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HONG KONG: TV5MONDE has inked its first distribution deal in the Asia-Pacific region for the new lifestyle network TV5MONDE Style HD with Mongolian DTH operator DDishTV. Under the agreement, TV5MONDE Style HD can now be accessed by more than 150,000 customers in Mongolia. DDishTV offers 90-plus channels around the country. …

SINGAPORE: The season-three premiere of the original drama Hannibal has been set for a simulcast on AXN websites around the world tomorrow. The debut episode will stream on the AXN Asia site at 1 p.m. Singapore time. Subsequent episodes will continue to premiere in their regular time slot every Friday …

SEOUL: Korean media company CJ E&M has sold several finished versions and formats of its titles around the Asia Pacific. The variety entertainment show Let’s Go, Time Travelers has been picked up by 3C Media in China, with a local version to be aired on Sichuan TV nationwide starting next …

PARIS: HBO Asia has picked up an additional 76 episodes of Hollywood On Set from Prime Entertainment Group. The new run will air in HD across 25 territories via HBO Asia. The show goes behind the scenes and on set of the latest movies out of Hollywood. David Freydt, the …

SYDNEY: Network Ten is bringing back Shark Tank for a second season in 2016. Based on Sony Pictures Television’s hit global format, Shark Tank is produced by Shine Australia for Network Ten. The first season reached some 8.5 million viewers, achieving an average weekly audience of 793,000 and 2.4 million …

SEOUL: CJ E&M's Digital Studio has set a multiplatform launch for the new beauty show Hyoyeon’s One Million Likes, featuring a member of K-Pop group Girls’ Generation. The series will air tomorrow on CJ E&M’s lifestyle-focused network OnStyle as well as on its official YouTube channels and Instagram account. Series host …

TOKYO: NHK World TV, the English-language TV service from Japan’s NHK, is scheduled to debut an international VOD hub next week. Launching June 15, the digital service will be available free of charge both in Japan and overseas. The portal will start with 13 catch-up shows transmitted a week or …

MUMBAI: The number of pay-TV subscribers in India will rise to 184 million in 2023—generating revenues of almost $16 billion—up from 140 million last year and revenues of $7.7 billion, according to data from Media Partners Asia (MPA). By 2023, the pay-TV penetration rate will rise to 83 percent. Digital …

SYDNEY: The latest Australian Multi-Screen Report from Regional TAM, OzTAM and Nielsen finds that the amount of time consumers in Australia spend viewing live TV has been decreasing gradually over the last five years, while playback through the TV set continues to increase. In Q1 2015, Australians watched an average …

SINGAPORE: Indie production company Beach House Pictures (BHP) has expanded its in-house team, making international hires on the heels of several series greenlights. Tim Franklin was named the new head of production, joining BHP from the U.K. He has more than three decades of experience in content production as a …