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SYDNEY: Foxtel is now bundling broadband Internet and fixed-line telephony with its TV service, following the execution of a wholesale agreement with Telstra. The pact with Telstra allows Foxtel to sell fixed-line broadband and telephony services nationally on both Telstra's ADSL network and the National Broadband Network as it is …

HONG KONG: CASBAA is planning to kick off 2014 with the event Philippines in View, which is scheduled for January 21 at the Edsa Shangri-La in Manila. Speakers and panelists from across all sectors of the multichannel TV industry will be on hand to discuss the pitfalls and challenges of …

SINGAPORE: Yaacob Ibrahim, Singapore's Minister for Communications and Information, delivered the opening address as Asia TV Forum and Screen Singapore officially kicked off today, with some 4,000 delegates from more than 60 markets expected to be on site at the Marina Bay Sands. Ahead of Ibrahim's address, Michelle Lim, managing …

SINGAPORE: China's Sohu has licensed 100 hours of factual programming from ITV Studios Global Entertainment, among a slate of new deals for the company with Asian digital platforms. Titles in the Sohu deal include I Shouldn’t Be Alive and Built From Disaster. In Singapore, MediaCorp's OTT platform Toggle opted for …

SINGAPORE: Vietnamese pay-TV operator HTVC Cable TV System will launch Scripps Networks Interactive's Asian Food Channel to its 700,000-plus subscribers on December 10. The 24-hour regional food and lifestyle network will be carried exclusively on Television Media Service Company's platform in the basic tier. “The launch in Vietnam builds on our …

HONG KONG: Celestial Tiger Entertainment has sold more than 700 hours of series and films from Lionsgate to MediaCorp's OTT platform Toggle. The deal allows Toggle to air a range of films and TV series from the Lionsgate catalogue on its channels Toggle Eve and Toggle Movies, and include them …

LONDON: ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) has renewed its multi-year output agreement with Seven in Australia, which has already acquired the second season of Mr. Selfridge, among other titles, through the pact. Seven also picked up the second season of Endeavour, along with the hidden-camera magic show Tricked and …

SYDNEY: Southern Star Entertainment, which was fully acquired by Endemol in 2009, is rebranding to become Endemol Australia. Southern Star Entertainment will continue to create new drama and entertainment series for the global market, while also producing Endemol programming. The rebranding follows a number of key hires meant to bolster …

KUALA LUMPUR: Bloomberg Television has formed a partnership with the former Malaysian minister and founder of ntv7 Dato Sri Mohd Effendi Norwawi’s Encorp Group to create the first business news channel in Malaysia. Bloomberg Television Malaysia is expected to launch in 2014. It will combine Bloomberg's resources with locally produced …

SINGAPORE: All seven of MediaCorp's free-to-air channels are now broadcasting in digital, with plans to have them all in HD by 2016. Channel 5, Channel 8, Suria and Vasantham are going HD, while Channel NewsAsia, Channel U and okto will be upgraded to high definition by 2016. The public can …