Netflix’s Philippines moment; seven original series & films showcased for 2026
Netflix has started talking about seven Philippines originals on its 2026 slate, pretty much bringing the market out of shadows cast by the better-loved markets of Korea, Japan, India, Indonesia and Thailand, and bringing ABS-CBN/Dreamscape into its...
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Indonesia’s Vidio hits Southeast Asia high; domestic streamer runs #2 to Netflix engagement across...
Indonesian streamer Vidio’s engagement was second only to Netflix in Southeast Asia for Q4 2025, the managing director and CEO of Emtek, SCM & Vidio, Sutanto Hartono, said in Jakarta on Friday night, kicking off a weekend extravaganza...
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“Bound By Love” tops Ramadan slate; high hopes for Egyptian drama across Arabic footprint
Dubai/Cairo-based production house S Productions is counting down to the Ramadan release of its new drama "Bound By Love" ("Ala Ad El Hob") across free-TV and streaming platforms in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, regional network OSN, Fujairah TV in...
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Malay-language horror feature, "Khadam", releases theatrically this year. We spoke to Lina Tan, the founder and power behind Malaysian production House Red Communications, which has held the project…
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"…