Industry

South Korean Govt Crackdown On Misleading Instagram Ads

September 11, 2018

South Korea's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) is stepping up efforts to investigate illegal advertisements by Korean influencers on Instagram—the second most popular social platform in the nation— to…

Axiata Subsidiary Exploits Escape Clause To Pull Out Of Cricket Deal

August 30, 2018

Bangladesh's second largest telco, Robi Axiata, has suddenly broken its title sponsorship deal with the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), prematurely, citing category conflicts within the BCB's commercial framework.

Tencent Music Poised For US-Based IPO This Week

August 28, 2018

Tencent Music is set to file its IPO with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on September 7th and the final IPO date is slated for October…

Report: Asia Video Streaming To Reach US$48B By 2023

August 22, 2018

Asia’s fast-growing video streaming market is tipped to narrowly close the gap with the U.S. market over the next five years, according to Media Partners Asia (MPA).

Chinese Mobile Games Primed For Global Growth

August 22, 2018

Did you know Tencent's gaming division, Tencent Games, is the largest mobile gaming company WORLDWIDE?! Chinese mobile games are taking over the world and the US is now…

Flurry of EPL Bookie Sponsorship Deals, But Are They In Jeopardy?

August 18, 2018

Hot on the heels of several recent European football deals with Asian bookmakers, Leicester City FC - the Thai-owned club - has found a fellow Asian gambling partner.…

Challenger OTT Platform iflix And Wattpad To Produce Original Indonesian Movies

August 16, 2018

Malaysian based video streaming platform iflix has recently sealed a deal with Canadian storytelling platform Wattpad to co-produce a large slate of original films for Indonesia, where both…

South Korean Entertainment Major CJ Poised For A New Music Venture

August 4, 2018

South Korea’s largest entertainment conglomerate CJ E &M is poised to launch a joint venture music company with Big Hit Entertainment, the agency behind internationally acclaimed K-pop boy…

Kohli Becomes The Most Marketable Asian Athlete On Instagram

July 25, 2018

Virat Kohli is the only Asian athlete to rank highly on the Instagram Rich List, according to Hopper HQ.com, the popular social media platform’s scheduling tool.

China Likely To Host 2019 and 2020 FIFA Club World Cup

July 18, 2018

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has told Alibaba owner Jack Ma that China has a “big chance” of hosting the 2019 and 2020 editions of the revamped FIFA Club…