Indian streaming service will be available on Xiaomi’s Mi TV platform in Indonesia.
CHIME NEWS
HOOQ sets Brata as first Indonesian original series
Oka Antara stars in six-episode crime thriller co-produced by HOOQ and Telkomsel.
Viu launches in Myanmar with fully subtitled OTT service
All films and TV shows on the service, including Korean dramas, will be subtitled in Burmese.
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.
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: Manta Ray wins best film in Venice’s Orizzonti
Thai director Phuttiphong Aroonpheng’s Manta Ray won best film in the Orizzonti section of this year’s Venice film festival (August 29-September 8).
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.