Industry Updates

Rich List debutant Patrick Grove on why a mobile Asian Netflix is ‘the perfect idea’ 26 May 2015

Patrick Grove believes there are 250 million reasons his Asian version of US streaming juggernaut Netflix will work. He will debut on the BRW Rich List with a $286 million fortune when the 2015 edition is published on Friday, in The … Continue reading

5 Ways Netflix plotted its media dominance and changed TV habits 26 May 2015

  Netflix’s rise to the top of the pile has made it synonymous with TV viewing to the extent its globe-trekking growth seems irrepressible. The firm, founded in 1997 as a DVD mailing company, has pivoted from its roots, now … Continue reading

Industry ponders the future of television 26 May 2015

Ten years from now television as a device and a medium won’t exist, according to one of the predictions from screen industry executives in a new report. Understandably, reps from the free-to-air networks reject that notion while others aren’t sure how … Continue reading

Broadcasters must produce world class content, says Ahmad Shabery 26 May 2015

Broadcasters and content providers of traditional media must produce world-class cross-border content that can be taken in by viewers across the world, said Communication and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek. He said one of the ways for them … Continue reading

Streaming Video Overtakes Live Programming As Method-of-Choice 26 May 2015

According to the recently released Deloitte “Digital Democracy Survey,” streaming OTT video services, used by more than 42% of American households, has overtaken live programming as the viewing method-of-choice, with 56% of consumers now streaming movies and 53% streaming television … Continue reading