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TBI Weekly: All eyes on the buyers
We might only be in early February but it already feels as if 2024 will…
Rakuten Viki strikes content deals with Korea’s CJ ENM, JTBC
Streamer Rakuten Viki has struck a pair of content partnerships with Korea’s CJ ENM and…
Rakuten’s Best-of-Asia SVOD names CEO
Rakuten’s Best-of-Asia SVOD Viki has named Sam Wu as its CEO. The platform has promoted…
Rakuten TV mulls wider European expansion
Video-on-demand service Rakuten TV is mulling plans to expand its footprint across more European countries….
Viki launches new global Chinese service
Streaming service Viki has launched new Chinese TV streaming offerings. Viki has bases in Asia…
Wuaki.tv extends kids SVOD call
Video-on-demand company Wuaki.tv is on the hunt for new local kids TV partners with whom…
Viki adds Malaysia scripted pack
International online video platform Viki has acquired nearly 100 hours of Malaysian scripted programming after…
Wuaki.TV founder upped to parent firm role
The CEO and founder of Wuaki.TV, Jacinto Roca, has been named executive officer at the…
Wuaki launches kids SVOD in France
Japanese-owned streaming and download service Wuaki is teaming with French media group Lagardère and launching…
Wuaki.tv launches in Italy
Movie and TV streaming service Wuaki.tv has launched in Italy, marking its fifth country launch…
Wuaki.tv plans French, German and Italian launches
TV and movie streaming service Wuaki.tv is expanding its European footprint to a total of…
Wuaki to expand into 13 Euro territories
Wuaki.tv, the Spain-based OTT service owned by Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten, will launch in France,…
Rakuten’s Wuaki.TV plans to launch across Europe
Wuaki.TV, dubbed the ‘Spanish Netflix’, plans to launch across all major European territories, according to…