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HONG KONG: Lagardère Active and Lightning International have inked a deal that sees the classical music, jazz and dance channel Mezzo Live HD launch on SKYCable and Destiny Cable in the Philippines. This is the first deal for the channel in the Philippines. Starting today, Mezzo Live HD is available …

SYDNEY: Warner Bros. International Television Production (WBITVP) in Australia has hired Shaun Murphy as head of entertainment, a newly created position. Murphy, who has two decades of industry experience, joins Warner Bros. from Shine Australia. His executive producer credits include three seasons of The Bachelor Australia, Australia's Next Top Model …

SYDNEY: Veteran TV producer Hilary Innes, who most recently served as head of entertainment at ITV Studios Australia, has joined Network Ten as a senior member of the executive production team. Innes will report to chief programming officer Beverley McGarvey. The exec has worked on a range of TV productions, …

LONDON: BBC Worldwide has secured a deal with Tata Sky to deliver a range of drama and comedy programming via a branded BBC On-Demand service in India. Tata Sky has SVOD and TVOD services, and will provide its customers with access to a host of BBC Worldwide programming on their …

SINGAPORE: The next edition of SPORTELAsia has been set for March 15 to 17, 2016, at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore. The event will host international sports marketing and media leaders in Singapore. It is a companion event to SPORTELMonaco, held every October in Monaco. Amparo Di Fede, SPORTEL's general …

SINGAPORE: IPTV operator Singtel TV is set to begin offering Eurosport, which has UEFA Champions League and Europa League rights in Singapore, this month. The carriage agreement was sealed between Singtel TV and Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific and takes effect August 11. The deal bolsters Singtel's sports slate, which includes Premier …

SYDNEY: Quickflix has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with an unnamed Shanghai-based company it plans to merge with to form a global streaming platform for Chinese film and TV content. Quickflix, an Australian and New Zealand streaming service, is planning to acquire the Chinese company, which produces original …

SYDNEY: A Federal Court judge has rejected an injunction attempt by Seven Network to block the airing of Channel Nine's reality cooking show The Hotplate, stemming from claims that it is "a straight rip-off" of My Kitchen Rules. Earlier this week, Seven attempted to have The Hotplate immediately taken off …

SINGAPORE: ScreenSingapore 2015, which runs alongside Asia TV Forum & Market, is set to launch the Southeast Asian Film Financing (SAFF) Project Market at this year's event. The Southeast Asian Film Financing Project Market will take place December 2 to 4 at the Marina Bay Sands Singapore in partnership with …

SINGAPORE: StarHub is set to broadcast the UEFA Champions League (UCL) and the UEFA Europa League (UEL) on Eurosport and Eurosport 360 for the next three years, starting from the 2015-16 season. Matches will be shown in HD on Catch Up, as well as on StarHub TV Anywhere. The deal …