Media / Streaming
India’s Amagi raises over $100M from General Atlantic
Amagi, an India-based media technology provider, announced Thursday over $100 million in investment, inclusive of $80 million in primary capital, from global growth equity firm General Atlantic. The investment brings Amagi’s valuation to $1.4 billion, representing an increase from the $1 billion valuation the company achieved in March 2022 with a $95…
Thai media giant T&B Media Global enters metaverse with $300M hybrid equity-NFT raise led by Sygnum
Sygnum, a digital asset technology group with a Swiss banking licence and a Singapore capital markets services (CMS) licence, announces it is partnering Thai media and entertainment group T&B Media Global to raise over $300 million to fund its new interconnected metaverse platform.
Vietnam’s Society Pass acquires Thai media firm Thoughtful Media Group
Vietnam-based loyalty and ecommerce firm Society Pass Inc (SoPa), on Wednesday announced the acquisition of Thoughtful Media Group (TMG), a social commerce-focused, premium digital video MPN headquartered in Thailand with an operating presence in the US, Vietnam, and Philippines. The acquisition of TMG marks SoPa's first foray into Thailand and adds to…
Limelight completes acquisition of Yahoo’s Edgecast, rebrands as Edgio
Edgio, Inc. (Nasdaq: EGIO), the globally-scaled software solutions provider powering secure seamlessly integrated delivery, applications and streaming experiences at the edge, announced on Thursday the successful completion of Limelight’s acquisition of Edgecast. The combined company will operate as Edgio, delivering significantly increased scale and scope…
Indonesia’s Vidio secures $45M funding led by DSSA
Vidio, an Indonesia-based over-the-top (OTT) platform owned by PT Surya Citra Media Tbk and part of PT Elang Mahkota Teknologi Tbk (Emtek Group) said Tuesday it has secured an additional investment of $45 million from several strategic investors. PT Dian Swastatika Sentosa Tbk (DSSA), a business pillar of Sinarmas Group, through its subsidiary, PT DSST Mas…
Hivestack and Yahoo announce strategic global programmatic DOOH partnership
Yahoo and Hivestack, a programmatic digital out-of-home (DOOH) ad tech company, have today announced a strategic global partnership to connect its technologies and enable premium, programmatic DOOH cross-channel media campaigns on a global scale.
Indonesian content platform IDN Media launches $3.5M fund for livestreamers
Indonesia-based content platform IDN Media announced Tuesday that it has launched a 50 billion Rupiah ($3.5 million) IDN Live Streamer fund to build the streamers ecosystem in IDN Live. The fund is an initiative by IDN Live to give appreciation to the streamers and to empower them in their journey as live streamers.
Crypto exchange Binance to invest $200M in Forbes
Binance will make a $200 million strategic investment in United States (US) media firm Forbes. The strategic investment will be through Binance’s assumption of subscription agreements representing $200 million of commitments in the $400 million private investment in public equity (PIPE) that was previously announced along with Forbes’ intention to go public…
Taiwan podcast firm SoundOn Global receives strategic investment From Taiwan Mobile
SoundOn Global has received a strategic investment from Taiwan’s telecommunications group Taiwan Mobile.
Malaysian content aggregator Newswav raises $1.43M in new Series A funding led by OSK Ventures to drive content, user growth
Newswav has raised RM6 million in its latest Series A funding led by OSK Ventures International Berhad (OSKVI) to further strengthen its market-leader position and drive user penetration in key market segments. As part of its expansion plans, part of its funds will be used towards user acquisition, strengthening their leadership in the content aggregation…
