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War Room: ABS-CBN’s 2025 Content Victory as Lopez Family Battles Rage, Board Majority Unites Behind Carlo Katigbak-led Recovery Plan
As the Lopez family corporate tensions in the Philippines roil, media unit ABS-CBN Corp is highlighting the content wins that support its claim of future viability. 2025’s numbers, just reported, tell a story of stabilisation – not recovery. Yet. While the content story is strong and losses are narrowing, consolidated revenue is still down and the company remains deeply unprofitable. And then there’s the cable business... a tragic tale of collapse even with radical cost-cutting. The wins, however, speak to ABS-CBN’s storytelling strengths and a capability built over decades that now anchor the company’s pivot away from the broadcast franchise it lost in 2020. ▶ Read the full story here

FlareFlow Adds 5 Refinery Media Verticals; Singapore Production House Launches 10-title Short-form Slate
Singapore’s Refinery Media has announced a 10-title vertical content slate, backed by brand partners Shopee and Nippon Paint. The slate comprises seven scripted dramas and three unscripted reality series, all produced natively for the 9:16 format, with titles premiering from Q2 2026. Five of the shows – including the previously announced “SupermodelMe: Make It or Break It” – are for the COL Group’s global platform, FlareFlow. ▶ Read the full story here

Twin Box Office Disputes Shake Taiwan Film; Jeffrey Chan vs Lee Lieh as Fraud Accusations and Lawyers’ Letters Fly
Veteran film producer and distributor Jeffrey Chan is being accused of fraud and of going into hiding in a high-profile spat fuelled by blockbuster receipts to two of Taiwan’s most successful films of recent times. The row has sparked lurid tabloid-style headlines in Taiwan media and a flurry of competing lawyer’s letters. It was kicked off when actress-turned-producer Lee Lieh accused Chan of absconding with the proceeds of “The Pig, The Snake and The Pigeon” earned from its 2024 release in mainland China. – by Patrick Frater ▶ Read the full story here

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