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Asia Television returns with online streaming platform 20 December 2017

Hong Kong-based television broadcasting company Asia Television (ATV), which had discontinued its operations last year after defaulting a debt and license renewal, is all set to make a return into the industry. However, ATV isn’t coming back with its TV … Continue reading

Netflix prepares for cable operator tie-ups in Asia 15 December 2017

Netflix said that connected televisions are emerging as a primary viewing device among its subscribers, accounting for 34% of its viewing hours in India. So, the company is eyeing to tie-up with cable TV operators in India as it doubles … Continue reading

Indians consume the most online videos 14 December 2017

Indians watch the most OTT videos in the Asia Pacific region, followed by Thailand and Philippines. India tops the list with 12.3 watch hours of online videos per week, while Japanese are the ones who watch the least at only 6.2 hours … Continue reading

Asia Pacific OTT market leaping ahead 24 November 2017

The Over-the-Top (OTT) business in Asia Pacific was unorganized with the presence of geographically focused players such as Hooq, Spuul, BoxTv, etc. It began full-fledged in 2015 with the arrival of Netflix in Japan and Australia, which slowly landed in … Continue reading

Bangladesh’s PRAN Group partners with Muvi to build streaming service 14 November 2017

Bangladesh’s F&B major, PRAN diversify into the online video streaming space with JagoTV PRAN-RFL Group enters the online entertainment space. The company launches new video streaming service called JagoLive. The service is built on PaaS solution provider, Muvi LLC. New … Continue reading

Asia Pacific estimated to become the world’s largest SVOD market 11 October 2017

According to Digital TV Research, Video-on-demand (VOD) service subscribers in the Asia Pacific region are set to exceed the total registered in North America this year. It is estimated that the world subscriber count will reach 546 million by 2022. … Continue reading

Revenues and SVOD subscribers to increase two-fold by 2022 04 October 2017

The number of subscription video on demand (SVOD) services is expected to reach 546 million by 2022. It is expected to double the 263 million by end of 2016, according to the latest study from Digital TV Research. It covers … Continue reading

Google Chromecast the top Over the Top device in EMEA 26 September 2017

According to a new study by video infrastructure technology company Bitmovin, Google Chromecast is the leading Over the Top device in EMEA. It has 37% adoption among developers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Amazon is in third place … Continue reading

Content Protection Market growth spiked by expansion of OTT and TVE services 08 August 2017

As per Frost & Sullivan’s recent analysis, Global Content Protection Market, Forecast to 2021, market revenues are set to grow from almost $1.7 billion in 2016 to just below $2 billion by 2021 at a compound annual rate (CAGR) OF … Continue reading

SVOD to rise by 85% in China 26 July 2017

According to a new research, China will account for 85% of Subscription Video on Demand (SVOD) customers and 78% of online video sector revenues in the Asia Pacific region by 2022. According to some research studies from Media Partners Asia … Continue reading