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.
News
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.
Europe
Thailand's 'Manta Ray' Wins Best Film In Venice’s Orizzonti Section
Thai director Phuttiphong Aroonpheng’s Manta Ray won best film in the Orizzonti section of this year’s Venice film festival (August 29-September 8).
News
HOOQ Sets 'Brata' As First Indonesian Original Series
Oka Antara stars in six-episode crime thriller co-produced by HOOQ and Telkomsel.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Viu Launches In Myanmar With Fully Subtitled OTT Service
All films and TV shows on the service, including Korean dramas, will be subtitled in Burmese.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
HBO Asia & Viu Partner On 'The Bridge' Remake
Viu's Singapore-Malaysian adaptation will be available on HBO Asia’s channels and services throughout Asia.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Portico Media's Jay Lin On Launching Asia's First LGBTQ+ Streaming Service
Launched last year, GagaOOLala is growing across Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau and Southeast Asia.
News
HBO Asia’s 'Folklore' Selected To Screen At Toronto Film Festival
Two episodes directed by Indonesia’s Joko Anwar and Thailand’s Pen-Ek Ratanaruang will screen in TIFF's Primetime section.
Europe
Singapore's 'A Land Imagined' Wins Golden Leopard At Locarno Film Festival
Singaporean filmmaker Yeo Siew Hua’s A Land Imagined has been awarded the Golden Leopard at this year’s Locarno Film Festival.
News
Vice Media, Go-Jek Collaborate On Joko Anwar’s 'When We Dance'
Project is the first feature in a slate of content that Vice and Indonesian tech company Go-Jek are developing together.
News
iflix Switches Away From SVOD To Ad-Supported Model
Pan-Asian streaming service launches a free tier including a curated movie of the day and premium short form content.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
iflix Partners With Indonesia’s Screenplay Films
Screenplay to produce multiple original productions for iflix following their collaboration on Magic Hour.
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.