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KUALA LUMPUR: Internet TV service iflix has appointed Georg Chmiel as group chief financial officer and director of iflix International.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Rewind Networks entertainment channel HITS has been added to the tonton streaming service in Malaysia.

MUMBAI/NEW YORK: Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan will host a new Hindi-language talk show created by Star India in partnership with TED.

KUALA LUMPUR: Joon Lee has been tapped by the iflix Group as a special advisor, in a move to drive its Korean acquisitions.

NEW YORK: A+E Networks is enlarging its footprint in Japan with the launch of the Crime + Investigation (CI) brand and titles on Hulu.

SINGAPORE: NBCUniversal International Networks has brought the E! Zone on-demand service to StarHub Go in Singapore.

LOS ANGELES/TOKYO: CBS Studios International has licensed a package of shows to Japanese pay-TV provider WOWOW, which has scored the first window for the new Twin Peaks.

Vivek Couto, executive director of Media Partners Asia (MPA), gives insights into the company’s new report on content trends in seven Asian markets, exploring the evolution of the local production sector and the impact of SVOD platforms on the acquisition market.

HONG KONG: Turner Asia Pacific has launched a new Southeast Asia organization and tapped a new regional head to be based in Singapore.

NEW YORK: A+E Networks has hired Sun Young Moon as the company's head of content and development for North Asia.