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MANILA: RTL CBS Asia Entertainment Network has announced another carriage deal, clinching a slot on SKYcable in the Philippines, following the signing of agreements in Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore. The new joint-venture network from RTL Group and CBS Studios International is available à-la-carte and as part of SKYcable’s Silver, Gold, …

SINGAPORE: To celebrate 50 years of TV broadcasting in Singapore, MediaCorp and the National Heritage Board are jointly organizing the festival 50 Years of TV: Experience the Magic, which will take place from November 23 to December 21. The month-long event will take place at the National Museum of Singapore. …

HONG KONG: As the Asian multichannel landscape gears up to convene in Hong Kong next week, Christopher Slaughter, the CEO of CASBAA, talks about some of the highlights of this year's convention and the key issues facing the region's pay-TV channels and platforms. Taking place October 21 to 24, the …

SINGAPORE: Scripps Networks' Asian Food Channel (AFC) has unveiled its plans for the upcoming AFC Foodie Face-Off, a Christmas-themed cooking competition in Singapore. Contestants can post images of their favorite home-made dishes on AFC's Facebook page from October 24 to November 21. A group of judges will select 20 finalists …

NEW YORK: Cheah Chee Kong (CheeK) has become Scripps Networks Interactive's new head of content, creative and marketing for the Asia Pacific, effective November 1. In his new post, CheeK will be charged with developing and executing programming strategies and original productions. He will also be expected to handle creative …

HONG KONG: 21st Century Fox has sold its remaining 12.15-percent interest in Phoenix Satellite Television Holdings to private-equity firm TPG. In March, the company, through its Star Entertainment Holdings subsidiary, sold a 5.28-percent stake in Phoenix for $92 million. Phoenix operates a portfolio of Mandarin-language channels, including Phoenix Chinese Channel, …

SYDNEY: Australia's Seven Network and Beyond Productions have come together to create 7Beyond, a new venture aimed at developing programming initially for the North American marketplace. 7Beyond will have its home base in Los Angeles. The content generated by the venture will be co-produced by Seven Network's Seven Productions and …

NEW YORK: Ahead of CASBAA's kickoff tomorrow, AMC/Sundance Channel Global has announced new carriage deals in Korea, Taiwan and Thailand. LG Korea is set to begin offering Sundance Channel as a 24-hour linear HD network, adding to the service's carriage on Skylife, OllehTV by KT and B.TV by SK Broadband. …

HONG KONG: FOX International Channels in Asia has taken the exclusive first-window pay-TV rights in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Southeast Asia for a number of series from Disney Media Distribution, including Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Once Upon a Time in Wonderland. The pact expands on an output deal between …

HONG KONG: CASBAA has elected Todd Miller, the CEO of Celestial Tiger Entertainment, and William Wade, the president and CEO of AsiaSat, to its board of directors. Miller and Wade are replacing retiring members Rob Gilby, the senior VP and managing director of Disney-ABC International Television (Asia Pacific), and Steve …