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“My Brilliant Friend” China reach soars; Haryaty Rahman’s first-of-its-kind deal for Fremantle Int’l puts the Italian series’ 4th season on four major mainland streamers
Mainland China’s four top streaming platforms – iQIYI, Tencent Video, Youku and Bilibili – have picked up rights to Italian-language drama series, “My Brilliant Friend: The Story of the Lost Child”. The deal is global distributor Fremantle’s largest by reach in China this year and is the first time all four Chinese platforms will simultaneously premiere a non-English language European drama. ▶ Read the full story here

India zaps 25 streamers; former ALTBalaji on gov’t smut list; Info & Broadcasting Ministry acts against obscenity, vulgarity and porn in new ban
India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has blocked 25 OTT platforms – including ALTT (the former ALTBalaji) and Vibhu Agarwal’s adult platform Ullu – for streaming obscene or pornographic content. The order targets 26 websites and 14 apps, marking the country’s biggest OTT crackdown. The ban signals a shift away from the previous self-regulation regime, which is being seen as a failure, and towards stricter content enforcement in India’s digital space. ▶ Read the full story here

“Stop focusing on the trends & search for the opportunities”; Visinema boss Angga Dwimas Sasongko on life before, during and after “Jumbo”
Among other tags, Indonesian filmmaker and businessman Angga Dwimas Sasongko has been called a “visionary” and a “disruptor”. And that was before Visinema Pictures, the company he founded and leads as CEO, backed “Jumbo” – Indonesia’s highest‑grossing film ever. Sasongko doesn’t directly answer the question of how he feels about the labels. “Every day, I just try to do better than yesterday,” he says, talking about opportunities for emerging talent, the ability to make a living, and enabling a healthy creative environment. ▶ Read the full story here

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