ITV Choice returns to Singapore in July after an absence of 18 months, with a schedule that has fast-tracked two iconic U.K. soaps – Coronation Street and Emmerdale – and shorter windows on other drama from ITV’s slate in the U.K.

"Controlling information in the digital age, with news consumers growing ever more discerning is far from easy – even in China.”

Natalie Lawley’s Escapade Media has sold the first season of Australian factual reality show, Wimp 2 Warrior, to RTL CBS Entertainment Networks. The series, from Showrunner Productions, will air on the male-focused RTL CBS Extreme channel this year.

Thai broadcaster, BEC Tero, has picked up multiple Care Bears’ TV movies and series from Singapore-based distributor/producer Bomanbridge Media.

Indian direct-to-home (DTH) platform Videocon d2h has added Discovery’s TLC HD channel to its line up. The addition brings the total number of HD services on the platform to 35, with promises of a 40% increase to 50 “soon”.

The market for pay-TV and broadcasters in Asia Pacific substantially slowed in 2014, with revenue growth decelerating from 9.8% in 2013 to 6.4% in 2014, according to Media Partners Asia (MPA) new research published Tuesday (2 June). Total sales reached US$19.5 billion.