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MIPCOM 2026 Signs Off: Pivot-or-Perish Mood Prevails, Giant Leap into New Models
MIPCOM 2026 closes today, with the global industry united in deep search mode for a commercially viable way forward and a return date set for 18-21 October 2027. About 10,100 delegates attended the annual show – 500 fewer than last year – with...
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Singapore’s Mediacorp Clicks on First Shoppertainment Drama, “LOVE Angels” (最爱 Angels)
Singapore’s Mediacorp premieres its first “shoppertainment” microdrama – “LOVE Angels” (最爱 Angels) – on Monday (19 Oct), testing the waters on the scripted storytelling-to-sales path. Produced by Singapore’s Wawa Pictures,...
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Middle East, Africa Landing for Joey Jia’s ReelShort; Orange Adds Microdrama Platform to Max it TV
Microdrama platform ReelShort boards telco Orange’s Max it TV super-app across 17 markets in the Middle East and Africa in a multi-year partnership announced today. The first markets go live by the end of this year, kicking off a path that will...
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“Recovery is not always about change. Sometimes there is value in preserving something unchanged” – Tomohiko Yokoyama on “The Wind Phone: From Japan to the World”
Tomohiko Yokoyama, NHK Senior Producer, Project Center, talks about a growing global network of Wind Phones that connect the living and the dead. A silent, disconnected telephone booth stands on a…
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Now That’s Entertainment: Malaysia’s Media Prima Upsizes Content Ambitions
Malaysia’s leading integrated television and content group, Media Prima Content & TV Networks (MPCTN), raises the curtain on a fresh slate of drama, microdrama and film. Drama Dorm 403 ⏯️ Genre…
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From Idea to Audience: How AI is Powering Asia’s Next Entertainment Ecosystem
Entertainment is changing. Audiences are consuming stories across more platforms, formats and languages than ever before, while AI is transforming how those stories are developed, produced and…
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Tableau Vivant: Can TBS Drama “Vivant” Forge a Global Path Following Outsize Domestic Success?
Japanese drama’s overwhelming popularity at home is no secret. The most recent surprise is the revival of Tokyo Broadcasting System’s 2023 hit “Vivant” S1 on Netflix, riding the S2 release on…
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