The nation has also deeply penetrated into the global distribution market promoting made in Japan content from movies to dramas, formats, reality series and other genres. Japanese content is highly sought after in the Asia- Pacific region, Europe and America. Taking the lead as the Country of Honour of MIPCOM 2016, the Broadcast Program Export Association of Japan’s (BEAJ) General Producer, Mr Yamada tells K. Dass of the nation’s broadcast progress and plans. In the last few years, the … [Read more...] about Japan takes center stage
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Regional players shake up the Asia-Pacific OTT landscape
OTT players like iFlix, Hooq and Viu are expected to thrive as long as they account for the distinctiveness of each Asia-Pacific market. The three regional players have taken a compelling approach to emerging markets, focusing on and trying to understand the demands and challenges faced by local consumers. As part of this approach, iFlix, Hooq and Viu have established strategic partnerships, offered services at market sensitive prices and developed features appropriate for the available … [Read more...] about Regional players shake up the Asia-Pacific OTT landscape
Asia Pacific Broadcasting
How is Asia-Pacific absorbing the Smart TV concept? In developed markets such as Japan, Korea and Australia where Smart TVs are commonly used, they’re following the trends of their Western counterparts. For the advanced markets, Smart TV adoption is like Europe and the U.S., so they’ll just keep increasing. I don’t think it has reached 50% mark yet, but they will keep growing. In some markets, especially in Southeast Asia and South Asia, which are emerging markets in the developing world, they … [Read more...] about Asia Pacific Broadcasting
MIP goes local to support industry around the world
REED MIDEM’s the organiser of MIPTV, MIPDoc, MIPFormats, MIPCOM and MIPJunior is expanding its global television footprint. The first stage of this global strategy saw the launch of MIPCancun, the inaugural Latin American Buyers’ Summit which took place in Mexico from November 19 -21, 2014. The high- level event benefited from a global partnership with Mexican media powerhouse TV Azteca and a knowledge partnership with market analysis expert Eurodata. REED MIDEM is also strengthening its … [Read more...] about MIP goes local to support industry around the world
Genre update: Sports Channel
Parent brand: FOX Networks Group (FNG) Sub or sibling brands: FOX Sports 2, FOX Sports 3, FOX Sports News and foxsportsasia.com Ownership in Asia: FOX Networks Group (FNG) Senior executive for Asia: Simeon Dawes, Executive Vice President, Ad Sales & Partnerships, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East, and Managing Director of HKSEA and the Middle East Channel description: FOX Sports broadcasts top-tier football from the Bundesliga, AFC Champions League and AFC Cup, to top-tier sports like … [Read more...] about Genre update: Sports Channel
The Next Generation Of Asian digital content
WebTVAsia - Fred Chong Is there a future for Asian digital content? There’s the mainstream content and then, there’s the Asian digital creator’s content which is breaking new grounds today. Mainstream players are starting to embrace these new digital creators and using them to produce TV content, which is losing its ground. Asian digital content is going through a phase where creators are only given a small budget for their creative talent. But this is slowly gaining traction … [Read more...] about The Next Generation Of Asian digital content