Mansha Daswani

In the second quarter of this year, online video usage hit 169 billion minutes in South Korea, with YouTube dominating at 81 percent of that time and SVOD taking a 13 percent share, according to a new Media Partners Asia (MPA) report.

Coverage of the Spanish football league has been picked up by MTV India in a three-year deal.

Astro in Malaysia has expanded the slate of streaming services available through its connected Ultra Boxes, announcing an alliance with Netflix.

Chinese video streaming giant iQiyi is steadily building an international presence, rolling out its own platform as well as a white-label service for broadcasters and content owners looking to kickstart their own OTT ambitions. Anna Pak Burdin, head of business development at iQiyi International, shares the company’s growth strategies.

Creating and acquiring recurring local and exclusive entertainment franchises in the Asia Pacific will be key to the growth of Disney+ and Disney+ Hotstar in the region, according to a new report produced by Media Partners Asia (MPA).

Advertising revenues across AsiaPac were down 4.3 percent in 2020 as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic but are expected to rise by 7.6 percent this year, according to Media Partners Asia (MPA).

Aaron Herps has been tapped to succeed Neil Gane as the general manager of the Asia Video Industry Association's (AVIA) Coalition Against Piracy (CAP).

Disney+ Hotstar will arrive in Thailand at the end of this month, delivering global, regional and local content.

Amit Malhotra is leaving Disney to join HBO Max as managing director for Southeast Asia and India.

The number of SVOD subscribers in Malaysia hit 2.3 million in the first quarter, according to new data from Media Partners Asia (MPA), with Netflix, iQIYI and Viu leading the premium video market.