Asia’s content space has proven to be resilient in the past year when productions have been halted due to the ongoing pandemic. This year, we’ve seen multiple co-production deals being inked and hot new Original productions being launched, which says a lot about Asia’s thriving content space. But just how well did 2021 look for content and what’s in store for 2022? We’ve interviewed 10 media companies across studios, OTT platforms, and broadcasters to get their take on what the past year has … [Read more...] about Content is king: What media executives have to say on what’s hot for 2022 (Part two)
My Roommate Is A Gumiho
Viu closes 2021 with a strong performance in and behind the screen
Viu, PCCW’s leading pan-regional OTT video streaming service, presents an exciting and diverse Asian content slate for Q4 2021, bringing the best of Asian entertainment to Asia audiences. According to the latest Media Partners Asia (MPA)’s AMPD Research report released in November 2021, Viu continues to be No.1 in terms of the number of Monthly Average Users (MAU) in Southeast Asia. Viu also ranked second in both paid subscribers and streaming minutes amongst significant video streaming … [Read more...] about Viu closes 2021 with a strong performance in and behind the screen
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
‘My Roommate Is A Gumiho’ to premiere on 3 June on tvN
This June, tvN is bringing its viewers two of the hottest K-dramas on Singtel CH518 and StarHub CH824 starting with My Roommate Is A Gumiho, which is premiering tonight, 3 June with new episodes airing every Thursday and Friday at 9:15 p.m. Meanwhile, Voice 4 will premiere on 19 June, with new episodes airing every Saturday and Sunday at 9:15 p.m. MY ROOMMATE IS A GUMIHO Premieres on 3 June, Every Thursday & Friday, 9:15 p.m. Starring Jang Ki-yong and Lee Hye-Ri, My Roommate Is A … [Read more...] about ‘My Roommate Is A Gumiho’ to premiere on 3 June on tvN
iQiyi International’s first original K-drama series ‘My Roommate Is A Gumiho’ to premiere on 26 May
After the love between Jun Ji-hyun and the alien Kim Soo Hyun in My Love from the Star took Asia by the storm, the Korean legendary creature “Gumiho” (Nine-tailed fox) falls in love with a girl 977 years younger than him in iQiyi’s first K-drama series My Roommate Is a Gumiho! Adapted from the 9.9 score popular Korean webtoon, the upcoming series features Jang Ki-yong that perfectly embodies the character. After her appetite creates a big trouble, is marriage the only solution for Lee Hye-ri? … [Read more...] about iQiyi International’s first original K-drama series ‘My Roommate Is A Gumiho’ to premiere on 26 May