China. Beginning in 2010 the site will start adding content on Southeast Asia and will provide its video content to websites in China, Hong Kong and Japan.
Kerry is from Hawaii and first visited Asia as a high-school student and then studied at the University of Hawaii, Sophia University (Tokyo) and National Taiwan University and the Japan-America Institute of Management Science. He currently resides in Shanghai, China.

 

Clare Cheng
Advisor & Representative / China
Born and raised in Hsinchu, Taiwan, Clare Cheng has lived and worked in New York City, Taipei & China and is now based in Shanghai, where she contributes more than 18 years of international branding and integrated marketing experience to both local and international clients.
Clare has been acclaimed by major media in Taiwan, China & overseas as one of the leading creative brand marketing specialists in Asia.  She is also a frequent speaker at Branding/ PR conference in China.  In 2003, she moved to China and founded the 4 IN GROUP- brand consulting, to respond to the strong desire of creative branding and lifestyle marketing in China.
4 IN Group specializes in creative branding and integrated marketing/PR programs, assisting multinational companies with their entry into Asia as well as assisting local brands with market launches. 4 IN Group has a specific focus in providing strategic brand total solutions to the lifestyle, Food & Beverage, entertainment and Arts industries.
Website:  www.4ingroup.com

 

 

Staff

Catme Shi
Marketing Manager (Shanghai) / iTV-Asia
Catme is a local Shanghai girl. Through her studies she become fluent in English and Japanese and is currently advancing her Spanish. She graduated from Shanghai Business School with a degree in Human Resource Management and an Assistant HR Management Certificate.
Catme worked with the Max Mara fashion group and Shui On Group for before joining iTV-Asia in 2009 as Marketing Manager. Now Catme works diligently to improve the company`s activities, both online and offline,as she also coordinates upcoming filming events and conferences both in China and Japan.
She has also worked for us as an event planner and stage organizer. Expect her invitations for our annual events and parties.
 
Penny Pan
Web Manager (Shanghai) / iTV-Asia
Penny Pan is responsible for the ITV-Asia website as well as producing and distributing content through ITV-Asia “video network” program. She has been studied in China and the U.K., and was majored in information systems and minored in accounting at the University. Penny has practical experience with DSS&ES systems development, E-business models build-up, web development and organization learning systems design. Before Joining ITV-Asia, she has worked for several companies in Shanghai area, including severing as event manager of Technology & Engineering division in a renowned conference company. She enjoys playing basketball, and was recognized as a member of China's prestigious Level II National Athlete program while in high school.

 
Dongdong Chen
Project Manager (Shanghai) / iTV-Asia
Donghong  Chen graduated from Suzhou University with a Journalism and Advertising degree. She has 10-years of hands-on experience specializing in branding, integrated marketing and EPR programs. She has worked in a marketing consulting company and at Dentsu China, the 4A advertising agency. Dong Dong’s areas of expertise are copywriting, graphic design, branding, account and project management and she has a deep understanding of both online and offline integrated marketing in China and has worked with many well-known international brands. She has focused on digital branding, integrated marketing and E-business during the past four years and is working as graphic designer in iTV- Asia and will also be working on iTV-Asia Chinese-language content in the future.

 
Nicholas MacDonald
Content Coordinator (Shanghai) / iTV-Asia
Originally from the plains of South Dakota, Nicholas has made his home in Shanghai since 2008, where he works as iTV-Asia’s Contributing Editor and as a freelance writer and researcher. After graduating from Augustana College with a degree in Political Science and Philosophy, he has worked for a number of companies and organizations in a number of capacities, including stints as an Editor with Plunkett Research and China Economic Review, as a local Assistant Director with the American Medical Association, and as an instructor at Shanghai Xingjian College.
 
Maggie Zhang
Content Coordinator (Shanghai) / iTV-Asia
Maggie Zhang was born in Anyang, Henan. She has graduated from Harbin University of Science and Technology. She was majored in English with Japanese as a minor. In 2009, being one of the best students, she was sent to study in Troy University in U.S.A. as an exchange student. Meanwhile, she got an internship in Walt Disney World in Orlando and worked there as merchandise for half year. With her passion in advertising and media, she joins iTV-Asia and now she is in charge of the content of Japan.
 
