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AVIA: Korea shaping the future of Asian streaming

The Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA), in partnership with the Korean Creative Content Agency (KOCCA), held Korea in View @BCWW on August 29th, hosting over 300 delegates at COEX, as part of the 3-day broadcasting content convention. The conference opened with a special welcome address by Eun Young Kang, Director of the Broadcast & Advertisement […]

September 9, 2024

Forecast: Malaysia SVoD penetration at 43% in 2028

The household penetration of SVoD services in Malaysia is predicted to increase from 26 per cent in 2023 to 43 per cent in 2028, driven by the increasing consumer preference towards OTT platforms as broadband services continue to improve in the country, forecasts GlobalData, the data and analytics company. GlobalData’s Malaysia Subscription Video on Demand […]

June 24, 2024

Canal+ increases stake in Viu

Canal+ Group, a subsidiary of Vivendi, has increased its stake in Viu – the Hong Kong-based OTT service, in accordance with the terms of the strategic partnership with PCCW Group announced on June 21st 2023. After satisfaction of key business milestones, Canal+ has released the last instalment of its $300 million (€279.79m) staggered investment and […]

June 20, 2024

Canal+ ups Viu stake

Canal+ Group has increased its stake in Viu, the Asian OTT platform, to 30 per cent, in accordance with the terms of the transaction announced on June 21st 2023. For the French media group, owned by Vivendi, this increase marks a further step in its plan to make Asia its next growth driver, through its […]

February 26, 2024

Study: Premium OTT ad opportunities in Indonesia

The Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) has released a study to understand the usage of different video services in Indonesia and consumer attitudes towards them. The study looked at video across social media, user-generated content (UGC), linear TV, messaging services and premium OTT. Amongst Indonesian consumers, premium OTT is viewed as having the highest quality […]

October 4, 2023

Forecast: Malaysia SVoD penetration at 41% in 2027

The household penetration of SVoD services in Malaysia is expected to increase from 22 per cent in 2022 to 41 per cent in 2027, driven by the increasing consumer preference towards SVoD platforms as broadband services continue to improve in the country, forecasts GlobalData, the data and analytics company. GlobalData’s Malaysia Subscription Video on Demand […]

June 21, 2023

Vision New Media promotes Min Lim to Group CEO

Vision New Media, an independent content group in the ASEAN region, has announced that Min Lim has been promoted to the newly created role of Group CEO. Reporting into Founder and Chairman Beng Teck Lim, Min, who is currently Head of Production at Group production business Double Vision, now takes full responsibility for all content […]

April 24, 2023

Study: APAC telcos invest in homegrown OTTs

Asia-Pacific multichannel operators have become hybrid providers, with both traditional multichannel and virtual multichannel or OTT subscription offerings launched in recent years, according to Kagan’s 2022 survey of OTT partnerships and virtual multichannel services. The study, revealed in a Blog Post by Xiuxi Zhu, Associate Research Analyst at S&P Global Market Intelligence’s Kagan unit and […]

February 16, 2023

Forecast: Malaysia SVoD penetration at 38% in 2026

The household penetration of SVoD services in Malaysia is expected to increase from 17 per cent in 2021 to 38 per cent in 2026, driven by considerable rise in the adoption of OTT platforms, according to GlobalData, a data and analytics company. GlobalData’s Malaysia SVoD Forecast (Q2 2022) reveals that SVoD subscriptions in the country […]

October 27, 2022

South Africa: BBC Studios content deal with VIU

BBC Studios has secured its first content package deal with pan-regional OTT video streaming service, VIU. The multi-genre deal will bring over 150 hours of British content to VIU’s platform in South Africa, including dramas, documentaries and children’s content. The agreement will mark the first sale of Homegrown Tastes South Africa, BBC Lifestyle’s local commission […]

October 3, 2022