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Dear ?NAME?,  2008 Asia-Pacific pay-TV operators survey, 4th edition   Find out what the major cable, satellite and IPTV platforms in Asia and Australia  think about all the major pay-TV channels, their programming plans and their  hopes and fears for the future of the industry. This survey questioned  programming managers at major carriers in 16 countries across the region,  focusing on the largest players in each country and covering one third of the 120  million regional subscriber base. In cooperation with ContentAsia.  Request more information. In the news this week  l 18-Apr-08 Japan's M&A market starts to stir

Japan's M&A market more than doubled to US$153 billion in 2007 from US$64 billion in 2002, despite the relative novelty of the concept to domestic companies and the oft-cited difficulties of cross-border transactions. While there may be risk such as the inability to integrate new employees into its culture, Japanese corporations are now getting used to the idea of M&A as a strategic tool. Japan's largest drug maker Takeda Pharmaceuticals had last week unveiled the largest ever acquisition of a foreign biotech by a Japanese drug-maker, paying US$8.8 billion for US drug maker Millennium Pharmaceuticals. Takeda Pharmaceutical's purchase of Millennium Pharmaceuticals is raising hopes that more biotech deals are on the horizon. In December 2007, fellow Japanese operation Eisai acquired another US firm, MGI Pharma, for US$3.9 billion. Click here to view this week's articles for all industries.    What you don't know can hurt you  Receive all the key news on your markets, industry and competitors each  week, with alerts for important breaking news, and avoid information  overload with human filtering. Find out more about our Market Monitoring   Service and web-based Intelligence Plaza system by emailing   marketing@fusionc.com.

Chemical China - Kemira expands its production of water treatment chemicals China - Sinopec, Mitsubishi Chemical to form resin JV Japan - Daiso to Up Epichlorohydrin capacity to 100,000 ton/year

Consumer & retail India - FMCG industry grew 16% in 2007-08 Korea - Hollys Coffee opens first US store Pakistan - Pakistan Food & Drink Outlooks

Financial services Asia - Private equity deals up in Q1 Indonesia - Syariah-compliant products gets a boost from new law Korea - Car insurance premiums surpass US$10.2 billion

Industrial & logistics Asia - TNT pumps US$160 million within next five years China - Auto makers report soaring Q1 sales India - Auto sales drop 4.7%

Information & communication technology   China - Investment growth in IT and electronics industry slows down India - Notebook sales jump 158%, drive PC sales growth Japan - Continued Growth in Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband

Life science Japan - Takeda to buy Millennium Pharma Singapore - C&O Pharma in venture with US outfit Singapore - Biomedical sciences sector grows fourfold from 2000

Media & leisure India - Turner launches animation films unit Indonesia - Government blocks Astro's broadcast Singapore - New rating system for video games

Previous issues

Beverage firms in India focus on fruit drinks, target teens [10-Apr-08] Banks target Asia's wealthy [4-Apr-08] Foreign investors unfazed by Vietnam's economic difficulties [28-Mar-08] India's chemical sector benefits from China's cut in export rebates [21-Mar-08] Foreign game makers accelerate Asian drive [14-Mar-08] Asian players withdraw from fiercely competitive Chinese handset market [7-Mar-08]

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