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BURBANK: The Ellen DeGeneres Show is now available on China's Sohu Video, making it the first U.S. daily talk show to be carried in the country. Episodes from the 11th season of Ellen will be subtitled in Chinese and delivered within 48 hours of their U.S. broadcast. The episodes will …

SINGAPORE: FOX International Channels (FIC) has expanded the management team at FOX Sports, hiring Sam Leadsom as the network’s VP of production. Leadsom, whose hiring is effective immediately, is based in Singapore. He’ll oversee the channel’s production of all sports content in Asia, including golf, motor racing, tennis and football, …

LONDON: The Australian comedy Kath & Kim has been made available on iTunes in Australia, the U.K., the U.S. and Canada, thanks to a deal secured by all3media international. All episodes of the show, along with the TV movie Da Kath and Kim Code and the theatrical release Kath and …

MIAMI: Nippon Television Network co-developed the format AHA! Experience with Dori Media. “The original program has been earning top ratings for many years in Japan,” says Mikiko Nishiyama, the director of international business development at Nippon Television Network. “This easy-to-understand entertainment quiz show can be adapted for the afternoon or …

LONDON/SINGAPORE: Sunset+Vine is opening up a new hub in Asia, headquartered in Singapore, to be led by Huw Bevan, who joins from FOX International Channels. The company is looking to take advantage of the growing TV sports production market in Southeast Asia. Bevan will serve as managing director of the …

SYDNEY: FremantleMedia Australia (FMA) has hired Jonathon Summerhayes as its director of programming, while Beth Hart is joining the company as director of television content. In his new role, Summerhayes will be responsible for supervising the creative and production processes for all of FMA's entertainment and factual programming. He will …

SINGAPORE/BALI: The Asia Pacific Operators Summit taking place in Bali, Indonesia, from April 22 to 24 will feature keynote addresses by Saban Capital Group’s Haim Saban, Disney’s Anne Sweeney, China Media Capital’s Rui-Gang Li and The Chernin Group’s Peter Chernin. Also set to participate in the event, focused on the …

NEW YORK: China's YOU On Demand has expanded its deal with Disney Media Distribution, bringing several library titles to its SVOD platform and new releases to its transactional VOD service. Alice in Wonderland, Pirates of the Caribbean and popular Marvel library titles are just some of the offerings being made …

LONDON: Aussie outfit Village Roadshow is bringing the sequel to The Inbetweeners Movie down under after closing a deal with Zodiak Rights, the film’s international distributor. The Inbetweeners Movie 2, which coincidentally is set in Australia, began shooting in December. Zodiak Media company Bwark will produce the second big-screen adaptation …

BANGKOK: Expanding its Asian presence, beIN Sports is set to be offered on Thailand's leading pay-TV platform, TrueVisions, beginning this week. The channel, beIN SPORTS 1, will become available to the platform's subscribers tomorrow (February 5). The channel holds the broadcast rights for, among others, the Scottish Professional Football League, …