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
FESTIVALS: 'Redha' Wins Audience Award In Luang Prabang
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.
Festivals
FESTIVALS: ScreenSingapore Unveils Line-up Of 15 Projects
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
INTERVIEW: 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
PCCW’s OTT Business Raises Funding From Hony, Foxconn, Temasek
Hony Capital, Foxconn Ventures and Temasek to invest $110m in PCCW's three streaming brands.
Middle East
HEADLINES FROM ASIA: Amazon, Okja, YuppTV & Alibaba
Amazon unveils first India original, Netflix's Okja shut out of Korean cinemas, plus latest news from Alibaba, YuppTV, Youku and iQiyi.
Europe
FilmDoo Acquires Raya Martin’s Back Catalogue
UK-based streaming platform FilmDoo has acquired global VOD rights to the back catalogue of Filipino fillmmaker Raya Martin.
Middle East
Asia’s Original Content Wars Heat Up
While Netflix and Amazon are pouring investment into local-language content across Asia, several regional platforms are entering the fray with a slew of announcements in recent months.
News
HOOQ Boards Indonesian Feature 'Marlina'
Singapore-based streaming service HOOQ has boarded its second original production in Asia, joining Indonesian filmmaker Mouly Surya’s new feature as a co-producer.
News
Liberty Global Joins $90m iflix Funding Round
Kuala Lumpur-based streaming service iflix has raised $90m in fresh funding from US cable operator Liberty Global, Middle East telecoms operator Zain and other investors.