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SINGAPORE: HBO Asia has unveiled its first Chinese original series, The Psychic, based on a Taiwanese short film.

Economic challenges and the emergence of new legal and pirated options for content will result in a slowdown in the growth of Asia Pacific's pay-TV industry, Media Partners Asia says in a new report.

HONG KONG: Viu, PCCW Media’s OTT video service, has tied up with Singtel to bring the offering to Singapore.

SINGAPORE: HBO Asia has announced a partnership with China Movie Channel (CMC) to develop an anthology of Chinese-language action movies centered on martial arts.

SINGAPORE: OTT hub RugbyPass has clinched the digital rights for several tournaments, among them Aviva Premiership Rugby and the 2017 RBS 6 Nations Championship.

SINGAPORE: Sony Pictures Television (SPT) Networks, Asia has named Nirav Haji VP of affiliate sales.

KUALA LUMPUR: iflix has appointed a trio of execs to its senior management team as the internet TV service looks to expand its presence into new markets outside of Southeast Asia.

MUMBAI: The FYI TV18 channel has launched in India, marking the second factual-entertainment network brought to the country in a partnership between A+E Networks and TV18.

SINGAPORE: GEM, the Asian entertainment channel operated by Sony Pictures Television Networks and Nippon TV, has expanded its reach to Indonesia, the Philippines and Singapore.

SINGAPORE: The first episode of the brand-new drama The Night Of and the second-season premiere of Ballers will be made available on HBO Asia's website for non-subscribers to sample in 19 markets in the region.