Asia’s fastest-growing Esports and tech-centric entertainment channel TechStorm announced its expanded launch in Malaysia with the country’s newest direct-to-home (DTH) platform Sirius TV starting Thursday, 21st January 2021. TechStorm is available to all Sirius TV Basic Package Subscribers on Channel 10, marking the network’s 99th distribution platform following its recent launch announcements in Taiwan and the Philippines, at a record speed of fewer than 21 months. “2020 was an exciting year … [Read more...] about TechStorm kickstarts 2021 with a bang as it launches on Malaysia’s latest direct-to-home platform Sirius TV
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25th Asian Television Awards spotlight: ATA Producer Alan Eucharis Choo
The 25th edition of the highly-anticipated Asian Television Awards is happening on 15th and 16th January. With preparations in full swing, Television Asia Plus takes a look behind the scenes with ATA show producer Alan Eucharis Choo whose firm, Wonder Paradise, has been working with the ATA team since 2018. Television Asia Plus (TVA): As the organizer of the 25th ATA, what were the challenges that you encountered, and how did you overcome these as you planned the 25th ATA in the middle of a … [Read more...] about 25th Asian Television Awards spotlight: ATA Producer Alan Eucharis Choo
Bidya Sinha Mim and Pritom Hasan starrer ZEE5 Original ‘WTFry’ premieres on ZEE5
ZEE5 Global, the largest OTT platform for South Asian content, announced the world premiere of its second Bangladeshi Original WTFry on 9th January, for its audiences across 190+ countries. The Bidya Sinha Mim, Pritom Hassan, Sakib Bin Rashid, and Iresh Zaker starrer marks the OTT debut of the national award-winning director Anam Biswas. Shot during the lockdown and within a compellingly restricted time span, WTFry narrates the story of a suicidal film star Shama, and a simple guy Bashar. The … [Read more...] about Bidya Sinha Mim and Pritom Hasan starrer ZEE5 Original ‘WTFry’ premieres on ZEE5
ZEASN and Line TV partner to bring trending content to smart TVs
ZEASN, the world’s leading provider of OTT and Smart TV solutions, announced that Thailand’s prime online video platform LINE TV has successfully launched its Smart TV App Store (ZEASN App Store). The partnership with ZEASN now brings LINE TV’s high-quality video content with a variety of categories such as TV dramas, entertainment shows, movies, Y-series, music videos including best-in-class original content to millions of ZEASN-supported Smart devices across Thailand. It is noteworthy that … [Read more...] about ZEASN and Line TV partner to bring trending content to smart TVs
Firstlight Media’s cloud-native OTT platform to support new streaming venture Struum
Firstlight Media announced that they are collaborating with the television industry’s newest OTT service, Struum, to deploy their new cloud-native streaming platform that is built on revolutionary Gen 5 architecture. As part of a longstanding development relationship, Firstlight Media will leverage Microsoft Azure’s hyperscale cloud platform and its own microservices-based architecture to create for Struum an agile, scalable, extensible service. The service will enable consumers to seamlessly … [Read more...] about Firstlight Media’s cloud-native OTT platform to support new streaming venture Struum
NBC orders ‘Ties That Bind’ script from Keshet Studios and Universal Television
NBC has put in development Ties That Bind, a drama based on Seven Studios’ Secret Bridesmaids’ Business, from writer Deirdre Shaw (Bluff City Law), Keshet Studios, and Universal Television. Written by Shaw, Ties That Bind is based on the Seven Studios-produced Australian miniseries Secret Bridesmaids’ Business, which itself is based on Elizabeth Coleman’s stage play inspired by her book of the same name that premiered on Seven Network. Keshet International distributes both the format and … [Read more...] about NBC orders ‘Ties That Bind’ script from Keshet Studios and Universal Television