Kristin Brzoznowski

TAIPEI: The Taiwan-based global live broadcasting platform company Next Entertainment has completed $25 million in Series A funding for its newly launched live-streaming service MeMe.

SHANGHAI/LONDON: Simon Cowell's Syco Entertainment and Star China's Canxing Production have entered into a three-year development deal.

SINGAPORE: FOX Networks Group Asia has named Italo Zanzi as executive VP and managing director for its Sports network.

SINGAPORE: Bomanbridge Media has landed new deals on series from its paranormal catalog, selling shows to NBCUniversal’s Syfy and Celestial's Thrill in Asia.

SINGAPORE: The Asian entertainment channel GEM is hosting an online call for talented singers, the winner of which will take part in Nippon TV’s competition show I Can Sing in Japanese!

SINGAPORE: Mediacorp and Netflix have struck a deal that will see a range of locally produced Singaporean series being made available on the streaming service around the world from early 2017.

MUNICH: Red Arrow International has licensed its scripted crime format The Last Cop to Nippon TV, which is prepping a theatrical feature for release in Japan.

HONG KONG: Jonathan Spink, the CEO of HBO Asia, has been elected as chairman of the board of directors for CASBAA for the next 12 months.

BEIJING: A new agreement between BBC Worldwide and Shanghai Oriental Pearl Group will see nearly 360 hours of Top Gear series launch exclusively on BesTV platforms in China.

HO CHI MINH CITY: Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific and POPS Worldwide are working together to develop original content for the Her Voice channel, which targets digitally connected women in Vietnam and aims to inspire, inform and entertain.