Korea & Japan

GUEST COLUMN: South Korea Creating Synergy Between Cinema & VOD

FilmDoo co-founder Weerada P. Sucharitkul explains how South Korea has been a world leader in demonstrating how theatrical and VOD distribution can exist side-by-side.

News

Apple CEO Tim Cook Looks Towards Growth In India

Following his high-profile visit to India in May this year, Apple CEO Tim Cook has singled the country out as a potential growth market in a wide-ranging interview with The Washington Post.

Chinese Speaking

Verizon, Wanda & LeEco: What’s Behind This Week’s Big Acquisitions?

The relentless pursuit of scale in users bases, data and digital advertising was the driving force in the Verizon, Wanda and LeEco acquisitions that made headlines this week.

Chinese Speaking

Baidu Chief Drops Proposed Buyout Of iQiyi

Baidu chairman and CEO Robin Li has withdrawn his offer to take streaming site iQiyi private following objections from a major Baidu shareholder.

News

Amazon Prime Video Spending $300m In India

Amazon is planning to spend $300m on local content as its rolls out its Amazon Prime Video service in India later this year, according to local reports.

Chinese Speaking

Baidu Shareholder Challenges iQiyi Sale

Baidu shareholder Acacia Partners has asked the company’s chairman Robin Li to withdraw his bid to take streaming site iQiyi private, claiming that the sale price is far too low.

Chinese Speaking

Tencent Acquires CMC As China Strives To Grow Music Market

Chinese digital giant Tencent has acquired a controlling stake in China Music Corp (CMC) in a move that could help carve out a legitimate online music market in China.

Middle East

INTERVIEW: FilmDoo Co-founder, Weerada Sucharitkul

The co-founder of UK-based streaming site FilmDoo talks marketing strategy for TVOD releases and where exactly you can find an audience for foreign-language films.

News

Ritesh Batra To Direct 'Our Souls At Night' For Netflix

Netflix has lined up Ritesh Batra to direct an adaptation of Kent Haruf’s novel, Our Souls At Night, set to star Robert Redford and Jane Fonda.

Middle East

Tencent Acquires Majority Stake In Supercell

Following weeks of speculation, Chinese digital titan Tencent has bought a majority stake in Finnish mobile gaming company Supercell from Japan’s Softbank for $8.6bn.

Chinese Speaking

iQiyi Paying Subscriber Numbers Reach 20 Million

Chinese streaming platform iQiyi has reported that its paying subscriber numbers surpassed 20 million as of June 1, 2016.

Chinese Speaking

Viki Strikes Content Deal With China’s Huace Group

Fan-subbed streaming site Viki.com has signed a multi-territory content deal with China’s Huace Group.