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LONDON: Content Media Corporation has entered into a multifaceted deal with China's Seven Stars Entertainment and Media and its principal, Dr. Bruno Wu. Under the agreement, Content will acquire the Alive Group of companies based in Beijing, which consists of several outfits based in mainland China that engage in the …

SEOUL: CJ E&M and the Chinese satellite broadcaster Dragon TV are teaming up for the local production of TV content in China. This arrangement will include the local development of Korean variety programs such as Grandpas Over Flowers and a spin-off, Sisters Over Flowers, for the Chinese market. It will …

HONG KONG: The second edition of Telefilm Vietnam is set to take place from June 5 to 7 at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Last year's event drew some 5,000 international and local visitors, with more than 300 international and local exhibitors from …

LONDON: The Asia-Pacific region is going through a period of rapid digital conversion, with penetration increasing from 28.9 percent of TV households in 2010 to 51.7 percent in 2013 and 61.2 percent by the end of this year. This will increase to 97.5 percent by 2020, which is up by …

SYDNEY: The Australian broadcasters Network Ten and Seven Network are headed to court over a dispute regarding the programming executive John Stephens. Stephens previously announced he was leaving Seven Network, and signed a contract with Ten to join as its director of scheduling and acquisitions. He then decided that he …

BEIJING: Discovery Communications has inked a deal with China's WASU Digital TV Media Group to provide content for the new pay-TV subscription channel Qiu Suo.  Discovery says it will server as a "channel and content consultant" for Qiu Suo, which launched March 16. The service, whose name translates as "quest …

MUMBAI: HBO is expanding its offerings on the Tata Sky DTH platform with the launch of HBO On Demand, an SVOD service that will be available to subscribers of the premium channels HBO Hits HD and HBO Defined HD. HBO Defined delivers Hollywood blockbusters and HBO originals, while HBO HITS …

SINGAPORE: SingTel's mio TV will be the first platform to launch the new network from RTL CBS Asia Entertainment Network, with RTL CBS Extreme HD rolling out to the company's customers this month. There are already several carriage deals across Asia for RTL CBS Entertainment HD, which launched in the …

NEW YORK: Nielsen is bringing its Twitter TV solutions—used to identify, capture and analyze conversation on Twitter in real time—to Australia in the second half of the year. These solutions include Nielsen Twitter TV Ratings, the first-ever measure of the total activity (tweets, unique authors) and reach (impressions, unique audience) …

TOKYO: Japan’s Nippon Television Network Corporation (Nippon TV) is heading to MIPTV with a slate of highlights ranging from animated shows, documentaries, formats and drama series. Among its new titles is Mansion Madness, a format that tests if contestants will come out on top in a game of survival of …