Harry Yang
Marketing Intern (Shanghai) / iTV-Asia
Harry Yang comes from Fenghuang, Hunan. Now he studies in Jishou University as a senior. Majored in English, Harry is fluent in English and currently learning media marketing. In 2010, as one of the best students, Harry joined the Europe Aid project “Indigo” as a project manager assistant. Recently Harry joins iTV-Asia as an intern and he is responsible for both online and offline marketing activities. He is new to Shanghai and he is exploring this great city
 
Fiona Jiang
Content Intern (Shanghai) / iTV-Asia
Fiona Jiang is from Changsha, Hunan, and now she is studying Economics and Biochemistry at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, New York. As a native Chinese speaker, Fiona is also fluent in English and currently learning German. With a passion for international relations, especially in international business, Fiona joined iTV-Asia as a summer intern. Fiona has also interned in the training department of Pfizer Nutrition, the biggest pharmaceutical company in the world. Now in iTV-Asia, she is responsible for the Shanghai Business Review weekly news section and Newsmarket video updates.
 

Partners

China Net Cloud

Based in Shanghai, ChinaNetCloud is China’s leading cloud computing and Internet management services provider. It covers the whole process of designing, creating, and managing Chinese Internet companies, running the entire infrastructure of web and back-end systems. Additionally, ChinaNetCloud provides a variety of consulting services, including critical advice on documentation, security, and performance.  www.chinanetcloud.com

 

Trotter Productions

Tokyo-based Trotter Productions travels throughout Asia arranging professional support for broadcast television, documentaries, corporate videos, and live events. The independent company focuses not solely on filming but also on providing an entire package of services, from supplying the necessary crew, to post-production interpretation and video conversion. Trotter Productions has worked with iTV-Asia / iTV-Japan since 2006.  www.trotterproductions.org
 
 

 

Protection of Personal Information

 

Asia Media Partners Co., Ltd. (a Hong Kong based corporation) is the owner of the websites iTV-Asia.com, iTV-Japan.com and iTVJapan.com. For our own and client purposes we obtain personal information on individuals who visit our websites so that we can communicate with them on behalf of our websites or our advertisers and sponsors.

 

As part of our responsibility to you, our viewers, we operate by the following principles:

We identify whether the gathering of data is for our use (such as newsletters) or for our sponsors. 

We keep this data in computers that is separate from our video streaming servers for data security.

We have trained our staff in the proper use of data so that data will not be used for purposes other than those you have authorized.

 

When communication is from our sponsors, we require them to identify that the source of the data is from iTV-Asia.com, iTV-Japan or iTVJapan.com so that you will know that this is an authorized communication.

 

We offer you, our viewers, an opt-in / opt-out option so that you can cease receiving our newsletter or our corporate communications at anytime.

 

We offer you, our viewers, an opt-in / opt-out option on all advertiser / sponsor communication except in those cases where in order to qualify for prizes or other incentives you have clearly accepted that the advertiser / sponsor has the right to communicate with you as a condition for receiving prizes or other incentives.

 

 

Copyright

 

All content on our websites, iTV-Asia.com, iTV-Japan.com and iTVJapan.com including but not limited to streaming videos, articles, images and photos are the sole property of Asia Media Partners Co., Ltd.

 

Use of our content without the written authorization of Asia Media Partners Co., Ltd. is prohibited and we reserve the right to take legal action against any individual or entity using our contents without authorization.

 

We allow our contents to be used by qualified individuals, academic organizations and business entities. To obtain appropriate authorization to use our contents please write to us at info@iTV-Asia.com stating your organization, the content you would like to use, and the purpose of using our content. We normally provide feedback and approvals within 1-week of receiving requests.

 

 

Indemnity

 

All opinions expressed in commentaries and interviews created for iTV-Asia, iTV-Japan and iTVJapan are the sole opinions of the hosts and their guests. We do not assume any responsibility for those opinions or for the correctness of the information that hosts and guests provide.

 

Please note that we keep our video interviews online for several years. When looking at our program pages, our most recent programs are at the top of the page, while our oldest programs are at the bottom of the page. If you are basing business plans and decisions upon information in our older videos we recommend that you verify whether this information is still current.

 

Our guests and hosts welcome feedback from our viewers and we are also interested in suggestions for future guests for our programs. To communicate with us at anytime simply write to us at info@iTV-Asia.com.

 

 

Thank you for coming to iTV-Asia, we hope you enjoy our programs and are both entertained and informed by them.

 

Kerry Kennedy

President & CEO, Asia Media Partners Co., Ltd.

Executive Producer, iTV-Asia & iTV-Japan

kennedy@ki-asia.com