K. Madhavan has been appointed as president of The Walt Disney Company India and Star India, effective immediately.
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New data from Omdia indicates that Netflix and Disney+ Hotstar account for half of all SVOD subscribers in India.
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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.
Read More »Disney+ Hotstar to Arrive in Indonesia September 5
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.
Read More »Uday Shankar Talks Disney+ Hotstar Goals
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.
Read More »MPA: Disney+ Hotstar Could Hit 100 Million Subs in Five Years
Media Partners Asia (MPA) estimates that Disney+ Hotstar in India has the potential to reach 100 million paying subscribers by 2025, delivering more than $1 billion in revenues.
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