World Screen

HONG KONG: FOX International Channels (FIC) Asia has renewed its exclusive rights to the Australian Open, signing a multiyear contract that will see the pay-TV network FOX Sports broadcasting the tennis match in 20 Asian territories. Through a deal struck with Tennis Australia, FIC will have the broadcast rights for …

SYDNEY: Dafydd Williams is returning to Network Ten in the role of head of development, having previously served as network executive producer and then as head of factual programming at the channel. Williams worked at Network Ten originally from 2006 to early 2012. Before Network Ten, he was an executive …

BURBANK: The Ellen DeGeneres Show is now available on China's Sohu Video, making it the first U.S. daily talk show to be carried in the country. Episodes from the 11th season of Ellen will be subtitled in Chinese and delivered within 48 hours of their U.S. broadcast. The episodes will …

SINGAPORE: FOX International Channels (FIC) has expanded the management team at FOX Sports, hiring Sam Leadsom as the network’s VP of production. Leadsom, whose hiring is effective immediately, is based in Singapore. He’ll oversee the channel’s production of all sports content in Asia, including golf, motor racing, tennis and football, …

LONDON: The Australian comedy Kath & Kim has been made available on iTunes in Australia, the U.K., the U.S. and Canada, thanks to a deal secured by all3media international. All episodes of the show, along with the TV movie Da Kath and Kim Code and the theatrical release Kath and …

MIAMI: Nippon Television Network co-developed the format AHA! Experience with Dori Media. “The original program has been earning top ratings for many years in Japan,” says Mikiko Nishiyama, the director of international business development at Nippon Television Network. “This easy-to-understand entertainment quiz show can be adapted for the afternoon or …

LONDON/SINGAPORE: Sunset+Vine is opening up a new hub in Asia, headquartered in Singapore, to be led by Huw Bevan, who joins from FOX International Channels. The company is looking to take advantage of the growing TV sports production market in Southeast Asia. Bevan will serve as managing director of the …

SYDNEY: FremantleMedia Australia (FMA) has hired Jonathon Summerhayes as its director of programming, while Beth Hart is joining the company as director of television content. In his new role, Summerhayes will be responsible for supervising the creative and production processes for all of FMA's entertainment and factual programming. He will …

SINGAPORE/BALI: The Asia Pacific Operators Summit taking place in Bali, Indonesia, from April 22 to 24 will feature keynote addresses by Saban Capital Group’s Haim Saban, Disney’s Anne Sweeney, China Media Capital’s Rui-Gang Li and The Chernin Group’s Peter Chernin. Also set to participate in the event, focused on the …

NEW YORK: China's YOU On Demand has expanded its deal with Disney Media Distribution, bringing several library titles to its SVOD platform and new releases to its transactional VOD service. Alice in Wonderland, Pirates of the Caribbean and popular Marvel library titles are just some of the offerings being made …