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.
Liz Shackleton
Chinese-Speaking Markets
FESTIVALS: Jia Zhangke To Head Locarno Jury
Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhangke will head the jury of this year’s Locarno film festival, which runs August 1-11 in Locarno, Switzerland.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Chen Kaige Partners With iQiyi On Drama Series 'The Eight'
Chen will also serve as executive producer on the series, set in Paris and China during the early Republican Era.
News
Apple To Develop Mumbai-Set Novel 'Shantaram' As TV Series
American Hustle co-writer Eric Warren Singer is on board to write the series.
Festivals
FESTIVALS: Japan’s Skip City Unveils Competition Line-Up
International Competition will screen ten films, while festival introduces a new competition section for Japanese features.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
China's iQiyi Signs Output Deal With US Indie FilmNation
Deal gives iQiyi exclusive mainland Chinese VOD rights to all FilmNation titles for the next three years.
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.
Korea & Japan
Warner Bros Appoints Suk Park & Hyun Park To Head Korean Drama Production
DramaFever co-founders have been with Warner Bros since the studio acquired their streaming platform in 2016.
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.
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.