Tag: Disney+ Hotstar

Disney Star has clinched a deal with the International Cricket Council (ICC) to serve as the Indian home of men's and women's events through the end of 2027.

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).

Disney+ Hotstar will arrive in Thailand at the end of this month, delivering global, regional and local content.

Netflix leads the premium video market in Southeast Asia, according to new analysis from Media Partners Asia (MPA), but YouTube and TikTok continue to take the lion's share of all video streaming minutes in the region.

Disney+ Hotstar arrives in Malaysia on June 1, delivering the platform's slate of U.S. content as well as an array of local titles, in partnership with Astro.

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

New data from Omdia indicates that Netflix and Disney+ Hotstar account for half of all SVOD subscribers in India.

The number of SVOD customers in Indonesia has topped the 7 million mark, per new Media Partners Asia (MPA) data, with Disney+ Hotstar leading the market at 2.5 million paid active subs as of this month.

Marking its first Southeast Asian launch, Disney+ Hotstar is set to land in Indonesia on September 5, with a partnership already in place with leading telco Telkomsel and a lineup of locally sourced movies.

Uday Shankar, the president of The Walt Disney Company APAC and chairman of Star and Disney India, discussed the early success of Disney+ Hotstar and weighed in on the impact of COVID-19 on the media business in his session at the APOS 2020 Virtual Series.