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Kids roundup: WarnerMedia APAC hires Disney alum Melissa Lim; Moonbug shows comes to BBC iPlayer; Ferly & Toonz partner for ‘Kingdom Of None’
WarnerMedia APAC hires Disney alum Melissa Lim WarnerMedia has appointed Melissa Lim as the new head…
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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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Kids round-up: ABC Oz does more ‘Strange Chores’; ‘Rainbow Rangers’ go global; ‘Sunny Bunnies’ expand into Asia
ABC Australia does more Strange Chores The ABC in Australia has commissioned a 26 x…
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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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TBI Weekly: Will China’s media giants push Netflix out of Asia-Pacific?
Netflix is, for now, the undisputed global king of streaming, boasting close to 183 million…
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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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China’s Tencent & iQiyi explore Netflix-beating merger, report claims
Chinese media giants Tencent and iQiyi are reportedly exploring a merger that could create the…
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Kids round-up: Disney+ Hotstar’s Cosmos-Maya commission; Tencent takes ‘Chickpea’; TeamTO staff changes; and more
Disney+ Hotstar orders 200+ eps from Cosmos-Maya Indian streaming service Disney+ Hotstar has commissioned an…
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BBC Studios’ Chinese execs and buyers to miss Showcase amidst Coronavirus fears
BBC Studios (BBCS) has said that its Beijing-based execs and Chinese buyers will miss the…
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China’s Tencent to adapt ‘The Secret Life of 4 Year Olds’
Streaming giant Tencent has struck a deal that will see The Secret Life Of 4…