Kristin Brzoznowski

PARIS: MIPCOM has unveiled its plans for the two-day conference program illustrating the best of the Japanese TV industry as part of the Japan Country of Honour showcase.

LONDON: BBC Worldwide has launched the BBC Player, its first TVE product, in Singapore via StarHub.

BEIJING: Turner Asia Pacific and Shanghai Tencent Pictures Culture Media are developing a movie based on the famous rabbit emoticon Tuzki.

PARIS: MIPTV and MIPCOM organizer Reed MIDEM has unveiled the launch of MIP China Hangzhou, the first-ever MIP in China.

SINGAPORE: FOX Networks Group (FNG) Asia has acquired first and exclusive pay-TV rights to three record-breaking Korean blockbusters from Clover Films, including Train to Busan.

SINGAPORE: Outdoor Channel has slated a VICELAND programming block for Friday nights, delivering shows such as Huang’s World, Noisey and VICE World of Sports to viewers in Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines and Vietnam.

Pay-TV subscriptions in the Asia Pacific are expected to increase from a collective 438 million in 2015 to 536 million by 2021, according to Digital TV Research. The Asia Pacific Pay TV Operator Forecasts report surveyed the top 65 operators across 17 countries in the region.

BURBANK: Gillian Zhao, who previously held posts at Wanda Culture Group and Star TV, has been named executive VP and managing director of Warner Bros. China.

SINGAPORE: Mediacorp has scored a last-minute deal with Dentsu for Olympic Games live broadcast rights in Singapore.

LONDON: Discovery Communications has taken a minority stake in VS Media, a Chinese multi-channel network (MCN) founded in 2013.