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Tencent Cloud expands Bangladesh push with Rockstreamer
The first project is Binge+, the official OTT platform Rockstreamer developed and operates for Robi Axiata PLC.
Diya Lal · · 1 min read
Bessemer Venture leads $28m series B for India’s Seekho
Seekho offers short videos in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu, with plans to add Kannada and Bengali.
Grace Priscilla Teo · · 1 min read
General Catalyst backs Indian content firm Chai Bisket’s $5m round
Founded in 2015 by Sharath Chandra and Anurag Reddy, Chai Bisket has established a presence in regional content.
Grace Priscilla Teo · · 3 min read
Indian microdrama OTT platform Flick TV nets $2.3m seed funding
Flick TV offers microdrama episodes under five minutes, targeting the mobile user demographic.
Aiko Gao Ishida · · 2 min readIndonesian OTT platform Vidio reportedly hits $1b valuation
Recent funding includes an investment of nearly US$2 million from a subsidiary of Sinar Mas.
Minh Le · · 3 min readIndian OTT platform Stage nets $12.5m series B
Founded in 2019, Stage reports 20 million users, including over 4.4 million paid subscribers.
Grace Priscilla Teo · · 1 min readIndian OTT platform Ullu’s profit drops 16% in FY24
This came despite a 7% increase in operational revenue to around US$11.95 million.
Minh Le · · 1 min readEmtek’s Vidio claims to have Indonesia’s streaming crown, but sees heavy losses
Indonesia has the highest CAGR for subscription-based VOD services among APAC countries, but local firms face stiff competition from global players.
Gabriel Budi Sutrisno · · 5 min readViu gets up to $300m boost from French TV operator
This gives the streaming platform more firepower to compete with Netflix, whose spending on Asia-Pacific content could reach US$1.9 billion this year.
Miguel Cordon · · 2 min readAlipay+ partnership helps iQiyi hit 1 million users outside China
These users, mostly from Southeast Asia, used Alipay+ partner e-wallets to pay for content and subscriptions on iQiyi’s international app in 2022.
Samreen Ahmad · · 1 min read