Hong Kong – PCCW Media’s OTT video service, Viu, has launched premium subscription service in Singapore with telco partner, Singtel, offering viewers unlimited downloads of their favourite content. Viu leverages on the network of Singtel to provide Viu’s premium subscribers with priority viewing of a vast library of content, such as the current Korean hit drama, Uncontrollably Fond. … [Read more...] about Viu collab with Singtel
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Singtel launches Cast OTT
Singapore– Singtel has announced a brand new way for consumers to enjoy their favourite entertainment on-the-go with the launch of Cast, Singapore’s first OTT video portal app. Cast will offer thousands of hours of exciting movies, dramas, variety shows and kids’ edutainment from partners such as top content providers Viu and Nickelodeon, delivered on Singtel’s extensive 4G network. Singtel Mobile post-paid customers can choose from four content packs of different genres at launch. Each pack is … [Read more...] about Singtel launches Cast OTT
Discovery appoints head of sports
Singapore– Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific has named Elliot Renton as Head of Sports, Southeast Asia. In this newly created position, Renton is tasked with driving the strategic development and operational management of Discovery’s sports product portfolio for the region, with the objective of building compelling and popular sports franchises. Renton will oversee all aspects of Southeast Asia’s sports business including rights acquisitions, programming and all audience engagement … [Read more...] about Discovery appoints head of sports
IOT Group to stream across APAC
Sydney- IOT Group Limited (ASX: IOT) subsidiary - OTT Premium Pty Ltd - has entered an exclusive agreement to bring Xstream’s over-the-top media streaming platform to Australia and more than 100 countries across the Asia-Pacific region. Xstream, one of the only independently owned tier-one streaming companies in the world, offers telcos, broadcasters, production and film companies and content owners with the full end to end over-the-top platform to deliver content which can be viewed on any … [Read more...] about IOT Group to stream across APAC
Via Satellite events
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
TV encounter without time constraints – Cheong Shin Keong
Tell me more about your OTT strategy. Whatever we do, one of the ways we ensure our success is to be a reasonably early mover. As a 49-yearold company, we want to define the future of television. TVB has always been both a content producer and a platform operator, broadcasting digitally on terrestrial. Hence, we had to invest in the whole distribution network to get signals across to consumers. Primarily, we’re a content company, but today, you can’t seem to escape from … [Read more...] about TV encounter without time constraints – Cheong Shin Keong