BEGINNERS GUIDE: CHINESE WEB SERIES [PART ONE]
Suspense thrillers, social issue dramas and a real-time mystery set in the Tang Dynasty: Chime explores the disruptors in Chinese-language TV.
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Comment: Quibi’s demise and the true nature of snackable content
Before Jeffrey Katzenberg had a crack with Quibi, French media conglomerate Vivendi also tried and failed in the business of quick bites.
Read moreComment: Netflix’s problem in adapting The Three-Body Problem
Although an impressive array of producing talent has been brought on board, Netflix has its work cut out adapting Liu Cixin’s mind-bending sci-fi trilogy.
Read moreBEGINNERS GUIDE: INDIAN WEB SERIES [PART THREE]
Rural tales, spy thrillers and Delhi’s murky underbelly: Chime’s update on some of the best Hindi-language web series streaming on Netflix and Amazon Prime.
Read moreINTERVIEW: Srishti Behl Arya on Netflix India’s original films strategy
Karan Johar, Anurag Kashyap and Sooni Taraporevala are among the filmmakers contributing to Netflix India’s upcoming slate of original films.
Read moreCOMMENT: Where will the next foreign-language Oscar winner come from?
Following Bong Joon Ho’s multiple Oscar win with Parasite, filmmakers across Asia are pondering when it’s going to be their turn.
Read moreLONG READ: How China’s streaming giants are growing subs
China’s streaming giants are facing multiple challenges, but are also growing subscriptions and taking tentative steps into international markets.
Read moreBEGINNERS GUIDE: INDIAN WEB SERIES [Part Two]
Second half of a guide to Hindi web series, listing the top five shows with the potential to travel internationally.
Read moreBEGINNERS GUIDE: INDIAN WEB SERIES [Part One]
First half of a guide to the many ways in which Indian drama series are being revolutionised by the streaming wars.
Read moreINTERVIEW: Gaurav Gandhi on why India is a key territory for Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Prime Video has so far launched half a dozen Indian originals across three languages and has a further 30 in development.
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