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IQiyi’s Yang Xianghua Talks Global Rollout, Profitability and how AI Is Improving the Chinese Streamer’s Hit Rate: ‘Smart Controls Cover our Entire Content Lifecycle’...

Chinese video streamer iQiyi used the Asia Television Forum & Market in Singapore to unveil a slate of productions and commissions by its international division, celebrate a partnership with Singapore-based Chinese-language...

China’s iQiyi Reveals 2024 Slate From Taiwan, Thailand and Malaysia

Chinese streamer iQiyi used the Asian Television Forum & Market in Singapore to unveil a slate of productions and commissions by its international division. Executives including chief content office Wang...

Scandal-Hit Japanese Talent Agency Johnny and Associates Renamed as Starto Entertainment

Johnny & Associates, the Japanese talent agency that has been embroiled in a huge sexual abuse scandal, is rebranding itself as Starto Entertainment. The name is derived from the words ‘star’...

ATF: Thailand’s Mono Next Inks Deal With Korea’s Studio Genie

Thailand’s broadcast and streaming group Mono Next and Korea’s Studio Genie have struck a deal to collaborate on content creation and distribution. Production of a Thai remake of a Korean series...

Second Edition of Emerge Development Program Gets Singapore, Taiwan Backing

The Singapore Film Commission and the Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA) have agreed to back training and development program Emerge, which supports writers, directors and producers to develop Chinese-language original films....

Hollywood Dealmakers Learn to Be Flexible in Asia – ATF

Hollywood’s role in Asian TV has changed in the streaming era and age of hyper-local content. A top-down sales and distribution position has eased into one of co-production, co-financing and acquisition....

‘Battle in the Box’ Korean Game Show Format Unpacks Further International Deals – ATF

Something Special, the Seoul-based international format agency founded by format specialists Jin Woo Hwang (president and executive producer) and Kim In Soon (EVP & head of content) announce that ITV Studios has optioned the hit...

Korea Streaming Sector Still Growing, Despite Pending Consolidation – Study

South Korea’s subscription video market grew by more than 700,000 in the third quarter to reach more than 19 million, according to new research from research and consultancy firm Media...

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