Korea & Japan
Warner Bros To Acquire DramaFever
Warner Bros has signed a deal to acquire New York-based streaming service DramaFever from Japan’s SoftBank, which bought the company in October 2014.
Liz Shackleton
Korea & Japan
HBO Seals Streaming Deal With Hulu Japan
HBO has signed an exclusive SVOD deal with Hulu Japan for hundreds of hours of library programming, along with premieres of shows that are new to Japan.
Chinese Speaking
China’s iQiyi Signs Output Deal With Fox
Chinese streaming platform iQiyi has signed a multi-year film output agreement with 20th Century Fox.
Chinese Speaking
MUBI To Launch China Streaming Service With Huanxi Media
UK-based SVOD platform MUBI has formed a joint venture with Dong Ping’s Huanxi Media Group to launch a streaming service in China later this year.
Middle East
INTERVIEW: MoviePigs Founder, Perihan Abou-Zeid
The founder of New York-based SVOD platform MoviePigs talks about building a global audience for Arabic-language films.
News
INTERVIEW: Eros Digital CEO, Rishika Lulla Singh
The CEO of Eros International’s digital division talks about ErosNow's content and pricing strategies and the growth of India’s VOD sector.
Middle East
MoviePigs Launches US Platform For Arab Cinema
New York-based start-up MoviePigs is launching an SVOD platform focused on Arab cinema for audiences in North America.
Middle East
Traditional Windows Holding Back Middle East VOD
VOD platforms have the potential to expand the audience for Arabic-language content, but traditional business models are preventing local producers from unlocking their full value.
Middle East
Middle East Rides OTT Wave - PwC Report
Growth in over-the-top (OTT) television services and other digital platforms is set to have a huge impact on content production in the Arab world, according to PwC report Beyond Digital.
News
Netflix To Stream 'Gangs Of Wasseypur' As Mini-Series
Netflix will stream Anurag Kashyap’s Gangs Of Wasseypur as an eight-part mini-series in the US and Canada in the first week of December.
Korea & Japan
Netflix Japan VP David Lee Talks Japanese Content Strategy
At the recent Japan Content Showcase in Tokyo, Netflix Japan VP David Lee outlined the streaming giant’s strategy in a market that usually prefers its own content to US dramas.
Chinese Speaking
Asian Content In Demand And On-Demand
Western streaming giants are making their first forays into Asia, but will they be able to negotiate different cultural tastes, piracy and local competitors to win over audiences?