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Netflix prepares for Southeast Asia battle, eyes content push & mobile-only plans
Netflix is to use more mobile-only subscription plans and an expanded local content offering to…
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Asian streamer Hooq acquired by e-retailer Coupang, suggests report
South Korean e-commerce company Coupang is reported to have acquired the software of Hooq Digital,…
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Southeast Asian streamer Hooq files for liquidation
Singapore-based streamer Hooq – backed by Sony Pictures Television, Warner Bros. and regional telco Singtel…
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Online TV sales platform Vuulr goes global
Online programme sales platform Vuulr has rolled out internationally after launching across Asia in January…
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All3Media International to sell Hooq’s South East Asian originals
All3media International has agreed a content representation partnership with South East Asian streamer Hooq. All3’s…
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“Purposeful” formats, CEE scripted on the rise in 2019
International TV research consultancy K7 Media has unveiled its predictions for 2019, forecasting that Disney+…
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Hooq reveals three original Indonesian series, partners with Vice Media
Hooq, the Singapore-based streamer that serves Southeast Asia and India, has ordered three original Indonesian…
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Hooq gets hyper-local for new Southeast Asia strategy
Hooq CEO Peter Bithos tells TBI how he is transforming the Singapore-based streamer from the…
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Featuring at the Forum
We asked Asian television experts headed for Singapore’s Asia TV Forum & Market about the…
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BBCWW strikes 600-hour Amazon India deal
BBC Worldwide has shopped a huge package of BBC content to Amazon for its recently-launched…
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Amazon brings British Bear Hunt toon to US
Amazon Prime Video has acquired exclusive US streaming rights to British animated special We’re Going…
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Hooq launches in Singapore
Video streaming service Hooq has launched in Singapore. Hooq has struck a deal with one…
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Netflix orders Indian crime drama
Global streaming service Netflix has ordered its first original series out of India, an organised…
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Viacom18 creates Netflix rival
Viacom18 has launched a new ad-supported VOD service, VOOT. The platform will be made free…
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Netflix eyes Indian launch
A report in India suggests SVOD platform Netflix will launch in the Asian territory before…
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Studio’s Netflix rival launching in India
Sony, Warner Bros. and Singtel-backed SVOD service Hooq is about to launch in India, one…
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Warner, Sony launch Asian Netflix rival
Warner Bros. Entertainment and Sony Pictures Television have joined forces to launch a regional OTT…