Chinese-Speaking Markets
Taiwan’s Catchplay Expands Into Indonesia
Taiwan’s Catchplay has expanded its streaming service into Indonesia through a deal with leading telco and IPTV service provider Telkom Indonesia.
Europe
FilmDoo Launches Focus On Southeast Asian Cinema
UK-based streaming service FilmDoo is expanding its line-up with a focus on Southeast Asian cinema, including titles such as banned documentary Boundary and Tom Waller’s The Last Executioner.
Europe
iflix Bags $45m Investment From Sky
UK broadcaster Sky is investing $45m in Southeast Asian streaming service iFlix as part of a strategic partnership between the two companies.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Asian Content In Demand And On-Demand
Western streaming giants are making their first forays into Asia, but will they be able to negotiate different cultural tastes, piracy and local competitors to win over audiences?
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Snapshot Of Asian Content VOD Platforms
A snapshot of streaming services either based in Asia or focusing on Asian content but with headquarters outside of the region.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Netflix Set To Take On Asian Tigers
Netflix has announced plans to launch in the four Asian tiger economies of South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong and Taiwan in early 2016.
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.
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.
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.
News
Singtel, Warner, Sony Launch HOOQ Streaming Service
Singapore’s Singtel is joining forces with Warner Bros and Sony Pictures Television to launch an OTT streaming service HOOQ in South-East Asia.
Middle East
Crouching Tiger 2: Not Coming To A Cinema Near You Soon
Netflix’s announcement that it is planning a global day-and-date release for martial arts action epic Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: The Green Legend is meeting with strong resistance from cinema chains worldwide.
Middle East
'Crouching Tiger' Sequel To Smash Windows
Netflix and The Weinstein Company have announced that they will release the sequel to Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon simultaneously on the streaming platform and in IMAX theatres on August 28, 2015.