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December 4, 2023 Analysis, Top Stories

Ampere: AsiaPac Streaming Sector Shows “Resilience”

December 4, 2023

While the global streaming sector has seen significant challenges this year, the landscape in the Asia Pacific has experienced growth thanks to advances in connectivity and disposable income gains, according to Ampere research.

December 4, 2023 Top Stories

Rewind Networks’ Avi Himatsinghani Talks HITS Bouquet

December 4, 2023

Avi Himatsinghani, founder and CEO of Rewind Networks, talks to World Screen Newsflash about what’s driving the company’s success, having recently launched HITS NOW alongside the well-penetrated services HITS and HITS Movies.

December 1, 2023 Top Stories

Saram Entertainment’s Soyoung Lee Plots Global Gains

December 1, 2023

With a client list that includes stars from global hits like Squid Game and Pachinko, Soyoung Lee, CEO and founder of South Korean talent agency Saram Entertainment, tells World Screen Newsflash about how the company is riding the continued Korean wave worldwide.

November 30, 2023 Interviews, Top Stories

Nippon TV’s Yoshikuni Sugiyama

November 30, 2023

The representative director and chairman talks about the company’s expansion efforts and its continued ratings success in Japan as it marks its 70th anniversary this year.

November 30, 2023 Analysis, Top Stories

Deloitte Predicts Surge in SVOD Tier Options

November 30, 2023

In its Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) 2024 Predictions report, Deloitte expects that the number of SVOD tiers offered by leading U.S. platforms will surge from last year’s average of four options to eight.

November 30, 2023 Top Stories

ATF Perspectives: atv’s Müge Akar

November 30, 2023

Interest in Turkish drama series is building across the Asia Pacific, Müge Akar, head of sales at atv, tells World Screen Newsflash.

November 29, 2023 Top Stories

ATF Perspectives: Banijay Rights’ Rashmi Bajpai

November 29, 2023

In the first of a series of distributor Q&As ahead of Asia TV Forum, Rashmi Bajpai, executive VP for Asia at Banijay Rights, talks to World Screen Newsflash about the company’s thriving business across formats and tape sales in the region.

November 22, 2023 Analysis, Top Stories

Spend on European Originals Topped $22 Billion in 2022

November 22, 2023

Total spend on European original works, outside of news and sports, hit €20.8 billion ($22.6 billion) last year, according to a new report from the European Audiovisual Observatory.

November 21, 2023 Top Stories

Blink49 Studios Invests in Front Street Pictures

November 21, 2023

FIFTH SEASON-backed Blink49 Studios, led by John Morayniss, has made a "significant investment" in Canadian production outfit Front Street Pictures.

November 21, 2023 Top Stories

KC Global Media Launches FAST Channel

November 21, 2023

KC Global Media has unveiled its first FAST channel in Asia, with KCM set to arrive in India via JioTV and JioTV+.

Mansha Daswani

Ampere: AsiaPac Streaming Sector Shows “Resilience”

Rewind Networks’ Avi Himatsinghani Talks HITS Bouquet

Saram Entertainment’s Soyoung Lee Plots Global Gains

Nippon TV’s Yoshikuni Sugiyama

Deloitte Predicts Surge in SVOD Tier Options

ATF Perspectives: atv’s Müge Akar

ATF Perspectives: Banijay Rights’ Rashmi Bajpai

Spend on European Originals Topped $22 Billion in 2022

Blink49 Studios Invests in Front Street Pictures

KC Global Media Launches FAST Channel

Warner Bros. Discovery Taps MultiChoice Alum for Nordics

Screening Rooms & App for ATF Now Available

MIP LONDON Lines Up Evan Shapiro for Streaming Summit