World Screen

PARIS: STUDIOCANAL has inked two separate SVOD agreements in China, one with Youku Tudou and the other with BesTV New Media. Youku Tudou signed a multiyear agreement with STUDIOCANAL for the SVOD rights for more than 50 classics owned by the studio. This includes About a Boy, Chaplin, The Pianist, …

TOKYO: Japanese commercial broadcaster Nippon TV is heading to MIPCOM with a programming slate featuring new formats, animated series and dramas, with the format The One(s) I Loved leading the pack. That title reunites celebrities with people from past relationships, including first loves. Another new format is the observational quiz …

HONG KONG: A number of key executives from the global broadcast industry, including Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer, are slated to speak at next month's CASBAA convention in Hong Kong. Other confirmed speakers include Victor Koo, chairman and CEO of Youku Tudou; Mike Weatherley, IP advisor to the U.K.'s Prime Minister; …

MELBOURNE: Foxtel has elevated Graham Burrells to manage a newly formed group of premium entertainment channels at Foxtel Networks, encompassing showcase, SoHo, The Comedy Channel and the recently announced BoxSets.  Burrells now takes on the post of head of premium entertainment. He joined Foxtel in 1995 as creative director. He …

SINGAPORE: AXN will host the premieres for the second season of the crime thriller The Blacklist and the seventh season of The Voice day-and-date with the U.S. The Blacklist season two will launch September 23. The new season of The Voice kicks off September 23 and 24. These two shows …

NEW DELHI/STAMFORD: Ten Sports has extended its TV distribution agreement in India with WWE through 2019 in a deal that will see more localized WWE content air on the athletics network. Starting early next year, Ten Sports will air a new one-hour version of its flagship program Raw customized specifically …

HONG KONG: Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific has launched the catch-up service WarnerTV Encore on now TV in Hong Kong. WarnerTV Encore allows users to watch first and exclusive series such as Gotham and The Last Ship, which both debut this month and are available for a four-week window. Content …

SINGAPORE: Comedy Central Asia has joined Telecom Malaysia Berhad’s IPTV service HyppTV. The channel is available via a la carte or as part of HyppTV’s value package under “HyppTV’s Mega Pack” and “HyppTV Platinum Pack.” This new carriage ensures that around 700,000 HyppTV subscribers gain free access to Comedy Central …

KUALA LUMPUR: Astro has tapped Kantar Media to deploy and manage a proprietary audience measurement service with data collected from its subscribers' set-top boxes using Return Path Data (RPD) technology. The service, known as DynamicTAM (DTAM), will measure viewership of not only linear SD and HD channels, but will also …

SINGAPORE: To commemorate Singapore's upcoming 50th birthday, MediaCorp has kicked off The Gift of Song, a nationwide search for a song that will resonate with the nation. The Gift of Song asks Singaporeans and permanent residents to write an English-language song for the country's 50th anniversary in 2015. The competition's …