MANILA – Discovery Kids, a mobile subscription service for kids, has made its international debut officially in the Philippines, in partnership with the country’s leading telco and digital services provider, PLDT, and its wireless subsidiary, Smart Communications. The app will also be launching in Singapore later in August. Designed to spark curiosity and encourage exploration, Discovery Kids sets itself apart with a unique watch-play-learn experience and a specially curated slate … [Read more...] about Discovery Kids app officially launches in the Philippines
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Frost & Sullivan names Singtel as Asia-Pacific Telecom Group of the Year
SINGAPORE – Singtel has won the Asia-Pacific Telecom Group of the Year Award at the annual Frost & Sullivan ICT Awards for the second consecutive year. The award recognises Singtel’s performance and market leadership in Asia Pacific. It also takes into account factors such as revenues, market share, capabilities, service innovation and adoption of best practices in the industry. Singtel also won the Asia-Pacific Managed Cloud Services Award for providing enterprises … [Read more...] about Frost & Sullivan names Singtel as Asia-Pacific Telecom Group of the Year
CNN ranked #1 digital news brand globally
ATLANTA – CNN has ranked as the #1 global news brand, outpacing BBC, The New York Times, BuzzFeed and others in desktop and mobile audience size across the US and 24 key international markets. CNBC, Bloomberg, Al Jazeera, Euronews, Sky News, and other international news brands trail CNN by more than 100 million multiplatform unique visitors and fall outside of the top 5 ranking. CNN: 166 million multiplatform unique visitors BBC: 161 million unique visitors … [Read more...] about CNN ranked #1 digital news brand globally
“Cha-Ching” initiative teams up with kid influencers to connect with young audience
HONG KONG – Prudence Foundation, the community investment arm of Prudential Corporation Asia, and Turner's Cartoon Network have turned to the next generation of Asian kids to provide inspiration for a new music video of Cha-Ching Money Smart Kids, the globally recognised and award-winning financial literacy programme that's now in its eighth year. Following a regional search for the most talented kids on TV, online and social media, six young individuals were identified to lend … [Read more...] about “Cha-Ching” initiative teams up with kid influencers to connect with young audience
iQIYI signs expanded Nickelodeon deal with Viacom
BEIJING – iQIYI, innovative market-leading online entertainment service in China, has signed a new multi year Nickelodeon content deal for mainland China with Viacom International Media Networks, division of Viacom Inc. Under the new expanded agreement, iQIYI will have exclusive streaming rights for Mandarin and English Nickelodeon programs in mainland China on iQIYI’s platforms for kids, which will see an anticipated four-fold increase of content from their previous … [Read more...] about iQIYI signs expanded Nickelodeon deal with Viacom
HBO’s “The Deuce” returns for second season
SINGAPORE – Chronicling the rise of pornography and the multibillion-dollar industry’s transformation of American culture, the critically acclaimed drama series The Deuce, created by George Pelecanos and David Simon, returns for its nine-episode second season on Monday, September 10 at 9am, exclusively on HBO GO. Resuming five years after the culmination of the first season, The Deuce returns to the world of 1977, capturing the Times Square area of midtown New York at its most garish and … [Read more...] about HBO’s “The Deuce” returns for second season