MediaCorp announced the appointment of Mr Tony Lai as its Managing Director, Experiences and Outreach from 3 June 2013.

The Doha Film Institute (DFI) has announced that it is expanding its festival format to include two new cinematic showcases: the Ajyal Film Festival for the Young and the Qumra Film Festival.

The Shenzhen Media Group and Shorts International have entered into an agreement to deliver short-form Chinese movies to TV audiences in the U.S. and Europe.

More than 100 million television viewers in Europe tuned in to see Denmark’s Emmelie de Forest win the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö, Sweden. The two Semi and Grand Finals of the Contest were transmitted live over the EUROVISION and EURORADIO networks via European Broadcasting Union (EBU) member, SVT.

Russia’s first Public Television service, OTV, which is to be governed by the people rather than the state or channel owners, started broadcasting on Sunday May 19, offering TV viewers newscasts, films, entertainment and cognitive programs.

Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) Asia has entered into an agreement that sees programming from MTV being syndicated in Bangladesh.