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Feb 16, 2025

What India's streaming shakeup means as JioCinema and Disney+ Hotstar merge into JioHotstar

Despite its strengths, the new entity’s biggest challenge will be getting its pricing right in a highly cost-conscious market.

Feb 22, 2023

Not all subscribers are equal: what economics of different customers mean for APAC

Media and tech platforms are less likely invest in APAC markets in the short term, where most users still generate only a fraction of the revenue raised by those in North America and Europe.

May 12, 2022

Disney+ exceeds subscriber growth expectations in fiscal Q2

The streaming service posted strong growth in subscribers and revenue per user—driven in large part by Disney+ Hotstar in Asia—as rival Netflix plateaus.

May 18, 2021

YouTube and TikTok account for 90% of streaming minutes in SEA

TOP OF THE CHARTS: Netflix and Viu lead among the premium services that account for 10% of traffic, but Disney captured 43% of new subscriptions in Q1, according to Media Partners Asia.