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  • Viu enters Middle East, to provide buffer-free content

    MUMBAI: Video-on-demand (VOD) service provider Vuclip has launched Viu, a direct to consumer VOD service, in the Middle East. The platform is already available in Indonesia, Malaysia, India, Hong Kong and Singapore.

    In the Middle East, content will be available without charge, while premium content can be viewed without advertisements, after paying a monthly subscription fee. Users across the region now have access to tens of thousands of hours of local, regional and international premium entertainment, built on Vuclip’s patented Dynamic Adaptive Transcoding technology to offer viewers a buffer free viewing experience.

    The platform offers regional, international and local entertainment on-demand content, including Egyptian, Syrian, Khaleeji and Tunisian TV dramas.

    Users can access classic movies and recent blockbusters, as well as curated music videos for over 6,000 songs from artists such as Nicole Saba, Amr Diab, Hassan El Shafei, Nancy Ajram, Ramy Sabrya and Maya Diab. Bollywood content can also be streamed, with films, popular TV shows and music videos featuring stars such as Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif and Deepika Padukone.

    The company recently sealed a deal with Indian content house Shemaroo to add more content to the Viu platform.

    Vuclip regional director for Middle East Sherif Dahan voiced that the expansion will be exciting as they plan to bring new ideas to life and offer viewers a whole new experience in entertainment.

  • Xaxis names Arshan Saha APAC president

    Xaxis names Arshan Saha APAC president

    MUMBAI: Xaxis the world’s largest programmatic media and technology platform, today announced the promotion of ArshanSaha to President, Asia Pacific (APAC). Saha was previously Vice President, South and Southeast Asia. As one of the founding members of Xaxis APAC, Saha helped established offices in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam and India.

    “Arshan has played an integral role in establishing Xaxis as the programmatic advertising platform of choice in Asia Pacific,” said Xaxis global president Nicolas Bidon. “He has done an incredible job of expanding Xaxis’ programmatic footprint and building the region’s business with great management skills, passion for our clients’ success and knowledge of the industry. I look forward to his continued leadership as APAC President.”

    “The tremendous success and growth of Xaxis has culminated in the creation of [m]PLATFORM which we are looking forward to roll out across APAC. Arshan has played a significant role in this success with his ability to understand and navigate clients and publishers in the region. I cannot think of a better candidate to take Xaxis APAC to the next level”, says [m]PLATFORM.
    APAC president Michel De Rijk.

    Over the last 4.5 years at Xaxis, Arshan’s leadership included full charge of all seven markets’ P&Ls, as well as growing the businesses 20-fold within a short span of three years. Prior to joining Xaxis in 2012, Arshan served as Regional Director for Southeast Asia at Innity Corp. where he played a critical role in establishing the company as the leading media network in the region. Arshan’s portfolio included over 300 clients across multiple industries, an array of large to mid-sized publishers, as well as technology vendors across APAC, driving best-in-class -advertising technology and innovation. He was also most recently voted as Campaign Asia’s 40 under 40 most talented individuals in Asia.

    “I am incredibly honored to lead our team of committed programmatic experts here in APAC. As leaders, we will continue to set standards and drive the industry forward with our proprietary technology and unique data so the entire ecosystem is able to benefit from measurable value.” said Arshan “It’s a very exciting time as clients are demanding empowerment and guarantees to be able to navigate through the programmatic landscape whilst at the other end of the spectrum we have a consumer who is seeking relevance and personalization.”

  • Xaxis names Arshan Saha APAC president

    Xaxis names Arshan Saha APAC president

    MUMBAI: Xaxis the world’s largest programmatic media and technology platform, today announced the promotion of ArshanSaha to President, Asia Pacific (APAC). Saha was previously Vice President, South and Southeast Asia. As one of the founding members of Xaxis APAC, Saha helped established offices in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam and India.

    “Arshan has played an integral role in establishing Xaxis as the programmatic advertising platform of choice in Asia Pacific,” said Xaxis global president Nicolas Bidon. “He has done an incredible job of expanding Xaxis’ programmatic footprint and building the region’s business with great management skills, passion for our clients’ success and knowledge of the industry. I look forward to his continued leadership as APAC President.”

    “The tremendous success and growth of Xaxis has culminated in the creation of [m]PLATFORM which we are looking forward to roll out across APAC. Arshan has played a significant role in this success with his ability to understand and navigate clients and publishers in the region. I cannot think of a better candidate to take Xaxis APAC to the next level”, says [m]PLATFORM.
    APAC president Michel De Rijk.

