The Singapore Media Festival (SMF) has added the Asian Academy Awards (AAA) to its lineup of constituent events.

Discovery, Inc. has named Anna Pak Burdin to the post of general manager for Southeast Asia.

HOOQ has hired two industry veterans, Bryan Seah and Tina Arwin, to take on the roles of head of original productions and head of content for Indonesia, respectively.

The Olympic Channel and the Japan Consortium have debuted Olympic Channel-branded digital platforms across multiple outlets to continue to engage local audiences with the Olympic Movement throughout the year.

The first-ever Asian Academy Awards will be held in Singapore in December to honor projects across 49 categories.

A+E Networks’ Lifetime Asia has lined up Who Runs the World with Mong Chin, a brand-new, digital-first original production hosted by Singaporean social media influencer Mong Chin Yeoh in her TV debut.

Nippon Television Network Corporation has strengthened its international business development (IBD) division with two promotions.

Blue Ant Media’s international linear channels Blue Ant Entertainment and Blue Ant Extreme have secured new carriage deals across Southeast Asia.

ZOO Digital has appointed Norie Negishi, formerly of The Walt Disney Company, as the head of operations and business development in Asia.

WWE has signed a deal that will see Raw broadcast on free-to-air network 5 in the Philippines.