SE-ASIA - Streamlined

iflix subscribers increase by 250% to 15 million

Growth follows change in revenue model from a Western-style SVOD service towards an ad-supported, freemium model.

Project is the first feature in a slate of content that Vice and Indonesian tech company Go-Jek are developing together.

Pan-Asian streaming service launches a free tier including a curated movie of the day and premium short form content.

Story and cast of Asian adaptation of the Scandinavian crime series will straddle Singapore and Malaysia.

Korean spy thriller Steel Rain and Malaysia’s Crossroads: One Two Jaga will open this year’s Far East Film Festival in Udine, Italy.

The Japanese and Malaysian stars will feature in the six-part horror anthology, directed by six of Asia’s leading filmmakers.

Digital media veteran Craig Galvin to head new studio, which will produce short-form content with local and international teams.

Raising A Beast, Cat Island take top awards in LPFF Talent Lab, hosted in collaboration with Tribeca Film Institute.

Six-part drama will shoot entirely in Malaysia and stream exclusively on the iflix platform globally in mid-2018.

Singapore-based short film streaming platform is also partnering with Info-communications Media Development Authority (IMDA).