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SINGAPORE: MediaCorp's Toggle and The Walt Disney Company Southeast Asia have signed a multiyear SVOD licensing agreement that covers ABC Studios content as well as movies from Disney. Toggle will add a number of U.S. series from ABC Studios On Demand and movies from Walt Disney Studios' Disney, Pixar and …

SINGAPORE: Comedy Central Asia has landed further regional distribution, with the channel now being added to i-CABLE in Hong Kong, Transvision and Matrix in Indonesia, and the Pacific Islands on Sky Pacific in Fiji, PNCC in Palau and Digicel in Tonga. With these new distribution announcements, Comedy Central is now …

HONG KONG: FOX Sports and STAR Sports have retained their exclusive broadcast rights for the FIA Formula One World Championship for another seven years in Asia, running through to the 2022 season. The agreement with Formula One Management (FOM) provides FOX Sports with exclusive broadcast and multimedia rights for more …

SINGAPORE: Mork & Mindy, the classic sitcom starring late comedian Robin Williams, is slated to begin airing exclusively on Rewind Networks' HITS channel at the end of the month. Under the agreement, all four seasons of Mork & Mindy will broadcast to Asian audiences in Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia and the …

CANNES: Combining Korean history with fiction is The Three Musketeers, a fantasy drama based on the book penned by Alexandre Dumas that’s being presented by CJ E&M Corporation. “Since the western aspect has been added to the drama, various international audiences will be able to easily adapt to the story,” …

CANNES: The three top drama highlights from the GMA Worldwide catalogue at MIPCOM each has a different set of themes that VP Roxanne Barcelona believes will appeal to international audiences. The Other Mrs. Real, for example, depicts the consequences of a husband’s infidelity. It also deals with issues of controversial …

HONG KONG: Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific has inked a volume deal with the Korean broadcaster MBC to supply content for Oh!K, a new general-entertainment channel. Oh!K will get first pick of MBC content, including first-runs and exclusives soon after their broadcast debut in Korea, with some shows airing within …

SINGAPORE: Leena Singarajah is taking on the post of head of distribution and ad sales for Scripps Networks Asia Pacific, beginning immediately in a limited capacity before transitioning to full time in January 2015. Singarajah will be reporting to Derek Chang, the managing director of Scripps Networks Asia Pacific. This is …

CANNES: The Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) will be leading a delegation of 23 companies to MIPCOM under the Singapore Pavilion. “Given our deep understanding of East-West sensibilities, Singapore media companies are well known for effectively infusing Asian flavor and perspectives into stories that will appeal to an international audience,” …

CANNES: The animated series Prisoner Zero, presented by ABC Commercial, follows its heroes on an intergalactic journey as they battle evil. “Science fiction is always in demand, and with crisp, vectorized lines and dynamic colors, Prisoner Zero is visually stunning programming,” says Sharon Ramsay-Luck, the head of sales and business …