News
Amazon Prime Video Snags Streaming Rights To Rajnikanth’s '2.0'
Streaming giant signs deal with Lyca Productions for the exclusive digital premiere of the Tamil blockbuster.
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Middle East
iQiyi Acquires BBC Dramas 'Rellik', 'The Miniaturist'
Deal marks the first time that All3Media International has sold drama series to China.
Festivals
FESTIVALS: ScreenSingapore Unveils Line-up Of 15 Projects
Indonesia selected as the Country in Focus at ScreenSingapore's Southeast Asian film financing event.
News
Netflix Teams With Shah Rukh Khan On 'Bard Of Blood'
Streaming giant is working with Red Chillies Entertainment on adaptation of Indian spy thriller.
News
iflix Partners With Indonesia’s Screenplay Films
Screenplay to produce multiple original productions for iflix following their collaboration on Magic Hour.
Korea & Japan
Netflix Acquires South Korean Thriller 'Forgotten'
Mystery thriller will be released theatrically in Korea later this month before streaming on Netflix in early 2018.
Festivals
FESTIVALS: Tokyo Gives Top Awards to 'Grain', 'Crater'
Turkish filmmaker Semih Kaplanoglu’s Grain was awarded the Tokyo Grand Prix at this year's TIFF, while Italian drama Crater took the special jury prize.
Festivals
FESTIVALS: 'After My Death', 'Blockage' Win Top Awards At BIFF
Iranian filmmaker Mohsen Gharaei’s Blockage and After My Death, from Korean director Kim Uiseok, shared the New Currents Award at Busan film festival.
News
INTERVIEW: Janice Lee On PCCW's Asia Content Strategy
PCCW Media MD Janice Lee explains how focusing on local content has helped the company's three streaming brands gain traction across Asia and the Middle East.
Chinese Speaking
How Tencent Is Ruling China’s Fledgling Music Market
Recent events suggest that China’s music market is maturing but there is still only one player who really counts.
News
Jeff Sagansky, Aaron Kaplan Team On Indian OTT Producer Golden Karavan
US execs and digital aggregator FilmKaravan to produce original content for India's booming OTT space.
Africa
The Africa Channel To Launch SVOD Service
Due to launch in October, Demand Africa aims to "demystify modern Africa and its people for our viewers".