Sara Alessi

HONG KONG: French-language channel TV5MONDE has expanded its footprint in Bangladesh, launching on RealVU, the first-ever DTH platform in the country.

HONG KONG: FOX Networks Group (FNG) has acquired exclusive TV and theatrical distribution rights across Hong Kong and Southeast Asia for the film adaptation of the novel At Cafe 6.

BEIJING/HONG KONG/TAIPEI/SINGAPORE: Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific’s Fang Chang has been appointed to an expanded role as senior VP and general manager for the Greater China region, adding Taiwan and Hong Kong to his remit.

CANNES: BBC Worldwide and South Korean OTT service Pooq have struck a deal allowing its viewers to live stream, catch-up view and watch BBC World News and CBeebies, as well as access BBC titles such as War and Peace on-demand.

WARSAW: Australia’s Flip TV is rolling out seven of SPI International’s channels and the FilmBox Live VOD app.

SINGAPORE: Shailja Varghese has been appointed head of content solutions as global content company Brand New Media (BNM) expands its executive team in Singapore.

SINGAPORE: Bomanbridge Media has secured an agreement with NBCUniversal for the pan-Asian broadcast of the Canadian version of the cooking show Chef in Your Ear on its lifestyle channel Diva in pan-Asia.

SINGAPORE: Eleven new made-for-digital productions, called Toggle Originals, are slated to premiere next month on MediaCorp’s bilingual OTT portal.

SINGAPORE: Viacom International Media Networks has tapped Amit Arora for the newly created role of VP of strategy and business development for Asia.