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Gone Viral TV launches 3 channels on AIS

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Bangkok - AIS and Gone Viral TV have inked a partnership agreement, marking the first time that linear television channels, comprised only of online content, will be made available in Asia. “AIS is launching a new suite of services that is sure to be a hit in Thailand, and we’re thrilled to be announced as an official content partner for their launch,” said Phil Corke, VP of business development at Gone Viral TV. “Richard Woo of RWA Media, Singapore has been representing our interests in Asia … [Read more...] about Gone Viral TV launches 3 channels on AIS

“A million stories for a billion people” Peter Bithos

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What do you think is happening to the industry? On the biggest level, we see two worlds evolving; the AVOD (advertisingassisted) world, mainly focused on free-to-air (FTA) content that gets re-broadcast or carried online. The other is the “paid-for space”, premium content that requires subscription. On AVOD, I think that’s where the most intense action is right now. The AVOD space is where the vertically-integrated plays have the advantage. As that space evolves and you’re not an owner of … [Read more...] about “A million stories for a billion people” Peter Bithos

Inside Indonesia and Thailand

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Indonesia, treasure trove for pay-TV operators With a population of over 250 million, Indonesia is the world’s fourth largest country by population and also the largest archipelago in the world. According to Nielsen based on a gross rate card that excluded digital, it showed ad spend to have reached Rp 118 trillion (US$8.77billion). Early 2015 saw a deep slowdown in the market but advertising expenditure recovered at over 7%, being only slightly slower than 2014. Zenith Media expects … [Read more...] about Inside Indonesia and Thailand

Turner launches on AIS

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Bangkok, Thailand- AIS will carry five Turner channels on its Playbox OTT service and Play mobile app. Almost 40 million AIS mobile subscribers are now able to live-stream the five linear channels as well as watch catch-up content from Warner TV, World Heritage Channel, HLN, Boomerang and Toonami. Turner is the first international broadcaster to offer content on the AIS platforms and the five brands are also the first premium pay-TV channels to launch. In addition, this is the first time that … [Read more...] about Turner launches on AIS