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Mediacorp cuts 93 jobs as media landscape evolves
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Mediacorp cuts 93 jobs as media landscape evolves

Mediacorp’s severance packages for laid-off staff can reach up to 25 months or US$185,000.
Grace Priscilla Teo · · 2 min read
Popsical bags $5m to bring a ‘Spotify for karaoke’ to Southeast Asia

Popsical bags $5m to bring a ‘Spotify for karaoke’ to Southeast Asia

The series A round was led by Quest Ventures, with participation from Seeds Capital, Mediacorp, and other early investors.
Miguel Cordon · · 3 min read
Family events platform closes pre-seed round by private investors

Family events platform closes pre-seed round by private investors

Singapore-based Bykido plans to use the funds to improve its tech infrastructure.
Miguel Cordon · · 1 min read
Iflix scores fresh investment, partners with Yoshimoto and Mediacorp

Iflix scores fresh investment, partners with Yoshimoto and Mediacorp

The deals will expand iFlix’s content library and increase its reach beyond core markets.
Jack Ellis · · 2 min read

Here’s what you might have missed in Southeast Asian tech

Fresh funding for rivals Iflix and Viu, WeWork’s expansion, and Go-Jek’s new acquisition. Get caught up on what happened in the region the past week.
Jum Balea · · 3 min read

Brief: Mediacorp and SPH join forces amid Google’s and Facebook’s ad dominance

The hook-up between the two rivals comes at a time when Google and Facebook are cementing their global leadership in ad revenue
Jack Ellis · · 1 min read

Bigo competitor BeLive kicks off in Singapore after $1.5m seed round

Better content, higher rewards for streamers – this is how Bigo-competitor BeLive plans to win market share.
Nadine Freischlad · · 4 min read
  • Insights

Why I helped Mediacorp produce a ‘cheesy’ drama about Singapore startups

The first episode of Dream Coder aired yesterday, and it has drawn divisive opinions from my those in the IT industry.
Calixto Tay · · 5 min read

Singapore’s Channel 8 to produce Chinese drama about startups

Singapore’s national broadcaster Mediacorp will be producing a Chinese-language drama called DreamCoder 8
Terence Lee · · 2 min read

The inside story behind MediaCorp’s buyout of KapanLagi, one of Indonesia’s largest digital media deals

Remember when Singapore’s MediaCorp acquired a 52 percent stake in Indonesia’s KLN Group? We caught up with Andi S. Boediman for more insights into the deal.
Leighton Cosseboom · · 4 min read