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LONDON: BBC Worldwide has entered into a pact with ELTA TV that will see the largest volume of U.K. content become available in Taiwan. As part of the pact, four of BBC’s channels—BBC World News HD, BBC Knowledge HD, BBC Lifestyle and BBC Entertainment—will be available on Chunghwa Telecom’s MOD …

SEOUL: Through its partnership with Transformational Films, CJ E&M is investing in the Thai movie Cha-Lui: Touching the Sky, which it will also distribute in select markets. Cha-Lui: Touching the Sky is a musical comedy about two young men who come to Korea to chase after their dreams of becoming K-Pop …

SINGAPORE: RTL CBS Asia Entertainment HD is planning to air all 13 episodes of the third season of the Netflix original House of Cards with a "watchathon" beginning February 28, the same day as the show's U.S. release. The series will be broadcast on RTL CBS Asia Entertainment HD in …

SINGAPORE: NBCUniversal International Television has tapped Matchbox Asia to produce an Asian version of the makeover series How Do I Look?, to launch in mid-2015 on DIVA. The series is getting an 8×1-hour treatment for DIVA, NBCU's leading women's entertainment channel in the region. The show will feature local fashion …

SINGAPORE: Singtel, Sony Pictures Television (SPT) and Warner Bros. Entertainment have established a joint-venture startup, HOOQ, to offer a regional OTT video service in Asia. HOOQ will feature Hollywood movies and TV series, along with a mix of local programs. Customers will be able to stream and download content on …

SYDNEY: Greg Sneddon has been named senior VP of distribution for Australia and New Zealand at Sony Pictures Television (SPT), replacing Mark Young, who is now the senior VP of distribution for the U.K., Africa and Ireland. Sneddon is based in Sydney and is responsible for managing and growing SPT’s …

NEW YORK: Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution has licensed the SVOD rights for a slate of feature films, including Speed and Black Swan, to YOU On Demand in China. The agreement makes titles available to subscribers of YOU On Demand's SVOD platform and service via mobile, OTT, digital cable and …

SAN FRANCISCO: The online video service Viki has lined up agreements with such Taiwanese broadcasters as Gala Television (GTV), Taiwan Television (TTV), TVBS, Sanlih E-Television, Next TV and CTI TV to bring nearly 900 hours of new programming to its roster. Viki signed exclusive, first-window distribution in the U.S. and …

LONDON: Passion Distribution has inked volume deals with broadcasters in New Zealand and Australia, including Foxtel picking up a package of more than 200 hours of programming. Australian commercial free-to-air network Seven took on a range of content, including World's Angriest, season two of Prospectors and Man Finds Food. Nine …

MUMBAI: The Zeefamily.tv app, which gives users access to Bollywood content from the ZEE suite of TV channels, has been released for the Asia Pacific. The service is now available in Singapore, Thailand, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand and Japan. Fans of Indian productions can access the app through any …