The total pay-TV service revenue in Taiwan is expected to decline at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 0.5% from US$1.18bn in 2020 to US$1.15bn in 2025 due to the accelerated cord-cutting trend in the country and falling pay-TV average revenue per user (ARPU), according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. An analysis of GlobalData’s Taiwan Pay-TV Forecasts indicate a tepid growth in the country’s overall pay-TV accounts, and a decline in average monthly spend per pay-TV … [Read more...] about GlobalData: Continued cord-cutting trend to hurt Taiwan pay-TV service market through 2025
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JW Player secures new US patent for real-time ad viewability technology
JW Player, the leading video software and data insights platform, announced the company has been awarded patent number US11,102,546 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for its real-time viewability technology. The technology provides advertisers with an unprecedented degree of certainty on whether an ad will be viewable before they place a bid, optimizing ad spend and opening valuable new inventory that would otherwise be excluded from campaigns due to historically low … [Read more...] about JW Player secures new US patent for real-time ad viewability technology
iWantTFC Premium offers new weekly episodes streaming for free across the Asia Pacific
Marge (Roxanne Guinoo-Yap) wants to add to their one big happy family after she asked Jules (Joross Gamboa) for a baby in Hoy Love You Two, which is currently streaming outside the Philippines on iWantTFC, available for Premium subscribers. Now that her son Charles (Aljon Mendoza) is all grown up, Marge is longing for another baby and made it known to Jules that having their own child together would make their marriage even happier. However, conflict between Marge and Jules might be on the … [Read more...] about iWantTFC Premium offers new weekly episodes streaming for free across the Asia Pacific
ViacomCBS Networks International appoints Catherine Park to expand its streaming business in Asia
ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI) has appointed Catherine Park as Senior Vice President, Head of Office & Streaming for Asia. Catherine will lead the Asian market and focus on accelerating streaming efforts in the region, while also working with the team to grow the local consumer products and location-based experiences business. With this change, Pierre Cheung, who was Senior Vice President and General Manager for Asia, exits the organisation. “We see an incredible opportunity to … [Read more...] about ViacomCBS Networks International appoints Catherine Park to expand its streaming business in Asia
Woodcut Media hires Attaboy executive Jo Enyori as Head of Development
UK indie Woodcut Media has hired Jo Enyori to the newly created position of Head of Development, effective immediately. With a solid and impressive track record in development and production that spans 19 years, Jo will report to Woodcut’s CEO Kate Beal, and will work for the whole group (Woodcut Media, Bristol based Woodcut West and Woodcut International). She will focus on developing factual content across all of Woodcut’s key genres as the company continues to expand its development … [Read more...] about Woodcut Media hires Attaboy executive Jo Enyori as Head of Development
Fred Media forges new partnership with ITV Studios Australia
Fred Media reveals that it has struck a new partnership deal with ITV Studios Australia (ITVSA), which will see it acquire two of the production company’s most high-profile new series, Inside Central Station: Australia’s Busiest Railway, which will premiere on SBS on 12th September, and Australia Behind Bars, commissioned by Nine Network. These two access-driven documentary series will now spearhead Fred Media’s autumn launch slate, joining new titles from parent company WTFN as well as … [Read more...] about Fred Media forges new partnership with ITV Studios Australia