Premier Sports has secured the exclusive rights to the Guinness Six Nations in over 40 territories for their OTT and linear channel services in both the South East Asian and MENA regions. Premier Sports has agreed a three-year partnership with the Six Nations Rugby for the Asian region and a one year agreement for the […]
ZEE5 Global, the streaming service for South Asian content, started 2022 with the launch of its first series, Kaun Banegi Shikharwati, which was in partnership with India’s leading content and IP studio Applause Entertainment. The series not only became an instant hit but also crossed 11 million+ views in less than 3 weeks since its […]
Newsflare, the licensing platform and marketplace for user-generated video (UGV), has unveiled its “energised rebrand and revitalised market positioning”. Inviting storytellers everywhere to ‘capture the moment’, this is the latest milestone in the company’s evolution, following the recent £5m funding round, as it stakes its claim as the category leader for the monetisation of premium […]
Jason Monteiro has been named General Manager of HBO Max Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Taiwan effective immediately. Monteiro will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of WarnerMedia’s Direct-to-Consumer business, leading content experience, brand, marketing, subscriber management, digital partnerships and data analytics. Based in Singapore, he will oversee the existing HBO GO streaming service and […]
beIN Sports has secured exclusive rights to Roland-Garros, the French Open tennis tournament, in 10 territories across the Asia region. The new media rights agreement covers five editions of the tournament from 2022 to 2026. The Asian territories included in the agreement are Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, Timor-Leste, Philippines, Thailand, Laos and Cambodia. […]
Turbidite Limited, Asia’s newest edge data centre platform and Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (AsiaSat), the region’s premier satellite solutions provider, have announced a partnership that will leverage AsiaSat’s existing satellite and ground infrastructure with Turbidite’s dynamic edge data center platform to support the accelerated demand for digital services. “We are delighted to enter into […]
Despite predictions of a ‘pandemic peak’, streaming adoption continues to gain ground worldwide and Asia is no exception, experiencing 46 per cent year-over-year growth in Q3 2021 according to the Q3 2021 State of Streaming: Asia report from Conviva, the continuous measurement platform for streaming media. Asia’s streaming growth was led by the western and southeastern regions of […]
HBO GO, WarnerMedia’s regional streaming service in Southeast Asia and Taiwan, has revealed a new pricing strategy and confirmed some of its tentpole programming for the rest of 2021. Three-month subscriptions in its six direct-to-consumer territories will be available at the following discounted monthly prices: Singapore – from S$9.99 (savings of more than 25%); Malaysia […]
CareGame, creator of the cloud technology for all mobile gamers on this planet, is taking part in the first edition of gamescom asia. This hybrid event will be held from October 14 – 17 2021, in Singapore and online. An unmissable event for South-East Asian game developers, gamescom asia is the new key rendez vous […]
The Eleven Group is set to launch in multiple territories across Southeast Asia and Hong Kong, with a D2C service at the heart of the project. By 2022, Eleven will be delivering for fans in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Brunei Darussalam, and the Philippines with plans to expand further in the near future. […]