Choi Ju-hui has been tapped as CEO of the Korean OTT platform TVING, while Kim Ji-won has been named head of the Mnet Plus business at CJ ENM.
Mansha Daswani
Showcase: Asian Academy of Creative Arts
June 27, 2023
Michael and Fiona McKay discuss the Asian Academy of Creative Arts’ efforts to elevate the region’s storytelling globally.
ANIPLUS Acquires Animax Korea
June 23, 2023
KC Global Media has completed the sale of Animax Korea to multinational television channel and anime distributor ANIPLUS.
MPA: U.S. Content Helps Power AsiaPac SVOD Market
June 9, 2023
A new report from Media Partners Asia (MPA) highlights the crucial role of U.S. content for SVOD operators in several Asia Pacific markets, capturing 30 percent of viewership in Q1 this year.
JioCinema Lands NBCUniversal Deal
May 30, 2023
A Peacock-branded hub is set to roll out on the Indian SVOD service JioCinema Premium via a new content deal between Viacom18 and NBCUniversal.
Premium VOD Viewership Rises in India
May 17, 2023
While YouTube still dominates online viewing in India, premium VOD usage—across SVOD and freemium services—is on the rise, logging a 12 percent share of watch time, with 6.1 trillion minutes streamed from January 2022 to March 2023, according to Media Partners Asia.
SVOD Takeup Slows in Southeast Asia
May 3, 2023
Growth in SVOD subscribers in Southeast Asia has slowed, according to new data from Media Partners Asia (MPA), with just 300,000 new additions in Q1 2023, as compared with the 4.6 million additions in Q4 2022, boosted by the World Cup.
JioCinema Lands HBO, Max Originals, Warner Bros. Content for India
April 27, 2023
A new alliance between Warner Bros. Discovery and Viacom18 makes JioCinema the new Indian home of HBO, Max originals and Warner Bros. content, beginning next month.
Netflix Ups Investment in Korean Content
April 25, 2023
On the heels of Q1 financials showing that Asia remains a huge driver of its global streaming subscriber gains, Netflix says it will invest $2.5 billion in Korean content over the next four years.
Amazon Pacts with India’s MIB
April 6, 2023
Amazon India is working with the country's Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (MIB) on a range of initiatives to help foster the local creative economy.