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SINGAPORE: MediaCorp has appointed Nick Fawbert as the company’s new head of digital enterprise, effective August 1. Fawbert will work under Shaun Seow, the CEO of MediaCorp. He will be expected to help drive digital revenue streams for all of the company’s platforms and products. He will also be charged …

SINGAPORE: Singaporean IPTV operator mioTV will have to share its English Premier League coverage with rival platform StarHub after losing an appeal seeking an exemption to the country’s cross-carriage rules for pay-TV content. In April, the Media Development Authority (MDA) ruled that SingTel-owned mioTV’s non-exclusive deal for EPL live matches for three …

AUCKLAND: TVNZ is planning to close its youth channel TVNZ U as of August 31, replacing it with a time-shifted version of TV2. The network has been operating at a loss for around two years. The plans are to replace TVNZ U with TV2+1 as of September 1. The new …

SYDNEY: Foxtel has launched a new Internet TV service, Foxtel Play, which allows customers with a broadband connection to watch programming live or on a catch-up basis. The series is currently live, ahead of its official launch on August 11. Foxtel Play is delivered over the Internet, initially eligible on Samsung …

LAUSANNE: STAR India has scored the rights to carry the upcoming 2014 Winter Olympics from Sochi and the 2016 Summer Olympics from Rio across seven South Asian countries. The deal with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) also covers the Summer Youth Olympic Games, taking place next year in Nanjing, China. …

LONDON: Passion Distribution has sold more than 300 hours of programming to a slew of broadcasters in Asia. Pan-Asia agreements have been made with Fox Crime for Mentorn Media’s Captive in Cleveland. Sony Entertainment Television Asia went for the seventh season of Scripps Networks International’s Cupcake Wars. In China, LIC …

TOKYO: Sony Corporation posted a profit in its first fiscal quarter, benefiting from a weaker yen and cost cuts. Sony reported earnings of 3.5 billion yen ($35 million), compared to the year-ago period’s loss of 24.6 billion yen. The quarter operating profit was 36.4 billion yen ($367 million), which is …

HONG KONG: FOX International Channels (FIC) has given its female-skewed entertainment network Star World a new look. The refreshed look is designed to be "fun, feminine and glamorous." There’s a new graphic signature that features bold lines, said to represent the channel and its audience as trail-blazers, as well as …

BONN: Deutsche Welle (DW) has entered into a new partnership with TVB Network Vision to make its 24-hour English-language channel available to more viewers in Hong Kong. DW is now available in the basic package of TVB Network Vision for its fiber cable subscribers at no additional charge. DW has …

TOKYO: Sony Corporation has shot down a proposal from activist shareholder Daniel Loeb to spin off part of its entertainment business. Loeb’s Third Point hedge fund previously proposed that Sony sell as much as one-fifth of its entertainment arm, including movies, TV and music, to free up cash to help …