Australia & New Zealand
Streaming Subscription Numbers Overtake Pay-TV In Australia – Report
More than 5.59m Australians are now paying for streaming services, compared to 5.3m for pay-TV, according to Roy Morgan Research.
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Korea & Japan
Amazon Prime Video Unveils First Korean Series 'The Idolm@ster'
Based on a popular Japanese property, the Korean-language series will stream exclusively on Amazon Prime Video from early 2017.
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Amazon Prime Video To Spend $300m On Indian Content – Reports
US streamer is making local hires and talking to studios including Yash Raj Films and Balaji Telefilms, according to local reports.
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Ritesh Batra To Direct 'Our Souls At Night' For Netflix
Robert Redford and Jane Fonda are set to star in Netflix's adaptation of Kent Haruf’s novel.
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Netflix Teams With Phantom Films For First Indian Series 'Sacred Games'
Phantom Films is producing an adaptation of Vikram Chandra’s best-selling novel Sacred Games for Netflix.
Korea & Japan
Amazon Ramps Up Original Content Production In Japan
Amazon has unveiled 12 original productions for its SVOD service in Japan, including reboots of the iconic Kamen Rider and Ultraman franchises.
Australia & New Zealand
Australia’s Quickflix Enters Administration
Quickflix founder Stephen Langsford laid the blame squarely on Stan in a statement to Australia's stock exchange.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Taiwan’s Catchplay Launches VOD Platform Across Southeast Asia
Catchplay On Demand is launching in Taiwan, Singapore and Indonesia through partnerships with local cable companies and telcos.
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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.
Middle East & North Africa
MoviePigs Launches US Streaming Service For Arab Cinema
New York-based start-up MoviePigs is launching an SVOD platform focused on Arab cinema for audiences in North America.
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Netflix To Stream Anurag Kashyap's 'Gangs Of Wasseypur' As Miniseries
US distributor Cinelicious is working with Film Karavan and Kashyap to present the two-part movie as an eight-episode mini-eries.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Netflix Set To Launch In Four Asian Tiger Economies
Streamer plans to enter South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong and Taiwan after launching in Australia and Japan earlier this year.
Australia & New Zealand
EzyFlix Becomes First Netflix Casualty In Australia
Access Digital Entertainment announced the decision to close its TVOD streaming service leaving Presto, Stan and Quickflix as the major local offerings.
Korea & Japan
Rakuten's Viki Acquires Korean Fan Site Soompi
Viki has reportedly acquired the K-content fan community site from Crunchyroll for just under $10m.
Middle East & North Africa
Starz Launches SVOD Service Across Middle East & North Africa
US cable and satellite network is launching Starz Play Arabia across 17 markets in the Middle East and North Africa.
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Singtel, Warner & Sony Join Forces To Launch HOOQ Streaming Service
Beating Netflix into the Asian market, the service will stream 10,000 Hollywood movies and TV shows at launch.
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Amazon Prime Eyes Launch Of Video Streaming Service In India
Former MSM executive Nitesh Kripalani has been hired to head Amazon's online video business in India.
Australia & New Zealand
Australia's Foxtel & Seven West Join Forces In Streaming Battle
Australia’s Foxtel and Seven West are jointly launching Presto Entertainment ahead of Netflix’s launch in the market next March.