Festivals
FESTIVALS: India’s 'Writing With Fire' Wins Sundance Audience Award
Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh’s Writing With Fire won the Audience Award for World Cinema Documentary at this year's Sundance Film Festival.
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Chinese Speaking
Viu To Launch Korean Original Drama 'River Where The Moon Rises'
Produced by Korean production house Victory Contents, the show stars Kim So Hyun (The Tale of Nokdu) and Ji Soo (Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo).
News
Starz To Launch Lionsgate Play OTT Platform In Indonesia
Former HOOQ Indonesia executives Guntur Siboro and Gene Tamesis have been hired to head up operations in the territory.
Korea & Japan
Korean Portal Naver To Acquire Wattpad In $600m Deal
Wattpad will be aligned with Naver’s digitial comics platform, Webtoon, which claims 72 million monthly active users.
News
Amazon Hindi Series 'Tandav' Agrees To Make Changes Following Outcry
Political drama directed by Ali Abbas Zafar is testing issues of OTT regulation and freedom of speech in India.
News
Amazon Prime Video Launches First Mobile-Only Plan In India
Indian telco Bharti Airtel has partnered with Amazon on the plan, which includes an introductory offer of $1.20 a month.
Chinese Speaking
iQiyi Starts Shooting Adaptation Of Louis Cha’s 'Fox Volant'
Lu Yang is directing and executive producing the adaptation, which started shooting at Hengdian on January 3.
Chinese Speaking
Asia Pacific SVOD Revenue Increased 34% To $16bn In 2020 - MPA Report
While AVOD revenue was down 3%, the region's online video sector as a whole grew by 14% to reach a combined $30.5bn, according to MPA report.
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Chinese Speaking
BEGINNERS GUIDE: CHINESE WEB SERIES [PART ONE]
Suspense thrillers, social issue dramas and a real-time mystery set in the Tang Dynasty: Streamlined explores the disruptors in Chinese-language TV.
Chinese Speaking
INTERVIEW: Kuek Yu-Chuang On iQiyi’s International Expansion Plans
Based in Singapore, iQiyi's international chief is expanding the streamer's slate of Chinese, Korean and Southeast Asian dramas.
Korea & Japan
Sony Acquires Crunchyroll From AT&T For $1.2bn
Anime-focused streamer was part of AT&T's WarnerMedia and will now be combined with Sony's rival streaming service Funimation.
Chinese Speaking
iQiyi International Sets 'My Roommate Is A Gumiho' As First Korean Original
Jang Ki Yong and Hyeri star in romantic horror based on popular Korean webtoon Living Together and co-produced with Studio Dragon and JTBC Studio.