New Mandarin version of hit 2001 Taiwanese drama will be available globally by early August.
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iflix teams with Indonesia’s BEKRAF on five-picture slate
Five projects will be based on songs selected from Indonesian contest Lomba Cipta Lagu Anak 2018.
China pulls two shows from Youku streaming platform
Chinese version of Saturday Night Live and Tell Me The Truth! Spending Money On Everything both disappeared from streaming platform Youku over the weekend.
Netflix shares down after slower than expected subscriber growth
Streaming giant added 670,000 subscribers in the US and 4.47 million internationally, compared to predictions of 1.2 million and 4.97 million.
CHIME FESTIVALS
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.
FESTIVALS: Jia Zhangke to head Locarno jury
Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhangke will head the jury of this year’s Locarno film festival, which runs August 1-11 in Locarno, Switzerland.
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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.
INTERVIEW: Janice Lee on PCCW’s Asia content strategy
PCCW Media MD Janice Lee explains how focusing on local content has helped the company’s three streaming brands gain traction across Asia and the Middle East.