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HONG KONG: As part of the Sony Pictures Television (SPT) Networks, Asia, bouquet, AXN delivers first-run, exclusive drama series, blockbuster features, adventure and competition/reality programs from around the world as well as made-in-Asia originals. “Day-and-date scheduling continues to be important for AXN,” says Hui Keng Ang, the company’s senior VP …

NEW YORK: Ahead of CASBAA, Avi Himatsinghani, the founder and CEO of Rewind Networks, talks to TV AsiaPac about the opportunities he’s finding with platforms across the Asia-Pacific region. TV ASIAPAC: What gap did you see in the market that led you to launch HITS last year? HIMATSINGHANI: I’m a …

HONG KONG: RTL CBS Asia Entertainment Network operates the channels RTL CBS Entertainment HD and RTL CBS Extreme HD in key markets such as Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines and Indonesia. “We continue to receive enthusiastic feedback from operators in the region that have taken our channels and also from …

HONG KONG: Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) Asia has a roster of fresh highlights coming to Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. This includes new shows on Nickelodeon such as Breadwinners, as well as fresh premieres for SpongeBob SquarePants and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Viewers can catch shows such as Dora and …

SYDNEY: According to Free TV Australia, the country's commercial free-to-air broadcasters invested a record A$1.54 billion ($1.36 billion) in Australian content in 2013-14, up 11.6 percent from the previous year. Driving the overall increase was investment in high-quality Australian drama, news and current affairs, live sport and light entertainment. Australian …

HONG KONG: E! is working on its first ever original Malaysian miniseries, Facing Up to Fazura, which features Nur Fazura and is set to premiere across Asia in December.  The docu-drama will provide unprecedented access to Nur Fazura's often-controversial life on and off camera. The 5×30-minute original is set to …

MACAU: The Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) has elected Hikaru Doumoto, the executive VP of NHK, as its new VP and Cho Dae Hyun, the president and CEO of Korea's KBS, as president. The ABU consists of more than 260 member broadcasters across 64 countries. Doumoto will be serving as VP until …

SINGAPORE: The online TV channel ABS-CBN UAAPsports.tv is using the Brightcove Video Cloud platform to deliver coverage of top local sports leagues across the web, mobile and connected devices. ABS-CBN UAAPsports.tv will leverage Video Cloud to manage and deliver live and on-demand games from the University Athletic Association of the …

HONG KONG: The CASBAA Convention opened in Hong Kong yesterday as delegates from across the region's multichannel landscape convened to discuss how digital is reshaping the business, with a lineup of keynotes that included Lionsgate's Jon Feltheimer and Youku Tudou's Victor Koo. The theme of this year's conference is "Beyond …

HONG KONG: NBCUniversal International Television has reached a deal for Universal Channel, Syfy and DIVA to be available via authenticated simulcast on multiple devices in Taiwan, following similar agreements in Malaysia and Singapore. “We are excited to be at the forefront in delivering channels in Asia and particularly the first …