Media Partners Asia

Disney+ Hotstar at considerable lead over Netflix and local competitors in Indonesia

Disney+ Hotstar has already opened up a sizable lead over Netflix in an increasingly competitive Indonesia. The Southeast Asian country is the fourth most populous in the world, with a total of 270.6 million residents. However, a report from consultancy Media Partners Asia (MPA) notes that only three percent of the country is currently subscribed […]

Video content budgets in key Asian markets climb

Video content budgets across India, Korea and Southeast Asia climbed 12% in 2018 to reach US$10 billion, according to the latest edition of Asia Video Content Dynamics, published by Media Partners Asia. The 12% increase, up from 8% in 2017, highlights rising competition for audiences and production talent, especially in India and Korea. Together, India […]

Asian pay TV on course for consolidation, predicts MPA

A new report from Media Partners Asia has revealed slow growth for Asian pay TV as a result of consumer migration to OTT and the challenge of piracy. Against this backdrop, MPA predicts a wave of industry consolidation across the region is likely. Launching the new edition of MPA’s Pay-TV Networks Channel Database report, executive […]

MPA: Asian content spend grows 8% across seven markets

TV, movie and online video content spend in seven major Asian markets grew by 8% in 2017 to reach US$10.2 billion, according to independent consulting and research firm Media Partners Asia (MPA). The 2018 edition of MPA’s Asia Video Content Dynamics looked at content spend across India, Indonesia, Malaysia, South Korea, the Philippines, Thailand and […]

Asia Pacific pay TV market to grow at a 6% annual rate

The Asia Pacific pay TV market will grow at a 5.8% average annual rate from 2016 to 2021, according to research by Media Partners Asia (MPA). The research firm’s ‘Asia Pacific Pay TV & Broadband Markets’ report predicts that pay TV industry sales across 18 major markets in Asia Pacific will climb from US$54 billion […]