ThinkAnalytics, a specialist in video content discovery and personalisation, has announced that Astro, the media and content company in Malaysia, has again chosen ThinkAnalytics to drive viewer engagement on its sooka streaming service. Astro went live with ThinkMediaAI at the end of April and is already reporting that ThinkMediaAI’s personalised user experience and enhanced content […]
wedotv, the free streaming TV platform, has announced a distribution agreement with sooka, the Malaysian streaming content provider, to bring four of its signature FAST channels to its platform. The deal marks wedotv’s second major expansion in the Southeast Asian market following its launch earlier this year in Indonesia through Dens.tv. Now, via sooka, Malaysian […]
Irdeto, the global leader in digital video platform experiences and security, has announced its partnership with Astro, the largest pay-TV company in Malaysia, to launch the all-new Astro Sooka streaming platform. This collaboration marks a transformative step for Astro, leveraging Irdeto Experience for a complete overhaul of the Sooka platform, spanning backend, front-end and end-to-end […]
Broadpeak, a provider of content delivery network (CDN) and video streaming solutions, has announced a partnership with Media Prima Berhad, the Malaysian media company, harnessing Broadpeak’s server-side ad insertion (SSAI) service to power OTT revenue transformation. The broadcaster utilises Broadpeak’s dynamic ad insertion solution via the broadpeak.io SaaS platform to monetise its OTT service Tonton […]
Malaysia’s 67th National Day Parade in Putrajaya showcased more than just the country’s patriotic spirit. AGITO, the dvanced modular robotic camera system developed by Motion Impossible, made its debut, transforming the broadcast coverage in a way that drew attention from both the King and public alike. Capturing an event as large-scale and fluid as the […]
Malaysia’s first ever 5G-powered live broadcast was successfully conducted during National Day, in a collaboration between national broadcaster Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) and 5G network provider Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB), with Ericsson as technology partner. The live broadcast of the 2024 National Day parade was a successful proof-of-concept to trial five critical broadcasting elements – […]
MEASAT, the Malaysian satellite solutions provider, is collaborating with NewSpace India Limited (“NSIL”) to support its business in India through a Collaboration Agreement signed at the Bengaluru Space Expo 2024. NSIL, a government-owned company under India’s Department of Space, is responsible for owning and operating its fleet of communication satellite and provide services to users […]
Malaysia’s Measat has signed an agreement with Sun TV Network, one of India’s largest media conglomerates, to support the distribution of 37 TV channels via the Measat-3d satellite. These channels broadcast in seven languages, will reach over 140 million households in India and extend to audiences in the Asia Pacific, Europe, and Africa. “Measat is […]
The fixed communication services revenue in Malaysia is predicted to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 0.7 per cent from $1.87 billion (€1.74bn) in 2023 to $1.94 billion in 2028, supported by the fixed broadband service segment, forecasts GlobalData, the data and analytics company. GlobalData’s Malaysia Fixed Communications Forecast (Q1 2024) reveals […]
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 […]