Discovery, Inc. “Discovery” announced changes to its leadership in the Asia Pacific, including the appointment of Jeeyoung Lee as Senior Vice President, Asia Pacific Content Strategy and General Manager, Japan and South Korea. Lee, based in Seoul, will join the business on 17 August and report to the company’s Chief Transformation Officer and President, Asia Pacific, Simon Robinson. Lee will lead Content Strategy for the Asia Pacific to support the development and success of the region’s … [Read more...] about Discovery, Inc. announces leadership changes in Asia Pacific
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Nickelodeon celebrates Friendship Day with #ToastYourDost
With Friendship Day just around the corner, Nickelodeon, India’s pioneering kids’ entertainment brand and an undisputed category leader entertaining millions of young fans across India have bigger celebration plans with its latest initiative #ToastYourDost. Represented by Nick toons, #ToastYourDost will give its young viewers a chance to celebrate the entire month of August as a massive ode to friendship with banter between friends, pranks, and a whole lot of fun. Kick-starting the month-long … [Read more...] about Nickelodeon celebrates Friendship Day with #ToastYourDost
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
The Q announces a lineup of new-age comedy series
Following the success of BakLol and recognizing the audiences’ burgeoning need for light-hearted content, The Q, one of India’s fastest growing Hindi general entertainment channels further strengthens its content slate with a stellar lineup of new age sketch comedies. The channel aims to take the laughter quotient a notch higher with content that is funny and yet relatable. In addition to the recently launched, Dum Laga ke Hasna, the upcoming lineup of the three exclusive to television comedy … [Read more...] about The Q announces a lineup of new-age comedy series
France 24 extends distribution service on AsiaSat 5
France 24 has renewed a multi-year service agreement with Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. (AsiaSat) to continue distribution of France 24’s HD and SD television services in the Asia-Pacific on AsiaSat 5. This extended agreement reaffirms their continued commitment to bringing top-quality international news programmes from France to the Asian audience. The news services, transmitting in free-to-air, include France 24’s English HD TV channel, English SD and French SD TV channels, … [Read more...] about France 24 extends distribution service on AsiaSat 5
Grabyo report: 79% of global sports fans now want to watch sport exclusively online
Over three-quarters of global sports fans now want to watch sport exclusively on streaming services, according to Grabyo’s new 2021 Sports Video Trends Report. Grabyo surveyed over 15,000 consumers across 14 countries including Japan, Thailand and India, to identify the video viewing and purchasing habits of global consumers. It found that over one-third of consumers are watching sport regularly across broadcast and digital platforms. The report’s findings show sports fans are growing … [Read more...] about Grabyo report: 79% of global sports fans now want to watch sport exclusively online