Mansha Daswani

The Malaysian OTT platform tonton is bound for Singapore following the signing of a deal with Singtel.

Astro has sealed new partnerships in Singapore, the Philippines and Indonesia to expand the reach of its eSports channel eGG Network, which was first unveiled at APOS last year.

Astro has announced an expanded alliance with Turner Asia Pacific that includes carriage of Warner TV and an initiative to co-own and co-produce Asian content.

On the heels of its success with 2PM Wild Beat, E! Asia has added two more Korean shows to its lineup: Beauty Crush and Saturday Night Live Korea.

Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) Asia has renewed the Asian originals Ok Danceoke and Comedy Central Stand-up, Asia! for rollout this summer.

Astro is working with CJ E&M on the co-production of original IP for the ASEAN region.

Malaysia's Astro has aligned with several producers in the region for a new slate of original content.

Investing in local content in Asia is a key pillar of Turner International’s growth plans for the region, Gerhard Zeiler, the company’s president, said at APOS today.

Vivek Couto, executive director and co-founder of Media Partners Asia, told delegates in Bali about the key themes reshaping the Asian media business.

Asian VOD service HOOQ is ramping up its investments in original productions, unveiling several new projects at APOS.