Asia’s content space has proven to be resilient in the past year when productions have been halted due to the ongoing pandemic. This year, we’ve seen multiple co-production deals being inked and hot new Original productions being launched, which says a lot about Asia’s thriving content space. But just how well did 2021 look for content and what’s in store for 2022? We’ve interviewed 10 media companies across studios, OTT platforms, and broadcasters to get their take on what the past year has … [Read more...] about Content is king: What media executives have to say on what’s hot for 2022 (Part three)
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Content is king: What media executives have to say on what’s hot for 2022 (Part one)
Asia’s content space has proven to be resilient in the past year when productions have been halted due to the ongoing pandemic. This year, we’ve seen multiple co-production deals being inked and hot new Original productions being launched, which says a lot about Asia’s thriving content space. But just how well did 2021 look for content and what’s in store for 2022? We’ve interviewed 10 media companies across studios, OTT platforms, and broadcasters to get their take on what the past year has … [Read more...] about Content is king: What media executives have to say on what’s hot for 2022 (Part one)
ViacomCBS Consumer Products appoints TLG as local licensing agent in Indonesia
ViacomCBS Consumer Products (VCP) announced that it has appointed PT. Total Lisensi Global (“TLG”), a brand management and licensing agency, as its strategic partner for the Indonesia market for a period of three years. Effective January 1, 2022, the TLG team in Jakarta, led by industry veterans Mochtar Sarman and Wintono Mihardja, will take charge of all existing VCP businesses for various properties from ViacomCBS’s kids entertainment brand Nickelodeon, global youth media brand MTV, and … [Read more...] about ViacomCBS Consumer Products appoints TLG as local licensing agent in Indonesia
Astro selects Kaltura to power its standalone streaming service offering sooka
Kaltura, the video experience cloud, announced that Astro, Malaysia’s leading content and entertainment company, chose the Kaltura TV Platform to power sooka, its new streaming service targeted at millennials. Leveraging the multiple benefits of Kaltura Cloud TV, sooka went live in June across Malaysia and is hosted on Amazon Web Services (AWS). Astro selected the Kaltura TV Platform for sooka following a competitive Request for Proposals (RFP). Kaltura technology enables Astro to deliver … [Read more...] about Astro selects Kaltura to power its standalone streaming service offering sooka
Boat Rocker secures major Asia and Australia deals
Boat Rocker, an independent, integrated global entertainment company has announced that its Hong Kong office has secured a raft of deals with broadcasters across Asia for its productions across Kids and Family and Unscripted portfolio alongside additional catalogue sales. Further agreements have also been secured with Australian content partners, as the company continues to see rapid growth in the regions. Sales have been concluded with four Boat Rocker productions from the Kids and Family … [Read more...] about Boat Rocker secures major Asia and Australia deals
100% organic growth driving channel performance success for TechStorm in Indonesia
TechStorm, the region’s leading and fastest-growing 24/7 esports, gaming and tech media organization has added yet another feather in its cap in a series of meteoric milestones, wrapping up 2021 on a high. “We are ecstatic to have TechStorm emerge as one of the dominant international English entertainment network brands for viewers on one of our leading partner platforms in Indonesia. TechStorm has catapulted to the ranks of frontrunners out of a total of over 100 network brands to be … [Read more...] about 100% organic growth driving channel performance success for TechStorm in Indonesia