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BEIJING/SHANGHAI: China’s two leading online video services are combining forces, as Youku is buying rival Tudou in a deal valued at more than $1 billion. Youku is planning to acquire the smaller competitor Tudou Holding in an all-stock deal, worth approximately $1 billion. The merger is expected to close in ...

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HONG KONG: Season two of The Walking Dead returns to FOX Movies Premium in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia on March 9, and will be back for a third season later this year of 16 fresh episodes. The Walking Dead‘s season two premiere in the U.S. delivered 7.3 million viewers ...

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HONG KONG: Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has licensed the crime drama Unforgettable to several broadcasters across the Asia-Pacific region, including WOWOW in Japan, STAR in India and TVNZ in New Zealand. Unforgettable will premiere on May 8 on STAR, this summer on WOWOW and later this year on TVNZ. The ...

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SINGAPORE: Sony Pictures Television Networks, Asia is rebranding the AXN Beyond channel as beTV across Asia, starting April 2. beTV will feature an expanded content lineup and new on- and off-air look and feel. The slate will include the Rob Schneider sitcom Rob, the reality show I Get That A ...

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BEIJING: The creative team behind the hit series Gossip Girl is partnering with Warner Bros. International Television Production (WBITVP), China’s Mei Tian Mei Yu and H&R Century TV, in conjunction with Metan Development Group, to develop a modern teen drama set in China. Metan and WBITVP will provide consultation on ...

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TOKYO: Commemorating the one-year anniversary of the tsunami disaster in Japan, Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific (DNAP) is giving international premieres to the finished films from its Rebuilding Japan initiative. Launched on April, 26, 2011, the Rebuilding Japan project features documentaries from local filmmakers about Japan’s efforts to recover from the devastation ...

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PREMIUM: Tim Worner, the CEO of Seven Network, the most-watched broadcast network in Australia, talks to World Screen Newsflash about the power of good programming and savvy promotion. Seven Network recently accomplished what most other networks around the world never have: it had the top ratings in every demographic in ...

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NEW YORK: IMG Media has launched the 24-hour premium action sport channel EDGEsport in the Asian market. The channel, aimed at the active and athletic urban young adult, will feature sports such as surfing, snowboarding, BMX, mountain biking, skateboarding, skiing, Supercross, freestyle motocross and wakeboarding. EDGEsport will also feature films, ...

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MUNICH: SevenOne International is opening up a branch office in Hong Kong, where it will focus on expanding business across Asia and Australia. The company has already scored several format deals in the Asian market. This includes Jiang Su Satellite airing an adaptation of the SAT.1 show Mein Mann kann, ...

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JAKARTA: Media Partners Asia (MPA)’s latest report, Indonesia’s Television Industry: The Next Five Years, forecasts that revenue from Indonesia’s TV sector will grow at a CAGR of 18 percent by 2016, reaching $3.3 billion. Free TV is expected to contributed $2.5 billion, while pay TV contributes $0.8 billion. Net advertising revenues will ...

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