Technology/Social Network

Netflix To Create Animated Series Based On "Line Friends"

December 13, 2019

Netflix is poised to work on an original slapstick comedy animation series featuring the Brown &…
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Tencent Invests In Chinese Anime Platform Kuaikan

August 29, 2019

Tencent has invested US$125m in online anime platform Kuaikan, as part of the Internet giant’s long-term efforts to monetise popular Gen Z platforms.
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Instagram Turns Influencers’ Organic Branded Content Posts Into Ads: Impact?

June 6, 2019

Instagram has launched a feature that allows brands to turn influencer posts into ads so that they can reach a larger audience.
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Liverpool FC Guns For Youthful Audiences With TikTok Collab

May 27, 2019

Ahead of their UEFA Champions League final this weekend, Liverpool FC have become the first English Premier League club to launch an official account on Chinese social media…
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Report: Sponsored Posts By Instagram Influencers Grew By 189% In Asia

May 4, 2019

By 2020, the Instagram influencer industry is projected to be worth between US$5b to US$10b globally.
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TikTok Spotlight Uncovers Asian Indie Musical Acts

April 10, 2019

Short video app TikTok recently launched an in-app talent search program to discover indie musicians in South Korea and Japan, following success with a similar campaign on Douyin…
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Tencent Sees Profits Dwindle Despite Impressive Digital Ad Growth

March 27, 2019

Tencent Holdings released its Q418 and full-year 2018 financial results last week and attempted to calm investors after its biggest quarterly profit drop in 13 years.
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Twitter Gets Gung Ho Over K-Pop Content

February 8, 2019

Twitter is gearing up as the place to be for Kpop fans across the globe to find out and discuss what’s happening in the scene, according to the…
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WeChat's World Dominance Begins With Global Sport

September 26, 2018

Chinese social media platform WeChat is doing what many other messaging apps have feared; it's beginning to market itself to the world, in this case via an international…

Twitter Expands APAC Video Content Roster

September 13, 2018

Twitter has unveiled a slew of new content partnerships across Asia-Pacific, further strengthening the social media giant’s roster of premium video content.