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AVIA names New Board Members and Chair

Following the recent Annual General Meeting of the Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA), four new members have joined the Board of AVIA and a new Chairman has been elected. The new Chairman and board members are from across the spectrum of the video industry, both geographically and functionally, and include heads of content companies as […]

December 11, 2020

Biggest turnout yet for virtual Asia Video Summit

The Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) held its annual state of the industry event, the Asia Video Summit (the Summit), which was supported by Create Hong Kong of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region as the Lead Sponsor, on 10 to 12 November 2020 with resounding success as over 1,000 delegates from […]

November 23, 2020

AVIA publishes governance framework for OCC services

The Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA), the trade association for the video industry and ecosystem in Asia Pacific, has announced the publication of the governance framework for online curated content (OCC) services designed to deliver “concrete” commitments and standards in order to deepen discussions with APAC regulators and empower consumers. AVIA states that OCC services […]

November 4, 2020

AVIA: “Covid speeds up India’s move to digital TV”

The Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) held its annual Future of Video India seminar amidst a time of great change in the region. The media and video industry in India has undergone huge change in the last 6 months as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. According to Sunil Lulla, CEO, BARC India, with the […]

September 21, 2020

Malaysia: Huge decrease in streaming piracy

A study of the online content viewing behaviour of Malaysian consumers has revealed a 64 per cent decrease in consumers accessing piracy websites over the past 12 months. The survey commissioned, by the Asia Video Industry Association’s Coalition Against Piracy (CAP) and conducted by YouGov, found that 22 per cent of online consumers currently use […]

September 17, 2020By Colin Mann

Thailand: Optimism for media & video industry

The Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) held its first country focused seminar of the year last week with a deep dive into the media and video industry of Thailand and the pursuit of growth in the market across both traditional and online platforms. Thailand’s media industry is undergoing seismic transformation driven by technological and commercial […]

August 24, 2020

Indonesia: Major drop in streaming piracy

A study of the online content viewing behaviour of Indonesian consumers has found a massive 55 per cent reduction in consumers accessing piracy websites over the past ten months. The survey, commissioned by the Asia Video Industry Association’s Coalition Against Piracy (CAP) and conducted by YouGov, found that 28 per cent of online consumers currently […]

July 15, 2020By Colin Mann