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China imposes ban on audio and video streaming on Sina Weibo and two other websites 28 June 2017
The Chinese government is increasing control over internet content. According to the Financial Times, three websites Sina Weibo, iFeng and ACFUN have been asked to stop streaming video and audio content that were not in line with national audiovisual regulations … Continue reading
Online video subscribers on the rise in China 16 June 2017
China is witnessing an exponential growth in digital video. Its subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) segment is attracting larger audiences compared to live streaming video which has also been growing rapidly. The number of SVOD subscribers in China will reach 144.0 million … Continue reading
Netflix and YouTube dominate Asia in Video Streaming 09 May 2017
A recent study by ValuePenguin lists the top video streaming apps in Asia. This research is based on Apple App Store’s data that shows the number of downloads and revenue rankings of the most popular streaming apps in 13 Asian … Continue reading
Netflix brings Original content in China 26 April 2017
Netflix recently agreed to a deal with Baidu’s iQiyi – a top video portal in China with nearly 500 million monthly viewers to give its programming a presence on Chinese soil. For now, though, Netflix is focused on closing similar distribution deals for Mainland … Continue reading
China’s live streaming market grew 180% in 2016 18 April 2017
According to an internet market research firm iResearch, China’s live video streaming market was estimated at RMB 20.8 billion (around US$ 3 billion), which is an 180% growth from the previous year. The four big live streaming companies including YY, … Continue reading
International OTT platforms are gaining in Vietnam 11 April 2017
According to Hoang Thinh TV Service Center in Vietnam, OTT TV everywhere services from various different countries such as Japan, South Korea, China, India, Russia, and Thailand are highly in demand and are performing really good. The company offers bundles … Continue reading
China to dominate 4K and 8K TV shipments by 2020 20 March 2017
Even though Japanese makers are aggressively switching to 4K TV ranges, China will continue to dominate the market by 42% of all TVs in 2017 with 4K shipments, says a recent IHS Markit research. The analysts calculate that in 2016, more than 25 … Continue reading
Video streaming app Fox+ to launch across Asia 17 March 2017
Fox has launched its video streaming platform Fox+ in the Philippines in this year, ahead of all other countries in Asia, and is now looking forward to launch in all other seven countries too. The new video streaming service will … Continue reading
SVOD on Rise in China 15 March 2017
According to a recent Futuresource study, subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) is becoming a force in China, in spite of piracy being rife in the country. The major drivers are a combination of demand from younger viewers and the fight for consumers between heavyweight Chinese SVOD … Continue reading
Video is set to be a $1 trillion Market for Telcos 06 March 2017
According to a recent report by the Chinese communications infrastructure maker Huawei, Video will account for 50% of all mobile revenues by 2020. The company states that video has $1 trillion revenue opportunity for the telecommunications operators, with entertainment video accounting … Continue reading
