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Is there a new threat in town for Astro with Ansa Broadcast tipped to launch?
Astro's monopoly as the sole satellite pay-TV operator in Malaysia is reportedly ending soon, with a new cable TV operator called Ansa Broadcast (Ansa) coming on board. A report by Hong Leong...
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Havas Media looks at Malaysian Millennials through a new lens
Havas Media Malaysia has unveiled the first edition of its new book series THE LENS, featuring a deep dive into the hearts and minds of the Malaysian Millennials. The local study was part of a larger...
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Alibaba Q2 revenue surges 56%
Alibaba Group said revenue in the second quarter surged 56% to RMB50.2 billion driven by growth in online sales, which makes up most of its business. Core e-commerce related income in the three months...
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阿里巴巴二季度收入同比增长56%
阿里巴巴集团表示，受占其大部分业务的网络销售增长带动，其第二季度的营收增长了56％，达到人民币502亿元。 根据昨天提交的文件显示，截至今年6月30日，其核心电商业务营收在三个月内跃升58％。 天猫实物商品的商品交易额（GMV）同比增长49%，其中时尚服饰、消费电子、快速消费品（FMCG）核心品类表现强劲。...
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Mediacorp appoints Tham Loke Kheng as new CEO
Mediacorp has appointed Tham Loke Kheng (pictured) as its CEO and board director, effective 1 September 2017. She takes over from Shaun Seow, who will remain as executive director, Mediacorp, until 30...
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Tham Loke Kheng to take on Mediacorp CEO role from Shaun Seow
Mediacorp has appointed Tham Loke Kheng (pictured) as its CEO and board director, effective 1 September 2017. She takes over from Shaun Seow, who will remain as executive director, Mediacorp, until 30...
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MEC APAC CEO Peter Vogel to lead merged MEC-Maxus entity in ANZ
GroupM has appointed MEC APAC CEO Peter Vogel to lead the combined MEC and Maxus 'NewCo' agency in Australia and New Zealand, effective January 2018. Prior to the appointment, Vogel was the APAC CEO...
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Media Prima steals the show at #TheSparkAwards 2017
Media Prima brought home the highly-coveted Media Owner of the Year award in front of a capacity crowd at 2017's Spark Awards For Media Excellence, held in InterContinental Singapore on the 18th of...
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Bates CHI&Partners Jakarta names Ratna Puspita ECD
Bates CHI&Partners Jakarta has appointed Ratna Puspita (pictured) as executive creative director, effective August 2017. Prior to the appointment, she was senior creative director at Mullen Lowe...
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Expedia pumps US$350m minority investment into Traveloka
Expedia has made a US$350 million primary minority investment into Southeast Asia travel company Traveloka. This is in a bid to deepen cooperation on global hotel supply. “Our partnership will benefit...
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Lonely unhealthy food “friends” make amends in FiberCreme ads
PT Lautan Natural Krimerindo, also known as Ellenka, has launched a series of ads personifying “unhealthy” foods such as cheese cake and coffee. This was to promote its new product FiberCreme, a...
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Flock celebrates anniversary with establishment of subsidiaries
Jakarta-based creative agency Flock has established three other subsidiaries in a bid to build a seamless branding experience for clients. This comes as the agency celebrates its first year...
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IN BRIEF: More stories from the industry
Lenovo Data Center Group picks agency for marketing duties More on the appointment here. 313@Somerset appoints agency for social media duties The appointment will be for one year. Tickled Media...
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Media Prima Digital and MDEC team up to level up the gaming industry
Media Prima Digital (MPD) takes a step forward to further strengthen its collaboration with Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) with a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). This MoU also marks...
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Happy Marketer launches digital command centre practice
Happy Marketer has launched its digital command centre in a bid to enable brands to proactively handle their customer care, manage their online reputation and monitor competition. The agency has been...
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ONE Championship inks exclusive partnership deal with Mediacorp
ONE Championship (ONE) has partnered exclusively with Mediacorp to broadcast its live events throughout Asia on free-to-air channel oktoSports. Full event coverage and catch-up will also be available...
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Mongoose Malaysia shutters Men’s Health and Women’s Health magazines
Mongoose Publishing Malaysia has cease publication of Men’s Health and Women’s Health magazines in Malaysia. In a statement to A+M, the publisher said it, "would like to thank the fantastic, dedicated...
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Uber raises rates in Hong Kong due to “evaluation of the marketplace”
Uber is hiking its fees in Hong Kong for its ride-sharing service, with the company introducing a new booking fee and an increase to its minimum fares due to "an evaluation of the marketplace" in Hong...
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Tottenham Hotspur Football Club partners new smartphone company LEAGOO
Smartphone company LEAGOO has inked a a five-year official partnership contract with Tottenham Hotspur Football Club in London starting from 2017 to 2022. According to a press statement the contract...
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Dentsu and Carat win creative and media duties for SCMP’s cpjobs.com
Dentsu Aegis Network announced a major account win with its appointment for cpjobs.com, the digital recruitment platform under South China Morning Post Publishers Group. Under the appointment, Dentsu...
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