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Viu top streamer in SE Asia for monthly users in Q4

Viu has emerged as the top streaming service in Southeast Asia for viewers in Q4…

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APAC set for pay TV growth, cord-cutting to impact China

The Asia Pacific region is set to reach 630 million pay TV subscribers by 2026….

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ATEME integrates AVS2 into TITAN for Chinese market

Video delivery solutions provider ATEME has announced the integration of the second-generation Audio Video Standard…

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Fears over streaming content as Indian Supreme Court rules in favour of screening mechanism

India is heading towards increased scrutiny of content on streaming services, with the country’s Supreme…

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Australian pay TV set for decline

The Australian pay TV market is set for steady decline in the coming years. According…

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Australian shock as unknown start-up acquires UCL rights

A major sports rights coup has occurred down under, with a relatively unknown start-up acquiring…

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APAC pay TV revenues to fall by US$1 billion over next five years

Pay TV revenues in the Asia-Pacific region are set to drop by almost US$1 billion…

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Bharti Airtel launches advertising business

Indian telco Bharti Airtel has entered into the ad business with its new brand Airtel…

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Malasyian content industry rallies against piracy

Leading players in the Malaysian content industry have issued a joint statement condemning piracy in…

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Amazon sets up Fire TV production line in India

Amazon will produce Fire TV products in India, the company announced. This is the first…

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BBC banned in China as country retaliates over CGTN removal

BBC World News has been banned from China in an escalation of tensions between the…

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Malasyian company admits to selling piracy-facilitating Android boxes in first for country

A Malaysian businessman has pleaded guilty to promoting hardware and software which facilitates piracy in…

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Huawei appeals US ban

Chinese telco Huawei has formally asked a US court to overturn its ban in the…

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Sky’s sale of New Zealand live sports unit OSB approved by watchdog

Sky’s sale of its New Zealand sports production business Outside Broadcast (OSB) to NEP has…

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Ohsung unveils new Android TV remote control reference designs

Gumi, South Korea-based electronics company Ohsung Electronics has teamed up with Google and Telink Semiconductors…

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Japan latest to see Netflix price increase

Netflix announced a price hike for customers in Japan. On Thursday, the streaming giant said…

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Banned TikTok cuts Indian staff

TikTok has told its staff in India that only critical staff will be retained after…

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TikTok rival Kuaishou to raise upwards of US$5.1bn in Hong Kong IPO

Tencent-backed Chinese TikTok rival Kuaishou, which can lay a claim to be the world’s second…

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MENA pay TV revenues drop by 14% since 2016, research suggests

Pay TV revenues in the Middle East and North Africa region have fallen by 14%…

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Disney+ Hotstar at considerable lead over Netflix and local competitors in Indonesia

Disney+ Hotstar has already opened up a sizable lead over Netflix in an increasingly competitive…

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Amazon launches ultra low-cost mobile-only Prime Video plan in India

Amazon has launched a Prime Video-only mobile offer in India. The low-cost bundle is being…

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Thai pay TV market to recover from Covid decline in 2021

The Thai pay TV market is set to recover from a difficult 2020 in the…

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OSN opens Box of Wonders

Middle East pay TV operator OSN has launched a new offering with a new user…

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Netflix announces UK price increase

Netflix has announced a price hike in the UK as it looks for ways to…

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Eleven names new Taiwan chief, extends distribution

Sports broadcaster Eleven has named Michael Sun as the group’s new managing director for Taiwan….

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Disney posts SEA job postings, with Disney+ launch expected soon in the region

Disney appears to be gearing up for the South East Asian launch of Disney+ if…

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Omdia: India to see acceleration in consolidation and content spend

The pay TV and OTT video businesses in India are both set for likely consolidation…

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Vewd adds support for BML and Hybridcast in major play for Japanese growth

OTT and Hybrid TV solutions provider Vewd has added support for Broadcast Markup Language (BML)…

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STC CEO announces resignation

Nasser Al-Nasser, the CEO of Saudi Telecom Company (STC), has announced his resignation. The telco…

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Australian government to mandate local content quota for streaming services

The Australian government is mulling introducing rules that would require international streaming services like Netflix…