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Digital media disruptors 'punching above their weight,' achieving societal impact on shoestring budgets, amid ongoing threats

- Report based on interviews with 200 digital native media in Latin America, Africa, Southeast Asia provides key lessons for growing sector   - More than 85% have contributed to 'significant political and societal changes'; more than half have won journalism awards  - More than 60% reported maki...

2021-11-04 08:01 3232

Weibo to Hold Annual General Meeting and Class Meetings on December 1, 2021

BEIJING, Nov. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Weibo Corporation (the "Weibo" or "Company ") (Nasdaq: WB),China's leading social media platform, today published a notice to announce that it will hold an annual general meeting (the "AGM") of shareholders (the "Notice of AGM") at 7/F, No.8 Sina Plaza, Courty...

2021-11-03 19:46 3411

Weibo Corporation to Report Third Quarter 2021 Financial Results on November 11, 2021

BEIJING, Nov. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Weibo Corporation (NASDAQ: WB), a leading social media for people to create, share and discover content, will announce its unaudited financial results for the third quarter 2021 before the market opens onThursday, November 11, 2021. Following the announcement...

2021-11-03 17:40 3967

UniPin Electrify November with Plentiful Events and Rewards for Genshin Impact Fans

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Nov. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- UniPin has prepared a series of events full of rewards for Genshin Impact fans and players from Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Thailand. This series of events was born from the collaboration between UniPin, the leading digital enterta...

2021-11-02 16:37 4013

Call for Entries Issued for 9th Annual Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards

FAIRFAX, Va., Nov. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Stevie® Awards have issued the call for entries for the 2022 (9th annual)Asia-Pacific Stevie® Awards , the only business awards program to recognize innovation in business throughout the entireAsia-Pacific region. 

2021-11-01 12:00 3441

Nativex ranks as a top ad network globally on the Adjust Partner Benchmarks report, excels in the APAC gaming market

GUANGZHOU, China, Nov. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Nativex, a leading mobile advertising platform, announced today that it ranked as a top global ad network across all verticals and featured 6 times throughout Adjust's interactive Partner Benchmark

2021-11-01 10:03 3667

Kuaishou Announces Management Roles Adjustment: Su Hua to continue to serve as Chairman of the Board while Cheng Yixiao to serve as CEO

HONG KONG, Oct. 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Kuaishou Technology (HK:1024) (the "Company" or "Kuaishou") today announced that co-founder Mr.Su Hua has ceased to serve as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Company, and co-founder Mr. Cheng Yixiao has been appointed as the CEO, as approved by the...

2021-10-29 21:22 3401

Yalla Group Limited to Report Third Quarter 2021 Financial Results on November 8, 2021 Eastern Time

DUBAI, UAE, Oct. 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Yalla Group Limited ("Yalla" or the "Company") (NYSE: YALA), the leading voice-centric social networking and entertainment platform in theMiddle East and North Africa (MENA), today announced that it will report its unaudited financial results for the thir...

2021-10-29 17:00 2339

Yalla Group Wins Middle East Technology Excellence Award

DUBAI, UAE, Oct. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Yalla Group Limited ("Yalla" or the "Company") (NYSE: YALA), the leading voice-centric social networking and entertainment platform in theMiddle East and North Africa (MENA), today announced that it won a 2021 Middle East Technology Excellence Award in th...

2021-10-28 17:00 2276

FutureLearn responds to student financial crisis with global scholarship initiative

Four ambitious learners to win life-changing learning opportunities, mentorship and funding to transform the world LONDON, Oct. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the UK's leading social learning platform, FutureLearn.com, is announcing the launch of its inauguralFutureLearn Scholarship

2021-10-28 08:56 2634

360VUZ Scales Its Operations In Saudi Arabia Building On The Metaverse

* 360VUZ ranks as the number one mobile app on Apple Store in Saudi Arabia last week. * Total of $10 million funding up to date from Investors around the world. DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Oct. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- 360VUZ, the leading immersive social mobile app scales its operations fur...

2021-10-28 07:35 3728

SHAREit clinches spot among top companies in recent AppsFlyer ranking

Snatches away position in at least 4 categories across Indian-subcontinent region SINGAPORE, Oct. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- As a mark of their stellar growth, file sharing, content streaming and gaming app SHAREit, a part of global technology giant SHAREit Group, the app has powered it's way to t...

2021-10-27 11:36 3336

Club Wyndham South Pacific Launches Travel Channel On YouTube

GOLD COAST, Australia, Oct. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Club Wyndham South Pacific  has launched its travel channel Club Wyndham TV on YouTube , which features a wide variety of videos providing travel inspiration and tips.

2021-10-25 11:25 3766

Adintime: The first self-service ad buying marketplace in Hong Kong

HONG KONG, Oct. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- First launched in France, the Adintime's service just launched inHong Kong with a platform dedicated to this market in both Chinese version  (https://adintime.hk/zh/ ) and English version. (https://adintime.hk/en/

2021-10-25 09:00 3674

Taste the Philippines through its Halal Food and Heritage Destinations

MANILA, Philippines, Oct. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Part of the charm of traditional Filipino hospitality is making sure that visitors have their fill of the best food that their home can offer. The first thing a Filipino will ask their guest is, "have you eaten?" Wherever you go in the country, t...

2021-10-22 14:22 2653

Southeast Asia's stellar growth in fintech and shopping powers SHAREit into clinching the global top media publisher spot along with Google, Facebook and TikTok

* Powering finance and e-commerce businesses in Southeast Asia: SHAREit ranks #3 after global giants like Google and Facebook on the Retention and IAP (in app purchases) Index for Finance and E-Commerce category volume rankings, according to the 13th edition of AppsFlyer's Performance Index for...

2021-10-21 02:36 5262

SHAREit Powers Ahead: clinches top spot amongst the fastest-growing media publishers in North America and second spot in Latin America

* Breaking into new markets: SHAREit emerged as the 1# fastest growing media publisher inNorth America and 2# in Latin America after TikTok, in the 13th edition of AppsFlyer Performance Index for H1, 2021. * Starring with market leaders on a global scale: SHAREit ranks #4 globally after Goog...

2021-10-21 01:09 2268

Kuaishou Reached Deal to Become NBA China's Official Short-Video Platform

BEIJING, Oct. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Kuaishou and NBA China announced a strategic cooperation inBeijing, announcing that the two parties have reached a multi-year strategic partnership. Kuaishou will become an Official NBA China Short Video Platform and the first Video Content Creation Communit...

2021-10-20 11:23 3342

Dable Now the most Dominant Content Discovery Platform in Taiwan

TAIPEI, Oct. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Dable , the global content discovery platform, announced that it has surpassed 1.1 billion monthly pageviews inTaiwan, becoming the No.1 content discovery platform in the market. Dable...

2021-10-20 10:07 6122

What Might a Social Metaverse Look Like in China? Soul App, Mentioned by Tsinghua University in Its Metaverse Report, Could Be the Answer

SHANGHAI, Oct. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently, the Center for New Media Communication Studies at Tsinghua University has published a research note on the metaverse. It defines Soul App as a "metaverse social platform", noting that it is phenomenally popular amongChina's Generation Z. Accordi...

2021-10-19 20:50 2004

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