Streaming Platforms in South East Asia Brace for Further Shake-up

As global cinemas look to reopen amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, Imax has signed a 17-theater deal with Korea's CGV, the biggest this year for the giant screen exhibitor. The agreement will see nine Imax large format screens installed in South Korea, in addition to theaters being added to CGV’s global footprint, which includes Turkey, Vietnam and Indonesia.

Jill Goldsmith Imax Monday announced an expansion of a longstanding partnership with South Korea’s CGV to launch 17 new theaters in that country as well as in Turkey, Vietnam, and Indonesia.Imax said South Korea, where it’s putting nine new theatres, is one of its fastest-growing markets and home of its highest grossing screen worldwide.The pact is  the large-format exhibitor’s biggest theater deal in 2020 and comes as the global movie theatre industry seeks to reopen, with South Korea among

"I'm as vulnerable as anybody else," Hemsworth told IANS when asked about tapping into vulnerabilities for a character."You know, anything involving children, children (being) in jeopardy or if their safety is threatened, having children myself, it's certainly easier to sort of draw upon the visceral nature of what that the circumstances would evoke in you," he added.Picking his recent digital film "Extraction" as an example, he continued: "We shot this movie in India, Bangladesh and Thailand, I

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefAPOS, the high-powered entertainment industry conference held annually in Bali, Indonesia, is this year to shift online.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorMGM has picked up the remaining offshore territories for Bill & Ted Face the Music from Endeavor Content.The Orion movie opens on Aug.

Numerous episodes of 30 Rock will soon leave all streaming platforms if they haven't already. The episodes in question feature characters in blackface, and at the request of creator Tina Fey and NBC Universal, the four episodes will soon be unavailable to stream or buy.

30 Rock featuring Blackface (disturbingly, there's more than one) are being removed from streaming platforms immediately. According to , the episodes in question will no longer be available to stream on Hulu and Amazon Prime, will no longer air on television, and will no longer be available to purchase on iTunes and Google Play.

Also Read: NBC Acquires Canadian Medical Drama 'Transplant'Two of the episodes in question involved Jane Krakowski’s character Jenna in blackface — “Believe in the Stars” from season three and “Christmas Attack Zone” from season six.

Workaholics featuring Chris D’Elia playing a sexual predator has been pulled from numerous streaming platforms.The comedian has been accused of sexual harassment and misconduct by a number of women in the past week after a woman named Simone Rossi accused him of “grooming” her when she was 16, allegations he has denied.An episode in season one of Workaholics in 2011, entitled To Friend a Predator, sees D’Elia portray a child molester called Topher who is befriended by the show’s main characters,

Shalini Dore Features News EditorWhile recent shutdowns and work stoppages engendered by this year’s pandemic have led to a halt in France’s normally robust exhibition landscape, streaming platforms — both international and local — have emerged from the crisis all the stronger.The effects of this shift have been felt across the French industry.

Ayesha Curry, 31, and Steph Curry, 32, have the most adorable kids! The mom-of-three just posted the sweetest photo of daughters Riley, 7 and Ryan, 4, and son Canon, 23 months, hanging out on Friday, June 19th. The trio looked straight out of a magazine as they flexed their sassiest poses for their gorgeous mom, soaking up the sunny California weather. “My babies,” Ayesha captioned the snap — which has already racked up over 400,000 likes –including a heart-face emoji.

Amid the Black Lives Matter protests all around the world, the movie Gone with the Wind was taken off HBO Max since it has a controversial message that people have criticized for a long time. That being said, the classic film is set to return to the streaming platform, this time alongside an added intro done by Jacqueline Stewart, a professor in the Department of Cinema and Media Studies at University of Chicago and host of Silent Sunday Nights on Turner Classic Movies.

Matthew McConaughey is getting candid on issues of race.

Matthew McConaughey appeared on the second episode of Emmanuel Acho’s show to ask how he, as a white person, can be better about dismantling systemic racism. The former NFL star welcomed the Oscar-winner as a guest following a solo episode of his new show “Uncomfortable Conversation with a Black Man.” Acho started the show in the wake of national protests against police brutality that were sparked by the death of George Floyd, a black man who died while in police custody in Minneapolis, Minn.

Also Read: Jason Whitlock Out at Fox SportsWiley joined “Speak for Yourself” in September 2018. The new duo start their tenure together on Monday, June 22.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentThe Locarno Festival’s Open Doors platform dedicated to nurturing cinema in areas where filmmaking is especially tough is continuing its focus on South-East Asia this year with a selection of projects being unveiled from Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Mongolia, including several market previews.The Swiss festival’s pioneering industry initiative – which will also see selected producers from these

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefGlobal streaming giant Netflix has acquired rights to Malaysian action film “Wira,” which had a successful South East Asian theatrical career last year.Directed by Adrian Teh, and featuring Hairul Azreen and Yayan Ruhian, action stars from Malaysia and Indonesia, the film follows a man whose return home from the army coincides with plans to rescue his family from the clutches of an evil gangster (played by filmmaker and actor Dain Iskandar Said).