News & Reviews:   video on demand

If you are a football fan, there's no way you won't be aware of the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup in June. This year, the World Cup will be jointly hosted by 16 North American cities from June 11 to July 19. But if you don't have time to catch full matches, YouTube has good news for you.

The year is coming to a close and as expected we're starting to see news like Spotify's #2020Wrapped. So, how about platforms like Netflix? Well, the company has published a summary of what its users have been watching this year. Specifically, what we Malaysians have been watching.

Telekom Malaysia (TM) has added several services under the unifi brand name in the past few years. Among them would be the unifi fibre broadband, which has a large customer base in urban areas. unifi services have always been separated, but it looks like the company has decided to combine them into one.

It's Merdeka Day 2020 next Monday and promos are popping out everywhere now. One of them is a combined effort by Huawei Video and Astro to offer users a "Merdeka Bundle" for the occasion. Huawei has said that this campaign is meant to support local movie producers.

If you've been thinking about the next show you can binge on your Android TV, you will probably appreciate Google making things easier for you. The company has added a new feature that will help you find something new to watch. There will now be a rotating carousel of "Google Play Staff Pick" above the apps to show the highlights of some popular shows.

If you're using one of the latest Huawei devices, such as the Huawei P40 Pro or nova 7 5G, chances are you know about Huawei Video. This is Huawei's video-on-demand (VOD) platform and you get three months of it for free just by getting a new Huawei device. Now, the platform is getting access to a bunch of new content.

For a TV buff, there's never enough shows to watch. There is an increasing number of video streaming platforms these days and even Huawei wants a slice of that pie. The company has recently unveiled its Huawei Video platform and will offer up to three months of free Premium Experience Pack to users of Huawei devices.

We all need things to do since we're stuck at home due to the Movement Control Order, so what better way to pass the time than watching TV shows? Astro has announced that it will be providing Astro GO to all Malaysians for free during this period of time! Of course, not all channels will be available but this is a good chance to watch some shows you haven't been able to.

Today, we had the opportunity to sit down with Google Malaysia and they shared with us some interesting insights on how Malaysians are using Google. In this year's Year in Search Insights for Brands report, there are five new trends that Malaysians are showing through the search engine - Convenience, More informed, Ecommerce growth outside of cities, Local content demand, and more conscious towards the environment.