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HONG KONG: A new leadership team has been put in place by the CASBAA board of directors, including Christopher Slaughter being appointed CEO designate. With the appointment of Slaughter, John Medeiros will be promoted to chief policy officer and becomes the senior government relations advisor to the board. Jill Grinda …

ORLANDO: The Television Syndication Company (TVS) has set up an office in Singapore, TVS Asia, which is a joint initiative with Sunrise Entertainment. Sunrise Entertainment is a content distributor in the island Republic and has been an affiliate of TVS for the last decade. Sunrise will manage the new outfit under the …

SINGAPORE: Multi Channels Asia (MCA) has secured a carriage agreement with the Malaysian cable operator Asian Broadcasting Network (ABN) for eight channels, including NDTV 24/7. Also included in the pact are Bloomberg Television, KidsCo, NDTV Good Times, NDTV India and Outdoor Channel as well as Havoc 24 and Motorvision. ABN …

HONG KONG: ITV Granada has locked in the exclusive broadcast rights for the third season of The Jonathan Ross Show for Asia and the Middle East. The third season of the chat show will be available exclusively on ITV Granada shortly after the U.K. premiere. Season three kicks off on September …

NEW YORK: YOU On Demand has entered into a distribution pact with cable operator Dalian Tiantu Cable Network that covers Transactional Video On Demand (TVOD) and Subscription Video On Demand (SVOD). The agreement increases distribution to 5.5 million cable homes. Dalian currently has 1.6 million subscribers who will gain access …

HONG KONG: The planned merger of two of the largest online video companies in China, Youku and Tudou, has passed shareholders’ approval.  The proposed combination was unveiled back in March. Youku’s investors passed all resolutions needed in a meeting earlier today. Shareholders at Tudou approved the merger in a separate …

MUNICH/SINGAPORE: Multi Channels Asia (MCA) has secured a trio of launches for the German automotive-themed channel Motorvision TV, which is rolling out in Malaysia, Mongolia and Sri Lanka in September. Asia Broadcasting Network is set to carry the channel in Malaysia. In Mongolia, carriage has been secured with Sky C&C. …

SYDNEY: The Australian Rugby League Commission has secured a five-year broadcasting deal with Nine and Fox Sports that pulled in AUD$1.025 billion ($1.072 billion). This marks the largest agreement in the Rugby League’s history. The amount is more than double what the two networks paid for a six-year pact back …

SINGAPORE: On Sunday, August 26, MediaCorp is set to broadcast the National Day Rally live across its TV, radio and online platforms. From 6:45 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Minister Heng Swee Keat, Senior Minister of State Lawrence Wong and Minister of State Halimah Yacob will deliver their speeches. From 8 …

SYDNEY: David Mott is stepping down as the chief programming officer at Australia’s Network Ten. Beverley McGarvey will continue to serve as Network Ten’s head of programming. She will take over Mott’s responsibilities on an acting basis as well. “David has had an extraordinary career at Ten over the past …