Middle East & North Africa
BBC Worldwide Signs VOD Deal With Tata Sky
BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the UK broadcaster, has signed a distribution pact with direct-to-home provider (DTH) Tata Sky, marking its first VOD deal in India.
Korea & Japan
DramaFever Signs Distribution Deal With CJ E&M
US-based streaming service DramaFever has signed a multi-year deal with Korean powerhouse CJ E&M for exclusive rights to a package of Korean TV series and movies.
News
Angelina Jolie To Direct Cambodia-Set 'First They Killed My Father' For Netflix
Angelina Jolie Pitt will direct a feature adaptation of Loung Ung’s memoir, First They Killed My Father: A Daughter Of Cambodia Remembers, for Netflix.
News
ErosNow Enters Original Programming
ErosNow, the streaming arm of Bollywood studio Eros International, has announced its upcoming movie line-up along with plans to enter the production of original TV shows.
Middle East & North Africa
Starz Play Arabia Seals Content Deal With CBS
Starz Play Arabia, the new OTT streaming service for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), has signed a multi-year licensing deal with US network CBS Studios International to bring CBS and Showtime content to the region.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Tencent’s JOOX Enters Malaysian Market
Tencent’s music streaming service JOOX has launched in Malaysia with three different user interfaces, reflecting the multicultural and multi-language nature of the Malaysian market.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Alibaba Makes First Hollywood Investment
Alibaba Pictures has announced that its making an unspecified investment in Paramount Pictures’ Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation, as well as cooperating on the online ticketing, merchandising and promotion of the film.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Who’s Afraid Of The Big, Bad B.A.T.?
Most of the talk at this year’s Shanghai International Film Festival revolved around whether China’s internet giants – Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent – will engulf the local film industry before its had a chance to mature.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Viki Seals Content Deal With Huala Baina
Singapore-based streaming platform Viki.com has signed a multi-year content deal with Beijing-based Huala Baina Film & TV (HBN).
News
ErosNow Signs With Pakistan’s HUM TV
Eros International’s entertainment portal ErosNow has signed an exclusive content acquisition deal with Pakistan’s HUM TV.
News
iflix, HOOQ Jostle For SE-Asia’s VOD Market
With the launch of Kuala Lumpur-based iFlix earlier this week, South-East Asia now has two ambitious online video platforms attempting to introduce a pay model in the region.
Europe
MIPTV 2015: Mr Sarandos Goes To Cannes
Move over Harvey Weinstein; one of the most courted and controversial figures on the Croisette this year was none other than Netflix’s content chief Ted Sarandos.