Celestial Tiger Entertainment (CTE) is partnering with Philippines’ producer/distributor Viva Communications and direct-to-home satellite platform Cignal TV to launch a first-of-its-kind movie channel.

Philippines’ free-TV broadcast network GMA is expanding its Hong Kong footprint in a mobile deal that puts its new app on PCCW’s now TV OTT platform as well as on telco CSL.

Indonesian free-TV broadcaster SCTV has greenlit a local version of Turkish daily drama Elif following ratings success with the first two seasons of the original series.

China streaming gold rush continues, with Canadian kids/family distributor DHX Media adding library content to both LeTV and iQiyi this week. The new AVOD/SVOD deals, announced in the run up to this year’s ATF in Singapore, involve about 350 hours of content.

Malaysia-Japan drama production, Ku Tinggalkan Cinta di Okinawa (Leaving love in Okinawa), takes tourism board-backed content to a new level, sidestepping the usual travel format in favour of a 26-episode tale of love, family, friendship, passion and sacrifices.

Season 15 of U.K. reality show I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! returns to Asia on Tuesday, 17 November, first and exclusive on ITV Choice within 48 hours of the U.K. broadcast.