HONG KONG – Viu, a leading pan-regional OTT video service by PCCW Media Group, has made inroads in bringing local content to the online video audience in Thailand with a content deal with GMM Channel, one of the largest entertainment companies in Thailand. The deal also signifies Viu’s continual expansion of localized content to suit the viewers in different markets. This milestone deal adds up to 200 hours of selected premium content from GMM25 under GMM Channel for Viu audience in … [Read more...] about Viu brings local content to Thailand with GMM Channel
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VIMN expands collaboration with Telkomsel
BALI – Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN), a division of Viacom Inc. , today announced its expanded collaboration with Indonesia’s leading mobile operator, Telkomsel to launch Nick Jr. linear channel on Telkomsel’s network in Indonesia. It also marks VIMN’s first linear channel deal with a mobile partner in Indonesia. Packaging details will be announced as part of the rollout at a later date before the end of the second quarter of the calendar year. The preschool linear … [Read more...] about VIMN expands collaboration with Telkomsel
Online Video Industry to double its share by 2023
HONG KONG/MUMBAI/SINGAPORE – In a landscape still dominated by TV, the Asia Pacific online video industry is on a sure path to more than double its share of video industry revenues ex-China from 9% in 2017 to 20% by 2023, according to analysis released today by Media Partners Asia (MPA). The findings will be presented at the APOS Summit (April 24-26), a leading event for industry leaders in media, telecoms and entertainment. The analysis covers 12 markets: Australia, India, Japan, Korea, … [Read more...] about Online Video Industry to double its share by 2023
TVB, Building inroads in Asia
TVB had several big hits over the years with Triumph In The Skies II in 2013, Line Walker in 2014, Ghost Of Relativity in 2016 and many more others. During the Hong Kong International Film & TV Market at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, the broadcaster had its usual parade of stars and trailers of a promising variety of dramas in 2018. In the face of competition from the booming Mainland Chinese television industry and the enduring Korean Wave, Hong Kong’s leading … [Read more...] about TVB, Building inroads in Asia
TVBI, bullish about digital disruption
Digital disruption has strong influences on the media world, enforcing video streaming to be available anywhere across devices. Traditional broadcaster such as Hong Kong’s TVB has quickly redefined its conventional TV business model and reinvented itself as a brand new cross-media platform, embodying TV broadcasting, online TV and social media. Controller of TVBI Company Limited, Mr. Sherman Lee says the broadcaster has redefined itself over the years to quickly manage the disruption and … [Read more...] about TVBI, bullish about digital disruption
big big channel – A New Interactive Multimedia Platform
big big channel, a social media platform for fans to interact with TVB artistes, emerged last year as a crowd puller of millions of registered users and followers worldwide. big big channel provides an array of functions that allow users to engage with their favourite shows and artistes on mobile phones and tablets, anytime and anywhere. With more than 600 TVB artistes in hand and key opinion leaders (KOL) from Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, and Korea, all uploading videos and sharing … [Read more...] about big big channel – A New Interactive Multimedia Platform