Malaysia’s MCMC investigating China Press for Parliament opening coverage; complaint alleges...
Malaysia’s Communications and Multimedia Commission has (MCMC) summoned Chinese news platform, China Press, to its Cyberjaya HQ as part of an investigation into coverage of the royal address during the opening ceremony of the Parliamentary sitting...
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27 April release for Netflix’s Kazuko Hosoki story, “Straight to Hell”
Netflix has set a 27 April global release of high-stakes drama series, “Straight to Hell”, about one of modern Japan’s most influential and controversial figures – Kazuko Hosoki, aka “The Queen of Ginza”. Erika Toda stars as Hosoki, a...
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Gus Abelgas, John Arcilla, Rico Hizon lead ABS-CBN news & public affairs 2026 line-up
Philippines’ programmer ABS-CBN News today showcased its 2026 news and public affairs line-up across platforms, including YouTube and free-TV broadcast brand Kapamilya Channel via ALLTV2. Adding to the 17 January return of Gus Abelgas’...
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If it didn’t already have 1001+ suitors lining up for production funding, Singapore ended 2025 with another S$200 million/approx US$155 million in government backing, locking in its status as the…
Two issues dominate conversations about mainland China’s entertainment industry as 2025 draws to a close – the vertical microdrama boom, with revenues overtaking movie/box-office, and Japan replacing…
Malaysia’s Media Prima Television Networks closed its latest financial year with strong, broad-based performance across free-TV networks TV3 and 8TV, film distribution (led by "Ejen Ali The Movie 2"…
When U.S. microdrama platform ReelShort announced its multi-year global partnership with Hong Kong-based AR Asia Productions this month, a new chapter in the short-form arms race across the Asia-…