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PARIS: Gedeon Programmes and NHK are collaborating on five films about Japan, to be shot in 4K.

STOCKHOLM/MANILA: Eccho Rights has entered into an output deal with Star India, initially taking on representation for three scripts.

HONG KONG: Singapore's Refinery Media has been commissioned to produce the fifth season of Asia's Next Top Model, which is set to air on FOX Networks Group (FNG) Asia's StarWorld channel in 2017.

CANNES: Jericho Rosales, the so-called “Asian prince of drama,” stars in I’ll Never Say Goodbye, which ABS-CBN International Distribution is offering up to buyers.

TAIWAN: FOX Sports and Major League Baseball (MLB) have inked a digital-rights deal that delivers sporting action to customers' mobile phones, tablets, computers or smart TVs in Taiwan.

HONG KONG: Among the speakers in place for this year’s CASBAA Convention are GroupM's Irwin Gotlieb, VICE Media's James Schwab and Machinima's Chad Gutstein.

SINGAPORE: Eleven Sports Network has appointed Shalu Wasu as its new managing director for Singapore, effective immediately.

CANNES: Among the companies that will be with the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) at MIPCOM is One Animation, which is distributing the original animated series OddBods.

SINGAPORE/MANILA: Rewind Networks has inked a deal with Cignal in the Philippines for HITS HD.

PARIS: MIPCOM has unveiled its plans for the two-day conference program illustrating the best of the Japanese TV industry as part of the Japan Country of Honour showcase.