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TOKYO: At its corporate strategy meeting today, Sony Corporation identified the key growth opportunities for its entertainment business, including focusing on feature-film franchises and ramping up its channels business, particularly in high-growth markets like India. In a Q&A session with analysts following the presentation, Sony Corporation’s chief executive, Kazuo Hirai, ...

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KUALA LUMPUR: Ideate Media, a new venture backed by Khazanah Nasional Berhad and ASTRO Overseas, has been set up in Kuala Lumpur to invest in live-action and animated content in English, initially targeting Asian-themed stories with global appeal. Khazanah Nasional Berhad is the investment arm of the Malaysian government. Astro Overseas ...

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MELBOURNE: Tim Worner has been elevated to CEO of Seven West Media, effective July 1, replacing Don Voelte. Worner is currently the CEO of broadcast television for Seven West Media, a role that he has held since 2011. He previously served as the director of programming and production at Seven ...

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SINGAPORE: MediaCorp has named Tony Lai as its new managing director to lead experiences and outreach, effective June 3. Lai will be reporting directly to Shaun Seow, the CEO of MediaCorp. Lai will be looking after events, out-of-home, retail and business-to-consumer operations. Previously, Lai was with the Singapore Board of ...

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SHENZHEN: The Shenzhen Media Group and Shorts International, which is the parent company of ShortsHD and ShortsTV, have entered into an agreement to deliver short-form Chinese movies to TV audiences in the U.S. and Europe. This is the first time that award-winning Chinese short films will be available outside of ...

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DHAKA: Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) Asia has entered into an agreement with Creinse that sees programming from MTV being syndicated in Bangladesh. Creinse will market and produce MTV programming and localized MTV formats for the Bangladesh market. Creinse will be representing MTV Hits as an international branded block and produce ...

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HONG KONG/HANOI: A Vietnamese multichannel TV provider has stopped carrying more than 20 international channels, including CNN and BBC World News, as a result of confusion over the country’s new pay-TV regulations. K+ is a joint venture of VCTV and Canal+’s international arm, Canal Overseas. According to its website it ...

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SINGAPORE: AETN All Asia Networks is bringing Lifetime and H2 to Southeast Asia as of June. Carriage has been secured in Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Hong Kong and Macau. Providers include StarHub TV, True Visions, now TV and Macau Cable, with more to be announced in due course. Both channels bow ...

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SINGAPORE: Vettai, a long-form police drama produced for Singapore’s Vasantham, has been picked up for broadcast in Malaysia, on the terrestrial channel NTV7. The drama, produced by MediaCorp Eaglevision, will begin airing on NTV7 in the second half of the year. The show centers on the lives of five police ...

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BANGKOK: FOX International Channels (FIC) has entered into a long-term partnership with CTH that will see a number of channels become available to Thai viewers through the platform. FIC will be providing technology, as well as delivering its channels, to the CTH platform. The partnership is expected to help increase the number ...

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