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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…
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….
ATEME integrates AVS2 into TITAN for Chinese market
Video delivery solutions provider ATEME has announced the integration of the second-generation Audio Video Standard…
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…
Australian pay TV set for decline
The Australian pay TV market is set for steady decline in the coming years. According…
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…
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…
Bharti Airtel launches advertising business
Indian telco Bharti Airtel has entered into the ad business with its new brand Airtel…
Malasyian content industry rallies against piracy
Leading players in the Malaysian content industry have issued a joint statement condemning piracy in…
Amazon sets up Fire TV production line in India
Amazon will produce Fire TV products in India, the company announced. This is the first…
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…
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…
Huawei appeals US ban
Chinese telco Huawei has formally asked a US court to overturn its ban in the…
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…
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…
Japan latest to see Netflix price increase
Netflix announced a price hike for customers in Japan. On Thursday, the streaming giant said…
Banned TikTok cuts Indian staff
TikTok has told its staff in India that only critical staff will be retained after…
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…
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%…
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…
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…
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…
OSN opens Box of Wonders
Middle East pay TV operator OSN has launched a new offering with a new user…
Netflix announces UK price increase
Netflix has announced a price hike in the UK as it looks for ways to…
Eleven names new Taiwan chief, extends distribution
Sports broadcaster Eleven has named Michael Sun as the group’s new managing director for Taiwan….
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…
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…
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)…
STC CEO announces resignation
Nasser Al-Nasser, the CEO of Saudi Telecom Company (STC), has announced his resignation. The telco…
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…