Middle East & North Africa
Viu Teams With Saudi’s UTurn On Arabic Original
Family comedy is the first in a slate of ten Arabic originals that Viu will produce with various partners across the region.
News
Amazon Prime Video Snags Streaming Rights To Rajnikanth’s '2.0'
Streaming giant signs deal with Lyca Productions for the exclusive digital premiere of the Tamil blockbuster.
Southeast Asia
ScreenSingapore Unveils 15 Projects For SAFF Conference
Indonesia selected as the Country in Focus at ScreenSingapore's Southeast Asian film financing event.
News
Netflix Teams With Shah Rukh Khan On 'Bard Of Blood'
Streaming giant is working with Red Chillies Entertainment on adaptation of Indian spy thriller.
News
iflix Partners With Indonesia’s Screenplay Films
Screenplay to produce multiple original productions for iflix following their collaboration on Magic Hour.
Festivals
Tokyo Film Festival Gives Top Awards to 'Grain' & 'Crater'
Turkish filmmaker Semih Kaplanoglu’s Grain was awarded the Tokyo Grand Prix at this year's TIFF, while Italian drama Crater took the special jury prize.
Festivals
'After My Death' & 'Blockage' Win Top Awards At Busan Film Festival
Iranian filmmaker Mohsen Gharaei’s Blockage and After My Death, from Korean director Kim Uiseok, shared the New Currents Award at Busan film festival.
News
Janice Lee On PCCW's Asia Content Strategy
PCCW Media MD Janice Lee explains how focusing on local content has helped the company's three streaming brands gain traction across Asia and the Middle East.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
How Tencent Is Ruling China’s Fledgling Music Market
Recent events suggest that China’s music market is maturing but there is still only one player who really counts.
Middle East & North Africa
'Sheikh Jackson' To Open First Edition Of Egypt's El Gouna Film Festival
Amr Salama’s Sheikh Jackson has been selected as the opening film of the inaugural edition of the El Gouna Film Festival in Egypt.
Korea & Japan
tvN Movies Launches On Viu In Southeast Asia
CJ E&M channel launches on Viu in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Netflix Orders First Chinese-Language Series 'Bardo'
Supernatural jailbreak thriller to be produced by Singapore-based IFA Media and directed by Taipei-based filmmaker Sam Quah.
Korea & Japan
Sony Acquires US-Based Anime Distributor Funimation
Sony Pictures Television has taken a 95% stake in the company that distributes properties including Dragon Ball Z & Attack On Titan.
Festivals
'Handle With Care' Wins Grand Prize At Japan's Skip City Film Festival
Norwegian drama takes Grand Prize while winners also include China’s Van Goghs and The Citizen.
Korea & Japan
Korean Broadcasters Team To Launch Kocowa Streaming Service
KBS, MBC and SBS are joining forces to launch a new streaming service in North and South America.
Festivals
BIFAN Film Festival Gives Bucheon Award To 'The Endless'
US sci-fi horror, directed by Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson, follows two brothers returning to the cult they previously escaped.
News
Saif Ali Khan To Star In Netflix’s 'Sacred Games'
Bollywood star will head cast of Netflix's first Indian series, produced by Phantom Films.
Middle East & North Africa
Starz Play Arabia Eyes Expansion Beyond MENA Region
Dubai-based streamer is understood to be targeting Eastern Europe, Africa and Southeast Asia.