    Over the last 4.5 years at Xaxis, Arshan’s leadership included full charge of all seven markets’ P&Ls, as well as growing the businesses 20-fold within a short span of three years. Prior to joining Xaxis in 2012, Arshan served as Regional Director for Southeast Asia at Innity Corp. where he played a critical role in establishing the company as the leading media network in the region. Arshan’s portfolio included over 300 clients across multiple industries, an array of large to mid-sized publishers, as well as technology vendors across APAC, driving best-in-class -advertising technology and innovation. He was also most recently voted as Campaign Asia’s 40 under 40 most talented individuals in Asia.

    “I am incredibly honored to lead our team of committed programmatic experts here in APAC. As leaders, we will continue to set standards and drive the industry forward with our proprietary technology and unique data so the entire ecosystem is able to benefit from measurable value.” said Arshan “It’s a very exciting time as clients are demanding empowerment and guarantees to be able to navigate through the programmatic landscape whilst at the other end of the spectrum we have a consumer who is seeking relevance and personalization.”

  • ABS partners PT Sarana Media to launch Indonesian DTH FreeViews platform

    ABS partners PT Sarana Media to launch Indonesian DTH FreeViews platform

    MACAU: Leading satellite operator ABS has announced today that it will partner with PT Sarana Media Vision (SMV), using SMV’s DTH license to launch a consumer FreeView satellite service – FreeViewSat – across Indonesia in January 2017. The service will be called SMV FreeViewSat and will initially broadcast over 60 television channels via the ABS-2, ABS-2A and ABS-6 satellites in both Ku and C-band.

    For the first time in Indonesia, a free-to-view platform will be available throughout the entire country, allowing advertisers the opportunity to reach the full potential of the Indonesian audience.

    The FreeViewSat model will promote maximum distribution and the cost of the STB & dish will be less than US$35. Customers will only need to make this one-time purchase to enjoy all the TV channels on the platform (with no monthly recurring subscription fees).

    Tom Choi, CEO of ABS commented that “SMV’s FreeViewSat will be very attractive for Indonesia by providing great quality international and unique domestic programming to the entire country. The goal is to deliver high quality entertainment and educational content affordably to all – For the first time, everybody, not only the affluent or those in the urban areas, will be able to receive high quality programming for free, with just a one-time purchase of a set-top box and dish. FreeViewSat will also give advertisers the first real opportunity to reach the whole population of Indonesia, even in rural areas. ABS is delighted to be partnering and supporting this highly worthwhile venture.’’

    At launch in January, FreeViewSat will carry at least 30 local Free-to-Air channels and more than 30 high quality international channels. The number of channels will continue to grow to over 100 channels in the first 6 to 12 months as new and interesting content is added.

    FreeViewSat will be available via 75cm Ku band dishes from 75E on ABS-2 and ABS-2A, and via 1.6m C-band antennas from 156E on ABS-6 simultaneously, so that consumers have the choice of small dishes, or larger ones with better rain protection. Since Indonesia already has over 10 million C-band antennas installed, the adoption rate is expected to be rapid.

    ABS has selected the ABV conditional access and middleware system, along with Ali chips for its Set-Top Boxes.

    Confirmed channels for launch include:

    TV9 Nusantara, TVRI Nasional, DAAI TV, TV One, ANTV, Metro TV, Trans 7, Trans TV, SCTV, Indosair, Kompas TV, Net TV, Bali TV H2, Bloomberg TV, France 24, Fix & Foxi, Action Hollywood Movies, Pulse TV, Al Jazeera English, CCTV-News, CCTV-4, CCTV-9, Russia Today, MediaCorp Channel, Landscape HD, TRACE Urban and TRACE Sport Stars, B4U Music, B4U Movies, NDTV 24/7 and NDTV Good Times, and many more

  • ABS partners PT Sarana Media to launch Indonesian DTH FreeViews platform

    ABS partners PT Sarana Media to launch Indonesian DTH FreeViews platform

    MACAU: Leading satellite operator ABS has announced today that it will partner with PT Sarana Media Vision (SMV), using SMV’s DTH license to launch a consumer FreeView satellite service – FreeViewSat – across Indonesia in January 2017. The service will be called SMV FreeViewSat and will initially broadcast over 60 television channels via the ABS-2, ABS-2A and ABS-6 satellites in both Ku and C-band.

