The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) of Singapore and Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) have announced a new unscripted content partnership to co-develop original and globally appealing entertainment formats. The collaboration kicks off at the Asia TV Forum & Market (ATF), part of the Singapore Media Festival 2025 hosted by IMDA, with a dedicated masterclass series […]

SES will soon provide more satellite capacity over Japan and across Asia for commercial airline customers following an agreement for the full Ku-band capacity of the geostationary communications satellite Superbird-C2, owned by SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation. The Superbird-C2 satellite will be repositioned from its current orbital location at 144 degrees East to a new orbital […]

Telenor, the Norwegian majority state-owned multinational telco, has reported what it describes as “a solid third-quarter performance”. Service revenues grew by 2.7 per cent year-over-year, adjusted EBITDA increased by 5.4 per cent, while free cash flow before M&A was up 50 per cent year-on-year. As a result, the outlook for 2025 has been tightened. So […]

BBC World Service English is launching a new visualised podcast, which will deliver analysis and expertise on stories from across Asia-Pacific. Launching on November 19th, Asia Specific will bring Asian perspectives on the biggest global news stories, original journalism, and big picture insights on the political, social and economic trends shaping the region. Airing twice […]

The Archipelago Video Summit, held last week in Jakarta, brought together over 150 senior executives from across Asia to explore the future of the video markets in Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines. In the opening keynote, Hermawan Sutanto, Managing Director of Vidio, shared how the platform is building a local streaming powerhouse around sports rights […]

Ookla has analysed country-level train Wi-Fi performance across Europe and Asia, using Speedtest Intelligence. Europe and Asia’s rail networks, long heralded as a backbone of economic competitiveness, are now judged not only on punctuality and comfort but on the quality of the digital experience onboard. High-quality train Wi-Fi has shifted from nice-to-have to essential rail […]

beIN Asia Pacific has secured the exclusive broadcast rights to the 2025/26 and 2026/27 UEFA Women’s Champions League, bringing the European women’s club football to fans across 10 territories in Asia. This marks the first time beIN Sports will showcase the Women’s Champions League across the region. The upcoming 25th edition of the UEFA Women’s […]

The FIA Extreme H World Cup Presented by PIF, the hydrogen motorsport, has confirmed the extension of its broadcast partnership with SPOTV for 2025, allowing fans across Asia to continue following the sustainable racing sport. SPOTV has been a partner since Season 1 of Extreme E, and this renewal will see coverage expanded to the […]

According to research from Canalys, part of Omdia, Southeast Asia’s smartphone market declined 1 per cent year on year in Q2 2025 to 25 million units, as tariff uncertainty continues to cloud the region’s outlook. Xiaomi reclaimed the top spot for the first time since Q2 2021, shipping 4.7 million units and capturing a 19 […]

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) and Viu, PCCW’s pan-regional OTT video streaming service, have announced a new streaming bundle, offering the HBO Max and Viu services in a single subscription. Set to launch in Q4 across Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand, the bundle marks the first of its kind across multiple markets in Asia […]