Singapore Softens Dialect Film Rules; IMDA Announces “More Flexible Approach” in Wake of “Dear...
Singapore authorities have weighed in on the conversation around Chinese box office hit, “Dear You” (给阿嬷的情书), saying this week that it was taking a more flexible approach in considering applications to screen dialect films. 18...
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Malaysia’s Astro Adds tvN-powered Korean Channel; Reprices Streaming Bundles in Bid to Stave Off...
Malaysia’s subscription platform Astro took its new simplicity campaign to the public today, kicking off the post-Euan Smith era with a promise of easier and more affordable access, and a new Korean library channel powered by CJ ENM’s tvN to...
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MBC’s Weekday Drama, “The First Man”, Breaks Korean Broadcaster’s Ratings Record as Series...
MBC series “The First Man” heads to a close with record ratings for the daily drama. Episode #132 recorded a 6.1% nationwide share (Monday, 22 June, Nielsen Korea).  The series, which runs to 26 June, is about the intertwined lives of two...
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Japan’s WOWOW acquired the four-season box set of crime drama “Vienna Blood”, set in 1900s Vienna, from Seven.One Studios International. Vietnam commissioned a 13th season of gameshow “You Deserve”…
NBCUniversal’s “Saturday Night Live” adaptation for Korean streaming platform Coupang Play returns with its “one and only mission: comedy at its finest”, says Seoul-based production company CP…
Prime Video’s “The Boys” is in a league of its own in the Philippines, racking up 54.41x the market average in digital original demand for the week of 25–31 May — more than double any other title on…
A father waited for more than a year for his son – Thai agricultural worker Pongsak Thenna – to return. Like many others, he had gone to Israel in search of work and higher pay. Instead of a better…