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France’s Canal+ extends stake in Asian streamer Viu to 30%
France’s pay-TV giant Canal+ has increased its investment in Asia-based streamer Viu to almost 30%….
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TBI Tech & Analysis: How Viu & Netflix are riding South-East Asia’s rapid ad revenue rise
The growing availability of high-speed internet and the rising popularity of smartphones and other digital…
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Asian streamer Viu remakes hit Korean drama ‘Reborn Rich’ in Thailand
Asia and MENA streamer Viu is remaking hit Korean drama Reborn Rich for its viewers…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Sizing up South-Eastern Asia’s streaming potential
South-Eastern Asia is a hotbed of streaming activity, with global and regional operators looking to…
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Viu moves into French-language drama with ‘The Outbreak’ in Middle East
Streaming service Viu has acquired French-language medical drama The Outbreak for its viewers in the…
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TBI’s 2020 Wrap: NENT Group’s Filippa Wallestam; Fremantle’s Jens Richter; eOne’s Noel Hedges; Viu’s Sahana Kamath
As a tumultuous year for the industry draws to a close, TBI talks to execs…
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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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TBI Tech & Analysis: A week in numbers from the US to Singapore
Covid-19 has deeply impacted media around the world and while some sectors have made the…
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Viu emerges top in Southeast Asia streaming poll, beating Netflix
Asia-focused SVOD Viu has ranked as the leading streaming service in Southeast Asia, according to…
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News round-up: Viu picks up Mediacorp content; Mena.tv drops fees to support industry
Viu picks up Mediacorp content PCCW Media Group’s pan-regional OTT video service Viu has struck…
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Viu originals drives Asian streamer to 41 million monthly active users
Viu, the Hong Kong-based OTT video service, has secured over 40 million monthly active users….
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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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Formats round-up: Viu adapts CJ ENM’s ‘Black’, Newen medical format goes to Germany
Viu adapts CJ ENM thriller ‘Black’ Asian OTT service Viu is adapting CJ ENM’s scripted…
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Asian streamer Viu strikes output deal with Discovery Networks Asia Pacific
Hong Kong-headquartered streamer Viu has struck an output deal with Discovery Networks Asia Pacific that…
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Viu brews original Thai drama ‘My Bubble Tea’
Asian streamer Viu has ordered its latest original scripted project, a romantic comedy based on…
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Commissioning round-up: Yes TV flies back to ‘Magpie’; HBO Asia, Viu return to ‘The Bridge’; HBO extends sketch show
Yes TV takes in more Magpie Israeli network Yes TV has ordered a second season…
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Viu, Discovery team up for ‘No Sleep No FOMO’
Asian pan-regional OTT service Viu has linked with Discovery for a content collaboration around the…
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Asian OTT Viu to adapt Keshet dramas
Asian OTT service Viu has struck a major licensing deal with Keshet International for scripted…
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Hong Kong’s TVB cuts 4% of workforce, streamlines unscripted arm
Hong Kong commercial broadcaster TVB has cut 150 jobs as it looks to restructure operations. …
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HBO Asia picks up Asian adaptation of The Bridge
HBO Asia is set to air the Asian adaptation of Endemol Shine’s The Bridge, a…
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Endemol Shine & Viu to adapt The Bridge for Asia
Asian VOD service Viu has teamed with Endemol Shine Group (ESG) to produce a localised,…
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Viu orders BBC Worldwide India-produced adventure original
Viu, the Asian VOD service, is set to launch its first adventure reality show I…
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PCCW’s OTT business gains $110m investment
PCCW Media has raised US$110 million from Hony Capital, Foxconn and Temasek, who become investors…
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Thailand gains sight of Viu
PCCW Media has launched its Viu over-the-top video service in Thailand, marking its 15th market…
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Asian Netflix rival hits 6 million
Viu, the Asian rival to Netflix from telco giant PCCW, has hit six million subscribers…
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Major Asian content deal for Netflix
Netflix has landed a raft of Asia-originated series after striking a content deal with Singapore’s…
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Netflix rival Viu passes subs milestone
PCCW-owned South-East Asian OTT TV service Viu has passed the milestone of pulling in four…
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Asian Netflix rival launches Singapore SVOD
PCCW’s premium Viu OTT service has rolled out in Singapore, in association with local telco…
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New launch for PCCW’s Asian Netflix rival
Asian OTT service Viu has launched in Indonesia, as its streaming rival Netflix experiences problems…
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PCCW’s Netflix rival tops a million
Viu, the streaming service launched by Hong Kong-based telco PCCW, has registered 1.2 million downloads…
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