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KUALA LUMPUR: iflix is rolling out a new feature that allows members to follow the personal playlists of more than 150 of their favorite celebrities and influencers across Asia.

SINGAPORE: FOX Networks Group (FNG) Asia has acquired first and exclusive pay-TV rights to three record-breaking Korean blockbusters from Clover Films, including Train to Busan.

MUMBAI: Zee Entertainment Enterprises is selling TEN Sports Network to Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN) for $385 million.

SINGAPORE: Outdoor Channel has slated a VICELAND programming block for Friday nights, delivering shows such as Huang’s World, Noisey and VICE World of Sports to viewers in Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines and Vietnam.

TOKYO: Nippon Television Network Corporation (Nippon TV) is gearing up for MIPCOM 2016 with a slate that features several new titles, including two fresh formats and a drama series.

Pay-TV subscriptions in the Asia Pacific are expected to increase from a collective 438 million in 2015 to 536 million by 2021, according to Digital TV Research. The Asia Pacific Pay TV Operator Forecasts report surveyed the top 65 operators across 17 countries in the region.

BURBANK: Gillian Zhao, who previously held posts at Wanda Culture Group and Star TV, has been named executive VP and managing director of Warner Bros. China.

SINGAPORE: Through new distribution deals with StarHub Go and M1, Eleven Sports Network has achieved nationwide coverage in Singapore.

SINGAPORE: Virginia Lim has been promoted to senior VP and head of content, production and marketing at Sony Pictures Television (SPT) Networks, Asia.

MUMBAI: Channel V, part of 21st Century Fox's STAR India portfolio, has transformed into a 24-hour music network for young Indian viewers.