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CANNES: BHD|Vietnam Media Corp. has a slate of movies to offer that includes some of the biggest box-office hits in the country.

CANNES: The suspense thriller The Better Half, presented by ABS-CBN Corporation, tells a story of love and obsession, centered on the lives of two couples.

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.

LONDON: BBC Worldwide is launching BBC Player in Malaysia, making it the second country in Asia to receive the service following its successful launch in Singapore last year.

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.

Digital TV Research forecasts that the Asia Pacific will see 666 million pay-TV subscribers by 2022, with China and India collectively accounting for 80 percent of that total.

SEOUL: Netflix has lined up its second Korean original series, Kingdom, from the production company Astory.

SINGAPORE: Sony Pictures Television (SPT) Networks, Asia has entered into a partnership with Imagine Group for a pipeline of original series for AXN and Sony Channel.

MUMBAI: Amazon and Lionsgate have inked a long-term exclusive agreement that makes Prime Video India the subscription streaming home for hundreds of Lionsgate's films, television episodes and upcoming new releases.