Malaysia’s powerful free-TV network, Media Prima, has a lot going for it these days, not least of which is Malaysian superhero Ejen Ali; soaring content/IP sales as streamers jostle for local shows; upsized and monetisable content solutions; co-production successes; hopes for a TVOD busine

A year after he joined Asia-based streamer Viu, Head of Originals, Felix To, talks about creating a production culture, adaptations, content alliances, and why 2022 has been the most critical year.  

 

Paramount+ rolled out in Korea in June 2022 in partnership with CJ ENM-led domestic platform TVing, kicking off a new era in Asia for the U.S.-based global streamer. Catherine Park, Paramount’s SVP, Head of Office and Streaming for Asia, talks about go-to-market strategies.  

Indonesian streaming platform Vidio moves into 2023 with at least three content superpowers, led by sports and original premium production. Managing director Monika Rudijono talks about hopes and priorities. 

12 years after it went live with a mobile app offering accurate prayer times for Muslims around the world and with 130+ million downloads in 190 markets and counting, Singapore-based Bitsmedia has upsized its Muslim Pro platform with a global SVOD service offering a wide-ranging library of lifes