Asia Video Industry Association

Pay-TV and OCC Policies in Asia 2021

AVIA’s “Regulating for Growth” series of studies and publications help members, regulators, and industry observers understand the ground rules for operating in the Asia Pacific video market.

AVIA has now produced the latest on pay-TV and OCC policies and regulations across 17 Asian markets, with the assistance of expert knowledge partners in each market.

For AVIA members only, log in to our website and go to https://avia.org/rfg to access the following:

A Wall Chart which is a matrix that summarises all pay-TV regulations in each country reviewed.

The online market-by-market information, which contains in-depth reports on pay-TV and OCC regulations in each country or region reviewed. This detailed information can be filtered per market or compared to other Asian markets as needed.

Reach out to AVIA at regulatory@avia.org if you’d like to receive a printed hard-copy version of the wallchart of the pay-TV Policies.

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WarnerMedia has appointed Christopher Ho as Senior Director of Kids Networks, overseeing Cartoon Network and Boomerang networks in Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand and Korea.

ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI), a unit of ViacomCBS Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAC) and Rakuten Group, Inc. today announced the signing of a broad long-term agreement, which includes the launch of Nick+, Nickelodeon’s kids’ streaming service, on Rakuten’s video-on-demand platform Rakuten TV in Japan, covering mobile, STB/dongle, web and Smart TV devices. The partnership also includes the creation of a dedicated Nickelodeon zone on Japan’s leading e-commerce platform, Rakuten Ichiba.

India’s television viewing universe continues to grow. Given the ever-evolving TV viewing landscape, BARC India continues its efforts to ensure the industry is provided with an accurate understanding on the progress, transformation and on-ground developments within the broadcast ecosystem.

Viaccess-Orca (VO), a global leader providing OTT and TV platforms, content protection, and advanced data solutions, announced today that Mola TV, one of the fastest growing entertainment networks in Indonesia, is using its Secure Video Player to deliver English Premier League (EPL) football matches.

Viacom18, India’s fastest growing media and entertainment network, today announces the appointment Chanpreet Arora as Business Head – AVOD (Voot), and of Vineet Govil as Chief Technology Officer at Viacom18 Digital Ventures. In her new role Chanpreet Arora will drive the AVOD business - VOOT and will be responsible for leading AVOD led partnerships that are key to VOOT’s overall growth. Vineet will be responsible for strengthening the product’s tech play by offering a more seamless and immersive experience for consumers.

AVIA's OTT Summit – The Future of Video Streaming, welcomed 900 delegates and featured over 80 industry experts and leaders across the four-day conference this year. Opening the OTT Summit was streaming analyst Matthew Ball, Managing Partner of Epyllion Industries, who presented a deep dive into the OTT industry in the United states, being the most mature, most competitive, and most valuable video market with the most consumptive media consumers in the world.

Viacom18 today announced the appointment of Sagnik Ghosh as Business Head, COLORS Bangla. Sagnik will be taking over from Rahul Chakravarti who cemented the channel’s position as the third ranked GEC in the highly competitive Bengali market. Sagnik will be reporting to Rajesh Iyer, Head - Regional Entertainment (Bangla, Odia, Tamil and Gujarati Clusters) Viacom18.

Tangerine Global, LLC, a Media Solutions and Network Services Provider, with MediaKind, a global leader in media technology and services, announce the availability of CITRUS MediaFirst TVaaS (TV-as-a-Service). Vubiquity, part of Amdocs Media and one of the leading global providers of premium content services and media technology solutions, will provide the content with over 300 premium channels of live linear HD channels integrated into CITRUS MediaFirst.

MediaKind announces that Altice France’s SFR, France’s second-largest telecoms operator with 25 million customers, has extended the deployment of MediaKind’s Video Storage and Processing Platform (VSPP) solution to deliver live OTT coverage of a major European soccer competition, the Union of European Football Association’s (UEFA) Champions League (UCL).

The Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) will be kicking off its conference calendar for the year with the OTT Summit – The Future of Video Streaming. Alongside the OTT Summit, AVIA will also be hosting Piracy Over the Top, the companion event focused on streaming pirated services, as streaming piracy becomes the biggest competitive threat to the video industry.

Service providers and rights holders can unlock up to $28.3billion in new revenue each year by reducing sports piracy, according to a new report from Synamedia in partnership with Ampere Analysis.

ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI), through its global production studio VIS, is ramping up its studios output in the Asian region through a partnership with Seoul-based format production studio Something Special, launched by South Korean veteran formats producer Jin Woo Hwang.

ViacomCBS Consumer Products (VCP) has appointed Jennifer Pang to lead its business in Greater China. Pang will be based in Hong Kong, reporting to Mark Kingston, Senior Vice President, International Licensing, VCP. Claire O’Connor, Vice President, Consumer Products & Retail Marketing, Asia Pacific, will exit the business.

ViacomCBS (NASDAQ: VIAC; VIACA) today updated investors on its differentiated streaming strategy, which leverages the company’s strong product offerings across free, premium and pay segments with Pluto TV and SHOWTIME® OTT to create a linked ecosystem with the highly anticipated launch of Paramount+ on March 4.

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