Chinese-Speaking Markets
Netflix posted better-than-expected earnings and subscriber numbers for the third quarter of 2016, while confirming that its China plans are on hold due to a challenging regulatory environment.
Korea & Japan
Tammy H. Nam, CEO of global streaming service Viki.com, explains how the site’s avid community of subtitling fans is helping content to travel and break emerging talent.
Australia & New Zealand
Australia’s streaming sector went through a major contraction this week with the announcement that Presto will close in January, while Quickflix has been sold to a US investor.
News
Bangalore-based filmmaker Pawan Kumar, who recently sold his third feature U-Turn to Netflix, explains how he’s used crowdfunding and digital distribution to launch his first three films.
News
Amazon is partnering with director S.S. Rajamouli, Graphic India and Arka Mediaworks on an animated series based on Telugu blockbuster Baahubali.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Netflix has released the trailer for documentary Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang, directed by Kevin Macdonald.
News
Days after announcing the Dharma deal, Amazon has unveiled an exclusive SVOD licensing agreement with T-Series.
News
Amazon has signed a licensing agreement with Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions, covering new and library titles.
Korea & Japan
Amazon is producing a Japanese version of popular romantic reality series The Bachelor, which will stream exclusively on its Japanese platform from spring 2017.
Australia & New Zealand
Australia now has more people paying for streaming services, such as Netflix, Stan and Presto, than for conventional pay-TV, according to a new report from Roy Morgan Research.
Korea & Japan
Crunchyroll and Funimation, both major distributors of Japanese anime, have signed a partnership to share titles across streaming, home video and electronic sell-through.
Korea & Japan
Hulu Japan is producing original Japanese series, Daisho (Compensation), starring Shun Oguri and Tsutomu Takahashi.