    For the first time in Indonesia, a free-to-view platform will be available throughout the entire country, allowing advertisers the opportunity to reach the full potential of the Indonesian audience.

    The FreeViewSat model will promote maximum distribution and the cost of the STB & dish will be less than US$35. Customers will only need to make this one-time purchase to enjoy all the TV channels on the platform (with no monthly recurring subscription fees).

    Tom Choi, CEO of ABS commented that “SMV’s FreeViewSat will be very attractive for Indonesia by providing great quality international and unique domestic programming to the entire country. The goal is to deliver high quality entertainment and educational content affordably to all – For the first time, everybody, not only the affluent or those in the urban areas, will be able to receive high quality programming for free, with just a one-time purchase of a set-top box and dish. FreeViewSat will also give advertisers the first real opportunity to reach the whole population of Indonesia, even in rural areas. ABS is delighted to be partnering and supporting this highly worthwhile venture.’’

    At launch in January, FreeViewSat will carry at least 30 local Free-to-Air channels and more than 30 high quality international channels. The number of channels will continue to grow to over 100 channels in the first 6 to 12 months as new and interesting content is added.

    FreeViewSat will be available via 75cm Ku band dishes from 75E on ABS-2 and ABS-2A, and via 1.6m C-band antennas from 156E on ABS-6 simultaneously, so that consumers have the choice of small dishes, or larger ones with better rain protection. Since Indonesia already has over 10 million C-band antennas installed, the adoption rate is expected to be rapid.

    ABS has selected the ABV conditional access and middleware system, along with Ali chips for its Set-Top Boxes.

    Confirmed channels for launch include:

    TV9 Nusantara, TVRI Nasional, DAAI TV, TV One, ANTV, Metro TV, Trans 7, Trans TV, SCTV, Indosair, Kompas TV, Net TV, Bali TV H2, Bloomberg TV, France 24, Fix & Foxi, Action Hollywood Movies, Pulse TV, Al Jazeera English, CCTV-News, CCTV-4, CCTV-9, Russia Today, MediaCorp Channel, Landscape HD, TRACE Urban and TRACE Sport Stars, B4U Music, B4U Movies, NDTV 24/7 and NDTV Good Times, and many more

  • DD D-G Sahu elected Asia-Pacific Broadcasting vice-president

    DD D-G Sahu elected Asia-Pacific Broadcasting vice-president

    NEW DELHI: Doordarshan Director General Supriya Sahu has been elected as the new vice-president of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union. The election was held during the 53rd annual Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union General Assembly hosted by the Indonesian public broadcaster RRI,

    The meet concluded in Bali on 25 October 2016. The theme of this year’s general assembly was “Media for the Future” focussing on the steps required by the media to meet new and emerging challenges, as well as new concepts and ideas.

    Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) president and CEO Ko Dae-young was elected as the new president. Sahu joins the other two vice-presidents of ABU, NHK-Japan executive vice-president Hikaru Doumoto, and TRT- Turkey director general Senol Goka.

    Both, the new president and the vice-presidents, start their term with immediate effect and will continue their service to the ABU for the next three years from January 2017.

    The Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union formed in 1964 is a non-profit, professional association of broadcasting organisations. It currently has over 280 members in 69 countries and regions, reaching a potential audience of about three billion people.

  • DD D-G Sahu elected Asia-Pacific Broadcasting vice-president

    DD D-G Sahu elected Asia-Pacific Broadcasting vice-president

    NEW DELHI: Doordarshan Director General Supriya Sahu has been elected as the new vice-president of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union. The election was held during the 53rd annual Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union General Assembly hosted by the Indonesian public broadcaster RRI,

    The meet concluded in Bali on 25 October 2016. The theme of this year’s general assembly was “Media for the Future” focussing on the steps required by the media to meet new and emerging challenges, as well as new concepts and ideas.

    Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) president and CEO Ko Dae-young was elected as the new president. Sahu joins the other two vice-presidents of ABU, NHK-Japan executive vice-president Hikaru Doumoto, and TRT- Turkey director general Senol Goka.

    Both, the new president and the vice-presidents, start their term with immediate effect and will continue their service to the ABU for the next three years from January 2017.

    The Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union formed in 1964 is a non-profit, professional association of broadcasting organisations. It currently has over 280 members in 69 countries and regions, reaching a potential audience of about three billion people.

