World Screen

LONDON: BBC Worldwide has sold some 300 hours of programming into China, announced during the fourth annual China Showcase in Beijing. Sales included natural history and factual titles such as David Beckham: Into the Unknown, which features the sports star and his close friends traveling to Brazil; Museum Secrets, which …

SYDNEY: BBC Worldwide ANZ has renewed its carriage deal with Sky in New Zealand for the UKTV, BBC Knowledge and BBC World News channels. The new multiyear agreement sees BBC Worldwide ANZ continuing to deliver first-run British content on UKTV and BBC Knowledge as well as breaking global news on …

SINGAPORE: MediaCorp has named Jack Lim, who spent the last six years at Sony Pictures Television Networks Asia, to the newly created role of chief commercial officer. Lim will be leading the company's commercial division. He will have oversight for commercial relationships and fulfillment, including ad sales, go-to-market partnerships and …

MUMBAI: FremantleMedia Asia has entered into a joint venture with India's DJ’s Creative Unit in a move to strengthen its scripted business. FremantleMedia Asia will be working with Tony and Deeya Singh, the owners of DJ's, to develop and produce drama titles for the Indian market. DJ's Creative Unit is …

SYDNEY: Nine Entertainment and Fairfax Media have formed a joint venture to launch an Australian SVOD service, StreamCo, which will offer local and international programming to subscribers. StreamCo is expected to debut in 2015. It will be offered for a fixed monthly subscription fee, with no minimum term commitment. The …

SYDNEY: Network Ten has become the first Australian TV network to sign up for Nielsen Twitter TV Ratings, which measure social media engagement. Nielsen Twitter TV Ratings is the first-ever measure of the total activity and reach of TV-related conversation on Twitter. The system measures not only the number of …

SINGAPORE: Video cloud-service provider Brightcove has made four new hires in the Asia Pacific in a move to bolster the company’s leadership role in the region’s broadcast, media and entertainment sectors. The appointments are Tomer Azenkot as the general manager for Asia and head of sales for media; Radha K. …

SINGAPORE: Beach House Pictures (BHP), a production company in Singapore, has hired seasoned network exec Jim Ribbans and creative veteran Marc Checkley for its management team as it increases operations in Asia. Ribbans has been named head of business development. In that role, he is charged with developing new regional …

SYDNEY: Foxtel is implementing a series of changes to its pay-TV offering, including cutting the cost of a basic cable package by half to A$25 ($23.41) and launching a new on-demand BoxSets channel for pay-TV and digital users. Foxtel CEO Richard Freudenstein announced plans to provide existing customers with enhanced …

LONDON: Through a deal with Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution, Sohu Video has become the first Chinese home for the long-running animation series The Simpsons. The multiyear deal between the two includes the Chinese premiere of season 26, which launches in the U.K. on September 28. This marks the first …