Branded Content: Movies

Popular Korean Digital Comics Platform Ventures Into US

September 2, 2016

Line Webtoon, which is owned by South Korea’s online search engine Naver, is looking to produce TV and movie adaptations of its most popular digital comics in U.S.

It’s Showtime For Wanda; Another Entertainment Deal In The Bag

August 1, 2016

Wanda Cinema Line, which runs China’s largest movie theater circuit, is poised to fully acquire Mtime.com, a Beijing-based online movie marketing and media company for US$280m.

It’s Showtime For Wanda, Another Entertainment Deal In The Bag

August 1, 2016

Wanda Cinema Line, which runs China’s largest movie theatre circuit, is poised to fully acquire Mtime.com, a Beijing-based online movie marketing and media company for US$280m.

Watch Brand Breaks The Mould With Content Sponsorship of Salman Khan’s Latest Movie

June 13, 2016

Yash Raj Films (YRF), one of India's most prolific production houses is a sought-after content partner in Bollywood and the latest brand to join the party is sports…

Luxury Category Forecast to Spend Big in Digital

June 8, 2016

Spends on Luxury goods advertising in Asia shrank by 1.4% last year even though sales rose by 1.9% globally, according to a report from media agency Zenith Optimedia.

China’s Web Drama Battle Spices Up As Wong Kar-wai Unfurls Big Budget Production

June 3, 2016

Hong Kong cinema’s arthouse darling Wong Kar-wai, is all ready to produce and co-direct a lavish, two-season web drama series.

Blockbuster Sino-Indian Productions Might Be The Answer As India Chases Historic Box Office Milestone

May 20, 2016

India and China are primed to see more of each other at the cinema theatres in the years ahead…as Indian franchise film production house Trinity Pictures has sealed…

HBO Asia Banks On Landmark China Partnership For Growth In The Region

May 17, 2016

China Movie Channel, the flagship entertainment channel of state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) and HBO Asia will collaborate on producing original Chinese language tele movies for China…

Chinese Superhero Moviedom Gets A Boost From The Russo Brothers

May 11, 2016

Buoyed by the blockbuster success of 'Captain America: Civil War' in China, raking in US$95.8 million in the box office for its opening weekend, producers Joe and Anthony…

Paramount Faces a $27.7m Lawsuit In China

April 28, 2016

Paramount Pictures has been hit with a US$27.7m lawsuit in China over a product placement that was allegedly omitted from Transformers: Age of Extinction.