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Blackbird-Imagen cloud platform a fast-turn social/VoD workflow

Cloud media asset management platform Imagen is now integrated with the Blackbird cloud native video editing platform.

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Disney+ hits US$2-billion mark in global consumer spend

Driven by subscriptions, exclusive releases, strong IP and international expansion, video streaming service Disney+ has joined the likes of Netflix, YouTube, Tencent Video, and iQIYI in surpassing the US$2-billion milestone in lifetime global consumer spend.

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Streaming ahead: Asia a dynamic video market offering a rich seam of growth opportunities in coming years

By Shaun Lim The demand and appetite for content on a global scale has never been greater.

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Why more viewers in Asia will turn to SVoD services

Driven by high penetration in both fixed and mobile broadband, as well as low subscription prices, more viewers in Asia are consuming content from subscription video-on-demand (SVoD) services.

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Kaltura powering sooka — Astro’s standalone streaming service

Going live across Malaysia in June 2021, the six-month old sooka, a standalone streaming service by Astro, is offering viewers a freemium package with a selection of ad-based content that can be expanded into broader content bundles based on multiple subscriptions plans.

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Aura galloping towards the future of interactive ‘3D’ live sports

Interactive OTT (over-the-top) streaming service Aura deployed The Switch’s cloud-based MIMiC Transmission Service to power live coverage via multiple viewpoints from the 2021 Melbourne Cup Carnival, Australia’s most famous annual horse race.

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Business of ‘Storytelling 360’ news production now faster & cheaper

Dalet will be debuting the Dalet Pyramid cloud-native platform at IBC2021.

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Framing the future: Broadcast industry must leverage IBB technologies to build long-term two-way relationship with viewers

By Shaun Lim Like many other business sectors, the broadcast and media industry has not been spared from the massive disruption brought forth by the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Dream to stream all NBL1 games comes true, thanks to LiveU

Australia’s National Basketball League (NBL) is live streaming every state basketball game by deploying LiveU Solo wireless video encoders at arenas across Australia.

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Evertz’s advanced SaaS service meets OTT & D2C requirements

Evertz has launched evertz.

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Telestream helps Firstlight Media provide quality OTT live services

Firstlight Media has chosen Telestream to ensure end-to-end quality monitoring of its cloud native, low-latency OTT service.

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Actus offering multi-probe points tool to reduce viewer churn

Actus Digital, a provider of QA monitoring and compliance logging solutions, has announced a new version of its intelligent media monitoring platform.

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DARE to Change: StarHub redefines meaning of ‘Entertainment’ offering an infinity of hybrid D2C services

By Shaun Lim For many viewers in Singapore, StarHub has been synonymous with pay-TV in the country, particularly in the early 2000s, when the telco acquired Singapore Cable Vision (SCV) in 2001 and became the sole pay-TV operator in the country for six years.

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Disney+ capturing 66 million Asian subscribers by end-2021

The Walt Disney Company will be launching Disney+ in South Korea, Hong Kong and Taiwan in November 2021, while expanding Disney+ Japan to feature additional entertainment content.

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Streann partners Blackbird to offer powerful remote live streaming

Streann Media, an over-the-top (OTT) streaming platform, has teamed up with Blackbird, a cloud native video editing and publishing platform, to bring content providers a more efficient way to produce live events remotely.