Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThe battle between over-the-top streaming video and pay-TV in the vast Asia-Pacific region is poised to become more complex over the next five years, according to consultancy firm Media Partners Asia on the eve of its APOS summit conference.
So too are the contests between free- and paid-for business models, and the skirmish between short-form and long-form content.Media Partners Asia predicts few outright winners.
Regional operators will succeed in some markets. Once-derided telcos may again become valuable partners. And pay-TV may fail to collapse uniformly.
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