This story appears in the March-April 2021 issue of Television Asia Plus. Entrepreneur Sudip Mukherjee has worn many hats. His career spans two decades across leadership and management roles in leading start-ups in various industries such as trading and food processing. Sudip is making a jump into the media industry with a brand-new OTT service dubbed Biiggbang Amusement. Launched in January, the service offers compelling stories in short-form content delivered through seamless online … [Read more...] about Sudip Mukherjee: Creating a Biiggbang in the Indian OTT space
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Synamedia Go unlocks value from platforms to boost subscriber loyalty
Synamedia unveiled Synamedia Go, a modular suite of data-driven SaaS services that provide a frictionless way for pay-TV operators and OTT/D2C streaming providers to rapidly augment and create value from their technology platforms. Based on a flexible, ‘add and go’ architecture, each service is designed to achieve a significant return on investment with minimal effort. The first services out of the blocks are Go.Aggregate and Go.Experiment. Targeted at commercial, product and editorial teams, … [Read more...] about Synamedia Go unlocks value from platforms to boost subscriber loyalty
MediaHub Australia celebrates 10th year anniversary with more success and services
It has been 10 years since MediaHub was launched, a milestone event that changed the broadcast and media technology landscape in Australia. Initially built as a playout centre for joint venture partners ABC and WIN, MediaHub proved that broadcasters can collaborate and share critical infrastructure for operations while providing cost savings and greater operational flexibility and resilience. In the last decade since its launch, MediaHub has grown beyond playout to be a comprehensive … [Read more...] about MediaHub Australia celebrates 10th year anniversary with more success and services
GMA Unveils DTT Device ‘GMA Affordabox’ on Its 70th Anniversary
For its 70th anniversary celebration, the Philippines’ leading and largest broadcast firm GMA Network, Inc. unveiled its own high-quality and affordable Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) receiver GMA Affordabox. As the Network aspires to enable every Filipino home to enjoy digital TV viewing experience, GMA Network Chairman and CEO Felipe L. Gozon proudly shared that GMA Affordabox was specifically developed to be made accessible to millions of Filipino households. “In celebration of … [Read more...] about GMA Unveils DTT Device ‘GMA Affordabox’ on Its 70th Anniversary
Twofour appoints new CCO
David Brindley is to spearhead creativity and origination at Twofour as he takes up the role of Chief Creative Officer, joining the label next year with responsibility for devising and implementing the label’s creative strategy as it enters a new era. His department’s commissions over the past three years at the BBC include Race Across the World; Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing; Jesy Nelson: Odd One Out; The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan; The Murder of Jill Dando; War on … [Read more...] about Twofour appoints new CCO
Cohesity appoints Sheena Chin as Managing Director of Sales for ASEAN
Cohesity announced the appointment of Sheena Chin as the managing director of sales for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to continue the company’s rapid growth in the region. Chin will be responsible for driving go-to-market strategy and execution for the ASEAN region, working with channel partners, systems engineering, operations, and marketing teams. Chin brings years of data management expertise to Cohesity. She joins Cohesity from Veritas, where she served as the … [Read more...] about Cohesity appoints Sheena Chin as Managing Director of Sales for ASEAN