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SINGAPORE: Viacom International Media Networks has tapped Amit Arora for the newly created role of VP of strategy and business development for Asia.

SYDNEY: Network Ten has named Liz Baldwin as general manager of digital, a role that she takes up as of February 12.

SINGAPORE: FOX Sports Asia is making all 411 matches of the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam event of 2016, available live on its network to tennis fans in Asia.

SINGAPORE: In the second quarter of this year, customers of StarHub Fibre TV in Singapore will be able to access Netflix directly through their set-top boxes.

MIAMI: The drama When We Go to War, one of Escapade Media’s NATPE highlights, is about the impact a war has on a New Zealand family and a Maori brother and sister.

SINGAPORE: Singtel has entered into an exclusive tie-up with Netflix to give customers promotional offers to access TV shows and movies on the streaming service.

MIAMI: Deep-rooted customs are central to the lives of India’s people, and the documentary Spirit of India, which is among Zee Entertainment Enterprises’s NATPE highlights, takes a look at the country’s many festivals.

MIAMI: Inspired by the Chinese novel Journey to the West, Here Comes Trouble is a travel reality show being presented by CJ E&M Corporation.

MIAMI: Following on the success of Surfing the Menu is Surfing the Menu: Next Generation, which is part of the ABC Commercial catalogue. Former MasterChef Australia contestants Dan Churchill and Hayden Quinn host the new program, which combines travel, cooking and adventure. The pair “have amazing on-air chemistry and an …

AMSTERDAM: Former GroupM executive Eric Snelleman has joined Zoomin.TV as global head of agencies and managing director of Asia. Snelleman previously served as head of digital trading at media-investment company GroupM. The new role will see the exec lead Zoomin.TV’s 2016 expansion into Asia. Zoomin.TV is an independent producer of …