STATSBOX South korea POPULAT ION 51.3 million TOTA L HOUSEHOLDS 19.6 million TV HOUSEHOLDS 19.5 million PAY-TV SUBSCRIBERS 31.0 million PAY TV PENETRAT ION 99.8% DIGITA L PAY TV SUBSCRIIBERS 25.2 million TOTA L BROADBAND SUBSCRIBERS 92.7 million FIXED BROADBAND SUBSCRIBERS 19.9 million WIRELESS BROADBAND SUBSCRIBERS 72.9 million FIXED BROADBAND PENETRAT ION 102.7% WIRELESS BROADBAND PENETRAT ION 140.7% * Source of Information: Media Partners Asia The South Korean paidfor online video … [Read more...] about South Korean Paid-for Online Video Market to Triple by 2021
Country Focus
New landscape for Thai broadcasting
Thailand has a pay-TV penetration of 30 million and it has a multichannel TV penetration of 66%. New TV platforms have evolved through the years and Thailand currently, has a new digital platform that caters to millions of viewers and encompasses all digital terrestrial television channels in high definition too. Thailand’s Next Step direct-tohome Freeview HD platform has deployed multiple Cinegy Air PRO Bundles, a comprehensive, IP-based software suite for automated SD, HD and/or Ultra HD (4K) … [Read more...] about New landscape for Thai broadcasting
Gradually adopting online technologies
An archipelago of more than 13,000 islands, Indonesia has a population of around 237million and based on research done by CASBAA, more than half the households in Indonesia have a TV in their homes. Although the Indonesian TV market only grew by 4.5% in 2015, according to Media Partners Asia (MPA), its market has seen a significant growth in the recent years in areas such as ad sales and subscription revenues from pay-tv. Ulama Nusantara, a historical documentary travelogue was ranked … [Read more...] about Gradually adopting online technologies
Accelerating market in Philippines
Dominating Daytime TV ABS-CBN’s hit afternoon drama Doble Kara continued to dominate Philippine’s daytime until its final episode which scored a national TV rating of 22.2, or eight points higher than its rival programmes 14.2%, according to data from Kantar Media. The final episode blew up online and hit the social media trends in the country with its official final hashtag #DKPagtataposNaPalaban, which became the top trending topics on Twitter. Doble Kara had been a consistent top … [Read more...] about Accelerating market in Philippines
Malaysia strides ahead
Local productions Over the recent years, Discovery has collaborated with local creators and storytellers to co-create content that caters to the various audiences in Southeast Asia. Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific announces their production slate for 2017 with Frontier Borneo, which follows a group of Borneo’s unsung heroes as they discover and preserve Borneo’s tropical landscape and rich biodiversity. Produced by Beach House Pictures and Kyanite TV with the support of the … [Read more...] about Malaysia strides ahead
Creative Transformations
MIP China Hangzhou MIP China Hangzhou will be launched in partnership with China Media Management Inc (CMM-I), official representative for MIPTV and MIPCOM in China and Zhejiang MegaMedia, organiser of the Zhejiang of the Zhejiang Provincial Pavilion at the MIP markets in Cannes. MIP China Hangzhou scheduled from 23 to 25 May 2017 in Hangzhou. Hangzhou is known as the beautiful East Coast city that hosted the recent G20 Summit. MIP China Hangzhou is dedicated to increase content … [Read more...] about Creative Transformations
