LaLiga Pass debuts in Thailand

Bangkok, Thailand – LaLiga Pass, the over-the-top (OTT) platform offering of Spanish football division LaLiga, will be made available to fans in Thailand, giving them access to LaLiga Santander and LaLiga SmartBank matches. LaLiga Pass has also been made available to fans in Indonesia as part of the Asian offering...

FCB Malaysia creates new holding company, rebrands affiliate agency as FCB SHOUT

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Advertising agency FCB Malaysia has rebranded as FCB SHOUT, five years after Shaun Tay, co-owner & chief executive Officer, and Ong Shi-Ping, co-owner and chief creative officer acquired FCB’s operations in Malaysia and become 100 percent local owners and operators. Following its transformation into Malaysia's challenger...

Gulf Energy announces establishment of digital asset exchange business with Binance

Bangkok, Thailand – Gulf Energy, a national electric power generation company, has announced that it has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with global cryptocurrency exchange Binance in establishing a digital asset exchange business. As part of the MoU, Gulf Energy has also announced that it will be investing...

PH fintech Uploan PH evolves as employee wellness platform SAVii Asia

Manila, Philippines – Local fintech Uploan PH has recently evolved as employee wellness platform SAVii Asia, mirroring the startup’s provision of financial empowerment to over 400,000 employees in the Philippines. The SAVii platform provides financial education and mental health awareness training, as well as their financial services. Their services aim...

ONE Championship appoints Talisman as agency partner

Singapore – Asia’s sports media property ONE Championship has announced Talisman as its agency partner for partnership acquisition and development efforts across several key categories. Through the partnership, Talisman will work across the portfolio of ONE Championship products, including live events, broadcast content, and ONE Esports, to identify new partnerships...

Culinary multi-brand startup Hangry bags new funding, to acquire F&B brands

Jakarta, Indonesia – Indonesia-based culinary multi-brand startup Hangry has announced its latest equity and debt funding of US$22m, making it to US$35m in total with series A equity funding last year. The equity funding portion was led by Hangry’s new investor Journey Capital Partners, with participation from Orzon Ventures, Sassoon...

Consumer research Milieu Insight launches pro bono services ahead of Earth Day

Singapore –  Singapore based consumer research and analytics company, Milieu Insight, announced today the launch of its ‘Milieu For Good’ initiative, a pro bono research service, ahead of World Earth Day. The service is eligible for social enterprises, non-profit organisations and charities.  For the service, the company is forging strategic...

Tech firms TechCreate, Diginius to merge as TechCreate Group

Singapore – Singapore-based technology services group, TechCreate, and IT security and infrastructure solutions provider, Diginius, have announced a merger, to now become TechCreate Group. This was done via a share swap transaction that will value the enlarged fintech enterprise, at US$30m. With a focus on powering the future of payments...

Jollibee’s latest campaign shows joy of eating out safely in new normal

Philippines – Restaurant chain Jollibee together with its creative agency, Publicis JimenezBasic (PJB) tried to capture the unique experience of dining out in the new normal and the newfound joy that comes with spending time again with family and friends in the fast-food chain’s latest safety video.  Titled ‘Salamat sa...

airasia Super App, Astro Radio launch digital radio station ‘RedRadio’

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – The airasia Super App, in collaboration with Malaysian radio network Astro Radio, have launched a digital radio station called ‘RedRadio’ which will feature a rich and diverse selection of music and culture from across Southeast Asia. Available through the airasia Super App and SYOK, the collaboration...