Starzplay pacts with TV Tokyo for anime content
Strategic partnership brings more than a thousand hours of anime, including the iconic Naruto franchise, to viewers in the Middle East.
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FESTIVALS: Tamil drama Pebbles wins Tiger Award at Rotterdam film festival
Tamil-language drama Pebbles, directed by Vinothraj P.S. and produced by Rowdy Pictures, won the Tiger Award at this year’s International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR).
Read moreRamin Bahrani to adapt Aravind Adiga’s Amnesty for Netflix
Bahrani previously directed Adiga’s The White Tiger for Netflix, which is currently picking up awards season heat.
Read moreViu to launch Korean original drama River Where The Moon Rises
Produced by Korean production house Victory Contents, the show stars Kim So Hyun (The Tale of Nokdu) and Ji Soo (Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo).
Read moreStarz to launch Lionsgate Play OTT platform in Indonesia
Former HOOQ Indonesia executives Guntur Siboro and Gene Tamesis have been hired to head up operations in the territory.
Read moreKorean portal Naver to acquire Wattpad in $600m deal
Wattpad will be aligned with Naver’s digitial comics platform, Webtoon, which claims 72 million monthly active users.
Read moreAmazon Hindi series Tandav agrees to make changes following outcry
Political drama directed by Ali Abbas Zafar is testing issues of OTT regulation and freedom of speech in India.
Read moreAmazon Prime Video launches first mobile-only plan in India
Indian telco Bharti Airtel has partnered with Amazon on the plan, which includes an introductory offer of $1.20 a month.
Read moreiQiyi starts shooting adaptation of Louis Cha’s Fox Volant
Lu Yang is directing and executive producing the adaptation, which started shooting at Hengdian on January 3.
Read moreAsia Pacific online SVOD revenue increased by 34% to $16bn in 2020
While AVOD revenue was down 3%, the region’s online video sector as a whole grew by 14% to reach a combined $30.5bn, according to MPA report.
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