Disney Plus Teases Content Bonanza Ahead of Singapore Streaming Launch
The Disney Plus streaming service will launch later this month in Singapore with the promise of large volumes of new content. Details of the 23...
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Singaporean Filmmaker Builds Airbnb-like Platform for Homeowners To Earn Extra Cash During the Pandemic
Aiming to help production companies and brands find unique film locations worldwide, Singaporean award-winning filmmaker Lincoln Lin, who won multiple awards...
India Allows 100% Cinema Occupancy as Active COVID-19 Cases Decline, Vaccinations Cross Three Million
India will allow 100% occupancy in cinemas from Feb. 1, the country’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting announced on Saturday. Cinemas began...
COVID-19 Deals Blow to S. Korea’s Indie, Arthouse Film Scene
As the protracted novel coronavirus pandemic has affected every cultural sector in South Korea, the independent and arthouse film circle is...
Netflix’s First Inclusion Report Cites Progress, Acknowledges Need to Improve Recruitment of Hispanics
Netflix, like other tech companies, has regularly published data about the diversity of its workforce since 2013. Now the streamer has...
Asia’s Online Video Market Passes $30 Billion as Paying Subscriptions Grow
Asia’s online video market surpassed $30 billion for the first time in 2020, according to new research. For the first time...
Hollywood Prepares to Delay Another Slew of Blockbusters
Here we go again. Late last year, Warner Bros. was skewered after announcing that all of its new movies in 2021...
Movie Theaters in Asia Are Thriving Despite Covid, Imax CEO Says
While the U.S. box office continues to suffer under the heel of the pandemic, theaters on the other side of the...
5 Questions Facing a Post-Pandemic Film Industry
The movie business is ready to shake off 2020 and the world-shattering pandemic that fundamentally altered the way films are made, distributed and...
Disney, Warner Bros and More Halt TV Productions in Los Angeles Due to Rising COVID Cases
Disney, Warner Bros and more have halted a host of TV productions in Los Angeles due to rising COVID-19 cases in...
Hatem Ali, Influential Syrian Director, Actor, Dies at 58
Hatem Ali, the influential Syrian multi-hyphenate whose hit historical TV dramas provided collective insight across the Arab world on the roots...
Local Movies Ruled the Asia Box Office in 2020. How Can Hollywood Catch Up?
While the North American box office pulls in less than $5 million per weekend due to COVID-19, the China and Japan...