Kristin Brzoznowski

The U.S.-based private equity firm Silver Lake has invested Rs 5,656 crore ($746.74 million) in Jio Platforms, the digital-services arm of India’s Reliance Industries, which also recently received a sizable investment from Facebook.

Joining a host of other global broadcasters and platforms, Hulu Japan will stream the One World: Together at Home special in support of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

BBC Studios APAC has appointed Matt Coe to lead a new creative hub supporting its branded services in the Asia-Pacific region.

Sony Pictures Networks (SPN) India and WWE have agreed to a five-year extension of their partnership, with an expanded broadcast agreement that will deliver WWE’s weekly flagship programming and localized content in India and the Indian subcontinent.

BBC Studios and the Taiwan Mobile-owned OTT service myVideo have struck a deal for carriage of the British drama channel BBC First and the children’s channel CBeebies.

The South Asian OTT platform Eros Now is expanding its content strategy with the upcoming launch of Eros Now Prime, which will have an English-language content offering consisting of over 2,000 hours of programming.

Viu has strengthened its partnership with GMM Grammy to offer Thai content from One31 Channel and GMM25 on its platform.

Netflix has revealed a new slate of Korean shows, with series ranging from reality to crime and sci-fi to romantic dramas.

The global online content marketplace Vuulr has added more than 10,000 hours of programming from IndiaCast Media Distribution.

ONE Championship is prepping a brand-new edition of The Apprentice that will see the winner working directly under Chairman Chatri Sityodtong as his protégé at the ONE Championship Global Headquarters in Singapore.