There will be 2.5 billion people with smartphones in the emerging markets, excluding China and India by 2020. For most of them, that will be their primary television screen, their full cable TV. In many countries, the cable TV is not reaching the mass market and the internet TV revolution is almost bypassing the traditional cable business. What is iflix’s business? We are trying to aggregate a product specific to emerging markets alone. iflix is not a streaming product at all, … [Read more...] about “Just download and watch offline” – Mark Britt
Managing Asia-Pacific
Forward thinking – Janice Lee
Why is this the right time to launch your OTT service? Riding on its track record of successfully launching disruptive entertainment solutions such as now TV, Hong Kong’s first IPTV and largest pay-TV service and MOO, Hong Kong’s first OTT music platform. Viu OTT video service is a strategic move to further expand upon PCCW Media’s earlier investment into Vuclip; Vuclip mobile video platform has over 9 million subscribers across 10 countries, and bears testament to PCCW Media’s … [Read more...] about Forward thinking – Janice Lee
“A million stories for a billion people” Peter Bithos
What do you think is happening to the industry? On the biggest level, we see two worlds evolving; the AVOD (advertisingassisted) world, mainly focused on free-to-air (FTA) content that gets re-broadcast or carried online. The other is the “paid-for space”, premium content that requires subscription. On AVOD, I think that’s where the most intense action is right now. The AVOD space is where the vertically-integrated plays have the advantage. As that space evolves and you’re not an owner of … [Read more...] about “A million stories for a billion people” Peter Bithos
One on one with Reed Hastings
What is your strategy for Asia? Is it similar to any other region – why? We are only 100 days into our launch in Asia (as of APOS). Just like everywhere else in the world where we have launched, our early adopters have always been consumers who are digitally-connected, tech-savvy, have smartphones and an iTunes account. We want to win subscribers through the quality of our content and our technology. Firstly, our exclusive content is a key differentiator. Our top priority is to … [Read more...] about One on one with Reed Hastings
Asian OTT playing fields
The Asia-Pacific region is now a favourite haven for medium-to long-term over-the-top video streaming services. Since 2015, broadband adoption has seen notable market traction in several countries including Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan. In light of the implementation of various OTT initiatives by local and out-of-market OTT players, Asia may eventually become one of the world’s liveliest OTT playing fields. Australian OTT had a busy first quarter in 2015, with three OTT services … [Read more...] about Asian OTT playing fields
Angela Lee Making history in the factual world
Angela Lee, Managing Director of MAKE Production says the market for factual content has become fiercely competitive since she entered the market a few years ago. Commissioners expect better visual quality as the bars have been raised to ensure contents look visually beautiful to create high production value. The factual audiences have grown more sophisticated and astute over the years, with pressure coming not just from television, but now feature documentary in cinema and web formats. The … [Read more...] about Angela Lee Making history in the factual world
