Viacom18’s Youth, Music and English Entertainment (YME) cluster comprising of MTV, MTV Beats, Comedy Central, Colors Infinity, and Vh1 revealed its robust multiplatform content strategy for the year ahead in a media roundtable event held on March 10. In the past year, the repertoire of brands has seen positive growth with 9.8 billion impressions across TV, social media, and the network’s OTT platform, Voot. Along with this, the cluster also reported that they drew viewers during … [Read more...] about Viacom18’s Youth, Music and English Entertainment cluster strengthens its multiplatform content strategy for 2022
‘South Asia: A Look at India’s Content Space’ webinar recap: Toonz Media Group’s Murtuza Kutianawalla talks about India’s animation space
India’s animation space has been one of the driving forces in Indian content as animation is well-loved by kids and kids at heart as it allows viewers to go places where live-action content can’t reach. Murtuza Kutianawalla, Country Head of Distribution and Syndication at Toonz Media Group, talked about India’s animation space in the Television Asia Plus webinar “South Asia: A Look at India’s Content Space” held on 20 January. India’s introduction to animation started 30 years ago, beginning … [Read more...] about ‘South Asia: A Look at India’s Content Space’ webinar recap: Toonz Media Group’s Murtuza Kutianawalla talks about India’s animation space
‘South Asia: A Look at India’s Content Space’ webinar recap: Dhruv Sinha of Reliance Entertainment on opportunities for co-productions
What are some of the considerations one must take when thinking about co-production? Dhruv Sinha, the Senior Vice President for International Business, Marketing and Syndication at Reliance Entertainment talked about the various opportunities international players should take into consideration when it comes to co-productions at Television Asia Plus’ webinar “South Asia: A Look at India’s Content Space” held on January 20. Dhruv discussed the various types of co-productions namely domestic or … [Read more...] about ‘South Asia: A Look at India’s Content Space’ webinar recap: Dhruv Sinha of Reliance Entertainment on opportunities for co-productions
‘South Asia: A Look at India’s Content Space’ webinar recap: Simran Hoon of The Q identifies gaps in the free-to-air market
There are plenty of opportunities in India’s free-to-air market but how can new players tap into this huge market? Simran Hoon, Chief Executive Officer of youth-focused general entertainment channel, The Q, delivered a presentation on January 20 at Television Asia Plus’ recent webinar, “South Asia: A look at India’s Content Space,” where she talked about India’s free-to-air (FTA) space and identified the gaps and opportunities in the market. According to Simran, the Indian FTA market is … [Read more...] about ‘South Asia: A Look at India’s Content Space’ webinar recap: Simran Hoon of The Q identifies gaps in the free-to-air market
Media Prima: Creating content that Malaysians love
Dato’ Khairul Anwar Salleh has been one of the most prominent figures in Media Prima Berhad, Malaysia’s largest entertainment company. Named CEO of Media Prima Television Networks and Primeworks Studios, Datu’ Khairul oversees several of Media Prima’s platforms namely TV3, TV9, 8TV, ntv7, WowShop, tonton CINEMA, and Alternate Records and Talents. Since his instalment as CEO in 2019, Dato’ Khairul told Television Asia Plus that to grow the business, his focus was to align himself with Media … [Read more...] about Media Prima: Creating content that Malaysians love
Content is king: What media executives have to say on what’s hot for 2022 (Part three)
Asia’s content space has proven to be resilient in the past year when productions have been halted due to the ongoing pandemic. This year, we’ve seen multiple co-production deals being inked and hot new Original productions being launched, which says a lot about Asia’s thriving content space. But just how well did 2021 look for content and what’s in store for 2022? We’ve interviewed 10 media companies across studios, OTT platforms, and broadcasters to get their take on what the past year has … [Read more...] about Content is king: What media executives have to say on what’s hot for 2022 (Part three)
