World Screen

SYDNEY: The Australian Rugby League Commission has secured a five-year broadcasting deal with Nine and Fox Sports that pulled in AUD$1.025 billion ($1.072 billion). This marks the largest agreement in the Rugby League’s history. The amount is more than double what the two networks paid for a six-year pact back …

SINGAPORE: On Sunday, August 26, MediaCorp is set to broadcast the National Day Rally live across its TV, radio and online platforms. From 6:45 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Minister Heng Swee Keat, Senior Minister of State Lawrence Wong and Minister of State Halimah Yacob will deliver their speeches. From 8 …

SYDNEY: David Mott is stepping down as the chief programming officer at Australia’s Network Ten. Beverley McGarvey will continue to serve as Network Ten’s head of programming. She will take over Mott’s responsibilities on an acting basis as well. “David has had an extraordinary career at Ten over the past …

SINGAPORE: Singaporean cable platform StarHub TV has renewed its deal with DFL Sports Enterprises for Bundesliga coverage for three more seasons. The new deal, which runs through the 2014/2015 season, includes live coverage of up to 170 Bundesliga games, the Supercup, weekly match-week previews and an hour-long highlights show. The agreement …

HONG KONG: ITV Granada is planning to launch a high-definition version of its channel on MEASAT-3 for viewers across Asia and the Middle East starting next month. Audiences will be able to watch first-run HD original productions such as Lewis, Vera, Poirot and I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!. The channel …

SYDNEY: Beyond International has posted a profit of A$8.5 million ($8.8 million) for the 12 months ended June 30, a gain of 66 percent over the prior year. Revenue increased by 10 percent for the year. Television production revenue was up 7 percent. From the home-entertainment segment, revenue dipped slightly, …

 MUNICH: Betty White’s Off Their Rockers, which aired on NBC in the U.S., has been picked up by TV2 in New Zealand. Sold be Red Arrow International, Betty White’s Off Their Rockers is the U.S. version of the International Emmy Award-winning comedy Benidorm Bastards. A second season of the show …

SINGAPORE/MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Television Networks Asia has appointed Sunil Punjabi to serve as its business head for India. Punjabi will be based in the Mumbai office, leading a local team in all business functions. Punjabi will report to Ricky Ow, the executive VP and general manager of SPT Networks Asia, who …

LOS ANGELES: A regional office has been established in Singapore by CBS Studios International, with Nicole Sinclair tapped to lead the new hub. Sinclair is currently the director of sales in the Asia Pacific for the company. She will now be relocating from Australia to Singapore to take on the …

SINGAPORE: Following on its new look in North America, E! Entertainment Television is refreshing its logo, tagline and on-air branding in Asia starting September 23. The Pop of Culture! tagline and refreshed logo have already been rolled out in North America. Now, the all-new E! is headed across Asia. The …