18 Jan, 2016 – Indian digital platform Sony Liv has won the exclusive local rights to stream action from the Australian Open to online and mobile viewers.

Live matches from the tennis tournament, which runs from 18-31 January, will be available for free to view on the Sony Liv Android and iOS app as well as on www.sonyliv.com.

Key highlights and special moments of every match along with interviews and press conferences will also be available on demand on the online video platform.

Read more at Rapid TV News

18 Jan, 2016 – Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL) will get a strategic investor in its majority-owned subsidiary India Webportal Pvt Ltd.

As a result of this, ZEEL’s stake in India Webportal could fall below 51 per cent. While it currently holds 51 per cent stake in the joint venture, the remaining 49 per cent is with New York-headquartered Penske Media Corporation (PMC).

The ZEEL board has approved the proposal of induction of a strategic investor in India Webportal. As part of the proposal, India Webportal will issue convertible preference shares to the investor. This might result in potential dilution of its shareholding in the JV below 51 per cent, ZEEL said.

Read more at Television Post

15 Jan, 2016 – Singapore: Golden Globe and multiple Emmy Award winner Jane Lynch returns to primetime TV in an all-new comedy, Angel From Hell. Meanwhile, RTL CBS Extreme HD will premiere Bear Grylls: Mission Survive on 20 February.

Angel From Hell centres on Amy (Lynch), a colourful, brassy woman who insinuates herself into a dermatologist’s organized and seemingly perfect life, claiming to be her “guardian angel”. The new sitcom will premiere first and exclusively on RTL CBS Entertainment HD on 5 February.

Read more at On Screen Asia

Paris, 15 January 2016 – Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) announces that the EUTELSAT 9B satellite is on track for launch by an ILS Proton rocket on 28 January. Lift-off of the five-ton satellite built by Airbus Defence and Space is scheduled at 04:19 am Baikonour time (January 27 – 22.19 GMT, 23.19 CET). The first of three Eutelsat satellites to launch in 2016, EUTELSAT 9B will be followed into space by EUTELSAT 65 West A and EUTELSAT 117 West B.

High-capacity video satellite

EUTELSAT 9B is a high-capacity Ku-band satellite for the 9° East position that sits at the crossroads of Europe’s leading video neighbourhoods. Overall Eutelsat capacity will increase to 50 physical transponders (47 equivalent 36Mz transponders)to take this neighbourhood to a new level of performance. EUTELSAT 9B will address high-growth broadcast markets through one pan-European footprint delivering wide coverage and four regional footprints serving Germany, Greece, Italy, and the Nordics with the Baltics and Ukraine. The satellite will replace EUTELSAT 9A that has built a diverse line-up of over 350 channels, of which 100 in High Definition, broadcasting to cable, DTH and DTT homes across Europe and serving clients that include M7 for the KabelKiosk and AustriaSat Magyarország platforms as well as OTE, AFN, Arqiva, Globecast, Media Broadcast and RR Media.

Opening a SpaceDataHighway

EUTELSAT 9B also hosts EDRS-A, the first node of the European Data Relay System (EDRS) for ESA and Airbus Defence and Space. This new SpaceDataHighway will significantly speed up the flow of information between low-orbit satellites and their ground stations, improving reaction time for a wide range of operations such as disaster monitoring, emergency operations and coastal and maritime surveillance. The EDRS-A payload hosted on EUTELSAT 9B comprises a laser communications terminal and a Ka-band inter-satellite link that will retrieve high volumes of data sent from low orbit satellites as well as airborne platforms and a Ka-band antenna to transmit the data from geostationary orbit to EDRS ground stations.

January 18, 2016, Singapore – FOX Sports Asia has increased its commitment to bringing viewers the best possible
access to the world’s top sporting events by making all 411 matches available LIVE on its network for the Australian
Open, the first Grand Slam event of 2016, to tennis fans in Asia*. FOX Sports’ coverage will exceed 200 hours of
LIVE in-studio production from Singapore with all matches being shown LIVE across its flagship FOX Sports and
FOX Sports 2 channels, as well as on-the-go on the FOX Sports Play app and on online on foxsportsasia.com.
Tennis fans will be able to catch multiple matches in a variety of camera angles with the seamless addition of the
FOX Sports Play offering a seamless experience and unprecedented access across platforms.

FOX Sports’ LIVE broadcast will also be complemented by studio shows, helmed by their resident tennis presenter,
Jason de la Peña, along with pundits that include former World Number 9, Paradorn Schrichipan, current professional
and Asian Games Gold Medallist, Danai Udomchoke, Singapore’s No. 1 women’s tennis player, Stefanie Tan and
Malaysia’s No. 1 men’s tennis player, Adam Jaya.

