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LAUSANNE: The Japan Consortium, which includes NHK (the Japan Broadcasting Corporation) and the Japan Commercial Broadcasters Association, has secured an agreement with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for broadcast rights for Olympic games in 2018, 2020, 2022 and 2024. The Consortium was awarded the broadcast rights in Japan for the …

SINGAPORE/NEW YORK: Indra Suharjono is exiting Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) this June, with Mark Whitehead, formerly with BBC Worldwide, set to take her place running the company's operations across Asia. As executive VP and managing director for Asia at VIMN, Whitehead will oversee the channel portfolio—including MTV, Nickelodeon, Nick …

HONG KONG: Celestial Tiger Entertainment has clinched new carriage deals across Asia, bringing its channels to Myanmar and Palau for the first time and expanding its presence in Indonesia and the Philippines. In Indonesia, K-Vision will launch Celestial Movies and KIX on its newly launched platform. The Philippines' Cignal TV, …

HO CHI MINH/HANOI: Multi Channels Vietnam (MCV), a newly formed JV between Multi Channels Asia and Thaole Entertainment, has signed carriage agreements for Outdoor Channel in Vietnam. Outdoor Channel is headed to Vietnam Post and Telecommunication Group’s MyTV, Viettel and FPT Telecom. Thanks to these new deals, the network is …

TOKYO/BANGKOK: Japanese entertainment firm Nikkatsu is teaming with Nippon TV and Thailand's Kantana Group to form a joint venture that will be involved in computer graphics and animation, among other activities. Kantana Japan Corporation will primarily work on obtaining Japanese clients for computer graphics services, but will also work on …

SINGAPORE: The Asian Food Channel (AFC) has ordered a second season of The Amazing Food Challenge: Fun in the Philippines after its successful first run earlier this year. The 13-episode season will see ten contestants from around the world traveling through four different parts of the Philippines. They’ll compete in …

KUALA LUMPUR: Asia's Life Inspired channel is set to begin airing the Jason Godfrey-led lifestyle series It's About Time: Baselworld and Stopover Switzerland later this month. It's About Time: Baselworld follows Godfrey as he learns about watchmaking and examines the latest trends coming out of Baselworld Fair, Switzerland's annual watch …

SEOUL: CJ E&M is on board for three 12-episode seasons of The Three Musketeers, a new drama for tvN set in 17th century Korea, inspired by the classic Alexandre Dumas novel. The team behind the show includes screenwriter Song Jae-jung and director Kim Byung-soo, who previously worked on the Korean …

AUCKLAND: Sussan Turner is stepping down as CEO of MediaWorks Group, parent company of New Zealand outlets TV3 and FOUR. Turner has been with the company, which is active in the TV, radio and interactive businesses, for 30 years, guiding it through receivership and debt restructuring last year. MediaWorks Chair …

TOKYO: WOWOW has made some changes to its executive leadership team and has implemented a divisional realignment meant to expand its business. The company's production department will be led by Tetsuya Nasuno, effective immediately. Nasuno will be responsible for the production sub-divisions (TV, movies, sports, drama and music) and the …