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SINGAPORE: MediaCorp’s Toggle OTT service offers entertainment, news and information online, on smartphones, tablets and smart TVs. Viewers can choose to subscribe to their preferred channels or movies or they can register at no additional cost to watch free local content where MediaCorp has rights to. The Toggle catch-up service …

HONG KONG/SINGAPORE/MUMBAI: Among the speakers slated for the fourth annual Asia Pacific Pay–TV Operators Summit (APOS) are Chase Carey, the president and COO of News Corporation; Subhash Chandra, the chairman of Zee and the Essel Group; and Gerhard Zeiler, the president of Turner Broadcasting International. Organized by Media Partners Asia, …

HONG KONG: As part of ITV’s company-wide rebrand, ITV Granada is changing its name to ITV Choice, with a new logo and refreshed on-air idents. The new look will be revealed for first time on March 25. As ITV Choice, the brand will align more closely with the new ITV brand globally. The …

SINGAPORE: Neil Montefiore is retiring as the CEO of StarHub at the end of the month, to be replaced by Tan Tong Hai, currently the COO. Montefiore has been the CEO of StarHub since 2010. He also serves as a director on StarHub’s board. Tong Hai becomes the CEO and executive …

NEW YORK: YOU On Demand has signed a distribution agreement with Tianjin IPTV, which delivers the Chinese pay-per-view and VOD service to households across 16 major districts in the greater Tianjin metropolitan area. This expands YOU On Demand’s reach from cable to IPTV. This means that more customers than ever …

SYDNEY: Fiona Crago has resigned as the general manager of Beyond Distribution, and is being replaced on an acting basis by Michael Murphy, a director of Beyond Entertainment. Crago is leaving in order to pursue further university studies. Her responsibilities will be taken over by Murphy, based in Dublin, Ireland, …

MUMBAI: Reliance Broadcast Network and CBS Studios International are launching a Hindi feed of their joint-venture entertainment channel BIG CBS Prime. The Hindi feed launches today and is expected to grow the reach to more than 10 million viewers. The network airs such hit shows as NCIS, Blue Bloods, Elementary, …

SYDNEY: Ten Network Holdings has announced that James Warburton is leaving his post as the CEO and managing director of the company, to be replaced by Hamish McLennan. McLennan is currently the executive VP in the office of the chairman at News Corporation and the chairman of REA Group. He will remain …

SYDNEY: Hamish McLennan, who was recently announced as the incoming CEO of Ten Network, has purchased 3.13 million shares in the company. McLennan spent nearly $1 million when acquiring the stake in Network Ten. He is due to formally take up his post on March 18. McLennan said: “As I …

HONG KONG: HBO Asia is launching the HBO GO streaming service to subscribers with now TV. The service features new episodes of the HBO originals Game of Thrones, The Newsroom, True Blood and Veep just 12 hours after their U.S. broadcast. HBO GO makes its Asian debut in Hong Kong on …