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Retail Asia04/07/2022

Online entertainment company Yeah1 plans to buy a 51 percent stake in TV and radio company STV amid a major restructuring endeavor. The deal is set to be completed this quarter. STV, established in 2008, owns lifestyle TV channel StyleTV, stock and finance channel InfoTV and radio channel Joy FM. The deal was announced after […]

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Retail Asia27/06/2022

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Vu Minh Tri, former CEO of Microsoft Vietnam, is the new CEO of pay TV firm AVG. Tri, 49, replaces Mai Duy Long, also 49, who helmed AVG for nearly two years. Tri, who became the CEO of Sony Ericsson Vietnam in 2006, has since taking top positions in the Vietnam operations of Yahoo, Qualcomm […]

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Retail Asia07/06/2022

The Roku Channel is adding new content all the time, which is probably one of the reasons it’s one of the most popular providers of live TV channels. Today, the service announced that no less than 50 Live TV channels will be available for free via The Roku Channel. The new Live TV channels will be available as […]

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Retail Asia02/06/2022

Google has just announced that one of its apps that was initially only available for Android users is finally coming to iOS. The Google TV app allows users discover what to watch with recommendations from across all apps installed, thus making it easy to start watching movies and shows. The Google TV app is available for iOS from […]

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Retail Asia11/05/2022

The Roku Channel has just announced that it has added discovery+ to its offering in the United States. Users can now subscribe to both the ad-free ($6.99) and ad-supported ($4.99) versions of discovery+ directly through The Roku Channel. The announcement doesn’t come as a surprise since The Roku Channel already offers premium subscriptions from over 50 services. […]

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Retail Asia02/05/2022

YouTube TV made headlines quite a few times this month thanks to the many changes the service has been going through lately. After adding several new channels to its offering, including The Weather Channel, and introducing picture-in-picture (PiP) for iOS devices, YouTube TV is now getting a long-overdue feature aimed at users who share their subscriptions […]

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Retail Asia21/04/2022

Announced last month during Verizon’s Investor Day, the carrier’s +play platform offers over 20 streaming services ahead of its commercial launch and allows Verizon customers to manage their subscriptions in one place, as well as learn about exclusive deals and offering for content services. Starting today, HBO Max will be joining Verizon’s +play platform as partner. The streaming […]

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Retail Asia18/04/2022

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With Android 13 on the way, we’re expecting many important new features to arrive on all devices that are part of the ecosystem, not just smartphones and tablets. Cars and TVs that use Google’s OS are likely to receive their fair share of improvements too, including some that might reduce consumption. Obviously, your car won’t consume […]

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Retail Asia13/04/2022

In an attempt to better attune its recommendations to its users, Netflix introduced a third button to its rating system. Yes, from now on, Netflix will have not two, but three reaction buttons: a thumbs up, a thumbs down, and a double thumbs up button. According to Netflix, the thumbs-up button shows Netflix’s algorithms what movies and […]

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Retail Asia05/04/2022

One of the most bankable and likable stars in Hollywood has seen his reputation shattered in the time it took Will Smith to rise out of his seat at the Academy Awards and slap Chris Rock in the face. Everyone knows the story now and since film and television aren’t part of our beat, there […]

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Retail Asia01/04/2022

YouTube confirmed back in February that it will bring picture-in-picture to YouTube TV on iOS devices. At that time, YouTube’s officials didn’t provide an ETA nor any details about what devices will be available with PiP. One month after the initial announcement, YouTube TV confirmed that picture-in-picture is now rolling out to iOS 15+ devices. As to why this […]

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Retail Asia10/03/2022

The partnership between Apple and Comcast enters a new era, as the Cupertino-based giant is bringing its streaming service to Comcast’s customers. In a joint statement earlier this week, the companies revealed that Apple TV+ will be available Comcast’s various platforms in the US. Starting this week, Apple TV+ will be available on Xfinity X1, Xfinity Flex, and XClass TV, […]

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Retail Asia20/12/2021

A few days after Google announced that its YouTube TV service lost all Disney-owned channels, the search giant is back with another statement that confirms it has reached an agreement with Disney to return its content to YouTube TV. Obviously, that means that the YouTube TV price will return to $65 for all subscribers. Google also […]

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Retail Asia10/12/2021

Comcast’s Internet customers will be happy to know that YouTube TV is now available on the Xfinity Flex. Starting today, new and existing YouTube TV customers can access the service on Flex by saying “YouTube TV” into the Xfinity Voice Remote or by clicking on the new YouTube TV app. With YouTube TV, Xfinity Flex users will […]

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Retail Asia08/12/2021

Google made a surprising announcement early this week concerning its Google TV service in the United States. The Mountain View company teamed up with Pluto TV to offer Google TV users access to more than 300 free live TV channels. The new channels will be available via the Live tab, but Google TV users can also check […]

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Retail Asia10/11/2021

CEO Ralph Hamers wants banking services to be more like Netflix. Now the bank is sponsoring a mini-series that fits with UBS’ private banking plans. On November 14, the television mini-series Front Office starts on Players TV channel and – as its says in its title – will be presented by UBS. Switzerland’s biggest bank paid […]

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Retail Asia09/11/2021

Disney Plus first got released in 2019 on November 12th, which Disney refers to as Disney Plus Day. This year, for Disney Plus Day, the entertainment giant is making a special offer for new-to-be and returning subscribers. For their first month of subscription, the fee drops from 8$ to 2$. In addition to the 6$ cut […]

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Retail Asia03/11/2021

Netflix is pretty serious about games and while the company doesn’t have a pedigree when it comes to this part of the entertainment industry, it needs to start somewhere if it wants a seat at the big revenue earners’ table. After testing its games service in selected regions, Netflix announced today that its entire catalog of games is […]

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Retail Asia30/09/2021

Google is trying to be as cost-efficient as possible, especially when it comes to network infrastructure. Early this week, the Mountain View company revealed plans to completely retire its traditional Fiber TV, upgrading customers to streaming options. The announcement doesn’t really come as a surprise for some, as Google has started to upgrade its Fiber TV customers to […]

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Retail Asia08/09/2021

Hulu was one of the few streaming services that didn’t increase prices this year. Unfortunately, that’s about to change as Disney has just confirmed that Hulu price tiers will be increased effective October 8. The price of Hulu’s live TV service plans will increase by $1 starting October 8. Taking into consideration the new price […]

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