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HONG KONG: Speaking at CASBAA’s opening session this morning, BBC Worldwide’s Jana Bennett talked about the importance of editorial curation in the international version of the iPlayer, noting: “We’re not trying to be a big video store or a shopping market where everything is laid out on shelves. It’s about …

MUMBAI: BIG CBS Networks has added 25 hours of fresh programming each week per channel, as it also readies for the launch of HD content. For BIG CBS Prime, the shows The Defenders, Hawaii 5.0 and Survivor: South Pacific are all to be featured. The channel also features Lucha Libre wrestling. …

TORONTO: Shaftesbury has sold the action-adventure series Connor Undercover and tween show Baxter in its first deal with HBO Asia. The shows are headed to HBO Family to air in Asia across all territories. The 39×30-minute Connor Undercover is about the adventures of a 15-year-old spy buff. The 13×30-minute Baxter focuses on …

PREMIUM: As the VP of channels for Southeast Asia at Universal Networks International, David Gunson is keeping an eye out for quality content to “fit the DNA” of brands such as Syfy, DIVA Universal and E! What are you looking for across the UNI portfolio of brands? Our bouquet of …

HONG KONG: now TV and Hairun Media in China have formed a joint-venture company to launch the now Hairun channel. now Hairun is a drama series channel that broadcasts Hairun Media productions, which will be edited and packaged by now TV for Hong Kong and overseas Chinese audiences. now Hairun …

LONDON: BBC Worldwide is bringing Top Gear Korea to buyers at the Asia TV Forum (ATF), which kicks off on December 7, with Top Gear Korea presenter Kim Jin-Pyo to make a guest appearance. Presenting the series with Kim Jin-Pyo are actor Kim Kap-Soo and celebrity racer Yeon Jung-Hoon. In …

PREMIUM: Movies, scripted series, reality shows and entertainment events top the shopping list at MediaCorp’s Channel 5 in Singapore, says its VP of acquisitions, Joy Olby-Tan. What have been some of your most successful acquisitions recently? Live or near-live content always gives the channel a great buzz: we air The …

SINGAPORE: StarHub is to serve as the official broadcaster for the UEFA Euro 2012 in Singapore. The UEFA Euro 2012 is jointly hosted by Poland and Ukraine. The action gets under way with an opening ceremony in Warsaw at the National Stadium on June 8, 2012. The final competition will …

SINGAPORE: HBO Asia has signed on to co-produce an English-language action-horror feature film, Dead Mine, marking the first time it has produced a movie in the region. Co-produced with Infinite Studios, Dead Mine, HBO Asia’s first-ever movie in Asia, starts filming today. The feature will be shot entirely in Batam, Indonesia from …