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IFlix
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HBO Max hires former iflix content chief, Disney & Viu alums ahead of Asia expansion
WarnerMedia has hired the former chief content officer at iflix to lead HBO Max’s production…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Six Southeast Asia streaming super-trends for 2021
Jun Wen Woo, senior analyst for TV & online at research powerhouse Omdia, offers six…
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Chinese streamer iQiyi seeks Southeast Asia expansion with new hires
Chinese streamer iQiyi is looking to expand its presence in Southeast Asia with the appointment…
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Alibaba livestreaming boss fired, accused of nepotism and accepting gifts
Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce giant, has announced the immediate departure of its livestreaming chief Zhao…
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China’s Tencent to buy Asian streamer Iflix
Chinese entertainment giant Tencent is poised to acquire the key assets of indebted pan-Asian streamer…
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Asian streamer Iflix up for sale as debt crisis looms
Malaysia-based pan-Asian video streaming outfit Iflix is in sale talks and has appointed two executives…
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Iflix rejigs management structure with Mark Francis named chief content officer
Asian streamer iflix is rejigging its management structure, with Mark Francis taking the reins as…
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Iflix secures $50m to ‘aggressively pursue growth’
Asian streamer Iflix has secured more than $50 million from investors to expand its activities,…
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Iflix strikes strategic partnership with Foxxum
Asian streaming outfit Iflix and smart TV technology specialist Foxxum have struck an agreement to…
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Iflix launches premium sports channel in Asia
Southeast Asian VOD channel iflix has launched a premium sports channel on its service in…
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Iflix exits Africa to focus on core Asian markets
Iflix has sold the remaining stake in its African business, Kwesé Iflix, to local partner…
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Iflix ramps up originals drive
Malaysian SVoD iflix is ramping up its originals drive, with plans to quadruple its slate…
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Iflix launches 24-hour news service
Emerging markets SVOD service Iflix is set to launch a 24-hour news service in all…
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BBC Showcase to host tech giants Apple, Netflix & more
BBC Worldwide Showcase 2018, held later this month (February 18-21), will be hosting Apple, Netflix,…
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Iflix commissions first Malaysian original
Emerging markets-focused streaming service Iflix is launching its first-ever original drama series in Malaysia, KL…
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Iflix appoints CEO of MENA region
Iflix has appointed former Mobily and Vodafone executive John Saad as CEO of Iflix Middle…
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Iflix launches in Bangladesh
Emerging market SVOD service Iflix has launched in Bangladesh in partnership with local mobile operator…
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Iflix & Deutsche Telekom join Atrium’s drama club
Atrium TV, the drama ‘commissioning club’ launched at MIPTV this year, has gained a range…
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Iflix hires RTL CBS Asia founder
Iflix has appointed the founding CEO of RTL CBS Asia Entertainment Network, Jonas Engwall, as its…
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Disney to launch branded channel on Netflix rival
Disney, fresh from pulling out of its distribution agreement with Netflix, has signed up to…
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Iflix closes $133m funding round led by Hearst
Emerging market SVOD service Iflix has completed a US$133 million funding round led by US…
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SVOD service iflix launches African office
Subscription VOD service iflix has opened an office in Cape Town as it launches a…
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Iflix expands into MENA
South-East Asian SVOD provider Iflix has expanded into the Middle East and North Africa region…
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Netflix VP Sean Carey joins Iflix
Asian Netflix rival Iflix has poached the US streaming giant’s vice-president of global television, Sean…
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Asian Netflix rival raises $90m
Asian SVOD service iflix has raised US$90 million to use on international expansion. Cable giant…
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Vice targets Asia with major mobile expansion
Vice Media is making a major mobile push, expanding its offerings in a bid to…
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TBI Digital: Year in Review
Twenty-sixteen was bookended by subscription VOD services taking their limited offers and launching them globally…
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BBC Four plants Roots with A+E
UK pubcaster the BBC is among the latest to buy A+E Networks’ reworking of the…
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OTT ‘adds $25bn to global video industry’
The global OTT market has added some US$25 billion in revenue to the video industry,…
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Sky invests $45m in Asian Netflix rival
Sky investing US$45 million in Iflix as part of a new partnership deal with the…
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