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China
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The QYou moves into China
Youth broadcaster The QYou has entered the Chinese market through a partnership with China Entertainment…
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StarTimes launches pay TV service in Ghana
Chinese pay TV operator StarTimes has launched a service in Ghana, offering a range of…
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Nos strikes strategic partnership with Huawei
Portuguese cable and pay TV operator Nos has struck a strategic partnership with Chinese equipment…
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Xiaomi launches Android TV-powered 4K Mi Box in the US
Chinese electronics company Xiaomi has launched its 4K Ultra HD streaming media player in the…
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Reed Midem takes MIP into China
The organisers of MIPCOM are launching MIP China Hangzhou, a new programming market that will…
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VRrOOm launches global VR cinema network
Hong Kong-based VR firm VRrOOm has partnered with Chinese cinema systems provider CFEC to launch…
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Chinese telecom group to acquire Spacecom
Israeli satellite operator Spacecom is to be sold to China’s Beijing Xinwei Technology Group for US$285…
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Netflix’s Hastings: no to sport and news, slim prospects in China
Netflix boss Reed Hastings is not interested in adding sport and news to the SVOD…
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New satellite and OTT TV service launches for Asian expats in Europe
Hamburg-based Bubbles Media has launched Bobbles.tv, a new satellite and OTT-delivered pay TV service with…
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AC Milan sale provides boost for Mediaset holding company
Mediaset holding company Fininvest has signed a preliminary contract with a group of Chinese investors…
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Magine sets sights on Chinese market
Cloud TV company Magine has set up a Hong Kong-based Magine Asia division, with plans…
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China’s LeEco ‘to announce Netflix deal in Q3′
Chinese technology company, TV maker and streamed content provider, LeEco, is reportedly in talks with…
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Discovery buys into Chinese MCN
Discovery has acquired a stake in VS Media, a Chinese multichannel network business. The MCN…
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Opera agrees partial sale after regulators block full takeover
Opera has agreed to sell just the consumer-facing part of its business to a group…
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China takes top spot for large screen TVs as growth explodes
China has now emerged as the leading global market for large-screen TVs, with demand spiking…
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Eutelsat appoints China CEO
Eutelsat has appointed longstanding Airbus executive, Philippe Lin, as CEO of the group’s China office….
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IHS: smart TV shipments exceed 100m units in 2015
For the first time global smart TV shipments exceeded 100 million units in 2015, according…
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Cisco video revenues boosted by China
Cisco’s service provider video business turned in an 18% increase in revenues in the company’s…
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ABI Research: China the largest market for streaming devices
China remains the largest single market for streaming media adapters, even though restrictions on some…
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PCCW Media hits 1.2m downloads for Viu
Hong Kong-based pay TV provider PCCW Media has now logged more than 1.2 million downloads…
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Intertrust adopts Civolution’s NexGuard watermarking
DRM consortium Intertrust Technologies has added session-based video watermarking from technology provider Civolution’s NexGuard unit…
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Baidu receives Qiyi bid at US$2.8bn valuation
Chinese search giant Baidu has received a buyout offer for its video site Qiyi, which…
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Netflix CEO: broadcasters like the BBC to become ‘internet networks’
Traditional broadcasters like the BBC and ZDF will become “internet networks” as the TV industry…
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Mubi takes US$50m investment, plans China launch
Asian entertainment company Huanxi has invested US$50 million (€45 million) in arthouse film service Mubi…
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Set-top shipments growing but value continues to slide
Set-top shipments for last year are expected to exceed 250 million, buoyed by demand in…
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Viki launches new global Chinese service
Streaming service Viki has launched new Chinese TV streaming offerings. Viki has bases in Asia…
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PCCW launches new OTT TV service
Hong Kong-based telecom service provider PCCW’s media arm is launching a new OTT TV service,…
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LCD TV panel demand to drop 3% this year
LCD TV panel demand is expected to drop 3% in 2016 to reach just 257 million…
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Report: Netflix to partner with China’s Wanda Group
Netflix is set to team up with Chinese conglomerate Wanda Group for its planned launch…
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Drop in LCD TV panel demand from Chinese manufacturers
The top six TV makers in China plan to purchase 14.8 million LCD TV panels…