iQiyi, the Asian entertainment streaming leader revealed six originals from Asia, including five new Malaysian Original productions and its first Thai Original along with spotlighting 2021 key wins at this year’s Asia TV Forum & Market – all of which will be available to iQiyi users in over 191 territories worldwide come 2022. Touching on Chinese content, the streamer remarked on the continued growth in C-content viewing, which was 4 times that of 2020 globally in terms of viewing time. … [Read more...] about iQiyi announces 6 more Southeast Asian Originals for the world in 2022
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CJ ENM HK presents two original Asian series at ATF ‘The Amazing Grace of Σ’ and ‘Venus on Mars’
Riding on the success of Taiwanese Series - Mom, Don’t Do That!, CJ ENM HONG KONG LTD continues to expand its local language scripted series production pipeline with brand new Taiwanese series The Amazing Grace of Σ. This is a 12-episodes crime, mystery thriller co-produced with Taiwan-based Rosebud Production. Based on real-life cases at home and abroad, the series shows the ways spiritual growth organizations manipulate people and how they abuse people’s vulnerabilities. What is the central … [Read more...] about CJ ENM HK presents two original Asian series at ATF ‘The Amazing Grace of Σ’ and ‘Venus on Mars’
CBS Studios partners with Stampede Ventures for international limited-event series ‘Tango’
CBS Studios and Stampede Ventures have partnered under their international first-look agreement on a new limited-event series TANGO, which examines the tumultuous events surrounding the making of the 1973 feature film Last Tango in Paris. Lisa Brühlmann (Killing Eve, The Girl Before) and José Padilha (Narcos, Elite Squad) will co-direct the series, with Greg Silverman and JP Sarni of Stampede Ventures to executive produce. Meghan Lyvers, Senior Vice President of International Co-Productions and … [Read more...] about CBS Studios partners with Stampede Ventures for international limited-event series ‘Tango’
Fremantle Australia produces new psychological drama ‘Significant Others’
Fremantle announced on 25 November a new production Significant Others – the latest original scripted series from Fremantle Australia. Set to air in Australia 2022 on ABC TV, the six-part series is created by award-winning writer Tommy Murphy (Holding the Man, Devil’s Playground). It will be internationally distributed by Fremantle. Significant Others tells the intriguing story of a single mother who fails to return home from her morning swim, leaving behind two teenagers and a fractured family … [Read more...] about Fremantle Australia produces new psychological drama ‘Significant Others’
Satellite remains an essential element of video distribution alongside the growth of OTT
The Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) hosted its annual Satellite Industry Forum on Thursday, 18 November as a virtual conference, to end off the Asia Video Summit umbrella of events this year. The Forum opened with a look at Satellite Trends and Forecasts Post-Covid with Caleb Henry, Senior Analyst, Quilty Analytics. The traditional satcom industry continues to be in a state of rapid change, and still in a state of turmoil. While the industry is currently dominated by a handful of major … [Read more...] about Satellite remains an essential element of video distribution alongside the growth of OTT
White Spark Pictures to go beyond the Milky Way with groundbreaking new VR film
White Spark Pictures, the award-winning Australian production company established by Briege Whitehead, is pleased to announce the completion of its latest Virtual Reality (VR) documentary project – Beyond the Milky Way – about one of the biggest-ever scientific endeavours in human history – the SKA, the world’s largest radio telescopes. The 25-minute VR film, narrated by professor Brian Cox (Universe), will have its world premiere at the WA Museum Boola Bardip in Perth, opening to the public … [Read more...] about White Spark Pictures to go beyond the Milky Way with groundbreaking new VR film