Things to watch... Barclays Premier League (BPL) rights for Hong Kong and China for 2010 to 2012 should be known by late tonight in Asia.

Australia: Al Jazeera English launched on Australia's Austar at the weekend. The news channel is part of the 40-channel Starter Package, which has…

Philippines: There's little let up in the fierce clash between the Philippines two national broadcasters, who slice and dice ratings to best effect…

Philippines: There's little let up in the fierce clash between the Philippines two national broadcasters, who slice and dice ratings to best effect…

Malaysia: Rainbow Media has bought satellite capacity in Asia, paving the way for the launch of two regional channels - Sundance Channel and women's…

Australia: Universal Networks International's murder, mystery and suspense channel, 13th Street, launches on Foxtel and Austar at the weekend with…

Hong Kong: Endemol variety format <i>The Best Years of Our Lives</i> will run in a prime time slot on Shanghai Media Group's Dragon TV,…

26 million additional pay-TV homes in Asia during 2009 were clearly all programmers needed to know to spark off a new channel boom. New channels…