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Forecast: FTTH to dominate fixed broadband in APAC

Fibre-to-the-Home/Building (FTTH/B)  service is set to cement its position as the leading fixed broadband technology in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) market and will go on to account for 94.8 per cent of the total fixed broadband service revenue in the region by 2026, according to GlobalData, a data and analytics company. An analysis of GlobalData’s Asia […]

December 20, 2021

Asian countries rise in Netflix Speed Index

Several countries across Asia saw increases across multiple services in October 2021 on the Netflix ISP Speed Index – a monthly update on which ISPs provide the best prime time Netflix streaming experience. In Vietnam, Saigontourist Cable Television jumped 0.6 Megabits per second (Mbps) to 3.4 Mbps, and Viettel rose 0.4 Mbps to 3.4 Mbps. […]

November 15, 2021

Netflix launches Free Plan in Vietnam

Netflix has launched its Free Plan in Vietnam that will let anyone with an Android phone in the country watch Netflix for free, without any ads. Vietnam is the only country in Asia where the streaming service is trying this at the moment, and the second one to experience the Free Plan, after Kenya. All […]

November 12, 2021By Nik Roseveare

AVIA: “Resiliency & optimism in Vietnam TV industry”

The Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) hosted its country-focused virtual conference, Vietnam in View, to over 320 international and local speakers and delegates last weel, sharing great optimism in a country that has arguably proven itself as one of the more resilient economies in Southeast Asia. The conference opened with a presentation on the State […]

September 14, 2021

Vietnam: HTV boosts Smart TV reach with ZEASN

ZEASN, a provider of OTT and smart TV solutions, has announced that the Vietnamese television network HTV has successfully launched its smart TV application HTVC on ZEASN’s Whale Eco platform. The app is the result of the newly formed partnership between HTV and ZEASN. Ho Chi Minh City Television (HTV) is a Vietnanmese television network […]

August 31, 2021

VieON SVoD for Vietnam

Vietnamese entertainment group DatVietVAC is launching its new streaming service, VieON, following four years of development, suggesting it marks the beginning of a new era for the company. Born out of a partnership with BCG Digital Ventures (BCGDV), the global corporate venture incubation and investment arm of Boston Consulting Gsroup, the platform has positioned itself […]

June 15, 2020By Colin Mann