Mansha Daswani

The organizers of the Asian Academy Creative Awards (AAAs) have launched a new nonprofit industry association to oversee the management of the annual gala as well as training programs, networking events and more.

KC Global Media has inked a deal with Indonesian telco Telkomsel to deliver its slate of channels to subscribers of the MAXstream streaming platform.

Warner Bros. Discovery has renewed its SVOD content licensing deal with Japanese platform U-NEXT, keeping the service as the local streaming home of HBO.

AsiaPac revenues at Netflix are expected to increase by 12 percent this year to $4 billion, with the streamer’s local content investments rising to $1.9 billion, per a new study from Media Partners Asia (MPA).

Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment (CSSE) is working with Andy Kaplan and George Chien's KC Global Media to expand its reach into Asia's FAST and AVOD markets.

Local content, notably anime and live-action shows, is key to subscriber acquisition in the Japanese streaming sector, per new data from Media Partners Asia.

Nippon TV is producing a brand-new variety series for Netflix, Ariyoshi Assists, which is set to stream on the platform globally beginning March 14.

Southeast Asia added 4.6 million net new paying customers in Q4 2022, the biggest growth since the second quarter of 2021, according to a new report from Media Partners Asia (MPA), with U.S. and Korean content driving SVOD viewership in the region.

After concluding his term as executive VP of Japanese pubcaster NHK, Masagaki Satoru is stepping down as the president of the ABU (Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union).

IndiHome, Telkom Indonesia’s internet, telephone and entertainment service, is set to begin carrying HITS NOW, Rewind Network’s new channel, on February 6.