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LONDON: Trace is growing its footprint across Asia through distribution deals it has signed in Taiwan and Sri Lanka. Via a deal with Chunghwa Telecom’s MOD IPTV platform in Taiwan, viewers will now have access to the Asia-specific feeds of the international music channel Trace Urban and the celebrity sports …

SINGAPORE: Production house mm2 Asia is planning to raise approximately S$5 million ($3.5 million) from a new share placement to three investors, one of which is Hesheng Media, which it also signed an MOU with regarding content development. The investors are Hesheng Media, Apex Capital Group and Maxi-Harvest Group. Under …

MELBOURNE: The SVOD boom among Australian audiences will not wipe out existing pay-TV and free-to-air subscriptions, according to data by tech research firm Ovum. Services such as Netflix, Presto and Stan are expected to grow subscriptions from only 270,000 in December 2014 to 4.707 million by the end of 2019, …

HONG KONG: Turner and PCCW have entered into a partnership that sees a slew of Korean entertainment, premium drama series as well as variety and music programming from MBC become available across a number of platforms. Starting January 12, now TV subscribers can access a selection of shows on Turner’s …

SYDNEY: Richard Freudenstein, the CEO and managing director of Foxtel, has been appointed as a non-executive director on the newly restructured board of Ten Network Holdings, effective tomorrow. TEN’s chairman, David Gordon, said: “I welcome Richard to the board of TEN. His wealth of experience within the media industry, both …

SINGAPORE: Through a newly established partnership, an extensive catalogue of A+E Networks’ programming, including Pawn Stars and Counting Cars, is headed to Hulu in Japan. The deal will see the Japanese SVOD service creating an exclusive section for A+E’s brands such as HISTORY, Lifetime, Crime+Investigation and FYI. All content will …

SYDNEY: The Australian Rugby Union has entered into a deal with FOX Sports and free-to-air channel Network Ten for 2016 to 2020. In addition to remaining the home of rugby in Oz, FOX Sports will become the only destination to watch all of the Qantas Wallabies domestic tests, New Zealand …

HONG KONG/SINGAPORE: Asia-Pacific advertising revenues are set to rise by 5.8 percent in 2016, up from the 5.3 percent growth rate recorded this year, according to Media Partners Asia (MPA). The 5.3 percent growth rate this year was the slowest recorded since 2009, MPA notes. The industry analysis firm predicts …

SINGAPORE: mm2 Asia has moved in to acquire a majority stake in Millinillion, a tech start-up that develops interactive solutions for digital users. mm2 Asia will pick up 466,667 new shares in Millinillion for around S$350,000 ($248,000). It will then own a 70 percent stake. The acquisition marks mm2’s first …

SYDNEY: Screen Australia has chosen 12 companies that will share in more than A$2.6 million ($1.9 million) through its Enterprise Industry program, among them the Aussie producer CJZ. CJZ will use the funds to build a talent incubator for digital audiences and develop workshops for Australian writing talent to prepare …