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Astro said Rozhan’s resignation was due to her intention “to pursue other goals”, and she will remain on the Astro board as a non-executive director. Rozhan’s resignation came the day after the company announced that its earnings had dropped by almost 11% for its first quarter ended April 30, 2018, which in turn triggered further speculation that the company may go private. Pay-TV operator Astro Malaysia’s Group CEO Rohana Rozhan has resigned, effective January 31, 2019, to be replaced by Astro group chief content consumer officer Henry Tan, who has been with the company for 10 years.

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A Viettel representative revealed that the rights deal was almost US$15 million (A$20.3 million,) double the price of the 2014 World Cup’s TV rights, and about seven times higher than the 2006 World Cup at around $2 million. Late closing deal for Vietnam World Cup broadcast rightsĪfter nearly two years of what the Vietnam Investment Review called “strained negotiations” over the price of broadcasting rights for the 2018 World Cup, Vietnam’s national TV broadcaster Vietnam Television (VTV) announced reaching an agreement for World Cup rights at 6.30pm on Friday June 8. Ho, a former editor of the defunct Mashable Asia, joined SCMP in February this year to work on a video project said to be modelled on Al Jazeera’s AJ+. SCMP’s Victoria Ho heads the Goldthread team as executive producer. Goldthread, available on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram with a stand-alone website coming later this year, officially launched on June 19. The South China Morning Post has “incubated” Goldthread, an English-language platform focusing on food, travel and culture in China with an emphasis on video as well as editorial. At Vodafone Qatar, he was head of consumer marketing/segments, responsible for setting commercial, channel, product and brand strategies for multiple consumer segments.Īdeana Greenlee and Tamim Fares SCMP launches video-driven English-language Chinese cultural platform She joined iflix as general manager of iflix Myanmar, then general manager of iflix Indochina, where she was responsible for managing and expanding iflix’s business in Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos.įares has more than a decade of experience with global technology and media organisations including Vodafone, STC and Leo Burnett. Greenlee founded Ogilvy Public Relations Myanmar, the country’s largest public relations firm. Southeast Asian streamer iflix has appointed Adeana Greenlee as global director of go-to-market and Tamim Fares as global director of engagement and monetisation. Video streamer iflix makes two crucial strategic hires Esports Mogul operates Mogul Arena, a platform for organising esports competitions, and a gaming news website gamegeek. In late November 2016, Esports Mogul announced it had completed a successful ASX listing after a heavily oversubscribed $7 million prospectus offer capital raise. The placement also saw a significant investment from the Singapore-based technology firm Cloud Alliance, with other support coming from local institutions and existing shareholders. Singapore-headquartered, Hong Kong-listed gaming hardware manufacturer Razer Inc has led an oversubscribed share placement round, which saw Australian esports media firm Esports Mogul raise A$4.41 million. More: Fairfax’s Year 12 with Cancer: Gabbie’s Story wins Asian media award Asians invest in Aussie esports media company The publication’s editor, Australian journalist Thomas Kean (pictured above), together with reporters Hein Ko Soe and Kyaw Phone Kyaw, won an award in the Excellence in Business Reporting category for a story about the shaky mobile money sector.įormer Phnom Penh Post reporter Claire Knox, now REA’s digital news editor in Melbourne, won an honorable mention in the Excellence in Art and Culture Reporting category for an article about ikebana in the Philippine Airlines rebranded inflight magazine, Mabuhay. Aussies win at SOPA Awards in Hong KongĪustralian journalist and digital editor of Frontier Myanmar Sean Gleeson’s honorable mention last week in the Excellence in Feature Writing category at the 2018 SOPA (Society of Publishers in Asia) Awards for an article that recorded the rise and fall of the Myanmar Times was somewhat ironical, coming only about five days after Ross Dunkley, Perth-born co-founder of the Myanmar Times, fell from grace after being arrested allegedly in possession of large amounts of drugs at his home.įrontier Myanmar, founded by Sonny Swe, Dunkley’s former Myanmar Times partner, won awards and commendations in four categories. Mediaweek’s Peter Olszewski rounds up the latest media news from the Asian market: Friday June 22, 2018.