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Netflix Signs Long-Term Deal With India’s Dharmatic Entertainment
Karan Johar's production house will develop films, fiction and non-fiction series for Netflix.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Viu Brews 'My Bubble Tea', Renews 'The Bridge' With HBO Asia
Pan-Asian streamer Viu has renewed The Bridge with HBO Asia for a second season, and is also producing Hallyu-Thai wave mash-up My Bubble Tea.
Korea & Japan
Japan's Star Channel Acquires HBO Asia's 'Folklore', 'Food Lore'
Deal marks first time that HBO Asia original series have been broadcast on the Japanese foreign movie channel.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Netflix Launches Trio Of Chinese Originals Including 'Nowhere Man'
Taiwanese production Nowhere Man to start streaming in October, followed by Triad Princess, also from Taiwan, and Malaysia's The Ghost Bride.
Korea & Japan
Korea’s SK Telecom & Three Broadcasters Launch Streaming Service Wavve
Local regulators have approved the merger of SK Telecom's Oksusu and Pooq, operated by KBS, MBC and SBS.
Europe
Korea’s 'Height Of The Wave' Wins Special Jury Prize At Locarno Film Festival
Special mentions went to The Science Of Fictions, directed by Indonesia’s Yosep Anggi Noen, and Maternal, from Italy’s Maura Delpero.
Africa
iflix Pulls Out Of Middle East Market Following Africa Exit
Pan-Asian streamer recently closed a $50m funding round with investors including Fidelity International.
Korea & Japan
Netflix Ramps Up Production Of Korean Originals
New slate includes five dramas and one movie as streamer taps into global demand for Korean content.
Middle East & North Africa
'Still Human' Takes Two Top Prizes At Far East Film Festival
Oliver Chan’s Still Human won both the Audience Award and the Critics Award at this year’s edition of the Udine Far East Film Festival (FEFF) in Italy.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
'A First Farewell' & 'You Have The Night' Score At Hong Kong Film Festival
Lina Wang’s A First Farewell and Ivan Salatic’s You Have The Night won the top prizes at this year’s Firebird Awards at the Hong Kong International Film Festival.
Middle East & North Africa
Filmart: Asia’s OTT Content Starting To Travel Around The Region
Asia and US-based OTT chiefs predict Chinese and Thai content will follow the Korean wave into diverse international markets.
News
Hotstar To Remake BBC Shows 'Criminal Justice' & 'The Office'
Indian streamer is working with Applause Entertainment on four new shows.
News
Gaurav Gandhi On Why India Is A Key Territory For Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Prime Video has so far launched half a dozen Indian originals across three languages and has a further 30 in development.
Middle East & North Africa
Wang Xiaoshuai's 'So Long, My Son' Wins Two Silver Bears At Berlin Film Festival
Wang Xiaoshuai’s So Long, My Son picked up two Silver Bears, for best actress (Yong Mei) and best actor (Wang Jingchun), at this year’s Berlin film festival (February 7-17).
News
Viu Teams With Workpoint On Thai Original 'Hoh Family'
The 15-episode series stars up-and-coming teen celebrities Gao Jirayu and Pan Pan.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
'Present.Perfect' Wins Tiger Award At Rotterdam Film Festival
Zhu Shengze’s Present.Perfect, a documentary about Chinese live streaming, was presented with the Tiger Award at this year’s International Film Festival Rotterdam.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
'Ayka' & 'Jinpa' Take Top Prizes At Tokyo Filmex
Sergey Dvortsevoy’s Ayka won the grand prize at this year’s Tokyo Filmex, while Pema Tseden’s Jinpa took the special jury prize.
Korea & Japan
Korean Cinema Grapples With Rising Competition On VOD Platforms
BUSAN: Korea’s film industry needs to harness big data and marketing strategies in order to compete with other forms of content on VOD platforms.