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Astro
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Malaysia’s Astro to adapt ITV drama ‘Liar’ with Double Vision
Astro in Malaysia has ordered a local adaptation of Liar, the UK drama about two…
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Astro returns Fremantle format ‘Family Feud’ to Malaysia
Astro in Malaysia has acquired Fremantle’s entertainment gameshow format Family Feud, with plans to return…
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Warner Bros. Discovery & Disney boost kids offering in Asia
Warner Bros. Discovery and Disney are among a slew of broadcasters to acquire kids and…
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Scripted round-up: ZDFneo boards ‘The Fighter’; Astro to adapt ‘Liar’; Peacock orders dark comedy ‘Based On A True Story’
ZDFneo boards ‘The Fighter’ German FTA channel ZDFneo has boarded The Fighter, SVT’s upcoming suspense thriller, as…
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CASBAA lauds piracy crackdown
Asian pay TV body CASBAA has commended a major crackdown on illegal network operators in…
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Turner, Astro ink Warner TV partnership
The Asian division of Turner and Malaysian pay TV giant Astro have agreed a joint…
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Chinese kids channel app launches in the US
Mandarin-language kids net Miao Mi has launched via a dedicated iOS app in North America….
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Astro preps on-demand exclusives, box-sets
Malaysian pay TV operator Astro has beefed up its on-demand line-up, with several upcoming offerings…
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Astro launches Asian Netflix rival
Asian pay TV giant Astro has launched Tribe, a new ‘mobile-first’ OTT service for consumers…
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Celestial Tiger renews output deals
Asia’s Celestial Tiger Entertainment has renewed three key output deals, securing a pipeline of Chinese…
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Kantar and Astro launch pay TV ratings
Media and ratings agency Kantar and Malaysian pay TV platform Astro have joined forces to…
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Eccho’s Cherry Season blossoms in Asia
BCM: Turkish comedy drama Cherry Season has been picked up by several key buyers in…
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Celestial Tiger pounces on Chinese kids opportunity
Celestial Tiger Entertainment announced its entry into a very crowded space last month when it…
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Fox makes major OTT move in Asia
Fox International Channels is launching several of its key services over the top in Asia….
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Disney adds on-demand services to Astro’s SVOD
Disney’s branded on-demand services have been added to the SVOD service of Astro, the Malaysian…
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Astro does deal for Japanese content
Malaysian pay TV giant has inked a deal with Japanese talent agency and prodco Yoshimoto…
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Turner’s K-culture channel launches on Astro
Turner Broadcasting has launched its Korean entertainment channel Oh!K on Malaysian pay TV platform Astro….
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Astro, Azteca plan A Love to Remember
The first telenovela coming out of the pact between Mexico’s Azteca and Malaysia’s Astro is…
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Haslingden tunes up a new super indie
Until September last year, David Haslingden was Fox’s top channels executive, running its US and…
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Beyonce concert to broadcast in 150 territories
A concert in aid of female empowerment starring singer Beyoncé Knowles will broadcast in 150…
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Off the Fence inks US$20m doc deal
Off The Fence and newly-formed Malaysian funding and production group Ideate Media have inked a…
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Comedy Central hits 15 platforms in Asia
Viacom-owned channel Comedy Central is now on 15 platforms across Asia after launching on services…
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New Astro-backed Asian media firm preps English-language shows
Malaysian pay TV and media company Astro is backing Ideate Media a new Kuala Lumpur-based…
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A+E preps Lifetime and H2 launch in Asia and ups trio of execs
AETN All Asia Networks is about to launch the Lifetime and H2 channels in Asia….
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Astro buys package of kids shows from Beyond
Astro TVIQ, the Malaysian pay TV operator’s kids branded kids channel, has agreed a deal…