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SHANGHAI: The Walt Disney Company and Shanghai Media Group are expanding their long-term strategic relationship to include television content development, movie co-production, content distribution and cooperation in marketing initiatives. "The strength of this deepening relationship with Disney, and the volume and diversity of the initiatives that we are pursuing, helps …

SINGAPORE: Production company activeTV has upped Paulo Vivan to creative director for Asia, replacing exiting director Brad Cox. Vivan will work closely with Christopher Berry, activeTV’s head of development, in creating new formats. He is taking over the role from Cox, who is leaving after a five-year stint with the …

SINGAPORE: Asia TV Forum has added another Chinese media heavyweight to its lineup for this December, with James Zhonglei Wang, the president of film and TV producer Huayi Brothers Media Corporation, set to deliver the opening keynote. Wang's address, “Rising from the East—Huayi Brothers: Crossing Boundaries Going Beyond Entertainment," takes …

SYDNEY: A new research study from Australia's Network Ten has determined that social media conversations have a direct impact on TV viewing, with half of the people who report using social media each day saying it influences the programs they watch. The Spotlight on Social TV report is the first …

SYDNEY: Australia's ABC is expected to ax around 400 jobs, which is close to 10 percent of its workforce, in an effort to eliminate "potential redundancy" as the pubcaster faces serious budget cuts, according to Managing Director Mark Scott. Scott said that the corporation was committed to using back-office and …

SINGAPORE: Tencent Video has become the exclusive online partner for HBO in China, delivering dramas such as Game of Thrones and Boardwalk Empire alongside a host of movies. The Chinese Internet video platform will be the sole official provider in the country of HBO drama series such as Band of …

SINGAPORE: Fashion One, an international channel dedicated to fashion, lifestyle and entertainment, has secured carriage with StarHub TV, where it will launch December 4. Fashion One will debut with the second season of its original reality series Design Genius, as well as a host of year-end fashion countdown specials. Viewers …

BEIJING: Huaso Film/TV Digital Production, the joint-venture production company of Sony Pictures Television (SPT) and CCTV6’s HuaCheng Pictures, has inked a deal with Croton Media to co-produce a local version of the hit '90s comedy Mad About You in China. The agreement marks the first time that the comedy is …

HONG KONG: According to CASBAA’s recently updated Asia Pacific Multichannel TV Advertising 2015 report, there are currently more than 500 million multichannel homes across the Asia Pacific, marking the largest number by region anywhere in the world today. Even though average revenue per user (ARPU) in the region remains relatively …

SYDNEY: Seven West Media is among the investors in the brand-new social network Nabo, founded by Adam Rigby, who is a co-founder of JumpOnIt and former CEO of LivingSocial. Nabo is a free social media platform that enables individuals and community organizations to instantly and directly connect online with others …