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The International Olympic Committee said on Thursday that Swiss-based, Chinese-owned Infront Sports & Media would handle broadcast right sales in much of Asia for the next series of Summer and Winter games.

The deal covers 22 territories including Afghanistan, Brunei, Cambodia, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Vietnam – but not China, Japan or South Korea, and runs 2026-2032. That means it will cover the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics and the Los Angeles 2028 and Brisbane 2032 Summer games. The 2030 Winter Olympics, which have yet to be allocated a host, and all Youth Olympic Games during this period will also be covered.

Infront, which is headed by Philippe Blatter and has been owned by China’s Dalian Wanda since 2015, replaces the Japanese advertising and marketing giant Dentsu, which had handled the rights...

Photo: ‘Deep’/Netflix Trying To Stay Awake New to Netflix this week is Thai film, ‘Deep’, from the directing team of Sita Likitvanichkul, Jetarin Ratanaserikiat, Apirak Samudkidpisan, Thanabodee Uawithya, and Adirek Wattaleela. The film follows a group of insomniac med students who volunteer for a neuroscience experiment that requires them to stay awake for an extended period of time. When the experiments turn deadly, the four students, portrayed by Panisara Rikulsurakan, Kay Lertsittichai, Krit Jeerapattananuwong, and Supanaree Sutavijitvong, must fight to survive. Related article: ‘In the Heights’ – Behind the Scenes and Full Commentary/Reactions from Cast & Crew Related article: A Tribute to Cannes Film Festival: A Celebration of Cinema, Glamour, and Humanity | Statement From The Hollywood Insider’s CEO Pritan Ambroase ‘Deep’ is the perfect example of a film that is a truly mixed bag. While there are many moments, aspects, and ideas of the film that intrigued and even impressed,...

Stars: Ratchawin Wongviriya, Atthama Chiwanitchapan, Thongpoom Siripipat, Marion Affolter, Pete Thongchua | Written by Adirek Wattaleela | Directed by Piyapan Choopetch

Those are some pretty exciting names right there. I wouldn’t even know where to begin pronouncing Chiwanitchapan or Thongpoom, but I’m having a lot of fun with them nonetheless. Such is the joy having met only one Thai person in my life so far. I lived with the guy for a year so you totally can’t call me racist for enjoying these subjectively silly names, all right?

Okay, good. Glad we got that cleared up. Why am I babbling on about Asian names, you yell? Well, that’s because the credits are pretty much the only enjoyable part of My Ex 2, a movie whose title could easily be mistake for a garbled text message or – if you squint really hard – some kind of maths formula. For a really bad movie.