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LOS ANGELES: Fox Networks Group Asia has licensed four family films, Jessica Darling’s It List among them, from MarVista Entertainment to air throughout the region on Fox Family Movies.

NEW YORK: The National Football League (NFL) has tied up with Chinese social-media platform Sina Weibo for the live-streaming of football games in the country.

TAIPEI: The Taiwan-based global live broadcasting platform company Next Entertainment has completed $25 million in Series A funding for its newly launched live-streaming service MeMe.

NEW YORK: A+E Networks has picked up a stake in Korea's IHQ and has acquired two local channels in the territory that will be rebranded as HISTORY and Lifetime next year.

SHANGHAI/LONDON: Simon Cowell's Syco Entertainment and Star China's Canxing Production have entered into a three-year development deal.

SINGAPORE: FOX Networks Group Asia has named Italo Zanzi as executive VP and managing director for its Sports network.

MUMBAI: Netflix has inked a long-term deal with Red Chillies Entertainment (RCE), the film production house founded by Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan, to be the SVOD home of past and future releases.

KUALA LUMPUR: Astro's eSports and gaming entertainment channel eGG Network has launched in Australia via Fetch TV.

HONG KONG: FOX Networks Group Asia is taking legal action against Bangkok Bank for failing to honor payments it guaranteed from two Thai digital channel operators.

SINGAPORE: Asia TV Forum & Market and ScreenSingapore wrapped Friday with record attendance of 5,383 and more than $244 million worth of deals scored at the event.