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TBI Tech & Analysis: How Disney+ fits into South Africa’s SVOD boom
South Africa’s SVOD landscape has seen rapid growth over recent years with global players joining…
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Kids round-up: Disney+ Hotstar’s Cosmos-Maya commission; Tencent takes ‘Chickpea’; TeamTO staff changes; and more
Disney+ Hotstar orders 200+ eps from Cosmos-Maya Indian streaming service Disney+ Hotstar has commissioned an…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Six key facts behind India’s explosive OTT market
India’s vast population is fueling a booming OTT market but even recent rapid growth looks…
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India to be ‘third largest SVOD market’ by end of 2020
India will have the third most SVOD subscribers in any country worldwide by the end…
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Asian streamer Viu quits Indian market
Viu, the video streaming service owned by Hong Kong-based PCCW Media, has decided to fold…
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Disney+ set to expand in Asia via Hotstar
Disney+ is to launch in India and Southeast Asia in the second half of 2020…
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Disney+ unveils price point, two-year global expansion
Disney has given investors a first glimpse into its new SVOD service, which is to…
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Amazon strikes overall deal with Handmaid’s Tale director
Amazon has struck an overall deal with The Handmaid’s Tale director Reed Morano. Morano, who…
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Netflix ‘far behind’ in the Indian OTT market
Netflix is “far behind” other players in the Indian over-the-top video market, ranking fifth in…
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Asian prodcos: OTT’s golden moment
Golden Karavan’s Apoorva Bakshi and Jeff Sagansky talk to Kaltrina Bylykbashi about why India needs…
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CBS takes Showtime to India
CBS and India’s premium streaming platform, Hotstar, have agreed a licensing and trademark agreement to…
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Fox not keen on D2C, but Hulu-type services ‘key’
Direct-to-consumer services may not be a necessary part of the distribution mix for 21st Century…
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Star becomes ‘India’s home of HBO’
21st Century Fox-owned pay TV service Star India has become the latest local ‘home of…
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Netflix eyes Indian launch
A report in India suggests SVOD platform Netflix will launch in the Asian territory before…