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
VOD
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
PLAY forges a closer partnership with Veset through investment
Veset International Limited, a leading SaaS linear channel management platform provider, is pleased to announce a significant equity investment from PLAY, Inc. PLAY is the leading media technology company in Japan and a subsidiary of Nippon TV. PLAY is focused on digital transformation in the media and entertainment industry by developing and offering innovative video distribution services. PLAY has integrated Veset’s platform into KRONOS, its own groundbreaking cloud playout service designed … [Read more...] about PLAY forges a closer partnership with Veset through investment
Quintus acquires factual titles for its VOD channels Free Documentary and Free Documentary Nature
Quintus Studios has acquired a raft of factual acquisitions for its on-demand channels Free Documentary and Free Documentary Nature, which features content from some of the world's leading distributors and producers, reaching millions of documentary enthusiasts every month. Securing a deal with ZDF Enterprises, Quintus Studios has acquired the rights to Megastructures - The World's Most Extreme Railway (1 x 50’), a story of the battle to build a railway across one of the most extreme … [Read more...] about Quintus acquires factual titles for its VOD channels Free Documentary and Free Documentary Nature