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Mansha Daswani surveys some of Asia’s leading pay-TV channel brands about what they’re doing in the original-programming space.

PARIS: Huace Media will be a global sponsor of MIP China Hangzhou, the inaugural event that is set to take place May 23 to 25.

SINGAPORE: Rewind Networks has signed an agreement with Warner Bros. International Television Distribution (WBITD) that sees a number of iconic shows become available on the entertainment channel HITS.

SINGAPORE: Eurosport has secured exclusive rights for the EFL Cup 2016-17 in Malaysia and Brunei on Astro.

ROME: Mediaset Distribution has tied up with Astro to bring a range of series from the Italian broadcaster Mediaset to Malaysia.

SINGAPORE: Mitsubishi Electric Asia has signed on as the key broadcast sponsor for Planet Earth II in the region.

SINGAPORE: The National Basketball Association (NBA) and Eleven Sports Network have agreed to a multiyear broadcast partnership that delivers a range of games and programming to fans in Singapore.

CANNES: Malaysian production companies Primeworks Studios, Animasia Studio, Scubazoo and Global Station have secured several deals worth more than $4 million at MIPCOM.

By 2021, there will be 157.78 million SVOD subscribers in the Asia-Pacific region, up from about 76 million expected by the end of this year, Digital TV Research reports. By the end of 2017, the Asia Pacific SVOD Forecasts report predicts that the base will be nearing the 100 million mark.

CANNES: FremantleMedia International (FMI) has extended its multi-year digital deal with China's Youku, originally signed in 2013, for another three years.