News
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.
News
Vice Media, Go-Jek Collaborate On Joko Anwar’s 'When We Dance'
Project is the first feature in a slate of content that Vice and Indonesian tech company Go-Jek are developing together.
News
iflix Switches Away From SVOD To Ad-Supported Model
Pan-Asian streaming service launches a free tier including a curated movie of the day and premium short form content.
Middle East
PCCW’s Viu & Endemol Shine To Adapt 'The Bridge' For Asia
Story and cast of Asian adaptation of the Scandinavian crime series will straddle Singapore and Malaysia.
Europe
FESTIVALS: Far East Film Festival To Open With 'Steel Rain', 'Crossroads'
Korean spy thriller Steel Rain and Malaysia’s Crossroads: One Two Jaga will open this year’s Far East Film Festival in Udine, Italy.
Korea & Japan
Kazuki Kitamura, Bront Palarae To Star In HBO Asia’s 'Folklore'
The Japanese and Malaysian stars will feature in the six-part horror anthology, directed by six of Asia's leading filmmakers.
Festivals
FESTIVALS: 'Redha' Wins Audience Award In Luang Prabang
Raising A Beast, Cat Island take top awards in LPFF Talent Lab, hosted in collaboration with Tribeca Film Institute.
News
iflix Commissions 'KL Gangster: Underworld' As First Malaysian drama
Six-part drama will shoot entirely in Malaysia and stream exclusively on the iflix platform globally in mid-2018.
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
iflix Partners With Indonesia’s Screenplay Films
Screenplay to produce multiple original productions for iflix following their collaboration on Magic Hour.
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
PCCW’s OTT Business Raises Funding From Hony, Foxconn, Temasek
Hony Capital, Foxconn Ventures and Temasek to invest $110m in PCCW's three streaming brands.