Kaichen Li discussed the Southeast Asian aspirations of the Chinese online streaming giant Tencent Video during his APOS Virtual Series keynote.
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Opening the second part of the APOS Virtual Series, MPA’s Vivek Couto outlined key trends at play in the AsiaPac media sector, noting that content creators should brace for budgets to be impacted as the industry recalibrates amid the disruption accelerated by COVID-19.
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Marking its first Southeast Asian launch, Disney+ Hotstar is set to land in Indonesia on September 5, with a partnership already in place with leading telco Telkomsel and a lineup of locally sourced movies.
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Viu will continue to expand its lineup of content acquisitions, format adaptations and original IP development as it works to drive its subscription base across the 16 markets in its footprint, CEO Janice Lee detailed at the APOS 2020 Virtual Summit.
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Yang Xianghua, the president of the membership and overseas business group at Chinese video streaming giant iQiyi, discussed the platform's international aspirations during his APOS 2020 Virtual Series keynote and the need to align with local content creators across AsiaPac.
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WarnerMedia’s streaming service HBO GO has expanded its Asian reach, landing new agreements with Taiwanese MSO Taiwan Optical Platform (TOP) and Cignal TV in the Philippines.
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Uday Shankar, the president of The Walt Disney Company APAC and chairman of Star and Disney India, discussed the early success of Disney+ Hotstar and weighed in on the impact of COVID-19 on the media business in his session at the APOS 2020 Virtual Series.
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Delivering the opening address at the APOS 2020 Virtual Series, Vivek Couto, executive director of Media Partners Asia (MPA), outlined the key trends at play in the AsiaPac video business, including gains in online video subscriptions, a challenged ad market amid the COVID-19 pandemic and rising investments in local content.
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OTT service Viu, which saw a 42 percent gain in streaming usage in Q2, has extended its partnerships with a range of Korean content providers.
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