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Mansha Daswani

Mansha Daswani is the editor-in-chief and associate publisher of World Screen. She can be reached on mdaswani@worldscreen.com.

Discovery Names New Southeast Asia VP

December 9, 2016

SINGAPORE: Shavkat Berdiev has been enlisted to oversee the Southeast Asian business at Discovery Networks Asia Pacific, with Louis Boswell becoming senior VP of distribution.

Online Platforms Take Center Stage at ATF

December 7, 2016

SINGAPORE: Executives from Hulu Japan, HOOQ, AwesomenessTV and LeTV talked about their programming strategies in a panel at Asia TV Forum, where digital disruption has been a key theme of the conference schedule.

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Top Analysts Talk Asian Media Trends

December 6, 2016

SINGAPORE: Analysts from Ovum, Nielsen, Kantar Media, Ernst & Young and IHS Technology talked about the role of telcos, digital transformation, emerging technologies and other factors reshaping the media landscape in the opening session at the Asia TV Forum pre-market conference today in Singapore.

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HOOQ Names Singapore Country Manager

December 5, 2016

SINGAPORE: Former Telstra executive Michael D’Oliveiro has joined Asian VOD service HOOQ to manage its operations in Singapore on the heels of the platform's launch in the territory.

Turner’s Mark Eyers

December 2, 2016

The chief content officer and senior VP for kids’ networks at Turner’s Asia-Pacific business, and content head for Cartoon Network, Boomerang and Toonami in the region, talks about his programming strategy.