In light to opening a new Asia-Pacific (APAC) sales and service hub in Singapore, Suitcase TV has hired James Ng to lead the new APAC division. Ng joins Suitcase TV as Head of Sales APAC with 27 years of experience in broadcast, post-production and high-end multimedia productions. He started his career producing multi-projector presentations and quickly moved into editorial positions where he worked on a wide gamut of systems from Avid’s Media Composer to Apple’s Final Cut Pro. … [Read more...] about Suitcase TV hires James Ng
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IPTV overtakes Satellite in APAC According to Digital TV Research, the number of paying IPTV subscribers in the Asia-Pacific region (APAC) overtook paying satellite TV ones in 2015. The research house says IPTV growth is far from over with 123.5 million subscribers expected by 2021. China is expected to contribute 78.4 million IPTV subs (or nearly twothirds of the region’s total) by 2021. Of the 314 million digital TV homes expected to be added between 2015 and 2021, 107 million … [Read more...] about Via Satellite events
APAC set to top internet traffic by 2020
Singapore– Internet traffic is set to soar to three times its current volume by 2020, according to the latest Cisco Visual Networking Index (VNI). The Cisco flagship report on future Internet traffic trends and data attributed this meteoric rise to more users, more devices, more connections, more video and faster speeds. The report noted that over half of the world’s population (52%) will be online by the end of the decade, marking yet another landmark in the digital era. The 2016 Cisco VNI … [Read more...] about APAC set to top internet traffic by 2020
Paywizard and Ideal Systems join forces
Singapore– Paywizard has announced its partnership with Ideal Systems to bring advanced subscription, billing and CRM capabilities to pay-TV and OTT operators in APAC. By leveraging Ideal Systems’ reputation across the APAC region for innovation in system integration, Paywizard can better support operators in the region with acquiring, retaining and growing loyal subscribers, using its award winning Agile platform. Ideal Systems will support with APAC sales and implementation of Paywizard … [Read more...] about Paywizard and Ideal Systems join forces
Turner’s kids portfolio lead
Hong Kong– From all corners of the continent and beyond, kids and their families showed their love for Turner’s kids’ brands in Asia Pacific throughout 2015 and into Q1 of 2016. The full brand portfolio, comprising Cartoon Network, Boomerang, Toonami and POGO, is firmly on top of the pile in the region. Aggregate data from ratings agencies in nine measured markets shows that Turner’s Kids portfolio led its competitors in terms of audience share in 2015 and the first quarter of this year. … [Read more...] about Turner’s kids portfolio lead
Netflix appoints VP
Singapore– Anthony Zameczkowski has joined Netflix as Vice President, Business Development for Asia-Pacific. A senior executive with more than 17 years of experience in the media and technology industry, Zameczkowski’s new role at Netflix includes leading and managing strategic partnerships and business development in the region. … [Read more...] about Netflix appoints VP