  • GCMA strives to increase export sales of content in Thailand, Indonesia by 20% in three years

    GCMA strives to increase export sales of content in Thailand, Indonesia by 20% in three years

    18th October 2016 – Global Creative and Media Agency (GCMA), Southeast Asia’s leading private media agency championing the creative industry’s trade export, continues to grow its presence in Southeast Asia the appointment of Ms. Nathamon Singhathewakul as a country manager in Thailand. Mr. Hendy Lim (former Vice President of Contents and Events at MNC Group) has also been confirmed as their partner in Indonesia.

    Through the expansion, GCMA strives to increase the export sales of content in Thailand and Indonesia by 20 percent within three years. To foster the region’s trade economy in the entertainment industry to greater heights, both Ms. Singhathewakul and Mr. Lim are to act as an intermediary for GCMA; to assist in elevating the quality of content development with the possibility for co-production between Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and other global players. With Ms. Singhathewakul and Mr. Lim’s vast experience, GCMA will work closely with private and government bodies as well as media players in both countries by providing an advisory role in relation to ne strategy in content, trends, and world-class markets in the region.

    “As the official Southeast Asia representative of Reed Midem, the world’s leading organiser of media entertainment global markets; GCMA has successfully nurtured Malaysia’s creative industry in the past six years through the promotion of content at world-class festivals, trade events, and business-to-business engagements. In addition, GCMA has increased the participation of Southeast Asian creative companies to Mipcom 2016, especially from Thailand and Indonesia to further promote their content to the world stage,” said Adam Ham, CEO of GCMA, who also revealed that the agency seeks to expand its presence in Vietnam and the Philippines next year.

    Furthermore, the expansion is in tandem with GCMA’s 10-year plan since its establishment in 2011; to assist in developing the potential of ASEAN’s creative economy and trade, particularly in content development and co-productions. Over the years, GCMA have successfully facilitate the local industry leaders such as the National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (FINAS), Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC), the Ministry of Communications and Multimedia Malaysia (KKMM) and others to promote Malaysian content to the world in areas such as television, film, animation, music, licensing and merchandising.

    In addition, GCMA has built up its clientele base with local media players in both Thailand and Indonesia, namely MNC Media, RCTI, SCTV, Workpoint, M-COT, Thai-PBS, and government institutes, such as Software Industry Promotion Agency (SIPA) and Department of Industry Trade and Promotion (DITP) of Thailand as well as Indonesia’s Badan Ekonomi Kreatif (BEKRAF) and the Ministry of Education and Culture.

  • GCMA strives to increase export sales of content in Thailand, Indonesia by 20% in three years

    GCMA strives to increase export sales of content in Thailand, Indonesia by 20% in three years

    18th October 2016 – Global Creative and Media Agency (GCMA), Southeast Asia’s leading private media agency championing the creative industry’s trade export, continues to grow its presence in Southeast Asia the appointment of Ms. Nathamon Singhathewakul as a country manager in Thailand. Mr. Hendy Lim (former Vice President of Contents and Events at MNC Group) has also been confirmed as their partner in Indonesia.

    Through the expansion, GCMA strives to increase the export sales of content in Thailand and Indonesia by 20 percent within three years. To foster the region’s trade economy in the entertainment industry to greater heights, both Ms. Singhathewakul and Mr. Lim are to act as an intermediary for GCMA; to assist in elevating the quality of content development with the possibility for co-production between Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and other global players. With Ms. Singhathewakul and Mr. Lim’s vast experience, GCMA will work closely with private and government bodies as well as media players in both countries by providing an advisory role in relation to ne strategy in content, trends, and world-class markets in the region.

    “As the official Southeast Asia representative of Reed Midem, the world’s leading organiser of media entertainment global markets; GCMA has successfully nurtured Malaysia’s creative industry in the past six years through the promotion of content at world-class festivals, trade events, and business-to-business engagements. In addition, GCMA has increased the participation of Southeast Asian creative companies to Mipcom 2016, especially from Thailand and Indonesia to further promote their content to the world stage,” said Adam Ham, CEO of GCMA, who also revealed that the agency seeks to expand its presence in Vietnam and the Philippines next year.

    Furthermore, the expansion is in tandem with GCMA’s 10-year plan since its establishment in 2011; to assist in developing the potential of ASEAN’s creative economy and trade, particularly in content development and co-productions. Over the years, GCMA have successfully facilitate the local industry leaders such as the National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (FINAS), Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC), the Ministry of Communications and Multimedia Malaysia (KKMM) and others to promote Malaysian content to the world in areas such as television, film, animation, music, licensing and merchandising.

