Further strengthening their presence in the digital space, kids and family entertainment major Toonz Media Group is partnering with leading digital content distribution platform OTTera to provide the technical support for the Group’s brand-new OTT platform. As part of the new partnership, OTTera will host and provide the technical support for Toonz Media Group’s OTT channel, as well as distribute the Toonz library across multiple Video on Demand (VoD) platforms. While the vast Toonz library … [Read more...] about Toonz and OTTera join hands for brand-new kids and family entertainment OTT
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A user-centric experience for OTT platforms
This story appears in the December 2020 issue of Television Asia Plus. This year we have seen unprecedented video viewer numbers across the globe, far exceeding what was anticipated at the start of the period. That is not surprising given the sudden social isolation enforced on people around the world, which has led to a huge increase in time spent at home. According to Nielsen, TV audiences in Taiwan have grown by as much as 1 million viewers and we can see similar trends in other parts of … [Read more...] about A user-centric experience for OTT platforms
Finding the perfect balance of service offerings
This story appears in the December 2020 issue of Television Asia Plus. OTT media viewership has experienced a significant boost over the past year. The rising adoption of such platforms has partially been attributed to broader market trends but also users who have been enjoying “all-you-can-eat” entertainment packages during the extended lockdown caused by COVID-19. In the Asia Pacific, digital consumption has seen a spike in demand and it’s expected that there will be 97.8 million … [Read more...] about Finding the perfect balance of service offerings
iQIYI International expands global footprint with launch on Zeasn’s Whale Eco
ZEASN, the world’s leading provider of OTT and Smart TV solutions, announced a partnership with iQIYI International, an on-demand video streaming platform that brings high quality and premium Asian content to an international audience. Through this partnership, the iQIYI app now has been made available on tens of millions of ZEASN supported smart devices across the world. iQIYI International is owned by iQIYI, Inc. (NASDAQ: IQ), one of the major streaming platforms in China, and is currently … [Read more...] about iQIYI International expands global footprint with launch on Zeasn’s Whale Eco
Applause Entertainment’s ‘Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story’ among the top five OTT shows with 6.6 million hits
Amidst the creative revolution, India’s leading content studio, Applause Entertainment, spearheaded by the media veteran Sameer Nair, has blazed a trail setting new creative benchmarks and achieved unprecedented acclaim in a short span of time. One of the platform’s latest offerings, Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story has become the talk of the town. Set in early 90s Bombay, the show captures the meteoric rise and the steep fall of Harshad Mehta - the flamboyant Big Bull of the stock market, and … [Read more...] about Applause Entertainment’s ‘Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story’ among the top five OTT shows with 6.6 million hits
Viu partners with Smart to launch Giga K-Video endorsed by top-tier Korean actor
Viu, a leading pan-regional OTT video streaming service operated by Viu International Limited, has partnered with the Philippines’ leading mobile services provider Smart Communications, Inc. to launch the new GIGA K-Video data pack endorsed by Korean superstar Park Seo Jun. Smart GIGA K-Video is the first-ever prepaid data pack in the Smart Giga family that comes with a Viu Premium subscription, making it much easier for Filipinos to enjoy the latest Korean content, uninterrupted and … [Read more...] about Viu partners with Smart to launch Giga K-Video endorsed by top-tier Korean actor