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(May 16, 2013) ITV has placed Sir Peter Bazalgette, formerly the chief creative officer at Endemol, on the board at the broadcaster as its non-executive director.

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Some of those titles include Covert Affairs, Defiance, Grimm, Hannibal, and Suits. And what’s more, the company is pulling content from NBCUniversal’s children series such as Curious George and Land Before Time, which will be available with Kindle FreeTime Unlimited.

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(May 17, 2013) ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) has announced that the recently commissioned second series of Rectify (10×60′) – a Sundance Channel original production, will premiere on all Sundance Channel Global networks throughout Asia and Europe, including Turkey, France, Iberia, Benelux and CEE. This follows the deal with ITVS GE and AMC/Sundance Channel Global for exclusive premiere window rights to the critically acclaimed drama in these regions.

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(May 17, 2013) AETN All Asia Networks has secured broad carriages for both channels in Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Hong Kong and Macau on StarHub TV, True Visions, PCCW’s now TV, and Macau Cable TV respectively. Outside the U.S., Lifetime is available in Canada, while H2 can be seen in Canada, Latin America and the UK.

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(May 15, 2013) SingTel has announced that it will launch The Walt Disney Company Southeast Asia’s suite of kids’ entertainment channels including Disney Channel, Disney Junior and Disney XD on mio TV’s Family+ Pack from June 1, 2013.

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VIACOM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA NETWORKS COLLABORATES WITH CREINSE TO LAUNCH MTV CONTENT SYNDICATION IN BANGLADESH

Dhaka, May 20, 2013 – Creinse Limited, a leading brand innovation, music and entertainment company in Bangladesh, today announced that it has secured a brand license and program license agreement with Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) Asia, a division of Viacom Inc., a leading provider of ‘glocal’ entertainment content, to initiate MTV program syndication in Bangladesh. Under this agreement, Creinse Limited will market and produce MTV program content and localized MTV formats for the Bangladesh market.

Through this collaboration, Creinse will represent the MTV Hits, a non-stop international branded block and produce local MTV-branded versions of MTV Chart Attack and My Celeb MTV in Bengali –both highly successful and well-received formats under the global youth entertainment brand – with potential of future expansion of the agreement in the future. Creinse will look to secure placement of the MTV Hits branded block, produce the local formats and secure syndication of the formats. A VJ search will be initiated shortly to select the first ever VJs for the initial MTV program formats in Bangladesh.

“There is no doubt that MTV continues to be the cultural home of the millennial generation across Asia, as we promote and reflect local and cultural tastes and music talents across the region. We picked Bangladesh to be our next stop in our on-going plans to expand our regional presence as it is a vibrant market with great potential and an exciting emerging local music scene and we are confident this MTV content will connect with local audiences. Furthermore, Creinse will bring to life our brand experience and connection with the Bangladesh music, operators and advertisers with the locally produced MTV formats,” said VIMN Asia’s executive vice president and managing director, Indra Suharjono.

“The collaboration with MTV Asia is a game-changer for the music industry in Bangladesh. We anticipate this will not only create a new standard for local productions, but Creinse will now be an enabler between local music talents and a global brand like MTV! We are excited to help bring the local music entertainment scene to the next level,” said Rabeth Khan, Managing Director, Creinse Limited.

Of the programs, MTV Hits will bring fresh, original, happening music from around the world to the homes of every music enthusiast in Bangladesh. My Celeb MTV will be produced locally, featuring the local music stars and upcoming music talents, while MTV Chart Attack will be the biggest music charts of the country featuring local music hits and videos.

In addition to the MTV program formats, opportunities for viewers and music talents will be created through contests and competition platforms through which they may win opportunities to participate in regional MTV music events.

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About Creinse
Creinse Limited is an out of the box innovation driven company aspiring to work in the areas of consumer engagements, music, sports, lifestyle, social business, CSR, live event, television content and innovation. Since its inception in 2012, Creinse has hosted the live event performances of world’s leading music bands MLTR and Grammy Nominee Reggae Performer Julian Marley in Dhaka. In addition, Creinse also staged a music talent hunt, “Sing with MLTR” in which the winner went on to sing with MLTR and becoming the first ever artist from Bangladesh to perform with an internationally acclaimed music band/performer. In the area of sports, Creinse is working in couple of grass root cricket development projects in Bangladesh in association with international organizations such as London Tigers and Kids Cricket World UK.

About MTV
MTV is the world’s premier youth entertainment brand. With a global reach of more than a half-billion households, MTV is the cultural home of the millennial generation, music fans and artists, and a pioneer in creating innovative programming for young people. MTV reflects and creates pop culture with its award-winning content built around compelling storytelling, music discovery and activism across TV, online and mobile. Outside of the United States, MTV is part of Viacom International Media Networks, a division of Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), one of the world’s leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms. For information about MTV in Southeast Asia, visit www.mtvasia.com.

About Viacom International Media Networks
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN), a unit of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), is comprised of many of the world’s most popular multimedia entertainment brands, including MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, BET, Paramount Channel, VH1, VIVA, COLORS, Game One and Tr3s: MTV, Música y Más. Viacom brands are seen globally in more than 600 million households in 170 territories and 37 languages via more than 200 locally programmed and operated TV channels and more than 550 digital media and mobile TV properties. For more information about Viacom and its businesses, visit www.viacom.com. Keep up with Viacom news by following Viacom’s blog at blog.viacom.com and Twitter feed at www.twitter.com/Viacom.

MEDIA CONTACTS:

Creinse Limited
S.M. Javed
Group Head, Media and Sponsorship
e: sm.javed@creinse.com
t: 01195008981

Viacom International Media Networks
Adeline Ong
Senior Director, Corporate Communications, Asia
t: (65) 6420 7240 m: (65) 9366 7323
e: adeline.ong@vimn.com
Twitter: @VIMNAsia_PR