Singapore-based Viddsee has struck a deal to stream select content from Discovery Networks Asia Pacific, starting with films from Discovery’s First Time Filmmakers initiative.
Category: SE-ASIA
Astro teams with Globe to launch Tribe in the Philippines
Malaysia’s Astro Holdings has entered into an agreement with mobile operator Globe Telecom to launch its OTT service Tribe in the Philippines.
IFlix bags $45m investment from Sky
UK broadcaster Sky is investing $45m in Southeast Asian streaming service iFlix as part of a strategic partnership between the two companies.
Asian content in demand and on-demand
Western streaming giants are making their first forays into Asia, but will they be able to negotiate different cultural tastes, piracy and local competitors to win over audiences?
Snapshot of Asian content VOD platforms
A snapshot of streaming services either based in Asia or focusing on Asian content but with headquarters outside of the region.
Netflix set to take on Asian tigers
Netflix has announced plans to launch in the four Asian tiger economies of South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong and Taiwan in early 2016.
Singapore’s Viddsee launches Android app
Singapore-based short film streaming service Viddsee is launching an Android version of its app, expanding its offering from iOS and web-based platforms.
Jolie Pitt to direct Cambodian memoir for Netflix
Angelina Jolie Pitt will direct a feature adaptation of Loung Ung’s memoir, First They Killed My Father: A Daughter Of Cambodia Remembers, for Netflix.
Tencent’s JOOX enters Malaysian market
Tencent’s music streaming service JOOX has launched in Malaysia with three different user interfaces, reflecting the multicultural and multi-language nature of the Malaysian market.
iFlix, HOOQ jostle for SE-Asia’s VOD market
With the launch of Kuala Lumpur-based iFlix earlier this week, South-East Asia now has two ambitious online video platforms attempting to introduce a pay model in the region.