Mansha Daswani

MANILA: The free-to-air broadcaster TV5 Network in the Philippines has begun airing a weekend MTV branded block.

BEIJING/HONG KONG: Alibaba Pictures has established a RMB2 billion ($300 million) fund to invest in film and TV companies.

PARIS: MIPCOM has added Kazuo Hirai, president and CEO of Sony Corporation, to its Media Mastermind Keynote lineup as part of the market's celebration of Japan.

Economic challenges and the emergence of new legal and pirated options for content will result in a slowdown in the growth of Asia Pacific's pay-TV industry, Media Partners Asia says in a new report.

SINGAPORE: GEM, the Asian entertainment channel operated by Sony Pictures Television Networks and Nippon TV, has expanded its reach to Indonesia, the Philippines and Singapore.

SINGAPORE: The first episode of the brand-new drama The Night Of and the second-season premiere of Ballers will be made available on HBO Asia's website for non-subscribers to sample in 19 markets in the region.

SINGAPORE: Eleven Sports Network has entered into a multi-year partnership with Mediacorp's OTT service, Toggle, that includes Premier League coverage as well as a range of other international sports.

KUALA LUMPUR: Southeast Asian OTT platform iflix has landed the first-run rights to 20-plus titles from NBCUniversal International Distribution, including the upcoming second season of Mr. Robot.

SINGAPORE: Select content from Discovery Networks Asia Pacific will be made available through Viddsee, an Asian online platform specializing in short films.

SINGAPORE: The Asian pay-TV channel GEM, a joint venture of Sony Pictures Television Networks and Nippon TV, has unveiled its first original production, which will be fronted by Japanese actor and musician Dean Fujioka.