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MUMBAI: Viacom18 is launching a brand-new channel offering in India, Rishtey CINEPLEX, devoted to Hindi-language movies.

LIVERPOOL: South Korean SVOD platform BTV has entered into a two-year content deal with BBC Worldwide Asia covering more than 600 hours of drama, factual and natural-history titles.

WELLINGTON: Cleverman co-producer Pukeko Pictures has appointed Lisa Chatfield as head of scripted development.

SYDNEY: Seven's new digital channel, 7flix, made its debut yesterday with a roster of first-run U.S. series, including the dramas Once Upon a Time, Grey's Anatomy, How to Get Away with Murder and Scandal.

TOKYO: Hulu in Japan has acquired the exclusive SVOD rights to a slate of content from HBO, encompassing more than 800 episodes.

HONG KONG/SINGAPORE: Media Partners Asia has unveiled the confirmed speaker lineup for this year's edition of the Asia Pacific Video Operators Summit (APOS), taking place in Bali in April, with Netflix's Reed Hastings and Ted Sarandos; DreamWorks Animation's Jeffrey Katzenberg, VICE's Shane Smith and Disney's Kevin Mayer among those set to participate.

SINGAPORE: Subscribers to the Chinese content platform Mango TV will be able to access a curated selection of documentary and preschool content from BBC Worldwide.

BEIJING/LONDON: IPCN has signed an agreement to live stream this year's NME Awards in China through LeMusic.

PERTH: Seven West Media has picked up a 33 percent shareholding in the digital media brand Starts at 60.

SINGAPORE: Shailja Varghese has been appointed head of content solutions as global content company Brand New Media (BNM) expands its executive team in Singapore.