Eccho Rights has secured deals for several top Swedish drama titles to VOD platforms in Japan and South Korea. TVing in South Korea has acquired THREESOME, LOVE ME and HONOUR for its expanding line up of international content. And in Japan, WOWOW has picked up the blue-sky crime drama HAMMARVIK, joining HONOUR, which was acquired during the summer. TVing is the latest major international platform to bet on THREESOME, after deals with Channel 4 (UK), CANAL+ (France) and RTL (Germany) were … [Read more...] about Eccho Rights secures deals for Swedish drama titles to VOD platforms in Japan and South Korea
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GlobalData forecast: Japan SVOD services market revenue to reach US$6.3 billion in 2025
The subscription video on demand (SVOD) service revenue in Japan is expected to increase at a robust compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 17.7% from US$2.8bn in 2020 to US$6.3bn in 2025, driven by increasing SVOD subscriptions and a steady rise in average monthly revenue per SVOD household, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. GlobalData’s Japan Subscription Video on Demand Forecast (Q2-2021) reveals that the SVOD subscriptions in the country will increase at a … [Read more...] about GlobalData forecast: Japan SVOD services market revenue to reach US$6.3 billion in 2025
ABS-CBN TFC brings blockbuster Filipino movies to Cathay Cinehome in Singapore
Cathay CineHome, the streaming video rental service of leading cinema operator Cathay Cineplexes in Singapore, and ABS-CBN Australia Pty. Ltd., a subsidiary of leading Filipino media and entertainment network ABS-CBN Corporation that serves international audiences, are teaming up to give fans top-quality Filipino movies flexibility on how and when they want to watch their favourite films. The Filipino box office hits are available for rent for as little as SGD$4.98 on Cathay Cinehome. … [Read more...] about ABS-CBN TFC brings blockbuster Filipino movies to Cathay Cinehome in Singapore
Crash landing on connected TV
This story appears in the March-April 2021 issue of Television Asia Plus. Take a paragliding accident, star-crossed lovers and the world’s most secretive country, and you’ve got yourself one of the biggest TV phenomenons in Asian history. Premiering in February 2020, South Korea’s Crash Landing on You has become one of a multitude of Asian dramas providing a distraction to the ensuing chaos and boredom that has defined 2020. Now, with months of continued uncertainty on the horizon, Asian … [Read more...] about Crash landing on connected TV
Quintus Studios inks more factual acquisitions for its VOD channels
Quintus Studios has acquired several factual titles for its rapidly growing on-demand documentary channels Free Documentary, FD Real and ENDEVR. Locking in a deal with UK based independent distributor DCD Rights, Quintus Studios has acquired Sky High Scrapers (5 x 60’) for its Free Documentary and FD Real channels. Produced by Electric Sky, the series follows a crew of high-wire rope access engineers as they tackle some of the most dramatic, challenging and dangerous jobs in the USA, … [Read more...] about Quintus Studios inks more factual acquisitions for its VOD channels
Toonz and OTTera join hands for brand-new kids and family entertainment OTT
Further strengthening their presence in the digital space, kids and family entertainment major Toonz Media Group is partnering with leading digital content distribution platform OTTera to provide the technical support for the Group’s brand-new OTT platform. As part of the new partnership, OTTera will host and provide the technical support for Toonz Media Group’s OTT channel, as well as distribute the Toonz library across multiple Video on Demand (VoD) platforms. While the vast Toonz library … [Read more...] about Toonz and OTTera join hands for brand-new kids and family entertainment OTT