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SINGAPORE: There was record participation at Asia TV Forum & Market and ScreenSingapore last week, with more than 4,800 delegates and deal activity topping the $250 million mark, according to organizer Reed Exhibitions. The event wrapped on Friday in Singapore. “This has been our most successful edition of ATF and …

HONG KONG: TV5MONDE has added 8 million homes to its Indian footprint with its new deal with DTH platform Airtel. Subscribers of Airtel's Ultra, Mega, South Ultra and South Mega packages can access TV5MONDE for no extra charge. The French-language network is accessible to other subscribers for a monthly fee. …

SYDNEY: The time Australians spent watching TV on traditional in-home television sets increased by more than an hour per month year-on-year in the third quarter, even with take-up of Internet-connected devices at a new high. According to the latest Australian Multi-Screen Report, in Q3 2014 Australians across the population watched …

MOSCOW: Sovtelexport and Central Cooperation International have signed an agreement that sees Blue Light, Russia's biggest New Year television program, airing on CCTV in China. Blue Light will broadcast on CCTV in 2014 and 2015. The musical entertainment show is distributed by Sovtelexport, which internationally represents content produced by Russia Television and …

MELBOURNE: Dave Boorman, the chief financial officer of Seven West Media, has announced his resignation, with deputy CFO Warwick Lynch taking over in an acting post. Lynch moves to acting CFO until an official replacement has been named. Tim Worner, the CEO of Seven West Media, commented: “It is with …

HONG KONG: Li Ruigang has vacated the post of president of the Chinese media conglomerate Shanghai Media Group (SMG). Local media has reported that Ruigang was "removed" from the post, with no explanation cited for the move. He is being replaced by Wang Jianjun. SMG was established in March 2014 …

LOS ANGELES: Hong Kong Airlines has chosen Global Eagle Entertainment to provide in-flight entertainment (IFE) and content services for its entire fleet. Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE) will offer Hong Kong Airlines a variety of regional and international content, including films, TV shows and audio for its seat-back and wireless AVOD …

LOS ANGELES: Silver Eagle Acquisition Corp., which is led by Harry Sloan and Jeff Sagansky, has picked up a stake in Videocon d2h, which will result in the first U.S.-listed Indian pay-TV operator. Silver Eagle is investing around $300 million to $375 million for approximately 33.5 to 38.6 percent of …

HONG KONG/SINGAPORE/INDIA: Revenues from online video services in 13 markets across the Asia Pacific will rise from $3.5 billion last year to $12.4 billion by 2020, when there will be some 977 million OTT customers across the region, according to new projections from Media Partners Asia. Advertising will dominate online …

SINGAPORE: RTL CBS Asia Entertainment HD has picked up the exclusive regional pay-TV broadcast rights for both the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards and the Critics’ Choice Television Awards. The Movie Awards are set to air on the channel live on January 16 at 9 p.m., with the Television Awards scheduled …