Asia Digital TV News

PCCW and CANAL+ partner to accelerate growth of Viu
Jun 21, 2023 – PCCW [SEHK:0008] and CANAL+ have announced a deal under which CANAL+ will become a 26.1% minority shareholder in Viu, with an option for further investment to bring its holding to 51%.
News categories: PCCW, CANAL+ Group, Viu, Susanna Hui, Maxime Saada, Jacques du Puy, Janice Lee, Asia, Digital TV, MandA, Middle-East, South Africa, Streaming

MYTV Broadcasting and Nielsen roll out TV audience measurement in East Malaysia
Jun 15, 2023 – Nielsen has announced the expansion, in coooperation with MYTV Broadcasting, of its panel coverage into East Malaysia, enabling a better understand of audiences outside Peninsular Malaysia.
News categories: Nielsen, MYTV Broadcasting, Arnaud Frade, Puan Azlina Mohd Yusof, Advertising, Digital TV, Malaysia

Ateme provides OTT headend for IndiHome TV in Indonesia
Jun 20, 2023 – Ateme has announced that its OTT solutions have been selected to power the OTT headend of IndiHome TV, enabling them to expand their headend and add extra channels.
News categories: Ateme, IndiHome, Sean Tan, Gunawan Wasisto, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Indonesia, Streaming

Australia SVOD service revenue to grow at 8.2% CAGR over 2022-2027
Jun 20, 2023 – According to GlobalData, SVOD revenue in Australia is expected to increase from $1.9bn in 2022 to $2.8bn in 2027, driven by healthy growth in subscriptions, and a steady rise in ARPU.
News categories: GlobalData, Australia, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming

MwareTV collaborates with Alibaba Cloud on video services
Jun 19, 2023 – MwareTV has signed an agreement with Alibaba Cloud to make its services available through the Alibaba Marketplace, hosted in the Alibaba Cloud, and distributed using Alibaba's CDN in Europe and Asia.
News categories: MwareTV, Alibaba Cloud, Sander Kerstens, Raymond Ma, Asia, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Europe

Unique CTV users in APAC more than double between 2021 and 2022
Jun 13, 2023 – Amagi has found that the number of unique connected TV (CTV) users in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region increased by 247% from the fourth quarter of 2021 to the fourth quarter of 2022.
News categories: Amagi, Baskar Subramanian, Asia, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming

Samsung chip to power Hyundai in-vehicle infotainment
Jun 7, 2023 – Samsung's Exynos Auto V920 processor has been selected to power Hyundai Motor's IVI systems. The V920 enables display of driving information, as well as seamless playback of video content and games.
News categories: Samsung, Hyundai Motor, Jae Geol Pyee, Automotive, Digital TV, Korea, Semiconductor, UX, Worldwide

Radio Television Hong Kong selects Irdeto multi-DRM solution
Jun 7, 2023 – Irdeto and Mediatech have announced that Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) has selected Irdeto Control as its multi-DRM solution for all of its video streaming platforms.
News categories: Irdeto, Mediatech, RTHK, Andrew Bunten, Raymond Mo, Digital TV, DRM, Hong Kong, Streaming

KCGM deploys Amagi SaaS offering to distribute anime channel in India
Jun 7, 2023 – Amagi has announced that KC Global Media Asia (KCGM) has deployed Amagi's SaaS offerings to distribute its premium anime channel, Animax, across multiple OTT platforms in India.
News categories: Amagi, KC Global Media, Srinivasan KA, Avani Bhanchawat, Content Distribution, Digital TV, India, Streaming