Netflix upsizes Japan slate after record viewing in 2H 2025; new deal with Toho Studios doubles...
Netflix has showcased 25 Japanese series and films on its 2026 slate, including the return of the Baki franchise and” JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure” for new instalments, along with new seasons of “Love Village”, “The Boyfriend” and...
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Gengis AI launch – Singapore’s next push into AI-led production; “AI promises...
Production in Singapore takes another step into the AI universe today (26 January) with the official launch of Gengis AI. The privately owned studio is a first for Singapore, which has long prided itself on being on the future-facing edge of tech and...
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U-Next greenlights live-action comic adaptation, “Wednesday, Please Embrace My Husband” heads...
Kikuya Kikuko’s U-Next comic, "Wednesday, Please Embrace My Husband", is being made into a live-action drama, the Japanese platform said on Monday (26 January). Show details have not yet been disclosed.  The title follows the live-action...
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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"…
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-…