Indonesian streamer Vision+ will eventually merge with the country’s free-to-air channel RCTI, creating a new all-consuming platform for local audiences, a Vision+ executive confirmed this afternoon at Filmart in Hong Kong.
Omar Giri Calliappan, COO of the OTT division at Indonesia’s Vision+, told an audience this morning at Filmart that a merger between the two entities, both of which are owned by the overarching conglomerate MNC, was inevitable.
“After just 32 days in the job, this is the first thing that crossed my mind,” Calliappan said when asked about bringing the two brands under one roof.
The exec said audiences in Indonesia are currently underserved by MNC’s current structure, which keeps Vision+ and RCTI separate.
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