    In addition, GCMA has built up its clientele base with local media players in both Thailand and Indonesia, namely MNC Media, RCTI, SCTV, Workpoint, M-COT, Thai-PBS, and government institutes, such as Software Industry Promotion Agency (SIPA) and Department of Industry Trade and Promotion (DITP) of Thailand as well as Indonesia’s Badan Ekonomi Kreatif (BEKRAF) and the Ministry of Education and Culture.

  • Twitter India kicks off #GoLive bootcamps

    Twitter India kicks off #GoLive bootcamps

    MUMBAI: Twitter has expanded its Indian outreach to empower agencies and brands it works with to capitalize on live, always-on moments and video innovation through the platform. The outreach program in India is anchored by a three-prong strategy: gamified learning through DIY postcards, new deep dive courses for its Flight School online education programme, and a new series of multi-city #GoLive agency bootcamps.

    “The digital space moves at lightning speed, change is the only constant. Agencies know of Twitter, but not many know how best to leverage our latest tools in a way that adds value for their clients. To help increase the understanding as our platform and the industry evolves, we are working to engage more with marketers around the world so that they and their clients can use Twitter more effectively to reach and engage with target customers,” says Simon Brockman, Head of Agency Development, APAC & MENA, Twitter.

    Gamified learning going back to basics

    Twitter India will send weekly ‘Did You Know’ cards to agencies over a six week period, to help agencies in achieving their marketing goals through gamified learning. These ‘Did You Know’ cards will contain interesting facts and trivia about Twitter’s advertising solutions, share best practices on how to target and build an audience on the platform, and deliver research insights to agency representatives. On the corresponding Friday, there will be trivia quiz hosted from @TwitterAdsIN open to employees of participating agencies to test that week’s knowledge.

    New modules available to agencies and brand marketers globally

    For marketers seeking to advance their digital prowess, Twitter Flight School serves as the go-to resource for agencies and brand marketers to stay on top of the latest innovations on the platform and ideas to maximize campaign results. More than 7,900 representatives from brands and agencies in the region has registered for the free online education program so far. Within a week in India, nearly 600 agency representatives have signed up for the program.

    Twitter has added new deep dive modules to Flight School that support marketers who are keen on leveraging premium content advertising from top broadcasters, sports leagues, and content creators. Marketers can explore content partnerships with Twitter Amplify, scale optimisation with Twitter Ads, and maximize TV campaign results with Twitter integration. Upcoming modules include the latest video on Twitter and direct response features, key drivers of engagement for advertisers on Twitter.

    Twitter kicks off #GoLive agency bootcamps in Asia

    Finally, Twitter kicks off a series of #GoLive agency bootcamps across Asia, including India, this August. The bootcamps are half day learning sessions for agencies comprising of intensive training workshops aimed at bringing together Twitter experts from marketing, research, product, and brand strategy to facilitate best practice sharing.The the first round of bootcamps will be conducted for some of the key agency partners including GroupM, Omnicom Media Group & Publicis Media. Later in the year, the program will be scaled to include some of the other agency groups too.

    More than 20 of these training sessions will be held with agencies across India, Indonesia, Philippines and Singapore between August and September.

    Here are some perspectives from the agencies:

    “At MEC India, to perpetually be in beta mode is a philosophy we aspire to. With so much going on around us, we place a big premium on staying updated. We find Twitter’s Flight School and agency outreach programme very valuable towards that end,” Gangs T Gangadhar, Managing Director of MEC South Asia.

    “Digital is developing at a rapid speed and we want to maximise this moment for our clients in real-time. The #GoLive training sessions and Flight School from Twitter ensure that we are topping the digital game, aligned to the needs of our teams, while helping us elevate as a Group.” – Gregory Fortune, Head of Trading, Southeast Asia, Publicis Groupe

    “The age of “Precision and Addressability” has arrived and as agency leaders, we need to be at the forefront to best advise our clients on their brand strategies and campaigns in this fast changing Digital landscape. I am excited to see Twitter making the effort to help upgrade agency skills with Twitter Flight School and the agency bootcamp. We look forward to closer collaboration with Twitter to take our agency to greater heights,” Yasir Riaz, Managing Director of Starcom Indonesia.