Korea & Japan
Crunchyroll, Funimation To Share Anime Content
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 To Produce Japanese Series 'Daisho'
Hulu Japan is producing original Japanese series, Daisho (Compensation), starring Shun Oguri and Tsutomu Takahashi.
Korea & Japan
Amazon Unveils First Korean Original Series
Amazon has announced its first Korean original series, a live-action drama based on popular Japanese property The Idolmaster, developed by Bandai Namco Entertainment.
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.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 Markets
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?