The Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA)’s marquee event of the year for the video industry, the Asia Video Summit, returns with a bang to wrap up a tumultuous year for media with five component events spread over two weeks and running the gamut of virtual, physical and hybrid. Kicking off this year’s Asia Video Summit will be the annual Policy Roundtable to be held on 11 November, which brings industry legal and policy experts together with regulatory officials from jurisdictions across the … [Read more...] about Asia Video Summit returns with five component events to wrap up the year
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All the new K-drama and C-drama content that’s coming to iQiyi this November
iQiyi is set to premiere K-drama and original Chinese drama series this November. Korean dramas Melancholia Premieres 11 November Starring Lee Do-Hyun (18 Again) and Im Soo-Jung, Melancholia follows Ji Yoon-soo, a math teacher (played by Im Soo-Jung) of a prestigious high school who helps Baek Seung-Yoo (played by Lee Do-Hyun), a problematic student with math potential top his class. The teacher-student relationship scandal causes Yoon-Soo to lose her job. 4 years later, they meet again as … [Read more...] about All the new K-drama and C-drama content that’s coming to iQiyi this November
Asia’s growing appetite for the C-drama wave (Part two)
In the first part of this story, we explored what drives the demand for Chinese content in Asia. Continued investments in fresh genres and high-quality productions iQiyi, which not only streams a wide selection of Chinese content but also popular K-drama titles, sees an overlap in the K-drama audience that they’re able to pull them to Chinese drama. Kuek said, “I think we’re trying to make sure that we always try out different styles and genres. We want to break out beyond that group so … [Read more...] about Asia’s growing appetite for the C-drama wave (Part two)
Asia’s growing appetite for the C-drama wave
The demand for Chinese content is steadily growing across Southeast Asia. As Asian streaming platforms offer an array of high-quality productions of Chinese content, how will this demand shape up in the years to come? According to a recent study on Southeast Asia Online Video Consumer Insights & Analytics published by Media Partners Asia, the growth of streamers such as WeTV and iQiyi has strengthened Chinese content consumption in Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand, boosted … [Read more...] about Asia’s growing appetite for the C-drama wave
Singapore Media Festival 2021: Connecting our content creators to global media players and audiences
The eighth edition of the Singapore Media Festival (SMF) will connect a key player in the media ecosystem – showrunners – to Singapore’s creative talents to bring Asian stories to international markets. Showrunners, which are also known as executive producers, call the shots in the content creation process, with overall creative and management responsibility from conceptualisation to financing to talent selection to production and distribution. With the rise in audience interest in Asian … [Read more...] about Singapore Media Festival 2021: Connecting our content creators to global media players and audiences
iQiyi Original K-series ‘Jirisan’ set for global premiere on 23 October
iQiyi is all set for the global premiere of its newest Original K-series Jirisan on 23 October. The event kicked off with a highlight video of Jirisan, with the sneak preview showcasing the different seasons of Jirisan peak. The K-series follows a team of national park rangers who are responsible for the search and rescue on Jirisan. Experienced ranger (played by Gianna Jun) and rookie ranger (played by Ju Ji-hoon) are set to unravel the secrets of the peak. Present at the global press … [Read more...] about iQiyi Original K-series ‘Jirisan’ set for global premiere on 23 October
