Category: Platforms
USA – Anime streaming platform Crunchyroll will phase out its ad-supported free tier by 2026, closing one of the last legal avenues for viewers to watch anime without a subscription. According to Cord Cutters News, the update was delivered quietly through an in-player notification that appeared in place...
Indonesia – Airwallex has taken majority ownership of PT Skye Sab Indonesia, a PJP Category 1 licence holder, marking its latest move to deepen its presence in the Indonesian market. The acquisition enables Indonesian merchants expanding overseas to leverage Airwallex’s global financial infrastructure,...
Indonesia – Fintech giant Robinhood Markets, Inc. is set to enter the Indonesian market after signing agreements to acquire local brokerage PT Buana Capital Sekuritas and licensed digital financial asset trader PT Pedagang Aset Kripto. The move marks Robinhood’s planned debut in Indonesia and forms part...
Singapore – Lazada has launched its ‘Lazada Membership Programme’, a new loyalty model that combines service enhancements, lifestyle perks and a focus on building long-term customer trust. The programme introduces a four-tier system designed to expand the role of loyalty beyond traditional discount-driven...
As government leaders push the proposal forward, marketers are bracing for the ripple effects across digital behaviour, online safety, and the broader media ecosystem.
Manila, Philippines – Klook, the Asia Pacific-based platform for travel experiences and services, and GCash, the country’s leading finance super app, have launched a new travel debit card designed to provide Filipino travellers with added savings and convenience. The card is set to become available...
Australia — Australia will introduce a nationwide ban preventing anyone under 16 from having accounts on major social media platforms under the Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Bill 2024 passed in November last year. The nationwide ban will take effect on December 10, 2025 and...
California, United States — Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) have signed a definitive agreement for Netflix to acquire Warner Bros., including its film and television studios, HBO Max and HBO, in a cash-and-stock deal valuing WBD at an enterprise value of about $82.7b. The transaction,...
Manila, Philippines — Media giant ABS-CBN confirms receiving a notice of termination of its Content Supply Agreement with TV5, signalling an end to its supposed five-year agreement. Signed in 2023, the dispute arose when reports of ‘delayed payment’ as well as ‘ploying to delay’ the payment of almost...
Indonesia – Indonesia’s Ministry of Tourism has unveiled ‘MaiA’ (Meticulous Artificial Intelligence of Indonesia), an AI-powered platform designed to enhance national tourism services as part of its priority Tourism 5.0 programme. MaiA is designed to improve the quality of tourism services using adaptive,...
