Singapore and Hong Kong – Hootsuite, the most widely used platform for managing social media, has announced Rich Meiklejohn as its first general manager of Asia-Pacific (APAC). The newly established role reflects Hootsuite’s rapid growth in APAC over the past year including adding 50 percent more people to their team in 2016. Hootsuite APAC now supports more than 2.6 million users at companies such as Woolworths, OCBC Bank, ANZ Bank, Alliance Bank Malaysia Berhad and Telekom Malaysia … [Read more...] about Hootsuite hires new General Manager of Asia Pacific
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90 Seconds celebrates 900,000 minutes
Singapore-: 90 Seconds is celebrating an incredible 900,000 minutes of video produced and its first anniversary in Singapore. The company has worked with over 50 major brands and agencies in Singapore including Singtel, DBS, UOB, PayPal, ANZ, Microsoft, HP, BBDO, JLL, Accenture and a host of others. 90 Seconds strips back the complexity of video production, giving brands and agencies access to a marketplace of creatives, and an automated, end-to-end suite of workflow tools.The 90 Seconds … [Read more...] about 90 Seconds celebrates 900,000 minutes
Eleven Sports’ interactive football matches
Wuppertal, Germany— Eleven Sports Network Singapore is using a new STX-200 unit from Riedel Communications to create an interactive experience for fans throughout its broadcasts of football matches. The STX-200 broadcast-grade professional interfaces allow Eleven Sports Network to bring any Skype user at any match venue into the professional broadcast. As a result, the broadcaster can leverage unique user-generated content to further engage local fans in the excitement of the event. Built on … [Read more...] about Eleven Sports’ interactive football matches
Netflix, Amazon join Open Media alliance
Seven leading Internet companies have formed the alliance for Open Media – an open-source project that will develop next-generation media formats, codecs and technologies in the public interest. The alliance’s founding members are Amazon, Cisco, Google, Intel Corporation, Microsoft, Mozilla and Netflix. The new alliance is committing its collective technology and expertise to meet growing Internet demand for top-quality video, audio, imagery and streaming across devices of all kinds … [Read more...] about Netflix, Amazon join Open Media alliance
Foxtel Play reaches out to next generation consoles
Foxtel formalised plans to bring its on-line subscription service, Foxtel Play to Xbox One. The announcement comes just as Aussie gamers are gearing up to attend the annual EB Games Expo taking place this week at the Sydney Olympic Park. The news is set to offer an entertainment boost for Xbox One owners eager to take advantage of the cutting edge entertainment features native to Xbox One. Foxtel and Xbox have pioneered Australia’s streaming entertainment market following their shared … [Read more...] about Foxtel Play reaches out to next generation consoles
Xbox One to launch in China
Shanghai, China — Microsoft and BesTV announced that Xbox One will officially launch in China on September 29. This is a historic moment for Xbox, Microsoft, BesTV and most importantly gamers and families as Xbox One becomes the first console to launch in China in 14 years. “After receiving government approval for the first wave of games, we will launch with the first 10 games now and continue our work to bring more blockbuster games and a broad offering of entertainment and app … [Read more...] about Xbox One to launch in China
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