Australia & New Zealand
Australia’s Quickflix Enters Administration
Australia’s brutally competitive streaming wars have claimed another victim, with Perth-based Quickflix announcing that it has entered voluntary administration.
Liz Shackleton
Chinese-Speaking Markets
'The Night Manager' Headed To China, France
IMG and The Ink Factory have sold TV drama The Night Manager to Chinese streaming platform Youku Tudou and French broadcaster France TV.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Alibaba Invests In Paramount, Giuseppe Tornatore Projects
Alibaba Pictures is investing in two further Paramount Pictures productions and a project from Italian director Giuseppe Tornatore.
Europe
VIEW FROM MIPTV: Europe, We Have A Problem
Speaking at MIPTV, Vivendi content chief Dominique Delport urged Europe to create pan-regional players to take on digital giants from Asia and the US.
Korea & Japan
Crunchyroll Signs Streaming Deal With Kadokawa
Crunchyroll has formed a strategic alliance with Japan’s Kadokawa that gives it exclusive worldwide rights (excluding Asia) to stream Kadokawa’s anime titles over the next year.
Middle East & North Africa
Arab Telemedia Launches Content On iTunes
Jordanian production company Arab Telemedia is launching 44 of its movies and TV series on the iTunes Store, including Emmy-winning drama The Invasion.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Korea’s 'Descendants Of The Sun' Converts China To Paying Subs
Hot Korean drama Descendants Of The Sun has contributed to a 3 million spike in paying subscribers for Chinese streaming platform iQiyi.
News
INTERVIEW: Pocket Films Founder, Saameer Mody
The managing director of Mumbai-based short films platform Pocket Films explains how demand for alternative content is growing in mobile-obsessed India.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Taiwan’s Catchplay Launches VOD Platform
Taiwanese distributor Catchplay is launching a multi-platform streaming service, Catchplay On Demand, in Taiwan, Singapore and Indonesia.
News
India’s Viacom18 To Launch OTT Service VOOT
India’s Viacom18 is launching an over-the-top (OTT) streaming service, VOOT, at the end of this month.
Europe
iflix Bags $45m Investment From Sky
UK broadcaster Sky is investing $45m in Southeast Asian streaming service iFlix as part of a strategic partnership between the two companies.
Europe
VIEW FROM SUNDANCE & BERLIN: International Buyers Feel The Streaming Squeeze
International film buyers will have to adapt or die now that a growing number of indie titles are premiering on VOD.