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Taiwan’s NCC greenlights basic cable changes, 62 operators given a break on post-Disney channel replacements
Taiwan’s National Communications Commission (NCC) has given 62 cable TV operators the green light to change basic packs in the wake of Disney’s decision to kill its linear channels business. The NCC acknowledged the challenges in rolling out replacement channels with a similar “scale of production and broadcasting resources, talents and funds” as Disney/Nat Geo’s five basic channels, and said domestic operators should continue to study audience habits. The last of Disney’s basic cable channels exited at midnight on 31 December 2023. ▶ Read the full story here
Viu adds 13 titles to July line-up; Korea leads at 6, 5 Chinese shows and 2 from SE Asia
Streaming platform Viu adds three originals to its July schedule, kicking off on 12 July with Korean drama “Good Partner”, which Viu will stream as an original around the region in a simultaneous Friday/Saturday release arrangement with Korean free TV broadcaster SBS. The July line up of 13 new titles involves two Korean series; four Korean movies; five Chinese dramas (three from mainland China, one each from Taiwan and Hong Kong); and two from Southeast Asia (one each from Thailand and Indonesia). ▶ Read the full story here
“A [warning] letter is a letter. Action is more important to us”; Indonesia’s Semuel Abrijani Pangerapan on his mission to end illegal online activity
As Indonesia builds a digital economy, the country is on the warpath against online pirates and illegal operators of everything from sports betting to unauthorised video streaming. If Telegram seems to be the latest target, Indonesian authorities are crystal clear about their equal-opportunity approach to taking down anyone and anything that threatens to derail their ambitions. Bluntly and simply, their message is: “We’re coming after you. You have been warned”. As the mission ramps up, we spoke to Semuel Abrijani Pangerapan, director-general of application & informatics at Indonesia’s Ministry of Communication & Informatics. ▶ Read the full story here
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