World Screen

SINGAPORE: Marking its entry into the South Asian market, Syfy is set to launch in Sri Lanka tomorrow on the Dialog TV platform. On the operator, Syfy will join fellow NBCUniversal International-owned services DIVA, E! and Universal Channel. The channel will feature Syfy U.S. originals like Sharknado 3, Dark Matter …

SHANGHAI/LONDON: IPCN has been commissioned to produce the newest season of China's Next Top Model for ChongQing Satellite Television (CQTV). The new 12×1-hour series is being shot in Shanghai and Chongqing, with the season finale being filmed in London. Celebrity judges for the new installment are Lynn Hung (Xiong Dailin), …

LONDON: TV2U has entered into an alliance with Stereoscope Cloud and Vector International to launch its TARA TV service in China, where the government is developing a state-owned video streaming platform in a bid to reduce piracy. TV2U will lead the alliance, launching its TARA TV managed cloud entertainment platform …

BEIJING: Youku Tudou has named Hugh Wu as its senior VP and chief financial officer. Before joining Youku Tudou, Wu served as CFO of Lenovo China and Asia Pacific Emerging Markets, excluding Australia, New Zealand and Japan (APEM), and VP of Lenovo Group. He was also in charge of managing …

LONDON: Broadcasters across the Asia Pacific have picked up the entertainment show Make You Laugh Out Loud, from Passion Distribution. The 7×1-hour program, which spotlights weird animals and their owners, originally aired on Channel 5 in the U.K. It has now been secured by Seven in Australia, TVB in Hong …

HONG KONG: FOX International Channels has picked up 840 hours of drama series from Asia Television (ATV). This is a total of 28 series from the ATV library now heading to FOX International Channels. The package includes the My Date with a Vampire series, Central Affairs, Forrest Cat, Flaming Brothers and …

SEOUL: CJ E&M has signed two separate volume deals from its drama slate, one with StarHub in Singapore and another with Media Prima’s 8TV in Malaysia. Each picked up more than 200 hours of hits produced by CJ E&M in 2014, as well as this year's full lineup. These drama …

HONG KONG: Long-time FOX International Channels (FIC) executives Keertan Adyanthaya, Fion Yeo and May Yi Lee have been given new and expanded positions across Asia. Adyanthaya has moved from Mumbai to Hong Kong to become the head of business initiatives for Hong Kong and Southeast Asia. In this newly created …

MUMBAI: Saurabh Dhoot has been named to the newly created post of executive chairman of the Indian pay-TV provider Videocon d2h. His focus will be on continuing to build the Videocon d2h brand and business model, overseeing all operations and strategic direction for the satellite pay-TV provider, which has amassed …

SINGAPORE: FOX International Channels (FIC) and the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) are working together on the FOX Formats Lab, an initiative that offers local production houses an opportunity to produce factual content for such networks as National Geographic Channel. FOX Formats Lab was conceived to support the development …