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SINGAPORE: all3media International has hired Amreet Kaur Chahal as the company's sales manager for the Asia-Pacific region, a newly created position that is based in Singapore.

SINGAPORE: Michael Fleshman has been hired as CTO for the Asian VOD service HOOQ.

SINGAPORE: Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific (DNAP) has commissioned 16 new local productions out of Southeast Asia to air across both linear and digital platforms.

TOKYO: With the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games just three years away, NHK World TV is introducing new programs about the host city and its neighboring prefectures that will air under the theme One Step from Tokyo.

NEW YORK: Youngsun Soh, a former Twitter Korea executive, has been named general manager of A+E Networks Korea.

HONG KONG/SINGAPORE: Disney’s Andy Bird, Netflix’s Ted Sarandos, YouTube’s Robert Kyncl, Viacom’s Bob Bakish, Turner’s Gerhard Zeiler and the heads of several AsiaPac media groups, telcos and pay-TV platforms are among the speakers lined up for APOS in Bali this April.

TOKYO: Ryoichi Ueda has succeeded Katsuto Momii as the president of Japanese public broadcaster NHK.

MUMBAI: Colors Infinity is dedicating a Saturday slot for airing biopics and documentaries under the banner Live the Story.

SINGAPORE: Leena Singarajah has been promoted to managing director for Asia at Scripps Networks Interactive.

MUMBAI: Amazon Prime members in India are gaining access to more than 600 hours of programming from BBC Worldwide, including a number of preschool series.