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Chang-Gun Koo has been appointed as the new CEO of the CJ ENM entertainment division.

A delegation of 17 Singapore media companies, co-led by Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and the Association of Independent Producers (AIPRO), is on hand at MIPCOM, where a slew of regional co-productions have been unveiled.

The Asia TV Forum and Market (ATF) has added two new pitches: one in partnership with Vidio, looking at the Indonesian market, and another with Warner Bros. Discovery for drama concepts for the Thai market.

Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) has partnered with the Association of Independent Producers (AIPRO) to co-lead a delegation of 17 Singapore media companies, with over 460 hours of content, to MIPCOM.

The Astro Originals brand is home to such series as One Cent Thief, a drama series inspired by an infamous banker who became a millionaire in the ’90s by stealing one cent at a time.

Fotini Paraskakis, formerly of The Story Lab, is joining forces with Nippon TV alum Shigeko (Cindy) Chino and ex-Discovery Asia chief Arthur Bastings in a new firm focused on Asian content.

The Asian Academy Creative Awards has unveiled the winners for its national round of judging, with Netflix, Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery, Viu and Mediacorp receiving the most nods.

The Walt Disney Company Asia Pacific has added additional originals from Korea and Japan to launch on Disney+ and Disney+ Hotstar in the coming months.

AsiaPac video industry revenues are expected to hit $169 billion by 2027, powered by strong gains in SVOD and AVOD revenues, per new data from Media Partners Asia (MPA) released ahead of APOS in Singapore this week.

Henry Tan is retiring as group CEO of Astro effective at the end of January 2023, to be succeeded by Euan Smith, group COO and CEO of pay TV.