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Cobalt Digital appoints Blokzijl as Director of Sales for EMEA

Cobalt Digital, designer and manufacturer of award-winning edge devices for live video production and master control, and a founding partner of openGear, has strengthened its international sales team with the addition of Berend Blokzijl as Director of Sales for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), effective immediately. The announcement was made by Suzana Brady, SVP […]

February 4, 2022

Report: 2021 strongest year ever for marketing budgets

WARC has released an annual review of its Global Marketing Index (GMI) over the 12 months of 2021. WARC’s GMI provides a monthly indicator of the state of the global marketing industry, by tracking and analysing current conditions among 1000+ marketers, including marketing budgets, trading conditions and staffing levels. Highlighting a remarkable year of recovery […]

February 1, 2022

AsiaSat, Next Step distribute Thainess channel

Asian satellite solutions provider, AsiaSat, and Thai multi-channel operator, Next Step, have entered into a strategic partnership, bringing together their expertise in content aggregation, media management and distribution for the launch of a new lifestyle HD channel Thainess. In collaboration with Next Step, AsiaSat will provide technical and marketing support to deliver Thainess to the […]

January 26, 2022

Pixotope announces new hires in APAC region

Pixotope is solidifying its position as a global Virtual Production (VP) industry leader with two new hires in their Asia Pacific leadership team. These posts reflect a strategic expansion by Pixotope across global media and entertainment markets as live broadcast VP sees enormous international growth. Matthew Ma, former employee of Amazon Web Services and Avid, […]

January 24, 2022

Bloomberg Media, Twitter renew partnership

Bloomberg Media and Twitter have announced a global multiyear renewal of their partnership starting in January 2022, covering all major media markets across North America, EMEA, LatAm and APAC. The partnership features new projects that combine Bloomberg News’s credibility in cryptocurrency content with Twitter’s immediacy and transparency to help consumers navigate this evolving, saturated market. […]

January 20, 2022

Cobalt Digital opens doors to representative office in China

Cobalt Digital, designer and manufacturer of edge devices for live video production and master control, and a founding partner in the openGear initiative, has welcomed 2022 with the launch of a Representative Office in China. Based in Beijing, the Office is staffed by local sales and support professionals with deep regional knowledge and extensive experience […]

January 20, 2022

beIN Sports acquires Australian Open rights in APAC

beIN Asia Pacific has secured exclusive rights to the Australian Open and the Adelaide International (ATP 250) Tournament in 10 territories across the Asia-Pacific region from 2022. The new 5-year media rights agreement commences with the 2022 edition of the Australian Open and Adelaide International ATP 250 Tournament.  Markets covered are Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, […]

January 12, 2022

Besco to represent Pebble in Korea

Pebble, the automation, content management, and integrated channel specialist, has announced the appointment of Besco as its channel partner in Korea. The partnership has seen Pebble and Besco implementing one of the most advanced and complex playout technologies in the Korean market, combining Pebble’s world class Automation, Integrated Channel and Pebble Remote (web-based monitoring) solutions for […]

January 12, 2022

Forecast: 4K TV market to grow 15% CAGR

Helped by strong international growth, especially in China, Japan and South Korea, the 4K TV market by valuation is forecast to expand by $56.99 billion (€50.5bn) at a CAGR of 15 per cent CAGR in the period 2020-2025, according to market research from Technavio. However , as recognised by other researchers, the lack of viewable […]

December 13, 2021By Chris Forrester

ITV Studios reveals slew of APAC content sales

ITV Studios has announced a host of deals in Asia Pacific for scripted content across its catalogue, including pre-sales for brand new shows Anne, The Ipcress File, Holding, Redemption, Our House and season two of Noughts + Crosses. Anne (World Productions), the story of Anne Williams, an inspirational mother who dedicated her life to campaigning […]

December 3, 2021