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Biz as usual for WBD in APAC; script-to-series initiative with China’s Youku kicks off with US$20k...
WBD is piggybacking on Youku production capacity for Chinese scripted drama, this time with up to US$20,000 development budgets for winners of a script-to-series initiative for up-and-coming long-form/premium storytellers. The lab-style project,...
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TaiwanPlus preps for leadership change as Yu heads out; controversy continues to plague...
TaiwanPlus CEO Michael Yu is believed to be leaving the government-backed platform as controversy continues to plague the English-language international service. According to local daily, the China Times News Network, the board of Public Service...
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A-G steps into JKN Global Group case as criminal investigation expands beyond Thailand
Thailand’s Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has expanded its investigation into Thai media company, the JKN Global Group, bringing in the Attorney General’s office to look at suspected international wrongdoing. In the run-up to the...
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The Big List 2025 Country Profile: China
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…
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Strong year-end for Malaysia’s Media Prima TV Networks; CEO Nini Yusof highlights 2025 wins as the New Year countdown begins
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"…
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ReelShort steps up microdrama race across Asia Pacific; AR Asia Productions’ exclusive distribution deal marks new chapter in vertical expansion
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-…
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Ordinary people, extraordinary impact; “Themes of love, friendship & hope transcend borders,” TV Asahi’s “Just a Bit Espers” creator says
When TV Asahi’s latest hero – down and out salaryman Bunta – is recruited as a ‘slight esper’, he enters a sci-fi world where even small powers can make a big difference.  “Although the ‘espers’…
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