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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.

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Turner Inks Five-Channel Deal in Thailand

April 1, 2016

BANGKOK: Turner has reached a deal with Thailand's AIS for Warner TV, World Heritage Channel, HLN, Boomerang and Toonami to be available on the telco's linear and catch-up services.

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STAR India Chief Talks hotstar, Disruption

March 30, 2016

MUMBAI: Speaking at the FICCI Frames conference in Mumbai, Uday Shankar, CEO of STAR in India, talked about plans to take the company's OTT service hotstar to the international market over the next few months, as well as addressed the disruptions taking place in the local landscape and how broadcasters need to respond.

Starz Expands Deal with Hulu Japan

March 30, 2016

TOKYO/BEVERLY HILLS: Starz Digital has expanded its content licensing pact with Hulu in Japan to include Ash vs Evil Dead and seasons one and two of Power.

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Viacom18 Unveils VOD Platform

March 29, 2016

MUMBAI: Viacom18, which operates a portfolio of Indian networks, including Colors, has launched an advertiser-supported free VOD platform called VOOT.

BBC First Lands in Singapore

March 24, 2016

SINGAPORE: BBC First has secured its first Southeast Asian carriage deal, with an April 4 launch set for the service on StarHub in Singapore.

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APOS Unveils Conference Agenda

March 15, 2016

SINGAPORE/HONG KONG: Media Partners Asia has announced the agenda for the upcoming Asia Pacific Video Operators Summit (APOS), with sessions on China, India and Japan, the future of TV and advertising, digital disruption and more.