Disney+ Hotstar’s award-winning Hotstar Specials, Criminal Justice will return with the third instalment. Produced by Applause Entertainment in association with BBC Studios India, the third season will focus on the Indian juvenile judicial and jail system. Starring accomplished actor Pankaj Tripathi, this chapter marks the revival of one of the audience’s most loved characters Madhav Mishra. Criminal Justice is an Indian adaptation of the successful BBC Studios drama format of the same title. It … [Read more...] about Disney+ Hotstar’s hit series ‘Criminal Justice’ starring Pankaj Tripathi set to return with Season 3
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Astro expands its OTT aggregation play with TVB Anywhere+ App
Astro and TVB Anywhere, the OTT service of Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) is pleased to announce that Astro Dynasty Pack customers can enjoy FREE Premium Service access (worth RM39.90/month) to the best of Hong Kong entertainment on the TVBAnywhere+ app in Malaysia starting 13 September 2021 at 3:00 p.m. TVBAnywhere+ offers an extensive library of over 40,000 hours of the biggest Cantonese entertainment, comprising the most in-demand variety shows to the hottest drama series. The Premium … [Read more...] about Astro expands its OTT aggregation play with TVB Anywhere+ App
Akamai Media Summit APAC 2021 highlights top video trends in the new normal
The Akamai Media Summit APAC Conference held virtually on 23 June highlighted the new trends that the video industry will see in the coming year in the Asia Pacific region and how media organizations can position themselves for greater success in the new normal. The welcome address was led by Parimal Pandya, Akamai Technologies’ Managing Director of Asia Pacific and Japan and Louis Boswell, CEO of the Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA). Parimal said, “There’s been a tremendous … [Read more...] about Akamai Media Summit APAC 2021 highlights top video trends in the new normal
Tata Sky Binge delivers aggregation across 11 streaming apps, powered by ThinkAnalytics
Tata Sky, one of India's leading content distribution platforms, is delivering OTT aggregation with the introduction of Tata Sky Binge. ThinkAnalytics’ Think360 cloud-based personalized content discovery and viewer engagement platform is now live on Tata Sky’s Binge Fire TV Stick service and Binge mobile app. Binge subscribers now benefit from personalized recommendations across 11 premium streaming apps as well as thousands of titles from the Tata Sky VOD library, including all TV shows aired … [Read more...] about Tata Sky Binge delivers aggregation across 11 streaming apps, powered by ThinkAnalytics
Netflix, Disney find themselves at opposite ends of sentiment spectrum in India, according to GlobalData
American over-the-top (OTT) content platform Netflix dominates in certain Asia-Pacific (APAC) countries such as Australia and Malaysia, according to the subscription video on demand (SVOD) forecasts by GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Yet, Netflix has significant ground to gain in India, with sentiments around India down year-on-year in 2021* while Disney’s sentiments are up, reveals the Filing Analytics Platform of GlobalData. Rinaldo Pereira, Senior Business Fundamentals … [Read more...] about Netflix, Disney find themselves at opposite ends of sentiment spectrum in India, according to GlobalData
Disney+ Hotstar launches in Malaysia
Disney+ Hotstar, the highly anticipated streaming service, launched in Malaysia on 1 June, giving viewers a new way of experiencing the well-loved content from the company’s most iconic entertainment brands. In addition to films and shows from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars and National Geographic, viewers will also enjoy a wide array of general entertainment series and films for young adult audiences, as well as Malaysian and Asian hits. Subscribers can sign up on DisneyPlusHotstar.my or … [Read more...] about Disney+ Hotstar launches in Malaysia