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Lights out for Singapore’s TODAY

Singapore’s Mediacorp announced the closure of its print edition of TODAY — the Lion City’s free national daily. The move comes in light of the publication’s holistic digital migration which will see it become the first newspaper in Singapore to be housed solely online.  In a report by Channel NewsAsia,

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Al-Ikhsan signs Ansible and BPN

Multi-brand sports equipment and apparel retailer Al-Ikhsan has signed on Ansible and BPN as the new digital and media agencies for its premium category outlet Football Republic.  Ansible will be at the helm of Football Republic’s launch, development of all its digital assets, digital campaign strategy and execution, and will

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More Chinese content coming soon on dimsum

Malaysian viewers will soon be spoiled for choice with more popular Chinese content made available on-demand following the inking of an MoU between Star Media Group Berhad (SMG) and Shanghai Media Group. Through dimsum — SMG’s branded video-on-demand service — subscribers in Malaysia and Brunei will now be able to

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AMP launches in Malaysia with seven leading publishers

 CtrlShift, an audience solutions company, has launched the region’s first independent private marketplace for digital advertising, called “AMP” – Asia’s By-Invitation Marketplace for Premium Inventory. AMP launches in Malaysia with seven leading publishers –MediaPrimaDigital, Star Media Group Berhad, RevAsia, MalayMail Online, SinChew Online, Tantannews.com and Cari.my – offering marketers access

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Hearts and minds of Malaysian millennials go under the lens

The hearts and minds of Malaysian millennials go under the lens in Havas Media KL’S first edition of a brand new book series aptly titled THE LENS.  THE LENS is set to become a Havas Media iconic annual book featuring some of the most meaningful and cutting edge studies for

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New cable TV operator to hit Malaysia

Malaysia is set to see the entry of a new player in satellite pay-TV operator with a new cable TV operator called Ansa Broadcast. According to research house Hong Leong Investment Bank (HLIB), Ansa Broadcast was previously known as U-television, a cable TV operator that is a subsidiary of tycoon

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Tonton now streaming in Brunei

Malaysia’s pioneer OTT content player — tonton — under Media Prima Television Networks (MPTN), has partnered with Datastream Technologies (DST) in Brunei to bring Bruneians its popular OTT streaming service. This marks tonton’s second venture outside of Malaysia. The signing ceremony was conducted on DST’s EASI 18th anniversary. Director of

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Media Prima revenue up 21% in Q2

Malaysia’s leading fully-integrated media group, Media Prima Berhad, has seen its second quarter revenue grown by 21% as momentum in core advertising revenue has taken off after a slow start in the early part of this year. However, the Group incurred a Loss After Tax (LAT) of RM138.4 million for

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Jian Tsin to lead IPG Mediabrands’ new OOH offering

IPG Mediabrands has announced the launch of Rapport in Malaysia, a global specialist network agency in the Out-of-Home (OOH) sector. The launch of Rapport strengthens IPG Mediabrands’ offering in Malaysia, ensuring a complete service to its clients that will focus on integrating outdoor advertising, mobile, digital and emerging technologies.  Leading

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