Reuters reports that the announcement was made by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, and that state media said the government might "ban" all free OTT services because of the harm done to network providers. The report added that the prime minister said the government would "build and promulgate the policies" to manage these apps, but that he did not explain clearly what the government plans to do. "We will lose 40-50% of our revenue if all of our 40 million customers use Viber instead of … [Read more...] about Vietnam government to “manage” chat apps
MTV Asia hunts for first MTV World Stage Insider
Malaysia - MTV Asia, a unit of Viacom Inc., has announced the hunt for the first MTV World Stage Insider, who will represent fans and introduce them to the MTV experience from the inside, via minute-by-minute updates, videos, tweets, and pictures of MTV World Stage Live in Malaysia 2013, with an engagement fee worth US$10,000. The campaign targets music fans from aged 18 years of age, from Malaysia and around Southeast Asia, who already have an existing blog, an extended … [Read more...] about MTV Asia hunts for first MTV World Stage Insider
Viki reaches 10.2m app install mark
Global TV site Viki has surpassed 10.2m total installs of its apps in Q2 2013, a nearly seven-fold increase from last year. Over 41% of the app users watched content on a tablet platform, while iOS users watched on average 2.5 times more than Android users, according to the report from Viki. Facebook and Twitter were most frequently used for mobile video sharing on both Android and iOS systems. In addition, Bahasa Indonesia, Korean, Thai and Chinese are among the top ten subtitle … [Read more...] about Viki reaches 10.2m app install mark
TV ASIA Plus WEB-EXCLUSIVE: LiTV’s Anne Chan and Juliana Foo
Q: Could you share with us about LiTV’s latest PAX (Pan Asia-Pacific Cross Media Survey) results?JF: We’ve got the latest results, Q3 2012. In comparison with the previous quarter - in the lifestyle space, we are one of the top growing channels. Singapore and Malaysia are our top markets in terms of growth. At the end of the day, our brand positioning is that we go for quality viewers. The results solidify what we have set out to do. Now with technology in the forefront, … [Read more...] about TV ASIA Plus WEB-EXCLUSIVE: LiTV’s Anne Chan and Juliana Foo
40th Daytime Emmys nominees announced
New York – The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) has announced the nominees for the 40th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards, held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles. The Awards will telecast on the Turner Broadcasting Systems’ HLN channel on June 16, 2013. This year, CBS scored 49 nominations, the most of any network. The network’s longest running daytime series, The Young and the Restless, led the nominations tally among all programmes … [Read more...] about 40th Daytime Emmys nominees announced
“Game Of Thrones” returns to HBO Asia on April 20
Hong Kong – Recently renewed for a fourth season, the award-winning HBO Original Series Game Of Thrones, has been announced to return to Asia for its ten-episode third season on April 20. The series will premiere exclusively on HBO and HBO HD with brand new episodes airing weekly at the same time. The new season of Game Of Thrones can also be viewed on HBO GO along with past seasons of the series. Filmed in Northern Ireland, Croatia, Iceland and Morocco, season three of Game Of Thrones is … [Read more...] about “Game Of Thrones” returns to HBO Asia on April 20
