Firstlight Media announced the continued expansion of its customer-facing resources in India and APAC to support growing market activity in the region. Within weeks of new deployments by aha in India’s Tamil-language market and PLDT’s Smart Communications arm in the Philippines, Firstlight Media has hired Mrinal Ankit to lead sales engineering efforts that can expedite the adoption of the company’s cloud-native platform. Ankit will work directly with Navdeep Singh Aswal, Head of Sales, India and … [Read more...] about Firstlight Media appoints Mrinal Ankit to lead India/APAC sales engineering efforts
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Cignal TV, TV5, Smart, and PLDT join forces to deliver multi-platform world-class coverage of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020
Filipino athletes are set to fight for the flag and country this July as they compete in the highly-anticipated Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Filipino sports fans can cheer from the comfort of their homes as the MVP Group of Companies led by Cignal TV, TV5, Smart Communications (Smart), and PLDT join forces to deliver coverage of the upcoming Olympic Games in Tokyo starting on 23 July to 8 August. In a virtual press conference held on 11 June, the companies bared their plans for the coverage of the … [Read more...] about Cignal TV, TV5, Smart, and PLDT join forces to deliver multi-platform world-class coverage of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020
Discovery Kids app officially launches in the Philippines
MANILA – Discovery Kids, a mobile subscription service for kids, has made its international debut officially in the Philippines, in partnership with the country’s leading telco and digital services provider, PLDT, and its wireless subsidiary, Smart Communications. The app will also be launching in Singapore later in August. Designed to spark curiosity and encourage exploration, Discovery Kids sets itself apart with a unique watch-play-learn experience and a specially curated slate … [Read more...] about Discovery Kids app officially launches in the Philippines
Vimond Powers PLDT’s Platform Consolidation Project
Bergen, Norway -Vimond Media Solutions today announced that PLDT, the largest telecommunications and digital services provider in the Philippines, has selected Vimond to drive the OTT video solution in PLDT’s platform consolidation project. The company is also the first one to use Vimond’s new product - the Live Channel Planner. Vimond joined this effort in late 2016 and has already delivered solutions for two services, Smart Life Global and Smart 360 owned by Smart and PLDT Global … [Read more...] about Vimond Powers PLDT’s Platform Consolidation Project
Philippine Long Distance Telephone launches ‘Watchpad’
Philippine Long Distance Telephone (PLDT) has launched an IPTV service called 'Watchpad' with media partner Mediascape. The new service is initially available to subscribers of PLDT's broadband service 'myDSL' for free, and offers channels including National Geographic, Cartoon Network, Pinoy Box Office, CNN, Animax Mobile, CNBC and GMA 7, with more channels to be launched soon. Accrding to Eric Alberto, head of customer sales and marketing at PLDT, there will be further, bigger broadband … [Read more...] about Philippine Long Distance Telephone launches ‘Watchpad’
PLDT to own Philippine Global Communications Inc. subsidiary
Philippines - Telecom firm Philippine Global Communications Inc. (Philcom Inc.) told regulators that its subsidiary Philcom Corp. will now be owned, managed and operated by phone giant Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT), reports the Business Mirror. In support of an earlier application filed before the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), Philcom Inc.- in a manifestation submitted to the agency - said it owns a total of 8 million shares in Philcom Corp., representing all its … [Read more...] about PLDT to own Philippine Global Communications Inc. subsidiary