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Paramount+ launches in South Korea in partnership with TVING
Paramount+ has continued its international expansion, rolling out in South Korea. The SVOD is available…
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DisneyStar and Viacom18 winners of IPL rights auction with fee more than doubling
The Indian Premier League (IPL) has seen its rights valuation more than double, with DisneyStar…
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Smart TV ownership at 89% in India
Smart TV ownership in India is at an all-time-high. According to Counterpoint Technology Market Research,…
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beIN partners with Globecast in Asia Pacific region
beIN Media Group has agreed a deal with Globecast for media processing and delivery services…
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Airtel bundles streamers in new all-in-one entertainment plans
Indian operator Airtel has announced the launch of three new all-in-one plans to suit the…
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Eleven secures global rights for the Thai Women’s League
Eleven Sports has announced a global rights deal for the Thai Women’s League. The deal…
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Serie A lands on iQiyi in China
Chinese streaming service iQiyi Sports has agreed a deal to broadcast the top-flight Italian football…
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Google reportedly eyeing IPL
Google is the latest major western player that has reportedly become interested in making a…
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EPL strength to drive APAC sports rights growth
The popularity of the English Premier League in Asia is set to drive overall sports…
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India loses pay TV subs
The Indian pay TV lost 370,000 DTH subscribers in the final quarter of 2021. According…
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China’s biggest livestreaming platform making major staff cuts
Tencent-controlled Huya, the Chinese leading game live streaming platform, has reportedly started to lay-off a…
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Astro renews English Premier League rights for Malaysia
Malaysian sports broadcaster Astro has agreed a three-season rights deal with the English Premier League…
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Record ratings for The Q India
Youth-oriented Hindi language channel The Q India has recorded a ratings milestone. The QYOU Media…
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CCTV broadcasts NBA in China for the first time in 18 months
The NBA has been broadcast in China for the first time since late 2020. State-owned…
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Thaicom to launch cloud-based satellite TV broadcast distribution platform with AWS
Leading Asian satellite operator Thaicom has announced a new partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS)…
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iQiyi comes to Roku in US and Canada
Chinese streaming service iQiyi has launched on Roku in North America. The iQiyi channel provides…
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beIN Sports secures international padel rights
Middle East broadcaster beIN Sports is to be the exclusive broadcast partner for Premier Padel,…
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BBC News banned in Afghanistan
The BBC’s TV news network has been banned from broadcasting in Afghanistan. The British pubcaster…
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GTPL Hathway selects Verimatrix for Android TV security
India’s largest Multi-Service Operator (MSO) GTPL Hathway Limited has announced a deal with security firm…
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Invesco drops plans to oust Zee Entertainment board
US-based investment firm Invesco has scrapped plans to shake up the management structure of India’s…
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APAC set for OTT growth despite Chinese slowdown
OTT revenues for the APAC region are set to surpass US$50 billion within the next…
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iQiyi expands content distribution to Spanish-speaking markets
Chinese streaming service iQiyi has announced plans to bring its original content to Spanish-speaking regions….
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Augustus Media’ Smashi to join Zee’s Weyyak offering
Middle Eastern outfit Augustus Media and Zee Entertainment have teamed up to forge a streaming…
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The Q India renews DD Free Dish deal as India’s Big 4 abandon FTA platform
Youth-oriented Indian broadcaster The Q India has secured a new distribution agreement that will increase…
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EPL renews rights deal with Star India
The English Premier League has renewed its rights deal with Disney-owned Star India for the…
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China and India to continue domination as APAC pay TV market grows
The Asia Pacific pay TV sector is set to add 26 million subscribers over the…
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Record year for smart TV shipments in India
The Indian market charted record smart TV shipments in 2021. According to a report from…
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Comcast Technology Solutions partners with Ideal Systems for APAC deployments
Comcast Technology Solutions (CTS) has announced a new partnership with Ideal Systems throughout the APAC…
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China set for slow pay TV growth
The Chinese pay TV is set to remain stagnant in the coming years, claims a…
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Southeast Asians increasingly shifting to OTT
More than a third of TV viewers in Southeast Asia are now streaming OTT content….