Sara Alessi

GEM is debuting I Can Sing in Japanese! and Your Home Is My Business! Returns at the same time as the two shows air in Japan.

DW has boosted its presence in Asia through a partnership that makes its flagship news program available live on free-to-air TV in Hong Kong via ViuTVsix.

WWE has inked an agreement that will see its program SmackDown broadcast on TV5 in the Philippines beginning April 30.

The brand-new entertainment reality show Bolt of Talent, featuring American singer-songwriter and pop-culture icon Michael Bolton, is launching on FOX Networks Group's Star World.

FOX Networks Group (FNG) Asia has named Mike Rich to the post of executive VP of advertising sales and content partnerships for Asia Pacific and the Middle East as Simeon Dawes departs to pursue other endeavors.

HONG KONG: Fox Networks Group (FNG) Asia has appointed SDI Media to localize the American talk show Harry, hosted by Harry Connick, Jr., in several languages for distribution across Asia.

TAIPEI: SDI Media, which provides dubbing, subtitling and media services, has expanded its footprint in Asia with new, fully equipped recording studios in Taiwan.

SINGAPORE: Asian streaming platform HOOQ is making Warner Bros. Television’s latest DC series Powerless available on HOOQ the same day as its U.S. telecast.

HANOI: Iflix has expanded its footprint with its launch in Vietnam.

SINGAPORE: CASBAA’s fourth OTT Summit will feature a series of panels, with executives from the Asian region weighing in on how traditional media is responding to the digital challenges of today’s television landscape.