Middle East
Alibaba’s Yang Weidong Talks Original Content At MipTV
Alibaba also announces co-production deal between Youku and Endemol Shine for two unscripted shows.
Liz Shackleton
Chinese Speaking
iQiyi Renews Hit Drama 'Burning Ice' For Second Season
First season of the show produced by iQiyi and Han Sanping has racked up more than 500 million views.
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.
Chinese Speaking
FESTIVALS: Derek Chiu’s 'No. 1 Chung Ying Street' Triumphs At OAFF
Hong Kong filmmaker Derek Chiu’s No. 1 Chung Ying Street was awarded the Grand Prix at the close of this year’s Osaka Asian Film Festival.
Middle East
Netflix Announces First Arabic Original Series 'Jinn'
Six-part supernatural drama to be directed by Lebanon’s Mir-Jean Bou Chaaya (Very Big Shot) and scripted by Jordan’s Bassel Ghandour (Theeb).
News
Netflix Unveils Three New Indian Original Series
Writers on the new series include Urmi Juvekar, Patrick Graham and Binky Mendez.
Korea & Japan
Netflix Teams With Korea’s YG Entertainment On Sitcom
Eight-episode series will feature YG artists including Seungri of K-pop group Big Bang, Lee Jae-jin of Sechs Kies and TV personality Yoo Byung-jae
Festivals
FESTIVALS: 'The Name' To Close Osaka Asian Film Festival
This year’s Osaka Asian Film Festival (March 9-18) will close with the world premiere of Japanese filmmaker Toda Akihiro’s The Name.
Middle East
FESTIVALS: 'The Widowed Witch' Wins Tiger Award In Rotterdam
Chinese filmmaker Cai Chengjie’s The Widowed Witch has won the Hivos Tiger Award at this year’s International Film Festival Rotterdam.
Korea & Japan
French Manga 'Radiant' To Be Adapted By Japan’s NHK
Created by Tony Valente, the property became the first French hardcover manga to be published in Japan in 2015.
Chinese Speaking
PCCW’s Viu Adds Content From JTBC To Korean Line-Up
Shows from leading Korean cable broadcaster to stream on Viu include Misty, Welcome to Waikiki and Strong Girl Bong-soon.
Middle East
Mubi Signs Strategic Partnership With India’s Times Bridge
Times Bridge will support hand-curated streaming service as it expands into one of the world’s most competitive online video markets.