Disney Plus Leads Premium Streaming Surge in Southeast Asia (Report)
Disney Plus made the greatest progress among premium streaming platforms in Southeast Asia in the first quarter of the year, according to...
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China’s iQIYI Cuts Quarterly Loss to $193 Million as Content Supply Issues Persist
Chinese streaming firm iQIYI published first quarter results that were better than its previous guidance and a lengthy letter to shareholders asserting that...
Asia Streaming Habits Swing to On-Demand and Larger Screens (Report)
Consumers in Asia spent 15% more time using streaming services in the first quarter of 2021 than they did in the same period...
Cinemas in Taipei Ordered to Close for First Time Due to Virus Surge
Cinemas in Taipei and surrounding areas have been ordered to close for the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19...
Bong Joon Ho Working on Korean Animated Film About Deep-Sea Creatures
Bong Joon Ho, director of last year’s Oscar-winning Parasite, has announced that he is working on a Korean animated film about...
Interactive Film Takes the Cancelled Songkran Festival Online with TikTok Thailand
With Songkran, Thailand’s world-famous water-splashing festival, cancelled for the second year in a row, TikTok Thailand launched Songkran Stranger to ensure...
How India’s COVID-19 Crisis Is Devastating the Local Entertainment Sector
The devastating second wave of the COVID-19 crisis in India has turned many sectors of the local economy upside down, including...
Philippines’ Film Industry in “Survival Mode” Amid Pandemic
With the entertainment industry among the hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, film producers in the Philippines told the Senate Committee...
Overseas Release Brings Malaysian LGBTQ Film to the Screen
"We were well aware from the start that the subject matter would have had its challenges in Malaysia and most other...
Netflix Launches Asian American and Pacific Islander Hub, National Campaign for AAPI Heritage Month
To highlight its Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) creators and talent during AAPI Heritage Month, Netflix is launching a hub on the...
Golden Globes Voters in Tumult: Members Accuse Hollywood Foreign Press Association of Self-Dealing, Ethical Lapses
An investigation published by the Los Angeles Times has uncovered financial and ethical lapses in the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, as...
China’s Huayi Bros. Marks Third Year of Losses, Despite Delivering the Highest Grossing Film of 2020
Huayi Brothers, China’s longest-standing privately-owned film studio, has notched its third consecutive year of losses despite producing the world’s highest grossing...