Middle East & North Africa
PCCW’s Viu & Endemol Shine To Adapt 'The Bridge' For Asia
Story and cast of Asian adaptation of the Scandinavian crime series will straddle Singapore and Malaysia.
Middle East & North Africa
Alibaba’s Yang Weidong Talks Original Content At MipTV
Alibaba also announces co-production deal between Youku and Endemol Shine for two unscripted shows.
Korea & Japan
Kazuki Kitamura, Bront Palarae To Star In HBO Asia’s 'Folklore'
The Japanese and Malaysian stars will feature in the six-part horror anthology, directed by six of Asia's leading filmmakers.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Derek Chiu’s 'No. 1 Chung Ying Street' Triumphs At Osaka Asian Film Festival
Hong Kong filmmaker Derek Chiu’s No. 1 Chung Ying Street was awarded the Grand Prix at the close of this year’s Osaka Asian Film Festival.
Middle East & North Africa
Netflix Announces First Arabic Original Series 'Jinn'
Six-part supernatural drama to be directed by Lebanon’s Mir-Jean Bou Chaaya (Very Big Shot) and scripted by Jordan’s Bassel Ghandour (Theeb).
Middle East & North Africa
'The Widowed Witch' Wins Tiger Award At Rotterdam Film Festival
Chinese filmmaker Cai Chengjie’s The Widowed Witch has won the Hivos Tiger Award at this year’s International Film Festival Rotterdam.
Korea & Japan
French Manga 'Radiant' To Be Adapted By Japan’s NHK
Created by Tony Valente, the property became the first French hardcover manga to be published in Japan in 2015.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
PCCW’s Viu Adds Content From JTBC To Korean Line-Up
Shows from leading Korean cable broadcaster to stream on Viu include Misty, Welcome to Waikiki and Strong Girl Bong-soon.
Europe
How Netflix & Amazon Stack Up In UK & India
Recently released figures reveal that while Netflix is twice as big as Amazon in the UK, the streaming giant is trailing its main competitor in the Indian market.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
'Chosen' Chinese Remake To Stream On iQiyi & Netflix
Three-part drama will stream in Taiwan and China from January 7, with Netflix to roll it out globally later this year.
News
Amazon, Abundantia Launch Indian Web Series 'Breathe'
Psychological thriller will be launched in three languages across more than 200 territories on January 26.
News
India's Reliance Jio To Enter Original Content Production
Indian telco in talks with Vikram Bhatt, Roy Kapur Films and Alt Balaji for original movies and TV shows.
Festivals
'Redha' Wins Audience Award At Luang Prabang Film Festival
Raising A Beast, Cat Island take top awards in LPFF Talent Lab, hosted in collaboration with Tribeca Film Institute.
Middle East & North Africa
Annemarie Jacir’s 'Wajib' Wins Best Film & Best Actor At Dubai Film Festival
Palestinian filmmaker Annemarie Jacir’s Wajib took best film and best actor at this year’s Dubai International Film Festival.
Middle East & North Africa
New Genres, Formats Way Forward For MENA TV - Dubai Film Market
Middle East TV producers may need to start thinking differently about formats and genres ahead of the coming SVOD revolution.
News
iflix Commissions 'KL Gangster: Underworld' As First Malaysian drama
Six-part drama will shoot entirely in Malaysia and stream exclusively on the iflix platform globally in mid-2018.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Netflix Acquires Chinese Series From iQiyi & Youku
Streaming giant has also boarded a Taiwanese drama directed by Nelson Yeh.
News
Netflix Boards Ronnie Screwvala’s 'Love Per Square Foot'
Film marks the first time a mainstream Indian title is being distributed exclusively via streaming.