iflix pulls out of Middle East market following Africa exit
Pan-Asian streamer recently closed a $50m funding round with investors including Fidelity International.
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Viu announces slate of originals across Asia, Middle East
New shows include a reboot of Malaysia’s Kopitiam and a sequel to Hong Kong drama Psycho Detective.
Read moreNetflix confirms theatrical release for Alfonso Cuaron’s Roma
Breaking its own non-theatrical policy, the streamer also confirmed that The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs and Bird Box will be released theatrically.
Read moreNetflix 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.
Read morePCCW’s Viu, Endemol Shine to adapt The Bridge for Asia
Story and cast of Asian adaptation of the Scandinavian crime series will straddle Singapore and Malaysia.
Read moreFESTIVALS: Far East Film Festival to open with Steel Rain, Crossroads
Korean spy thriller Steel Rain and Malaysia’s Crossroads: One Two Jaga will open this year’s Far East Film Festival in Udine, Italy.
Read moreAlibaba’s Yang Weidong talks original content at MipTV
Alibaba also announces co-production deal between Youku and Endemol Shine for two unscripted shows.
Read moreNetflix announces first Arabic original series Jinn
Six-part supernatural drama to be directed by Lebanon’s Mir-Jean Bou Chaaya (Very Big Shot) and scripted by Jordan’s Bassel Ghandour (Theeb).
Read moreFrench manga Radiant to be adapted by Japan’s NHK
Created by Tony Valente, the property became the first French hardcover manga to be published in Japan in 2015.
Read moreNetflix in talks with EuropaCorp on multi-picture deal (reports)
Talks come as the Paris-based studio is struggling with debts following the box office failure of Besson’s Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets.
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