World Screen

SYDNEY: Quickflix is set to offer Presto’s SVOD TV series and movies to its streaming customers via a new deal being finalized. Quickflix will be able to market and sell the Presto TV, Presto Movies and Presto Entertainment bundle across its existing range of services, post the satisfaction of conditions …

SYDNEY: Free TV Australia has released new findings that quantify, for the first time ever, Australia’s commercial free-to-air broadcasters’ contribution to the Australian economy, to the independent production sector and to Australian viewers. “There’s been a lot of nonsense talked about the future of television recently without much factual basis …

SYDNEY: Australian SVOD service Presto has announced plans to ramp up its 5,000 hours of streaming content. The digital hub is set to dramatically increase its content libraries over the coming weeks, building on the upcoming release of the U.S. drama Aquarius as a “First on Presto” Australian exclusive. This …

TOKYO: Japanese pay-TV broadcaster WOWOW has made several changes to its senior-level management team, including promoting Nobuya Wazaki to chairman. Wazaki spent the last seven years serving as president of WOWOW, during which time he guided the transition from analog to digital, created three new full HD channels, and helped …

SINGAPORE: A+E Networks Asia has launched HISTORY Plus, which features short-form videos from the HISTORY channel, on the OTT platform 4ME. The launch comes about via a partnership deal with Brand New Media (BNM). HISTORY Plus allows users to log in to create video playlists of the most popular moments …

MUMBAI: Anil Khera, the CEO of Videocon d2h, has been elected as president of the DTH operators association of India. Khera will serve a one-year term as president of the DTH operators association, which is an apex body of all DTH operators of India, namely Videocon d2h, TATA Sky, Airtel …

SINGAPORE/LONDON/AMSTERDAM: Endemol Shine Group has announced the launch of Endemol Beyond Asia, the company's first Asian hub, which will be based in Singapore. The hub will produce local versions of the company's global digital formats, premiering with the lifestyle channel ICON, which focuses on beauty, fashion and wellness and is …

SYDNEY: Australia’s Seven Network is beefing up its commitment to delivering major live sporting events, launching a "40 Days of Sports" initiative that will include free dedicated apps and an expanded streaming presence. Starting next month, the channel will roll out apps for iOS and Android devices, along with complementary …

SINGAPORE: The bilingual, multiplatform portal Toggle has introduced a new comedy destination, Toggle Laughs. The hub will include curated comedy video content such as seasons one through seven of The Noose, as well as the Toggle original series The Noose in Brief, from the creators of the original The Noose. …

HONG KONG: now TV has been awarded the exclusive Hong Kong broadcast rights for Copa América 2015, set to air all 26 matches of the event live in HD, thanks to a deal with MP & Silva. The sporting event will see 12 national teams compete for the Copa América …