THEMA, a subsidiary of Canal+ Group and specialist in multicultural content, has announced the launch of its Asian Mix add-on on BT. The offer was conceived in collaboration with BT to suit Indian communities in the UK and Ireland, and includes eight emblematic channels from four Indian flagship content providers: · Utsav Plus HD: Utsav […]
Amazon has unveiled its ambitious plan to conquer the highly coveted Southeast region: the company is to launch new streaming products in Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines. Dataxis believes it was about time for the move, as the figures have been all the more disappointing and competition with its rivals is fiercely increasing. Although Prime […]
discovery+, Warner Bros Discovery’s regional streaming service in Asia, will premiere a new original entitled Expedition Borderlands with Levison Wood and Ash Bhardwaj later this month. This four-part docu-series streams in India on September 8th and in the Philippines on September 15th. The discovery+ original series features internationally acclaimed explorer and host Levison Wood who […]
Global OTT platform YuppTV has acquired the broadcasting rights for Asia Cup 2022. The cricket tournament is set to commence on August 27th and will be available for viewers online exclusively on YuppTV’s streaming platforms in 70+ countries which include Continental Europe, Malaysia, Australia (Non-Exclusive), New Zealand, Japan and South East Asia (Except Singapore) and […]
According to Netflix, viewing of horror content on the platform grew by 20 per cent in the Asia-Pacific region from 2020 to 2021. Over the same period, viewing hours of horror content in Southeast Asia increased even more – by over 40 per cent. “The horror genre has deep roots in Asia. Homegrown scary movies […]
Five ISP services in Asia posted increases in the month of March on the Netflix ISP Speed Index – a monthly update on which ISPs provide the best primetime Netflix streaming experience. VNPT in Vietnam jumped 0.2 Megabits per second (Mbps) to 3.4 Mbps. After dipping by 0.2 Mbps last month, Japan’s VECTANT increased by […]
ZEE5 Global, the platform for South-Asian content, has announced a compelling content line-up in Tamil at a glittering star-studded gala – Oru Awesome Thodakkam in Chennai. In attendance at the soiree were some of the most noted stalwarts of the Tamil entertainment industry including renowned director, screenwriter, and producer Vetrimaaran who is releasing his first […]
Kacific Broadband Satellites Group has responded to a growing interest in connectivity protection by launching Enterprise Backup, a service that protects organisations against outages that happen all-too-frequently. It is the first enterprise backup service in the Asia Pacific region designed to take advantage of the speed, efficiency and flexibility of Ka-band satellite connectivity. “Fibre and […]
The Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) hosted over 850 delegates and featured over 80 industry leaders at the recent OTT Summit, with conversations largely revolving on the subject of growth, from subscriber and revenue growth to increased local content investment and an intense focus on the customer. In discussing the outlook for the video industry […]
Vewd, a provider of OTT solutions globally, has announced that Asian news channel CNA is now available for Vewd-enabled smart TVs and STBs worldwide. With nearly 30 million Vewd-enabled TVs, STBs, game consoles, and cars shipping each year, and over 450 million connected TV devices enabled to date, Vewd offers one of the largest independent […]