Dimsun / SMG Entertainment Sdn Bhd
Autres nomsSMG Entertainment Sdn Bhd
Pays d'origineMalaisie
Présentation de la société
dimsum is a Malaysian subscription video -on-demand (VOD) service operated by SMG Entertainment Sdn Bhd, part of The Star Media Group focusing on Asian content delivered via mobile applications, Smart TV Applications and the web browser.
The content on dimsum focuses on drama series and shows from the best content partners across Asia. Since its launch in November 2016, dimsum has obtained exclusive simulcast rights from China, Taiwan, Thailand and Japan. Its library of content include movies, dramas, documentaries, variety, animations and kids shows from China, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand, South Korea, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia.
dimsum is currently available in Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore (via StarHub Go), offering high-definition content with access up to 5 concurrent users across multiple devices, with an option to download for offline viewing. Other features include parental control and multi-language subtitles. dimsum is also accessible via Chromecast, Apple AirPlay and Samsung Smart TV.
05/04/2021 Star Media winds down DimsumMalaysian streaming platform exits by 30 September 2021
Malaysian streaming platform exits by 30 September
Malaysia’s Star Media Group is pull-ing the plug on five-year-old regional direct-to-consumer streaming service, Dimsum Entertainment. The group said the Dimsum team would be “rede-ployed within SMG to work on various ongoing and new projects already in the pipeline”. It’s not yet clear what these projects are.
Malaysia’s Star Media Group is pull-ing the plug on five-year-old regional direct-to-consumer streaming service, Dimsum Entertainment. The group said the Dimsum team would be “redeployed within SMG to work on various ongoing and new projects already in the pipeline”. It’s not clear what these projects are. Chief marketing officer, Lam Swee Kim, was quoted in the group’s flag-ship publication this afternoon saying that “while it was a difficult decision to end this chapter, we are excited to explore promising new ventures in the near future”. While speculation has been rife for months about Dimsum’s ability to compete, news of the shutdown be-gan spreading this morning. The move is the first major public decision by Star Media’s new group chief executive, Alex Yeow, who has been in the post since 1 March, and since the arrival of new chairman, former politician Chor Chee Heung, who assumed the role on 15 March. The decision was reached after a strategic review that apparently identified more lucrative opportunities. Based in Kuala Lumpur, Dimsum has distribution in Malaysia, Brunei and Sin-gapore, and has over the years been a small but significant buyer of local content rights, including Korea and Thai drama. Star Media launched Dim-sum in November 2016. The Dimsum decision comes as Malaysia’s streaming environment heats up, with the ex-pected entry of two new players – Disney+ and Astro’s Sooka – in the next few months, and escalating competi-tion from regional and global streamers including Netflix, Viu, iQiyi and WeTV/Tencent. Malaysia’s Media Prima is also be-lieved to be revamping its tonton platform with new backend streaming tech licensed from iQiyi.Disney+ and Sooka have not an-nounced their launch dates
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