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Netflix’s Tony Zameczkowski and Vincent Tauzia discussed the streaming platform’s Asian progress and the importance of partnerships with telco and pay-TV operators at APOS today.

E! Zone, which delivers on-demand access to content from the pop culture channel, is launching in Vietnam for the first time via POPS Worldwide.

VICE is looking to position itself as the number one youth media company in every market it launches in across the Asia Pacific, regional CEO Hosi Simon said at APOS today, noting the company’s strong commitment to India and upcoming plans for China, the Philippines, Thailand and Korea.

Telcos redirecting their spending into infrastructure upgrades could impact how much they shell out for content deals across the Asia Pacific, Aravind Venugopal, VP of Media Partners Asia (MPA), told APOS delegates in Bali this morning.

James Farrell, Amazon Prime Video’s head of content for the Asia Pacific, took part in a panel at APOS today with Ritesh Sidhwani of Excel Entertainment and Akihiko Okamoto of Yoshimoto Kogyo, two of its key production partners in the region.

Vivek Couto, executive director of Media Partners Asia, discussed key trends in AsiaPac’s video industry at the official APOS opening this morning and weighed in on factors that will impact the future of the business.

Indian DTH platform Tata Sky has entered into a strategic pact with Netflix.

The Indian pilot Bhak has been selected as the winner of the inaugural HOOQ Filmmakers Guild, which was launched to back new scripted originals out of Asia.

Pan-Asian OTT operator Viu says that it will reach 70 originally produced titles, encompassing more than 900 episodes, by year-end in Indian, Chinese, Indonesian and Arabic languages.

MCN operator WebTVAsia has rolled out LUVE, a new AVOD platform in Taiwan featuring original content from a raft of leading celebrities from the market.