The team on-site at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne include Marion Bartoli, the 2013 Wimbledon Ladies’ Singles
Champion and former World Number 7, who will provide viewers with her insights amidst the action. Paula Malai Ali,
a familiar face on FOX Sports, will also be reporting on-site, to not only provide exclusive interviews, but also give an
up-close perspective of what makes the Australian Open such a unique grand slam.

Rohit D’Silva, Executive Vice President, Commercial, and Head of Sports, at FOX International Channels Asia said,
“The Australian Open is a marquee event for us and we are proud to be able to offer truly comprehensive coverage
across all screens, providing viewers across Asia unprecedented access to the first grand slam of the year ”

Richard Heaselgrave, Commercial Director, Tennis Australia said “Being the Grand Slam of Asia-Pacific, it is really
exciting to see how FOX Sports has significantly increased their live and on-demand coverage across multiple
platforms. As one of our key broadcasters in the region, we are looking forward to engaging tennis fans with
compelling viewing experiences, plus all the action from Australian Open 2016.”

All matches will also feature commentary in Bahasa Indonesia, Bahasa Malaysia, Cantonese, Mandarin and Thai, in
addition to English, which underscores the sports network’s commitment to making sports more accessible to more
fans in key markets across Asia.

In celebration of the easy going, cool & funky vibe of a tournament set to record-breaking high summer temperatures,
the theme of #HOTISCOOL will accompany FOX Sports’ coverage of the Australian Open. Hot tennis action coupled
with light-hearted moments and passionate crazy fans will showcase both the intensity of action, and entertaining
overall feel of the event.

The network also welcomes back event sponsors ANZ Bank, KIA Motors and Rolex, as well as long-term partners,
Thai Airways, who have been confirmed as partners of FOX Sports’ broadcast of Australian Open 2016.

*Territories include: Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Guam, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Micronesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Papua
New Guinea, The Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, North Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.

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FOX International Channels
FOX International Channels (FIC) is 21st Century FOX’s international multi-media business. FIC develops, produces
and distributes 300+ wholly- and majority-owned entertainment, sports, factual and movie channels in 45 languages
across Latin America, Europe, Asia and Africa. These networks and their related mobile, non-linear and highdefinition
extensions reach over 1.725 billion cumulative households worldwide. In addition, FIC acquires, develops,
produces and co-produces scripted and non-scripted programming for its linear and digital platforms including the
Golden Globes nominated hit series The Walking Dead, The Bridge and Da Vinci’s Demons.

In Asia Pacific and the Middle East, FIC’s portfolio includes 30+ channel brands across all genres on both linear and
non-linear platforms, including FOX Sports, FOX, National Geographic Channel, and SCM (formerly STAR Chinese
Movies). As the region’s leading broadcaster, FIC reaches more than 580 million cumulative homes with offices in
Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, India,
Australia and the UAE.

For more information, please visit www.foxinternationalchannels.com.

About FOX Sports
FIC Sports networks includes FOX Sports and FOX Sports 2, the channels which deliver some of the most
compelling LIVE sport events from around the world, including the flagship sports news show FOX Sports Central;
FOX Sports 3, for fans of adrenaline-pumping sports action; FOX Sports News the first 24/7 sports news channel
dedicated to Asian sports fans; FOX Sports Play, the broadband network providing LIVE and on-demand sports
properties and additional exclusive content; FOX Sports Mobile, the mobile application that allows fans to access ondemand,
premium world-class mobile sports content and www.foxsportsasia.com, the online destination for
comprehensive sports content.

For further information, please contact:

Paul Tan
Director, Marketing (Sports)
FOX International Channels
DID: +65 6809 3364
Email: paul.tan@fox.com

SINGAPORE, 18 JANUARY 2016 – Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) today announced the promotion of Paras Sharma to Senior Vice President of MTV & Comedy Central Brands and Digital Media, Asia, with immediate effect. Based in Singapore, Sharma will continue to report to Mark Whitehead, Executive Vice President and Managing Director for Asia.

In his new role, Sharma will maintain his existing portfolio and take on the additional responsibility to explore the launch of new adult brands in Asia.

“Along with attracting top talent from outside the company, one of my key priorities is strengthening VIMN Asia’s existing leadership team as we enter the next phase of growth,” said Mark Whitehead. “Today’s promotion is a result of Paras’ ability to think strategically at a regional scale and his considerable contributions to the company. I am confident he will continue to be an integral part of our Company’s long-term success in Asia.”

