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ZEE5 bolsters product and tech teams with key appointments
Indian VOD platform ZEE5 Global has strengthened its product and tech teams. The appointments come…
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Indian government considering censorship of online streamers
Streamers like Netflix and Amazon are facing the threat of censorship in India, claims a…
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ErosNow partners with Microsoft for ‘next generation’ online video platform
South Asian OTT Eros Now has announced a collaboration with Microsoft to build what it…
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India to hit 500m OTT subs in next five years
India is set to become the second-largest OTT market in the world over the next…
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Dish TV India turns to Broadpeak technology for OTT service Watcho
Satellite pay TV operator Dish TV India has turned to France’s Broadpeak to provide technology…
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No plans to sell stake, says Bharti Airtel
Indian telco Bhari Airtel has said that there was no proposal to sell a stake…
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Indian OTT TV groups join forces to co-create originals and take on rivals
Operators of two Indian OTT TV services have combined forces to co-create original content and…
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Video content budgets in key Asian markets climb
Video content budgets across India, Korea and Southeast Asia climbed 12% in 2018 to reach…
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Indian MX Player launches Fire TV and Android TV apps
Times Internet-owned MX Player has announced its launch on Amazon Fire TV and Android TV….
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Netflix confirms launch of mobile-only plan in India
Netflix has officially announced the launch of a mobile-only streaming plan. The cheaper offering is…
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Netflix subs up almost 200% in South Korea
Subscriptions to Netflix in South Korea have risen by 192% year-over-year. According to smartphone app…
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Star Sports renews Premier League rights in India
Indian broadcaster Star Sports has been awarded exclusive broadcast rights to the Premier League in…
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Nielsen expands measurement for YouTube app on mobile to 26 new countries
Nielsen has expanded its advertising measurement to YouTube’s mobile app. Nielsen Digital Ad Ratings for…
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ShemarooMe launches on Apple TV
ShemarooMe, the OTT service from Indian Shemaroo Entertainment, has launched an Apple TV app. The…
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Vodafone takes hit in full-year results, but sees green shoots in Spain
Vodafone was hit by a perfect storm in its end of year results, leading the…
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China and India sports interest present ‘significant opportunities’ to broadcasters and rights owners
Citizens in China and India have a large interest in international sports that should excite…
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Tata Sky taps ThinkAnalytics for content recommendation
Indian content platform Tata Sky has introduced a new feature that enables personalised content recommendation…
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Sony And Zee engage in brinksmanship over acquisition deal
A news report in India’s Economic Times says that Sony Corp’s bid to buy Subhash…
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Report: Sony looks to India as it eyes Zee Entertainment stake
Sony Corporation is in the running to pick up a stake in Zee Entertainment after…
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DishTV taps MediaKind for headend
Indian DTH pay TV operator DishTV has tapped technology outfit MediaKind – formerly Ericsson Media…
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IHS: localised content as important as price in Indian video market
The three most important factors for consumers choosing video services in India are pricing, local…
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Acorn TV expands to 30 countries
Acorn TV, the US streaming service specialising in British television, is expanding into 30 countries,…
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Report: Netflix experimenting with lower-priced options in Asia
Netflix is reportedly testing a cut-price mobile-only subscription offering in Malaysia in an apparent bid…
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Facebook to stream La Liga free across Indian subcontinent
Facebook has secured rights to Spanish top-tier football for the southern Asia region, including India,…
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QYou names ex-Sony networks chief Kaplan as India chairman
Best-of-the-web channel provider QYou Media has named former president of Sony Pictures Worldwide Networks Andy…
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Asia Pacific drives down TV subscriber numbers in Q1
An apparent slide in numbers in the Asia Pacific region drove down the overall TV…
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Netflix to follow Sacred Games with Indian horror series
A few days after the premiere of Netflix’s Indian original Sacred Games, the streamer has…
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OTT TV value ‘yet to convince’ South-East Asia users
The value of OTT TV services has yet to fully convince viewers in key south-east…
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Dataxis: South Asian pay TV and OTT growing by 7.4%
The number of pay TV and over-the-top (OTT) video subscribers in South Asia is due…
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Hotstar sets global concurrent users streaming record
Indian streaming video service Hotstar has set a new world record for online streaming with…