Film industry

Parasite Fever Hits Major South Korean Brands

February 16, 2020

Following the landmark Oscars to Bong Joon-Ho’s movie Parasite, several South Korean brands are celebrating the…

Film Company, United Media Asia, Partners Indonesian Media Behemoth

November 17, 2019

Film financier, producer and distributor United Media Asia—headed by Michy Gustavia, Go-Jek’s former SVP of Acquisitions…

Lexus Shows No-Nonsense Position Over Weinstein Partnership

October 26, 2017

Lexus, the luxury brand of Japanese auto giant Toyota, is ending its five-year partnership with The Weinstein Company (TWC) over sexual harassment and abuse allegations against co-founder Harvey…

Lupe Fiasco Mashes Music & Martial Arts Content in HK Startup

October 18, 2017

Grammy Award-winning rapper Lupe Fiasco is going into the original content business in Hong Kong and the first cab off the rank is an 'interesting' genre mash-up!

CJ Entertainment Pushes Global Agenda

September 17, 2017

South Korean film giant CJ Entertainment is poised to produce at least 20 titles in more than 10 languages, beginning in 2020.

Report: Online Video Forecast To Grow 3x In Asia By 2022

July 18, 2017

The online video market in Asia is set to grow nearly threefold over the next five years, reaching more than US$46b by 2022, according to a recent report…

Report: Japanese Media & Entertainment Market Forecast

July 7, 2017

A recent PwC report covering the Japanese media and entertainment market has revealed some interesting forecasts for the next five years, which includes online spending growing at half…

Aston Villa’s Chinese Owner Winks At Hollywood

February 15, 2017

Chinese conglomerate Recon Group, which owns English football club Aston Villa, is in talks to acquire Avi Lerner's Millennium Films, producer of The Expendables franchise.

Industry: Deloitte’s Latest Report Paints A Rosy Future For India’s Film Industry

September 26, 2016

While North America and China continue to dominate the global box office revenue, the Indian film industry has the potential to become one of the fastest growers in…

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.