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Music Streaming Service Deezer Launches In Singapore and Malaysia

YoungUpstarts

Music streaming subscription provider Deezer has announced that it will be enlarging its Asia footprint by extending its services to Singapore and Malaysia, just a few days after launching in Thailand. First founded in 2007, France-based Deezer now serves over 23 million users across 91 territories worldwide.

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[Singapore] Daylight Studios To Tap Growing Mobile Games Market With Two New Titles

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Likely encouraged by various government schemes to grow the games and animation sector , the Singapore video games industry in recent years have expanded rapidly, growing from $87 million in 2005 to $285 million in 2007. “Mobile games are the fastest-growing segment, with revenue set to nearly double between 2013 and 2015 from US$13.2

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Singapore Could Take Regional Lead In Social Enterprise: Mechai Viravaidya

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He set up the non-governmental PDA in 1974, when he realized that Thailand’s poverty levels couldn’t support her high population growth.

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The Proof was not in the Pudding: Pudding Media is Shutting Down

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The new strategy gained Pudding some momentum in South East Asia and the company managed to secure agreements with mobile carriers in Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and others, however, they did not translate into revenue. It also offered direct response campaigns on the mobile for brands and agencies. So what went wrong?

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Castlewood Group – Build It, And They Will Come And Invest.

YoungUpstarts

Thailand’s resort island of Phuket is well known for its lush tropical beaches and luxury resorts that attract a large number of tourists from around the world, when its population can double from half a million to over a million during the peak tourist season. And they probably wouldn’t care who owns it in the meantime.

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