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The Kumars at No. 42 Heads to Comedy Central Asia

December 5, 2014

SINGAPORE: Later this month, Comedy Central Asia is slated to broadcast all seven seasons of The Kumars at No. 42, a British sitcom/chat show from Hat Trick Productions. The Kumars at No. 42 follows the adventures of a dysfunctional suburban immigrant family. It will premiere exclusively on Comedy Central Asia on December 11 at 7 p.m., …

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Foxtel & Seven Align on Streaming TV Venture

December 8, 2014

SYDNEY: Foxtel and Seven West Media have entered into a partnership to bring TV shows to the SVOD service Presto in early 2015, which is when Netflix is set to roll out in the market. Presto Entertainment will feature SVOD content from both Foxtel and Seven offered as part of …

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New Original Production for Asian Food Channel

December 8, 2014

SINGAPORE: Asian Food Channel has a new original production coming to its lineup, On the Go!, led by fitness enthusiast Kelly Latimer and celebrity chef Irene Jansen. In the series, which debuts December 24 at 9:30 p.m., the duo will prepare two healthy dishes in under 22 minutes. Each episode …

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FremantleMedia & BBC Worldwide Team Up on Aussie Cooking Format

December 8, 2014

SYDNEY: As part of a multiyear format deal between FremantleMedia Australia (FMA) and BBC Worldwide Australia & New Zealand, the companies are set to produce the culinary series Rachel Khoo’s Kitchen Notebook Melbourne for Aussie pubcaster SBS. The series will see Khoo, known for her BBC series Little Paris Kitchen, …

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iQIYI Looks to Ramp Up Originals Slate

December 9, 2014

SINGAPORE: Baidu-owned Chinese streaming platform iQIYI plans to produce 30 or more original series in 2015, setting aside a 50 million RMB ($8.1 million) production budget, chief content officer Ma Dong told World Screen at Asia TV Forum in Singapore today. Dong delivered a keynote address at ATF’s pre-market conference this …

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Singapore & China to Co-Produce Silk Road Series

December 9, 2014

SINGAPORE: The Singaporean production outfit IFA Media is working with the Beijing-based China Intercontinental Communication Center (CICC) on the new doc series Crossroads: The Silk Road. The two will co-produce the new project, which is to be shot in four countries over thousands of kilometers. The series will showcase some …

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Bomanbridge Media Closes Content Deals for AsiaPac at ATF

December 9, 2014

SINGAPORE: Bomanbridge Media has inked various deals at this year’s ATF, with content going into territories such as New Zealand, Thailand and Korea. In New Zealand, TV3 Mediaworks took It Only Hurts When I Laugh and Life’s Funniest Moments. Thailand’s TV3 Bec Tero went for 39 hours of children’s programming, …

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CBSSI Licenses Programming to Australian Streaming Service Stan

December 9, 2014

LOS ANGELES: CBS Studios International (CBSSI) has entered into a non-exclusive content licensing agreement with the Australian SVOD service Stan, which now has the streaming rights for such shows as Dexter, The Good Wife and the digitally remastered Star Trek: The Original Series. The pact includes more than 1,200 hours …

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HBO Becomes Broadcast Home for Oscars in Asia

December 9, 2014

SINGAPORE: HBO Asia is now the official home for the Academy Awards telecast, which will broadcast across 18 territories in AsiaPac. The premium cable channel will provide coverage of the nominee announcement and red-carpet events, in addition to the live broadcast of the 87th Academy Awards. For the first time …

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Brightcove to Handle MCIL Multimedia’s New Video Ventures

December 9, 2014

SINGAPORE: MCIL Multimedia, which runs Malaysia’s Chinese news portals, will operate its newly launched web properties using the Video Cloud platform from video-services provider Brightcove. On the digital news channel Poketimes.my, MCIL will leverage Brightcove’s live module service to broadcast two daily, live newscast sessions, as well as regular shows, …