In his two-year tenure with VIMN, Sharma has led a few accomplishments including double-digit ratings growth across Asia for both the MTV and Comedy Central brands, and worked closely with Advertising Sales to deliver local programming via two successful music events – MTV Music Evolution and MTV World Stage Malaysia.

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About Viacom International Media Networks
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN), a unit of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA), is comprised of many of the world’s most popular multimedia entertainment brands, including MTV, MTV LIVE HD, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., Comedy Central, Paramount Channel, and more. Viacom brands reach more than 3.4 billion cumulative subscribers in 180+ countries and territories via more than 200 locally programmed and operated TV channels and more than 550 digital media and mobile TV properties, in 40 languages. Keep up with VIMN news by visiting the VIMN PR Twitter feed at www.twitter.com/VIMN_PR. For more information about Viacom and its businesses, visit www.viacom.com, blog.viacom.com and the Viacom Twitter feed at www.twitter.com/Viacom.

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

15 Jan, 2016 – Le Eco, the Chinese group formerly known as Le TV, has picked up broadcast rights in Hong Kong to the 2018 World Cup soccer tournament. But it is not yet clear how the group will screen the matches in the territory.

The group said that it has acquired rights to all FIFA matches from 2016 to 2018, including the World Cup. It did not disclose how much it had paid for the rights.

Rights to live soccer matches – especially for the biggest championships and the English League — are among the most contested content on Asian TV as the games are capable of generating pay-TV subscriptions and VoD usage. While pay-TV operators would like to show the matches only to paying clients, governments have sometimes intervened to make viewing more widely available. For the 2014 soccer World Cup in Brazil, free-to-air network TVB won the rights for Hong Kong. Some 22 matches were shown free of charge, others were shown only on pay services.

Read more at Ent Group

15 Jan, 2016 – Korean content from the four major broadcasters – SBS, KBS, MBC and CJ E&M – will be available here for free on a new streaming service, Viu.

Korean programmes such as popular game show Running Man will be available with subtitles in English or Chinese, as soon as eight hours from its premiere in Korea.

Other titles available include the upcoming KBS drama Descendants Of The Sun and SBS hit drama My Love From The Star (2013).

Read more at Asia One

15 Jan, 2016 – Singtel has entered into an exclusive tie-up with Netflix to give customers promotional offers to access TV shows and movies on the streaming service.

Singtel customers can get up to nine months’ worth of complimentary Netflix subscriptions if they re-contract or sign up for Singtel’s mobile plan and/or Fibre Entertainment Bundle+ from January 22 to July 22. The promo also gives customers the convenience of watching Netflix through Singtel TV set-top boxes from April.

Read more at World Screen

HKT (SEHK: 6823) – HONG KONG, January 14, 2016 – PCCW Global, the international operating division of HKT, Hong Kong’s premier telecommunications service provider, and Telstra International Limited, the international arm of Telstra, Australia’s leading tier one telecommunications and information services company, have signed an IPX multi-service interconnection agreement.

The interconnection agreement enables PCCW Global and Telstra to expand their relationship in new market segments, whilst improving their existing portfolio and mutually benefiting their mobile and multinational customers.

Mobile operators connected to PCCW Global IPX can enjoy access to its MobileXchange service suite, which includes VoIPX, VoLTE, LTE roaming, GRX, SCCP and cloud-based applications such as Unified Communication-as-a-Service, Security-as-a-Service, OTT solutions and more, giving operators unprecedented potential to differentiate themselves in both roaming and domestic services.

Spanning over five continents and with coverage in more than 3,000 cities and 140 countries, PCCW Global network is one of the largest in the world supporting GSMA standardized services and cloud-based applications, enabling new revenue streams for connected operators.

Mr. Emmanuel Bain, PCCW Global’s Head of Voice Business, said, “Our collaboration with Telstra is key to the development of new initiatives for the region. Australia and Hong Kong being leading LTE markets, IPX will be critical to support mobile data growth and quality expectations from the subscribers.”

Australia is a well-developed market, and subscribers are very tech savvy. End-users are seeking for new services, applications and superior telecommunications experiences which IPX can deliver.

Ms. Ellie Sweeney, Executive Director, Global Wholesale, Telstra, said, “Working with PCCW Global will give us the scalability to grow with the demand and the opportunity to expand into new areas.”

The recent expansion of PCCW Global IPX’s reach reflects the value PCCW Global has brought to the market and establishes the company as a global provider for mobile operators.

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