Korea & Japan
Japan’s Yoshimoto Kogyo Makes Strategic Investment In iflix
Japanese production and talent management group is making a “significant strategic” investment in the pan-Asian streamer.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
FESTIVALS: 'A First Farewell', 'You Have The Night' Score At HKIFF
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
INTERVIEW: 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.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Netflix Picks Up Chinese Blockbuster 'The Wandering Earth'
Sci-fi drama has grossed $606m to become the second highest grossing film of all time in China.
News
Amazon India Greenlights Musical Series 'Bandish Bandits'
Musical trio Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani and Loy Mendonsa will make their streaming debut in the series.
Middle East & North Africa
FESTIVALS: Wang Xiaoshuai's 'So Long, My Son' Wins Two Berlin Silver Bears
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
FESTIVALS: 'Present.Perfect' Wins Tiger Award In Rotterdam
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
HBO Asia Greenlights Second Season Of 'The Teenage Psychic'
Kuo Shu-Yao reprises her role alongside new cast members Wen Chen-Ling and Fandy Fan.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
FESTVALS: 'Ayka' Wins Grand Prize 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.