YRF Entertainment aims to produce five series in its first year, starting with a project about the Bhopal industrial disaster.
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India’s OTT revenue to reach $4.5bn by 2026; Netflix ahead in SVOD revenue share
Execs from Netflix, Amazon Prime and Disney+ Hotstar discussed market trends and future strategy at the two-day APOS virtual conference.
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FESTIVALS: Vera Dreams Of The Sea wins top prize in Tokyo
Kaltrina Krasniqi’s Vera Dreams Of The Sea was awarded the Tokyo Grand Prix at the close of the Tokyo International Film Festival.
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Japan’s NTV seals first deal with Netflix to stream 30 titles in Asia
Titles covered by the deal include hit drama series I’m Mita, Your Housekeeper, Death Note and Mr. Hiiragi’s Homeroom.
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India’s Yash Raj Films sells four films to Amazon Prime
The four titles – Bunty Aur Babli 2, Prithviraj, Jayeshbhai Jordaar and Shamshera – will stream on Amazon four weeks after their theatrical release.
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FESTIVALS: Feathers, Journey To The West take top awards in Pingyao
Feathers by Egypt’s Omar El Zohairy won best film in the Roberto Rossellini Awards at this year’s Pingyao film festival, while Kong Dashan’s Journey To The West took best film in the Fei Mu Awards.
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Disney+ unveils local-language content slate for APAC region
US studio’s first major slate of Asia Pacific originals is heavy on dramas from Korea and Indonesia, as well as Japanese anime.
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iQiyi launches slate of Korean, Philippines original series
Chinese streamer is working with Philippines media company ABS-CBN on two original series, while Korean dramas include Bad And Crazy, produced with Studio Dragon.
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Netflix’s Move To Heaven wins best creative at Asia Contents Awards
Winners at the ceremony in Busan also included Netflix’s Sweet Home, iQiyi’s The Long Night and MediaCorp’s Tituodao.
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Netflix teams with Vishal Bhardwaj on spy thriller Khufiya
Streamer has also signed a strategic multi-year partnership with Excel Entertainment and is producing historical drama Heeramandi with Sanjay Leela Bhansali.
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