Media Prima Berhad, Malaysia’s leading fully integrated media company, has experienced rapid growth in its social and digital audiences since its shift to focus on real-time and live social video. In 2018, the broadcaster partnered with leading cloud video platform Grabyo to bolster its social and digital content production. In that time, the broadcaster has experienced over 1,800% YoY growth in social video views from 2019 to 2020. The broadcaster has now signed a long term extension … [Read more...] about Media Prima Berhad experiences rapid digital audience growth using Grabyo
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ITV Studios announces deal with China’s Pumpkin Film for Series Six of ‘Line of Duty’
ITV Studios has struck a deal with video app Pumpkin Film in China for the record-breaking hit Series Six of Line of Duty, with the show - the finale of which on BBC One has consolidated at a massive 16 million after seven days in the UK - also set to launch on Britbox in North America next week. In addition, the series written and created by Jed Mercurio and produced by the award-winning World Productions has also been picked up in a slew of deals worldwide with both linear and streaming … [Read more...] about ITV Studios announces deal with China’s Pumpkin Film for Series Six of ‘Line of Duty’
C-Suite spotlight: Alon Shtruzman of Keshet International
Leading global content producer and distributor Keshet International (KI) has recently announced a raft of finished tapes for scripted titles in Asia. Titles such as Prisoners of War India, Our Boys, Secret Bridesmaids’ Business, The Brave, and The Trial of Christine Keeler have been snapped up by Subscription Video-On-Demand (SVODs), including Mola TV in Indonesia and Now TV in Hong Kong. The company is also set to announce sales of Killer Camp and Singletown, along with other factual and … [Read more...] about C-Suite spotlight: Alon Shtruzman of Keshet International
JW Player acquires VUALTO to strengthen comprehensive video platform success
JW Player, the leading video software and data insights platform, announced it is acquiring VUALTO, a leading provider of live and on-demand video streaming and Digital Rights Management (DRM) solutions. The acquisition deepens JW Player’s already robust offering to global broadcasters and further accelerates its vision to empower customers with independence and control in today’s Digital Video Economy by offering easy-to-use, scalable video technology. This acquisition arrives as the … [Read more...] about JW Player acquires VUALTO to strengthen comprehensive video platform success
India sees huge headroom for growth across TV and digital
At the Asia Video Industry Association’s (AVIA) recent Future of Video India conference, industry leaders remained upbeat on the potential for growth despite a painful 2020 which had seen a 25% drop in TV advertising revenue. The conference opened with an overview of the Future of Video in India with Mihir Shah, VP, India, at Media Partners Asia (MPA). With learnings from the last year and economic resurgence picking up in certain sectors, MPA predicts that in the next 5 years, with every new … [Read more...] about India sees huge headroom for growth across TV and digital
Crash landing on connected TV
This story appears in the March-April 2021 issue of Television Asia Plus. Take a paragliding accident, star-crossed lovers and the world’s most secretive country, and you’ve got yourself one of the biggest TV phenomenons in Asian history. Premiering in February 2020, South Korea’s Crash Landing on You has become one of a multitude of Asian dramas providing a distraction to the ensuing chaos and boredom that has defined 2020. Now, with months of continued uncertainty on the horizon, Asian … [Read more...] about Crash landing on connected TV