Liz Shackleton

Middle East

HEADLINES FROM ASIA: Amazon, Okja, YuppTV & Alibaba

Amazon unveils first India original, Netflix's Okja shut out of Korean cinemas, plus latest news from Alibaba, YuppTV, Youku and iQiyi.

Chinese Speaking

FESTIVALS: Shanghai Fest Replaces Opening Film

Bille August’s The Chinese Widow will open this year’s Shanghai film festival, replacing Ann Hui’s Our Time Will Come, which was previously announced as the opening film.

Europe

VIEW FROM CANNES: Who Needs Who More In L’Affaire de Netflix?

Five takeaways from the standoff between the French film industry and Netflix at this year's Cannes film festival.

Africa

iflix To Launch In 23 Countries In Sub-Saharan Africa

Kuala Lumpur-based streaming service iflix is continuing its march across emerging markets with a launch in 23 countries in sub-Saharan Africa.

Middle East

Netflix Teams With O3 Medya On First Turkish Series

Netflix is moving into the production of Turkish-language content with a 10-episode series co-produced with Istanbul-based O3 Medya.

Europe

FilmDoo Acquires Raya Martin’s Back Catalogue

UK-based streaming platform FilmDoo has acquired global VOD rights to the back catalogue of Filipino fillmmaker Raya Martin.

Chinese Speaking

FESTIVALS: 'Our Time Will Come' To Open Shanghai

Ann Hui’s historical drama Our Time Will Come will open this year’s Shanghai International Film Festival (June 17-26).

Middle East

Asia’s Original Content Wars Heat Up

While Netflix and Amazon are pouring investment into local-language content across Asia, several regional platforms are entering the fray with a slew of announcements in recent months.

Korea & Japan

Amazon Checks In To Sion Sono’s 'Tokyo Vampire Hotel'

Amazon Prime Video Japan is working with maverick Japanese director Sion Sono on original series Tokyo Vampire Hotel, which is scheduled to stream from June 16.

Chinese Speaking

iQiyi, Sony’s 'Chosen' Starts Shooting In Australia

iQiyi and Sony’s Chinese-language adaptation of US drama Chosen has started shooting in Australia with Lan Cheng-lung and Deng Jiajia heading the cast.

News

HOOQ Boards Indonesian Feature 'Marlina'

Singapore-based streaming service HOOQ has boarded its second original production in Asia, joining Indonesian filmmaker Mouly Surya’s new feature as a co-producer.

News

INTERVIEW: MovieSaints Brings Refund Concept To TVOD

Start-up streaming platform aims to encourage viewers to discover independent cinema by offering full or partial refunds if they don’t like a film.