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February 14, 2019 Top Stories

Wattpad Aligns with Huayi Brothers Korea

February 14, 2019

Huayi Brothers Korea has inked a deal to develop Wattpad stories for film, TV and digital media projects.

February 13, 2019 Top Stories

Telkomsel, Viddsee Team for Comedy Series

February 13, 2019

Indonesian telco Telkomsel is teaming with the film shorts platform Viddsee on a four-part romantic comedy series for its video app, MAXstream.

February 13, 2019 Top Stories

HBO GO Joins Toggle in Singapore

February 13, 2019

HBO GO is launching on the Singaporean OTT service Toggle, priced at S$13.98 a month or S$119.98 for a whole year.

February 12, 2019 Analysis, Top Stories

One in Four Malaysians Use Pirated TV Boxes

February 12, 2019

A new survey commissioned by the Asia Video Industry Association's (AVIA) Coalition Against Piracy reports that 25 percent of consumers in Malaysia are using pirated set-top boxes—known as illicit streaming devices—to access pay-TV channels and VOD content.

February 11, 2019 Top Stories

Viu Slates Thai Original

February 11, 2019

PCCW Media Group's pan-regional OTT platform Viu is collaborating with Workpoint Entertainment on its first Thai production, HOH Family.

January 31, 2019 Top Stories

iflix & Twitter Align for Malaysian Football Coverage

January 31, 2019

iflix is collaborating with Twitter around Malaysian football coverage, combining live streaming with social media commentary.

January 31, 2019 Top Stories

Singtel Adds HBO Asia Channels

January 31, 2019

HBO Asia's six channels have been added to Singtel's entertainment lineup, while its streaming service, HBO GO, will soon be available on CAST, the telco's video app.

January 30, 2019 Top Stories

Singapore Introduces Cross-Screen Measurement

January 30, 2019

Singapore has introduced Asia's first integrated system for measuring viewership across TV and digital devices.

January 24, 2019 Top Stories

VICE in Content Deal with Hulu Japan

January 24, 2019

Hulu Japan is set to bring its subscribers some 250 hours of VICE programming this year and will co-produce anime and drama with the youth media brand.

January 24, 2019 Top Stories

APOS Unveils Speaker List

January 24, 2019

Disney's Kevin Mayer, Sony's Mike Hopkins, Alibaba's Luyuan Fan, Nine Entertainment's Hugh Marks and CMC's Li Ruigang are among the many speakers on the schedule for APOS this year, taking place April 23 to 25 at the Ayana Resort in Bali, Indonesia.

Mansha Daswani