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BBC News channel launches on U-NEXT in Japan

August 2, 2024 by TVA Editor

Audiences across Japan can now watch the BBC News channel on U-NEXT, the first and only international news brand offered to U-NEXT customers. The channel will be available 24hrs a day in both English and Japanese (via simultaneous translation). BBC News provides accurate, impartial and independent journalism to 414m people globally each week and is the world’s most trusted international news broadcaster. In Japan, the BBC News channel was recently listed in the top 15 news providers with the … [Read more...] about BBC News channel launches on U-NEXT in Japan

Other Topics: Asian content, asian content news, asian entertainment news, asian media news, asian streaming apps, avod news, BBC, BBC News, BBC Studios, BBC Studios Asia, broadcaster, broadcaster news, Co-Productions, Content, Content Distribution, content news, distribution, entertainment news, format licensing, format sales, k-drama news, media news, OTT news, pay-tv news, people, people and appointments, Phil Hardman, SVoD, Tenshin Tsutsumi, U-Next

BBC Studios launches ‘BBC Kids’ as a monthly subscription service for the first time in Korea

April 2, 2024 by TVA Editor

BBC Studios announces that it will launch ‘BBC Kids’ in Korea as a monthly subscription service on Genie TV Kids Land, a dedicated IPTV service for young children, in collaboration with KT. Through this partnership, BBC Studios Asia will be bringing a wide range of children’s content to Korean audiences, available in one place for the very first time. The service will feature a mix of content in English language as well as a variety of popular titles dubbed into Korean for the very first … [Read more...] about BBC Studios launches ‘BBC Kids’ as a monthly subscription service for the first time in Korea

Other Topics: Asian content, asian content news, asian entertainment news, asian media news, asian streaming apps, avod news, BBC, BBC Kids, BBC Studios, broadcaster news, Co-Productions, Content, Content Distribution, content news, entertainment news, format licensing, format sales, Genie TV Kids Land, Hoon-Bae Kim, k-drama news, KT, media news, OTT news, pay-tv news, people and appointments, Phil Hardman

Video Industry Sees Optimism Amidst Rationalisation, the Continued Importance of Asian Content and AI Everywhere

April 2, 2024 by TVA Editor

The Asia Video Summit, the marquee conference for the video industry, kicked off in Hong Kong this year from 13 – 14 March, as part of the HK Entertainment Expo. The Summit opened with an overview on the state of video in Asia, and how scale had redefined the industry. Vivek Couto, Executive Director, Media Partners Asia, shared that the ecosystem had changed, and a new pecking order was in place, with the global digital giants dominating video action in APAC, with a total video and screen … [Read more...] about Video Industry Sees Optimism Amidst Rationalisation, the Continued Importance of Asian Content and AI Everywhere

Other Topics: Alexandre Muller, Asia Video Summit, Asian content, asian content news, asian entertainment news, asian media news, asian streaming apps, Avi Himatsinghani, AVIA, AVIA 2024, avod news, BBC Studios, broadcaster news, Co-Productions, companies, Content, Content Distribution, content news, Discovery, entertainment news, iQiyi, James Gibbons, Kelvin Yau, Pay-TV, people, Phil Hardman, Platforms, Rewind Networks, Technology, The Asia Video Summit 2024, TV5MONDE, Warner Bros. Discovery

BBC Strikes Deal with Amazon Music to Bring BBC Podcasts to Amazon Music Listeners Globally for the First Time

March 27, 2024 by TVA Editor

BBC – creator, producer and distributor of distinct British content globally – announced a new deal with Amazon Music that will make BBC podcasts available on the streaming service for the first time outside the UK. Subscribers to Prime and Amazon Music Unlimited services can now exclusively access a curated suite of over 50 of the BBC’s most popular podcasts ad-free, including notable BBC titles such as Americast, BBC Global News Podcast, Dua Lipa: At Your Service, The Global Story, Infinite … [Read more...] about BBC Strikes Deal with Amazon Music to Bring BBC Podcasts to Amazon Music Listeners Globally for the First Time

Other Topics: Amazon Music, Amazon Prime, Amazon Prime Video India, Americast, Asian content, asian content news, asian entertainment news, asian media news, asian streaming apps, avod news, BBC, BBC Global News Podcast, BBC News, BBC Podcasts, BBC Studios, BBC World Service, broadcaster, companies, Content, Dua Lipa: At Your Service, Infinite Monkey Cage, Louise la Grange, people, Phil Hardman, Planet Premier League, Prime Video, Prime Video India, Shea Simpson, The Global Story, World of Secrets

AVIA Appoints New Board Chair and Adds Two New Board Directors

February 1, 2024 by TVA Editor

A new chairman of the board of directors of the Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) has been appointed and two new directors have joined the board.   Phil Hardman, Senior Vice President and General Manager of BBC Studios Asia, has been appointed as the new chairman following Clément Schwebig stepping down. Schwebig was previously President and Managing Director of Warner Bros. Discovery for India, Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Korea, before moving on to be President, Western Europe … [Read more...] about AVIA Appoints New Board Chair and Adds Two New Board Directors

Other Topics: Asia Video Industry Association, Asian content, asian content news, asian entertainment news, asian media news, asian streaming apps, AVIA, avod news, BBC, BBC Studios, BBC Studios Asia, broadcaster news, Clément Schwebig, Co-Productions, Content Distribution, content news, Discovery, Emily Yri, entertainment news, format licensing, format sales, k-drama news, Louis Boswell, Phil Hardman, PubMatic, Shonali Bedi, Warner Bros. Discovery

BBC Studios Launches BBC Podcasts Premium on Apple Podcasts across Asia & Other Regions

November 30, 2023 by TVA Editor

BBC Studios – creator, producer and distributor of distinct British content globally – today launched BBC Podcasts Premium, its exclusive Apple subscription podcast service for listeners in 166 new countries including a number of countries across Asia (full list here). BBC Podcasts Premium offers early access and ad-free listening for a range of the BBC’s most popular titles for listeners on Apple Podcasts. The international rollout of BBC Podcasts Premium coincides with yesterdays launch of The … [Read more...] about BBC Studios Launches BBC Podcasts Premium on Apple Podcasts across Asia & Other Regions

Other Topics: Apple Podcasts, Asian content, asian content news, asian entertainment news, asian media news, asian streaming apps, avod news, BBC, BBC Podcasts, BBC Podcasts Premium, BBC Studios, BBC World Service, broadcaster news, Co-Productions, Content, Content Distribution, content news, distribution, Dua Lipa, entertainment news, format licensing, format sales, k-drama news, Katya Adler, Louise la Grange, people, Phil Hardman, The Global Story

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