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.
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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Middle East
FESTIVALS: 'Rom', 'Haifa Street' Win Busan’s New Currents Award
Vietnamese drama Rom, directed by Tran Thanh Huy, and Iraqi filmmaker Mohanad Hayal’s Haifa Street both won New Currents Awards at this year’s BIFF.
Chinese Speaking
Viu Brews 'My Bubble Tea', Renews 'The Bridge' With HBO Asia
Pan-Asian streamer Viu has renewed The Bridge with HBO Asia for a second season, and is also producing Hallyu-Thai wave mash-up My Bubble Tea.
Chinese Speaking
Viu, Warner Bros Collaborate On 'Pretty Little Liars' Remake
Directed by Emil Heradi, the Bahasa-language remake is being filmed entirely in Bali.
Chinese Speaking
Netflix Launches Trio Of Chinese Originals Including 'Nowhere Man'
Taiwanese production Nowhere Man to start streaming in October, followed by Triad Princess, also from Taiwan, and Malaysia's The Ghost Bride.
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Viu Streaming Service Strikes Content Deal With Wattpad
Pan-Asian streaming service will develop youth-oriented series and films based on Wattpad's stories.
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HBO Asia’s 'Adventure Of The Ring' Starts Production
Taiwanese filmmaker Nelson Yeh is on board as showrunner with actor-director Kitamura Tayoharu as director.