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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Bloomberg and ZEASN partner to launch linear channels on WhaleLive
ZEASN, one of the world’s leading providers of OTT and smart TV solutions, announced the partnership with Bloomberg, the global business and financial information and news leader. The deal encompasses the launch of the linear streaming channels Bloomberg Television and Bloomberg Quicktake on WhaleLive in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and other territories. Starting today, WhaleLive users will be able to watch these Bloomberg linear channels on multiple ZEASN-supported smart TVs, including … [Read more...] about Bloomberg and ZEASN partner to launch linear channels on WhaleLive
CJ ENM Hong Kong unveils posters, trailers and stills of its premium scripted series at Busan Content Market
CJ ENM HONG KONG LTD update all its Mandarin premium scripted series: Mom, Don’t Do That, The Amazing Grace of Σ, Venus on Mars, Deep End and Hungry Souls: From Hell with Love with official poster, brand-new trailer and stills at Busan Content Market. A sneak preview for the five series was also shared via a trade video. The highly-anticipated series, Mom, Don’t Do That! is set to premiere globally on 15 July (Friday), exclusively on Netflix and the official poster was shared today. A … [Read more...] about CJ ENM Hong Kong unveils posters, trailers and stills of its premium scripted series at Busan Content Market
StarHub announces its dedicated OTT service for Premier League on StarHub TV+
Living up to its promise of making the Premier League more affordable, StarHub is excited to unveil Premier+, its latest over-the-top service on StarHub TV+ specially created for fans, who can catch the competition on any device, over any network. From $19.99 monthly, Premier+ subscribers will enjoy an immersive Premier League viewing experience, delivered with many new features and unmatched flexibility, while relishing all 380 Premier … [Read more...] about StarHub announces its dedicated OTT service for Premier League on StarHub TV+
First in-person Satellite Industry Forum after COVID sees the industry in strong shape and geared for growth
The Asia Video Industry Association was finally able to host its annual Satellite Industry Forum in-person in Singapore on 31st May 2022 after a two-year hiatus, bringing together over 120 delegates from around the world and some of the satellite industry’s foremost leaders. Opening the Forum this year was keynote speaker, Steve Collar, Chief Executive Officer, SES, to address the issue of where future growth was coming from and kicked off the session with his views on demand and … [Read more...] about First in-person Satellite Industry Forum after COVID sees the industry in strong shape and geared for growth
Winsing Animation’s STEM-based edutainment show ‘TEAM S.T.E.A.M.!’ heads to Singapore
Mediacorp has confirmed the introduction of Team S.T.E.A.M.! in Singapore, issued by WinSing Animation. Co-developed by WinSing Animation and a talented American scriptwriting team, Team S.T.E.A.M.! is a stem-based edutainment show introduced at the 2019 MipJunior Project Pitch in France. The series is a runaway hit since its 2021 China debut and now, in the wake of the previous cooperation of GG-Bond: Dino Diary, Team S.T.E.A.M.! is licensed to Mediacorp for the first time and seasons 1 and 2 … [Read more...] about Winsing Animation’s STEM-based edutainment show ‘TEAM S.T.E.A.M.!’ heads to Singapore