Editor & Associate Publisher, World Screen

April 2, 2019 Analysis, Top Stories

Consolidation Expected Among Asian Pay-TV Channels as Growth Slows

April 2, 2019

Slowing growth in subscribers and revenues for pay-TV channels across the Asia Pacific is expected to lead to "accelerated consolidation" in the sector, according to Media Partners Asia (MPA).

March 29, 2019 Top Stories

HITS Movies Lands on MNC Vision in Indonesia

March 29, 2019

Rewind Networks has secured expanded carriage for its HITS Movies channel, clinching a deal with Indonesia’s leading pay-TV platform, MNC Vision, as well as its OTT service, MNC Now.

March 25, 2019 Top Stories

iflix Partners with Twitter on Mystified Launch

March 25, 2019

Twitter users in Southeast Asia will be able to watch iflix's first original movie from the Philippines, Mystified, on the social media platform this week.

March 22, 2019 Analysis, Top Stories

Indonesian Use of Pirated Set-Top Boxes on the Rise

March 22, 2019

A study commissioned by the Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) has found that almost 30 percent of Indonesian consumers are using pirated set-top boxes to stream content.

March 13, 2019 Top Stories

APOS Unveils Conference Agenda

March 13, 2019

More than 65 executives from global, regional and local companies operating across the AsiaPac media, telco and sports sectors will take to the stage at APOS, set for April 23 to 25 in Bali.

March 7, 2019 Top Stories

Exclusive Interview: GMA Network’s Felipe L. Gozon

March 7, 2019

PREMIUM: Chairman and CEO Felipe L. Gozon shares with World Screen Newsflash how he is positioning GMA Network today and stresses the growing importance of the company’s international business.

February 28, 2019 Top Stories

GMA Network Invests in Further Digitization

February 28, 2019

Filipino broadcasting group GMA Network is investing almost $20 million to complete the second phase of its digitization project, boosting its production, post-production, content management and distribution capabilities.

February 20, 2019 Top Stories

Mediacorp Merges okto, Channel 5

February 20, 2019

Singaporean broadcast group Mediacorp is shuttering its kids' and sports network okto, with that content moving to Channel 5 and the digital platform Toggle, effective May 1.

February 19, 2019 Top Stories

Steve Marcopoto, Rob Gilby Join Vuulr Advisory Board

February 19, 2019

Former Turner Asia chief Steve Marcopoto has joined ex-Disney Southeast Asia MD Rob Gilby on the industry advisory board of the online content rights marketplace Vuulr.

February 19, 2019 Top Stories

HOOQ Names Chief Commercial Officer

February 19, 2019

Former Turner exec Vishal Dembla has been tapped as chief commercial officer for Southeast Asia at HOOQ.

Mansha Daswani