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HONG KONG: This year’s CASBAA Convention will take place October 27 to 30 in Hong Kong under the theme “Beyond the Box,” exploring business models for new methods of content delivery across Asia. “At its most basic level, ‘the box’ refers to the traditional television set that sits in the …

SINGAPORE: Universal Networks International's E! in Asia has renewed It Takes GUTZ to Be a Gutierrez ahead of the conclusion of season one of the local reality show. The show is the first-ever international reality production for E!. The six-episode first season chronicled the lives of the Gutierrez family in …

PARIS/LOS ANGELES: HBO Asia has renewed the factual show Hollywood on Set for a third season. The show’s new 52×26-minute run will air across 23 territories on the premium-network company’s bouquet of channels. The weekly series, which is produced by Prime Entertainment Group, is a behind-the-scenes look at some of …

SINGAPORE: Starting in August, FOX International Channels will implement a wide-scale rebranding of its FOX Sports Asia network across most of the continent, with the exception of China and South Korea. The upgrade will affect the network’s portfolio of channels, which currently includes FOX Sports, FOX Sports Plus HD and …

SEOUL: Later this summer, the CJ E&M entertainment channel tvN is slated to begin airing Friends Over Flowers, a new variety show that follows on the success of Grandpas Over Flowers and Sisters Over Flowers. Friends Over Flowers will watch as one group of middle-aged Korean musicians travel to Peru, …

SYDNEY: ABC Television in Australia is refreshing the branding of its main channel, which is being renamed from ABC1 to ABC. The channel will get a new on-air look, described as "bold, simple, raw and real" by ABC. The new tagline will be #ourABC, with the hashtag meant to encourage audiences …

HONG KONG: FOX International Channels (FIC) is bringing a slew of shows to its key channels in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia within hours or days of their original premiere, including The Walking Dead and Da Vinci's Demons. In all, there are more than 25 shows that FIC has slashed …

BEIJING: Yu Dong, the founder, chairman and CEO of Bona Film Group, has purchased 21st Century Fox's entire 19.3 percent stake in the company for $71.4 million. The sale is subject to customary closing conditions. An affiliate of 21st Century Fox acquired the ownership interest in Bona in May 2012. …

HANGZHOU/SANTA MONICA: Lionsgate has teamed up with Alibaba Group to form Lionsgate Entertainment World (LGEW), a subscription streaming service for mainland China. The service will be available exclusively through Alibaba's latest generation of set-top box. It will deliver instant access to Hollywood blockbusters from the Lionsgate catalogue such as the …

LUXEMBOURG: RTL Group has terminated its joint-venture agreement with the Indian media company Reliance Broadcast Network through which the companies operated the male-skewed action channel BIG RTL Thrill. The JV between RTL and Reliance Broadcast Network was formed in May 2011 and operated the BIG RTL Thrill channel, which launched …