{"id":352297,"date":"2026-06-17T14:32:35","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T09:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=352297"},"modified":"2026-06-17T14:32:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T09:02:35","slug":"prime-video-pushes-beyond-streaming-to-construct-apac-entertainment-hub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/17\/prime-video-pushes-beyond-streaming-to-construct-apac-entertainment-hub\/","title":{"rendered":"Prime Video Pushes Beyond Streaming to Construct APAC Entertainment Hub"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tPrime Video is doubling down on its ambition to turn out to be a unified entertainment destination across Asia-Pacific, with executives highlighting the corporate\u2019s expanding ecosystem strategy in the course of the APOS conference session \u201cThe APAC Playbook: How Prime Video Is Shaping Streaming\u2019s Future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tGaurav Gandhi, VP of APAC and ANZ at Prime Video, described the region as a robust testing ground for a business model that balances local market needs with a consistent global platform strategy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cEvery market has a distinct playbook,\u201d Gandhi said. \u201cBut our goal is to deliver multiple advantages through a consistent business model.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tSlightly than positioning itself solely as a streaming service, Prime Video is increasingly focused on becoming an entertainment hub that brings together content, distribution and consumer convenience under a single platform. Gandhi noted that Prime Video now works with greater than 600 partners globally as a part of its effort to create a unified viewing experience.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cOur ambition is to supply the widest selection with high value and convenience,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tJapan and India, two of Prime Video\u2019s largest markets in Asia, illustrate how that strategy adapts to local audience behavior.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tKeisuke Oishi, country manager for Prime Video Japan, reflected on the platform\u2019s tenth anniversary within the country, noting that when the service launched in 2015, Japanese consumers were still unfamiliar with subscription streaming despite the model already gaining traction elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tOver the past decade, Prime Video has expanded its offering from drama and film into sports and anime. Oishi highlighted the success of the platform\u2019s live boxing events, which began in 2022 and have since grown to fifteen events, in addition to the performance of recent manga-based adaptations which have resonated with Japanese audiences.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIn India, Shilangi Mukherji, director and head of SVOD Business at Prime Video India, said audience loyalty has been driven by a mixture of local originals, licensed programming and long-term investment in mental property.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tMukherji noted that roughly 60% of Prime Video India\u2019s originals have returned for extra seasons, while the pandemic-era surge in streaming accelerated the expansion of co-productions and franchise-driven content. She also pointed to the recent launch of Amazon MGM Studios\u2019 local operations and the growing popularity of the platform\u2019s movie rental business as signs that Indian audiences are increasingly embracing premium, cinematic storytelling at home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tTogether, the executives painted an image of a streaming business increasingly focused not only on content acquisition, but on constructing a long-term entertainment ecosystem able to serving diverse audiences across APAC.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Video is doubling down on its ambition to turn out to be a unified entertainment destination across Asia-Pacific, with executives highlighting the corporate\u2019s expanding ecosystem strategy in the course of the APOS conference session \u201cThe APAC Playbook: How Prime Video Is Shaping Streaming\u2019s Future.\u201d Gaurav Gandhi, VP of APAC and ANZ at Prime Video, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":352298,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20669],"tags":[52934,735,9859,2625,3767,1137,10645,600],"class_list":["post-352297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hollywood","tag-apac","tag-build","tag-entertainment","tag-hub","tag-prime","tag-pushes","tag-streaming","tag-video"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/352297","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=352297"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/352297\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":352300,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/352297\/revisions\/352300"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/352298"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=352297"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=352297"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=352297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}