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Virginia Lim has joined Mediacorp as chief content officer, succeeding Doreen Neo, who is taking on the new role of chief talent officer.

WarnerMedia has bolstered the HBO Asia originals team, with appointments for development and production in scripted and unscripted.

Viu, PCCW’s pan-regional OTT video streaming service, has further expanded its Asian content offering through its volume deals with Huace Film & TV and Huace Croton Media.

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.

Nippon TV has promoted Yoshikuni Sugiyama, currently representative director and operating officer, to president and senior executive operating officer.

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).