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SINGAPORE: Beach House Pictures (BHP), a production company in Singapore, has hired seasoned network exec Jim Ribbans and creative veteran Marc Checkley for its management team as it increases operations in Asia. Ribbans has been named head of business development. In that role, he is charged with developing new regional …

SYDNEY: Foxtel is implementing a series of changes to its pay-TV offering, including cutting the cost of a basic cable package by half to A$25 ($23.41) and launching a new on-demand BoxSets channel for pay-TV and digital users. Foxtel CEO Richard Freudenstein announced plans to provide existing customers with enhanced …

LONDON: Through a deal with Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution, Sohu Video has become the first Chinese home for the long-running animation series The Simpsons. The multiyear deal between the two includes the Chinese premiere of season 26, which launches in the U.K. on September 28. This marks the first …

PARIS: STUDIOCANAL has inked two separate SVOD agreements in China, one with Youku Tudou and the other with BesTV New Media. Youku Tudou signed a multiyear agreement with STUDIOCANAL for the SVOD rights for more than 50 classics owned by the studio. This includes About a Boy, Chaplin, The Pianist, …

TOKYO: Japanese commercial broadcaster Nippon TV is heading to MIPCOM with a programming slate featuring new formats, animated series and dramas, with the format The One(s) I Loved leading the pack. That title reunites celebrities with people from past relationships, including first loves. Another new format is the observational quiz …

HONG KONG: A number of key executives from the global broadcast industry, including Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer, are slated to speak at next month's CASBAA convention in Hong Kong. Other confirmed speakers include Victor Koo, chairman and CEO of Youku Tudou; Mike Weatherley, IP advisor to the U.K.'s Prime Minister; …

MELBOURNE: Foxtel has elevated Graham Burrells to manage a newly formed group of premium entertainment channels at Foxtel Networks, encompassing showcase, SoHo, The Comedy Channel and the recently announced BoxSets.  Burrells now takes on the post of head of premium entertainment. He joined Foxtel in 1995 as creative director. He …

SINGAPORE: AXN will host the premieres for the second season of the crime thriller The Blacklist and the seventh season of The Voice day-and-date with the U.S. The Blacklist season two will launch September 23. The new season of The Voice kicks off September 23 and 24. These two shows …

NEW DELHI/STAMFORD: Ten Sports has extended its TV distribution agreement in India with WWE through 2019 in a deal that will see more localized WWE content air on the athletics network. Starting early next year, Ten Sports will air a new one-hour version of its flagship program Raw customized specifically …

HONG KONG: Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific has launched the catch-up service WarnerTV Encore on now TV in Hong Kong. WarnerTV Encore allows users to watch first and exclusive series such as Gotham and The Last Ship, which both debut this month and are available for a four-week window. Content …