MGM is Exploring a Sale of Its Studio
MGM Holdings Inc. is exploring a sale, according to a source close to the situation. The studio believes its library of content...
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‘Netflix Of China’ iQiyi To Hire Over 200 Staff For Its New Singapore Office By 2025
Chinese streaming service iQiyi unveiled on Tuesday (December 15) its Singapore office at Robinson Road, which will serve as its regional...
Disney Sets Luke Kang as Head of Asia-Pacific, Excluding India
Disney veteran Luke Kang has been appointed president of the Walt Disney Company in much of Asia-Pacific. A separate India head is likely to...
India’s Oscar Entry ‘Jallikattu’ About Rampaging Bull Gets North American Distribution Deal
XYZ Films has acquired North American rights to India’s Best International Oscar entry Jallikattu. The well-received genre pic charts the catastrophic events that...
Disney to Spend $8 Billion-$9 Billion on Disney Plus Content in Fiscal 2024
Part razzle dazzle, part corporate flex, the Walt Disney Company’s four hour-long investor day presentation unleashed a torrent of announcements, including...
‘Raya and the Last Dragon’ to Debut on Disney+ for Premium Price and in Theatres
Disney is trying out yet another release strategy amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The studio announced Thursday that its next animated feature, Raya...
Six Outstanding Arts Practitioners Awarded With Singapore’s Top Arts Accolades
The National Arts Council (NAC) has conferred two Cultural Medallions and four Young Artist Awards across various art disciplines, recognising exemplary...
mm2 Asia Proposes to Merge Its Cathay Cinema Business with Golden Village Cinemas
mm2 Asia has entered into a heads of agreement with Orange Sky Golden Harvest Entertainment (Holdings) (OSGH), proposing to merge its...
‘Dune’ Producer Legendary Entertainment May Sue Warner Bros. Over HBO Max Deal
Legendary Entertainment, the production company that co-financed Dune and Godzilla vs. Kong, may take legal action against Warner Bros. over the...
Momo Film Co Partners With C47 Investment to Launch Brand New Short Film Grant
As part of Momo Film Co’s ongoing efforts to champion Southeast Asian short films, the company is launching the Momo Distribution...
Made-with-Singapore Content Forging Ahead With New Funding Opportunities and Global Partnerships
The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) announced on 1 December new initiatives and capability development programmes to develop innovative content, nurture...
TAICCA Initiatives Help Taiwanese Content Ride Cultural Wave to Global Distribution
There’s a “Taiwanese Wave” in global culture, spanning film, television and music — and the Taiwan Creative Content Agency is helping...