Viu, iQiyi launch streaming bundle in Southeast Asia
Asia-based streaming platforms Viu and iQiyi are launching a streaming bundle in Southeast Asia in the second half of this year across Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines and Malaysia. The agreement was announced live at APOS at lunchtime. The...
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Crunchyroll expands in Taiwan and Korea; "Asia not just a growth strategy, it is part of our core...
Anime platform Crunchyroll is expanding its service in Taiwan and South Korea, president Rahul Purini said this morning at APOS. The Taiwan play rolls out this summer, with Korea to follow later this year. Purini said the expansion into the two...
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APAC’s Growth Story is Misleading, MPA’s Vivek Couto tells APOS opening; “The Pie is Bigger...
The APAC screen economy is, on the surface, a calm healthy growth story over the next five years, rising from US$179 billion this year to US$200 billion in 2031. “But the surface is misleading,” Media Partners Asia (MPA) executive director Vivek...
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