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Astro taps ABR technology to enhance OTT service
Astro will harness ABR technology — a satellite solution — to distribute 20 MPEG-DASH live channels across Android TVs, iOS,
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Datacom is a supplier of satellite equipment from Hong Kong and has more than 20 years’ experience in system integration
Tencent testing out OTT platform in Thailand
This drive into Thailand is part of the company’s plan to expand beyond the China market by adding half-a-million users
iflix seals win-win Indonesian deal
Having secured partnerships with Mediacorp and Media Prima last month, iflix has announced Indonesia’s MNC as its latest investor
PCCW Media nets Euro 2020
PCCW Media, the media group of PCCW offering integrated multimedia and entertainment in Hong Kong, has clinched the rights for the broadcast of the UEFA Euro 2020 football tournament in Hong Kong.
Watch Super GT Championship for free
The Super GT championship in Japan that took place over the weekend (May 4 and 5) was a showdown between
Cord-cutting becoming pronounced in UK
According to Strategy Analytics’ TV & Media Strategies service, Denmark, Switzerland and Germany were also hit, but the decline in
HOOQ ‘Smart dubs’ a choice move
Until recently, media companies have been paying humans to watch each TV episode to manually key in or translate the subtitle. HOOQ -- a South-East Asia-based VoD service -- is taking a different approach by leveraging machine learning (ML) to automate and localise its entire content library for the Indian market.
5GX enlivens eSports
SK Telecom (SKT), a South Korean telecommunication company, has signed a partnership deal with Riot Games Korea, an eSports event organiser, to sponsor and broadcast League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) till 2020.
AT&T losing the video war
Spring of 2019 is not a great start for AT&T — a US communications giant with vertical integration of media supply chain. The company lost 627,000 video subscribers in Q1; the main loss of 544,000 was from TV subs, while the balance 83,000 loss of subscribers was from OTT video subs (DirecTVNow).
OTT Technology defines the future of live sports
The advent of OTT providers has changed the rules of media rights distribution — especially in live sports arena. Amazon, one of the new entrants to the market, has completed a much-anticipated US$50-million deal with NFL to live-stream Thursday Night Games in the US to its Amazon Prime subscribers.
Fifty years of bespoke solutions
Magna Systems has successfully worked with leading broadcasters and telcos building complete networks and playout centres, and offering robust turnkey
Strategic move by Mediacorp
Mediacorp, Singapore’s leading transmedia platform, has formed a strategic partnership with iflix, an OTT platform for emerging markets, to pave the way for regional streaming of locally produced content. This is in line with the shift from star-studded contents to hyper-local originals.
Hulu ads surged to $1.5b
Hulu, an Internet-based VoD founded by NBC Universal, is leveraging binge-watchers to increase advertisement revenues.
Singtel to have new curated VOD channels
HOOQ, Asia’s VOD service, has announced a major expansion of its partnership with Singtel. The new agreement will bring HOOQ’s content to even more Singtel’s postpaid mobile, broadband and TV customers in Singapore.
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