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Key trends to watch in the AsiaPac media sector include a booming addressable market for streaming, the rising prominence of platforms that champion local content and the continued interest in Korean, Japanese and North American shows, Media Partners Asia’s Vivek Couto revealed in his opening remarks at APOS.

Media Partners Asia (MPA) estimates that consumer spending on video in the Asia Pacific grew by 9 percent last year to reach $58.3 billion.

GMA Network has a slate of nearly 100 new programs joining its lineup in the coming months, with highlights such as Legal Wives.

K. Madhavan has been appointed as president of The Walt Disney Company India and Star India, effective immediately.

Pan-Asian OTT service Viu has unveiled its second-quarter highlights, including a slate of Korean drama series, among them Doom at Your Service.

Pay-TV revenues in India are projected to reach $12.3 billion by 2025, according to Media Partners Asia (MPA), with the number of subscribers set to reach 134 million.

Phil Hardman has been named as the new senior VP and general manager for Asia at BBC Studios.

While the Asia-Pacific pay-TV market contracted in 2020 amid the Covid-19 pandemic, revenues are projected to rise by a compound annual growth rate of 3 percent between 2020 and 2025, driven largely by India, China and Korea, per new Media Partners Asia (MPA) data.

ABS-CBN Corporation in the Philippines has partnered with Amagi to consolidate its operations on the cloud to expand its reach and gain greater flexibility.

BBC First is set to launch as an SVOD service on the CATCHPLAY+ streaming platform in Taiwan and in Indonesia.