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Beginners Guide: Indian Web Series [Part Two]
Second half of a guide to Hindi web series, listing the top five shows with the potential to travel internationally.
Middle East & North Africa
'Rom', 'Haifa Street' Win New Currents Award At Busan Film Festival
Vietnamese drama Rom, directed by Tran Thanh Huy, and Iraqi filmmaker Mohanad Hayal’s Haifa Street both won New Currents Awards at this year’s BIFF.
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Beginners Guide: Indian Web Series [Part One]
First half of a guide to the many ways in which Indian drama series are being revolutionised by the streaming wars.
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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.
Middle East & North Africa
Viu Announces Slate Of Originals Across Asia & Middle East
New shows include a reboot of Malaysia's Kopitiam and a sequel to Hong Kong drama Psycho Detective.
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Netflix Greenlights Ten Original Indian Movies
New slate of Indian originals includes projects from Red Chillies, Dharmatic, Roy Kapur Films and RSVP.
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.
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Hotstar To Remake BBC Shows 'Criminal Justice' & 'The Office'
Indian streamer is working with Applause Entertainment on four new shows.
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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.
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Amazon India Greenlights Musical Series 'Bandish Bandits'
Musical trio Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani and Loy Mendonsa will make their streaming debut in the series.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Netflix Unveils Eight Original Indian Movies & Slew Of Asian Series
Films include titles produced by Priyanka Chopra and Madhuri Dixit, while Asian series include anime spin-offs of Pacific Rim and Altered Carbon.
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HOOQ Enters Into Deal With Hotstar To Expand Reach In India
Hotstar Premium users will be able to access HOOQ's 6,000-hour catalogue of Hollywood films and TV shows under the new deal.
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Apple To Develop Mumbai-Set Novel 'Shantaram' As TV Series
American Hustle co-writer Eric Warren Singer is on board to write the series.
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.
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Amazon, Abundantia Launch Indian Web Series 'Breathe'
Psychological thriller will be launched in three languages across more than 200 territories on January 26.
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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.
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Netflix Boards Ronnie Screwvala’s 'Love Per Square Foot'
Film marks the first time a mainstream Indian title is being distributed exclusively via streaming.
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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.