http://singaporebizz.com Thu, 24 May 2012 06:01:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://singaporebizz.com/business/singapore-startup-viki-aims-to-take-local-tv-global/ http://singaporebizz.com/business/singapore-startup-viki-aims-to-take-local-tv-global/#comments Thu, 24 May 2012 06:01:15 +0000 admin http://singaporebizz.com/business/singapore-startup-viki-aims-to-take-local-tv-global/ SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Who would want to watch a South Korean soap that was a flop back home? Lots of people, it turns out – something that Singapore-based startup Viki feels vindicates its business model: an ad-supported streaming TV and movie site where unpaid fans add the foreign subtitles. "We call it content arbitrage," said Razmig Hovaghimian, Viki CEO and co-founder. "Ninety percent of … (read on…) – BUSINESS Related items UPDATE 1-ON THE MOVE-JPMorgan's Flavel going to Singapore ON THE MOVE-JPMorgan's Flavel going to Singapore Gains from fast-track business Singapore's Ascendas REIT plans S$306 mln placement Special Report: An image makeover for Myanmar Inc]]>

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Who would want to watch a South Korean soap that was a flop back home? Lots of people, it turns out – something that Singapore-based startup Viki feels vindicates its business model: an ad-supported streaming TV and movie site where unpaid fans add the foreign subtitles. "We call it content arbitrage," said Razmig Hovaghimian, Viki CEO and co-founder. "Ninety percent of …

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