Middle East
Starzplay Partners With Fremantle On Slate Of High-End Dramas
MENA region SVOD service to stream Fremantle series Baghdad Central and The Luminaries, among other titles.
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Festivals
FESTIVALS: 'My Prince Edward', 'Wisdom Tooth' Among Osaka Asian Competition Titles
Line-up includes the Japan premieres of recent festival favourites such as Kim Cho-hee’s Lucky Chan-sil, Wong Yee-lam’s My Prince Edward and Liang Ming’s Wisdom Tooth.
Chinese Speaking
FESTIVALS: 'The Cloud In Her Room' Wins IFFR Tiger Award
Zheng Lu Xinyuan’s The Cloud In Her Room takes top prize in Rotterdam, while Special Jury Award goes to Kim Yonghoon's Beasts Clawing At Straws.
Chinese Speaking
iQiyi Appoints Kelvin Yau To Head Thailand Development
Former BBC Studios senior vice president will "accelerate the pace" of iQiyi's international market business.
News
Airtel, Starzplay Partner For Lionsgate Play Launch In India
The partnership gives Airtel customers access to Lionsgate films on the Airtel Xstream app and web platforms.
News
Endemol Shine India To Produce Web Series About Uphaar Fire Tragedy
Indian filmmaker Prashant Nair (Umrika, Made In Heaven) will direct the series based on the book by Neelam and Shekhar Krishnamoorthy.
Chinese Speaking
Viu Announces 'Black' Remake; Two-Title Deal With Mediacorp
Hong Kong-based streamer is producing a Malaysian version of the Korean series, as well as signing to co-produce two drama series with Singapore.
News
HBO GO Launches As Standalone Service In The Philippines
WarnerMedia Entertainment-owned OTT service is also available in six other Asian countries and will be launching in more territories soon.
Chinese Speaking
LONG READ: How China's Streaming Giants Are Growing Subs
China’s streaming giants are facing multiple challenges, but are also growing subscriptions and taking tentative steps into international markets.
Chinese Speaking
FESTIVALS: 'Uncle', 'Summer Knight' Triumph At Tokyo Film Festival
Frelle Petersen’s Uncle won the Tokyo Grand Prix Award at this year's TIFF, while You Xing's Summer Knight took best film in the Asian Future section.
Chinese Speaking
Tencent Invests In Indian Streaming Platform MX Player
Chinese tech giant leads $110.8m funding round into the service, as it seeks to ramp up production of original shows.
Chinese Speaking
FESTIVALS: 'Wet Season', 'The Fever' Win Top Awards In Pingyao
Maya Da-Rin's The Fever won best film in the Roberto Rossellini awards, while Anthony Chen’s Wet Season won best film in the Fei Mu Awards.