Indian streaming service will be available on Xiaomi’s Mi TV platform in Indonesia.
CHIME NEWS
Netflix boards Chinese drama The Rise Of Phoenixes
Chen Kun and Ni Ni star in the 70-episode series based on Tianxia Guiyuan’s novel Huang Quan.
HBO Asia, Viu partner on Viu original The Bridge
Viu’s Singapore-Malaysian adaptation will be available on HBO Asia’s channels and services throughout Asia.
John Cho, Christine Ko to star in Netflix’s Tigertail
Alan Yang has written and will direct multi-generational drama, which starts shooting next week in New York and Taiwan.
Apple orders series based on Isaac Asimov’s Foundation
David S. Goyer (The Dark Knight) and Josh Friedman (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles) are showrunners and executive producers on the project.
HBO Asia’s Folklore selected to screen in Toronto
Two episodes directed by Indonesia’s Joko Anwar and Thailand’s Pen-Ek Ratanaruang will screen in TIFF’s Primetime section.
CHIME FEATURES
INTERVIEW: Jay Lin on launching Asia’s first gay-themed OTT service
Launched last year, GagaOOLala is growing across Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau and Southeast Asia.
Netflix vs Amazon: A comparison in the UK and India
Recently released figures reveal that while Netflix is twice as big as Amazon in the UK, the streaming giant is trailing its main competitor in the Indian market.
CHIME FESTIVALS
FESTIVALS: A Land Imagined scoops Locarno’s Golden Leopard
Singaporean filmmaker Yeo Siew Hua’s A Land Imagined has been awarded the Golden Leopard at this year’s Locarno Film Festival.
FESTIVALS: On Happiness Road, Dear Ex win at Taipei Film Awards
On Happiness Road won the Grand Prize at this year’s Taipei Film Awards, while Dear Ex was the biggest winner overall with four prizes.