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BEC World/Channel 3 2024 live showcase on ice after active shooter drama at Bangkok’s Siam Paragon
Thai broadcaster BEC World spent today regrouping on its publicity plans for 13 new drama series after yesterday’s active shooter in Bangkok’s Siam Paragon mall forced the live showcase event off stage. No decision has yet been made on...
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Korea returns to top 10 dominance; reality rides high against K-drama on Netflix’s latest global...
Korean reality competition show “The Devil's Plan” debuted at #3 on Netflix’s latest global non-English top 10, putting reality right up there with K-drama for the week of 25 September to 1 October. “The Devil’s Plan”, which premiered...
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Sony Liv to adapt Israeli drama “Magpie”; Indian streamer now “deeply focused on regional...
Indian streaming platform Sony Liv is adapting Israeli scripted format “Magpie” in its third drama deal with yes Studios, the companies said today. The new crime drama, “Kan Khajura” (working title), follows Sony Liv’s Indian adaptations...
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Japan: “A paradise of imagination”; Netflix APAC content head, Minyoung Kim, outlines Japan approach
Netflix’s APAC content head, Minyoung Kim, has described Japan as “a paradise of imagination” with a natural crossover in the creative community between film and television that enables the streamer…
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Justice for sex abuse survivors still MIA in Johnny & Associates fallout; BBC journalist/filmmaker, Mobeen Azhar, seven months after “Predator: The Secret Scandal of J-pop”
On 2 October, the new leadership of disgraced Japanese talent agency, Johnny & Associates, will unveil their vision for the company’s future beyond compensation and better guardrails. Meanwhile,…
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Fun, but not nearly there: Daryl Burney and Richard Juan on their experiments with AI filmmaking
At first glance, "The Safe Zone" could look like every writer, director and producer’s – and maybe even actor’s – worst nightmare. The six-and-a-half-minute short film, which taps dark fears about…
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Dystopia, magic & crime drive new webtoon-based TV projects; Momo Film, Bros Studios, Kenaz kick off new alliance, two titles in development
When Seoul/LA-based Bros Studios, Korean webtoon platform Kenaz and Singapore’s Momo Film joined forces, yet another set of hopes, dreams and ambitions joined today’s most popular quest: producing “…
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