“We didn’t think we would make people cry” – Malaysian writer/director Nizam Razak on...
Malaysia’s latest animated blockbuster, “Papa Zola The Movie” heads to Indonesia later this month as part of a 13-country international release over the next four months, including Turkey, India and Saudi Arabia. At home, box office is RM 55...
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Malaysia’s MCMC blocks X’s Grok; gov’t agency accuses the AI platform of “misuse… to...
The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has ordered a temporary restriction on access to the Grok artificial intelligence for users in Malaysia, effective 11 January 2026, and is urging consumers to “promptly report” harmful...
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ABS-CBN gears up for microdrama launch; 2026 lineup returns Charo Santos, and slate of international...
Philippines’ programmer ABS-CBN has flagged a microdrama slate for streaming platform iWant as part of its 2026 programming lineup showcased at the weekend. Details of the microdrama lineup were not announced. The overall slate of new and...
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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-…
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’…