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NewsCharades seals fresh deals on ‘Swallow’ as title gets VoD boost in the US (exclusive)
Indie title topped the US box office chart in April thanks to drive-in cinema screening.
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NewsMobile streaming surges 60% in Southeast Asia during coronavirus crisis
Netflix and Viu have both seen big increases in average weekly streaming minutes during the region’s lockdowns.
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NewsFilmmakers react to Qumra Online: “It was beautiful this happened in such hard times”
“People wanted to be productive and help the filmmaking community.”
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NewsThailand’s trade department launches online trade show for Thai content
MOVE Live, a three-day virtual market using Zoom technology, is scheduled to take place May 25-27.
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NewsFremantle sells ‘My Brilliant Friend’ to China’s three leading streamers
Deal marks first time non-English language European drama has sold to all three platforms simultaneously.
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NewsSTX merges with India’s Eros Entertainment
Combined entity to be headquartered in Burbank and Mumbai.
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NewsKorean thriller ‘Time To Hunt’ is cleared for Netflix release
Contents Panda and Little Big Pictures reached a settlement in their contract dispute.
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NewsBhutan, Cuba and the Philippines filmmakers in first virtual TFI Network film market
Filmmakers behind 43 projects will connect online with industry.
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NewsSK Global names new president of TV division
New hire had “no intention of returning to the executive ranks.”
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NewsKino Lorber buys Berlin Golden Bear winner ‘There is No Evil’
US distributor released Mohammad Rasoulof’s 2013 thriller Manuscripts Don’t Burn.
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NewsKorean court halts global release of Netflix thriller ‘Time To Hunt’
Yoon Sung-hyun’s thriller was set to launch worldwide on April 10.
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NewsLeading Korean cinema chains CJ CGV, Lotte reject ‘Trolls World Tour’
Universal Pictures plans to release the animation day-and-date in theatres and on VoD in Korea on April 29.
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NewsMelbourne Film Festival cancels 2020 edition and industry platform
The 69th edition of the festival was due to run in August.
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NewsKorean film industry not impressed with coronavirus support measures
Industry coalition says package of measures announced by goverment do not go far enough.
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NewsSony sets up $100m coronavirus relief fund
The fund will support medical staff helping to fight the virus, children and educators working remotely, and those working in the entertainment industry.
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NewsDisney+ Hotstar confirms India launch for April 3
New service combines Disney+ with Hotstar, currently India’s biggest streaming service with 300m MAUs.
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NewsWhy China’s cinemas have closed again after partially reopening
Audiences do not seem to want to take any risks to watch older films.
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NewsSingapore-based regional streamer HOOQ files for liquidation
Five-year-old OTT service cited a failure to grow revenues quickly enough and cover its increasing operating costs.
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NewsChina re-closes cinemas after partial reopening
The news comes just days after a small number of sites reopened in the country.
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NewsSingapore closes cinemas in new raft of coronavirus protection measures
Other measures include restricting gatherings outside work and school to a maximum of 10 people from March 26 to April 30.