BroadbandTV, based in Vancouver, British Columbia, recently announced that it will be greatly expanding its reach into the Middle East ad Southeast Asia. The company announced that it would begin operations in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, Egypt, Taiwan, Singapore, South Korea and Malaysia. This expansion will be in addition to the 23 countries in which it already operates and is available in seven languages.
BroadbandTV is an innovative media and technology company that drives success for online video creators by leveraging its premium media brands, proprietary technology, and massive online reach. BroadbandTV operates the world’s largest Multi-Platform Network with 85,000 network partners amassing 22 billion views per month. Its content creators span a number of key media brands and verticals including: TGN, the largest and most engaged gaming video network; Opposition, the largest hip-hop music network; leading Electronic Dance Music (EDM) network, WIMSIC; leading kids & family network, HooplaKidz and Outspeak.
Shahrzad Rafati, Founder and CEO at BroadbandTV said that, "“We’re committed to building on our existing momentum, and today’s news is yet another example of how we’re laying the foundation for our next stage of significant growth. The regions we’re focusing on have massive potential. Southeast Asia is the world’s fastest growing internet economy and is expected to reach $200 billion by 2025*. Today, the Middle East is only capturing a fraction of its total digital potential, it has the ability to add $95 billion per year to its total GDP through digital by 2020.”
BroadbandTV had been previously testing the new countries for about a year and the new operations there will be composed of ground operations in those countries working in conjunction with corporate headquarters in Vancouver. In addition to being the largest MPN globally, reaching 22 billion monthly impressions across its owned and operated library and brands as well as its network of 85,000 content creators, BBTV is also the 3rd largest video property worldwide, following only Google and Facebook. According to November 2016 comScore data, when compared to the top two, BBTV’s unique video viewership is 56% the size of Facebook, and nearly a third (30%) of Google’s, showing that almost one out of every three people that consumes video content across Google sites, including YouTube, is watching BBTV content.
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BroadbandTV Announces An Expansion Into The Middle East And Southeast Asia
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BroadbandTV, based in Vancouver, British Columbia, recently announced that it will be greatly expanding its reach into the Middle East ad Southeast Asia. The company announced that it would begin operations in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, Egypt, Taiwan, Singapore, South Korea and Malaysia. This expansion will be in addition to the 23 countries in which it already operates and is available in seven languages.
BroadbandTV is an innovative media and technology company that drives success for online video creators by leveraging its premium media brands, proprietary technology, and massive online reach. BroadbandTV operates the world’s largest Multi-Platform Network with 85,000 network partners amassing 22 billion views per month. Its content creators span a number of key media brands and verticals including: TGN, the largest and most engaged gaming video network; Opposition, the largest hip-hop music network; leading Electronic Dance Music (EDM) network, WIMSIC; leading kids & family network, HooplaKidz and Outspeak.
Shahrzad Rafati, Founder and CEO at BroadbandTV said that, "“We’re committed to building on our existing momentum, and today’s news is yet another example of how we’re laying the foundation for our next stage of significant growth. The regions we’re focusing on have massive potential. Southeast Asia is the world’s fastest growing internet economy and is expected to reach $200 billion by 2025*. Today, the Middle East is only capturing a fraction of its total digital potential, it has the ability to add $95 billion per year to its total GDP through digital by 2020.”
BroadbandTV had been previously testing the new countries for about a year and the new operations there will be composed of ground operations in those countries working in conjunction with corporate headquarters in Vancouver. In addition to being the largest MPN globally, reaching 22 billion monthly impressions across its owned and operated library and brands as well as its network of 85,000 content creators, BBTV is also the 3rd largest video property worldwide, following only Google and Facebook. According to November 2016 comScore data, when compared to the top two, BBTV’s unique video viewership is 56% the size of Facebook, and nearly a third (30%) of Google’s, showing that almost one out of every three people that consumes video content across Google sites, including YouTube, is watching BBTV content.
BROADCAST BEAT is the Official Producer of NAB Show LIVE for the 2017 NAB Show in Las Vegas. In 2016, our broadcast had 1.3 million viewers! For the most in-depth coverage of the show as well as insightful and exclusive interviews... Be sure to tune in at broadcastbeat.comFound this article useful?