Chinese-Speaking Markets
Comment: Quibi’s Demise And The True Nature Of Snackable Content
Before Jeffrey Katzenberg had a crack with Quibi, French media conglomerate Vivendi also tried and failed in the business of quick bites.
Liz Shackleton
Europe
Italy’s Far East Film Festival Launches Streaming Service For Asian Cinema
Titles set to steam on the Italian service include Johnnie To's Throw Down and Japanese foodie documentary Ramen Heads.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Celestial Tiger Enters Original Production With 'Model Family'
Hong Kong-based pay-TV operator is producing the two-part suspense thriller with Malaysian director-producer Adrian Teh.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Japan’s Wowow Acquires Hit Chinese Suspense Thriller 'The Bad Kids'
Critically-acclaimed show, produced by Chinese streaming platform iQiyi, will be broadcast in Japan in early 2021.
Middle East & North Africa
'Hope', 'The Pencil' Take Top Prizes At Japan’s Skip City Film Festival
Maria Sodahl’s Hope received the Grand Prize at this year’s Skip City International D-Cinema Festival in Japan, which took place virtually and wrapped on October 4.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Bilibili Sends Satellite Into Space To Capture Educational Content
The Bilibili Video Satellite, one of nine launched this week, will be used to create educational programming covering science, technology, nature and history.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Tencent Joins China Tech Trend To Set Up Shop In Singapore
Decision to double down on Southeast Asia makes sense given the growing resistance that Chinese tech companies are facing in the US and India.
Europe
'Wife Of A Spy' & 'The Disciple' Win Big At Venice Film Festival
Kiyoshi Kurosawa won best director at this year’s Venice film festival for Wife Of A Spy, while India’s Chaitanya Tamhane took best screenplay for The Disciple.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Netflix’s Problem In Adapting 'The Three-Body Problem'
Although an impressive array of producing talent has been brought on board, Netflix has its work cut out adapting Liu Cixin's mind-bending sci-fi trilogy.
News
Beginners Guide: Indian Web Series [Part Three]
Rural tales, spy thrillers and Delhi's murky underbelly: Streamlined's update on some of the best Hindi-language web series streaming on Netflix and Amazon Prime.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
iQiyi Signs Content Deal With Malaysia’s Primeworks Studios
Deal covers six Primeworks drama series produced for broadcast on Media Prima’s TV3, including the second season of hit series 7 Hari Mencintaiku.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
'Better Days' Takes Top Prize At Udine Far East Film Festival
Derek Tsang’s youth drama Better Days won the top prize, the Golden Mulberry, at Italy’s Far East Film Festival in Udine, which took place as a virtual event (June 26-July 4).
Chinese-Speaking Markets
China’s Tencent Acquires Pan-Asian Streaming Service iflix
Chinese tech giant will use the platform to expand its WeTV service, which it launched in Thailand last year, across the region.
News
Disney+ Hotstar To Launch Crime Drama 'Aarya', Starring Sushmita Sen
Co-produced by Endemol Shine, the nine-part series is an official adaptation of popular Dutch crime-drama Penoza.
News
Amazon Prime India To Premiere Seven Movies, Prompting Theatrical Backlash
Seven Indian films originally intended for theatrical release will premiere on Amazon between May and August.
Korea & Japan
Asian LGBTQ+ Streaming Platform GagaOOLala Set For Global Launch
Taiwan-based platform will launch globally on May 15 with a catalogue of features, shorts, series and original productions.
Korea & Japan
HBO Asia Teams With Hulu Japan & MediaPro On Thriller 'The Head'
Survival thriller set in an international research station in Antartica was filmed in Iceland and Spain.
News
Disney+ Hotstar Commissions Three Seasons Of 'Selfie With Bajrangi'
Popular animated kids' series, which has aired on Disney Channel and Disney Hungama since 2018, is produced by Indian animation studio Cosmos-Maya.