Terrestrial station Antv kicked off second half 2009 with a laugh. And a badly needed one at that. Although it’s too soon to tell whether the…

Singapore: Discovery is adding a branded Investigation Discovery (ID) block to its flagship Discovery Channel in Asia Pacific over the next three…

Hong Kong: Hong Kong-based satellite operator Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) has bought a satellite from Korean telco KT Corporation.The deal…

Taiwan: Southern Taiwan's Ali Mountain resort area will receive its first high-quality television signals, courtesy of Chunghwa Telecom’s new 32.6-…

Taiwan: Taipei City Department of Cultural Affairs has opened its NT$25 million/US$762,000 digital art centre, claiming an Asian first. The facility…

Japan: Former NBC Asia exec Michael March has joined Japanese home shopping operation, QVC Japan, as senior vice president. The Japanese unit sells…

<i>Tiao Zhan Xiao Yong Shi</i>, the Chinese adaptation of Nickelodeon’s action-sports game show format <i>GUTS</i>,…

Fox’s FX channel is headed for a Mad year-end with the second series of <i>Mad Men</i>, the show that, for better or worse, brings back…