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HONG KONG: From the director of Misaeng comes Signal, a new detective drama on offer from CJ E&M at the Hong Kong International Film & TV Market (FILMART).

LONDON: Sky is investing $45 million in the Southeast Asia streaming TV service iflix, which is currently available in Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines.

SYDNEY: The latest Australian Multi-Screen Report finds that while Australians are increasingly using connected devices to watch television and other video content, approximately 85 percent of all video viewing still takes place on in-home TV sets.

SYDNEY: Freeview is launching a new FreeviewPlus mobile application for access to all of Australia's free-to-air networks’ live streaming and catch-up content, in addition to appointing Clive Dickens as its chairman.

SYDNEY: Seven West Media has entered into a multiyear partnership with Google that extends and delivers Seven’s content across YouTube.

The number of paying IPTV subscribers in the Asia-Pacific region overtook paying satellite TV ones in 2015, according to a new report from Digital TV Research. The Digital TV Asia Pacific Forecasts report predicts that IPTV will reach 123.5 million subscribers by 2021. China will contribute 78.4 million IPTV subs (nearly two-thirds of the region’s total) by 2021.

SYDNEY: The Australian government is pushing ahead with legislation that would change media-ownership laws, reform that is being welcomed by Ten Network but rebuffed by Seven.

SINGAPORE: A new report unveiled at CASBAA's OTT Summit finds that legacy regulatory policies governing video operators across Asia are disadvantaging local companies, creating an "unsustainable" situation.

PARIS/SYDNEY: STUDIOCANAL has appointed Elizabeth Trotman, who has held posts at Disney, Warner Bros. and BBC Worldwide, as CEO of Australia and New Zealand.

HONG KONG: Time Inc. and ASN Ltd. have entered into a partnership to develop a Sports Illustrated sports broadcasting and digital network across Asia.