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SINGAPORE: The 14th edition of Asia TV Forum & Market (ATF) and the third edition of ScreenSingapore, both of which wrapped up on Friday, December 6, boasted strong market attendance and a record number of international delegations. This year's concurrent events saw the participation of 16 international delegations for the …

TOKYO: Katsuto Momii has been appointed as the new president of NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation). Momii, who is currently senior corporate advisor of Nihon Unisys, takes on the role as of January 25, 2014. The current president, Masayuki Matsumoto, will retire from his post on January 24, following the expiration …

SHANGHAI/HONG KONG/NEW YORK: China Media Capital (CMC) has acquired 21st Century Fox's (21CF) 47-percent stake in Star China TV. The joint venture operates three 24-hour Mandarin channels: Xing Kong, Xing Kong International, Channel [V] Mainland China and the Fortune Star Chinese movie library. The JV was formed in 2010 and …

BEIJING: The online video site Sohu is bringing the comedy sketch show Saturday Night Live to China. Sohu Video is making the show available online in its original version without subtitles. The episodes will become available on Mondays, after the latest episode is shown in the U.S. A version with …

SINGAPORE: Turner International India has placed the premium subscription services HBO Defined HD and HBO Hits HD on Tata Sky, a DTH platform in India. HBO Defined and HBO Hits will offer advertising-free Hollywood and Bollywood content as well as HBO originals through high-definition feeds on Tata Sky. Titles will …

HONG KONG: Sir Run Run Shaw, who founded the legendary Shaw Brothers movie studio and Hong Kong terrestrial broadcaster TVB, has died. Shaw passed away at home. He was 107. A hugely influential figure in Asian media, Shaw founded TVB, the first free-to-air station in Hong Kong. A statement from …

HONG KONG/SINGAPORE: New data from Media Partners Asia indicates that the top 45 pay-TV operators across the Asia Pacific added 23.1 million net new subscribers last year, led in large part by India. The 2013 Asia Pacific Pay-­TV Industry Review found that there were 15.6 million additions in the first …

LOS ANGELES: Metan Development Group is delivering Hollywood, the first channel in China dedicated to the world of entertainment, on the video sharing site Tudou. The Hollywood channel becomes available to Tudou's 400 million users this month. The channel is targeting young, educated, affluent Chinese consumers who have an interest …

HONG KONG: FOX International Channels (FIC) Asia has renewed its exclusive rights to the Australian Open, signing a multiyear contract that will see the pay-TV network FOX Sports broadcasting the tennis match in 20 Asian territories. Through a deal struck with Tennis Australia, FIC will have the broadcast rights for …

SYDNEY: Dafydd Williams is returning to Network Ten in the role of head of development, having previously served as network executive producer and then as head of factual programming at the channel. Williams worked at Network Ten originally from 2006 to early 2012. Before Network Ten, he was an executive …