Tencent Collects Another Rebuke From Regulators, But Profits Remain Solid

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefOnline platforms have now replaced the free-to-air and pay-TV sectors as the engine of video industry growth in the Asia-Pacific region. Both advertising-supported and subscription video are becoming more dominant.The conclusions were presented as part of an opening address by Vivek Couto, managing partner at research firm Media Partners Asia, on the first session of the three-day APOS conference.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticThe white-hot moment of the Romanian new-wave film renaissance is long in the past. “The Death of Mr.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentRising Italian star Michele Riondino, who is on the Lido with Venice Days pic “I Nostri Fantasmi,” is set to play a priest sent by the Vatican to Holland to investigate a crying statue of the Virgin Mary in “The Man From Rome,” from Dutch director Jaap van Heusden (“In Blue”).This English, Dutch and Italian-language pic blending thriller and comedy elements is set to start shooting this month on location in the southern Dutch province of Limburg and in

Refresh for latest…: One of the only Hollywood titles to recently be granted a China release date, Disney/20th Century Studios’ Free Guy flew into the market with a $23.9M start. This is a solid launch in the Middle Kingdom, particularly in the current climate, and helped push the Ryan Reynolds-starrer past $100M at the international box office. The full offshore weekend was $37.3M in 47 markets, a slight 23% drop from last session, and the total overseas cume is now $100.3M for $179.6M global.

Bill Nighy and Anna Wintour have ignited dating rumours after they were spotted enjoying a romantic meal together in Rome.MORE: Anna Wintour actually broke royal protocol when she met the QueenThe Love Actually star, 71, and the US Vogue editor-in-chief, also 71, were all smiles as they ate and drank al fresco at a restaurant in Italy on Thursday night.In pictures obtained by the Daily Mail, Bill could be seen purchasing some roses to gift Anna before they sat down to eat. WATCH: The Queen joins

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Disney’s 20th Century Studios’ Ryan Reynolds movie Free Guy is getting a China release date of Aug. 27.

us at least of Jared Harris’ other prestige science fiction from the last few years, “The Expanse.” (NOT a complaint.)“Foundation” also stars Laura Birn, Terrence Mann, Cassian Bilton and Alfred Enoch. It’s executive produced by David S. Goyer,, who also serves as showrunner, and produced for Apple by Skydance Television with Robyn Asimov, Josh Friedman, Cameron Welsh, David Ellison.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefMartin Lau, president and executive director of China’s tech and entertainment industry leader Tencent, on Wednesday explained the positive outcome from the maelstrom of new regulation that the Chinese government is currently imposing on the internet.In less than a year, regulators from multiple departments and ministries have besieged the country’s leading private sector companies.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefChina’s Tencent Music Entertainment is to adjust its business model after being hit with regulatory penalties and seeing its share tumble to record lows.

Marta Balaga Actor-turned-director Emanuel Pârvu is facing a busy September, heading to Venice Film Festival with Bogdan George Apetri’s “Miracle,” set to premiere in the Horizons section, and then San Sebastian with his own second feature, “Mikado,” chosen for the New Directors showcase.This week, he presents his third project as a director, “Three Miles to the End of the World,” in the CineLink Co-Production Market in Sarajevo, where his 2017 feature debut “Meda or the Not So Bright Side of

iOS - Android The 59-year-old, from Carmunnock, has been training in the mountains closer to home to prepare for the challenge, which sees him collecting funds for Maggie’s Lanarkshire and adding to the total of more than £75,000 which he has already raised for the centre.

Angelique Jackson Rowan Blanchard and Auli’i Cravalho have signed on to lead Hulu’s upcoming queer teen movie from director Sammi Cohen.Blanchard will play Paige, an aspiring artist who’s thrust out of her comfort zone when forced to join the track team captained by her longtime crush, but she soon finds herself falling for an unexpected teammate, ultimately discovering what real love feels like.

Rebecca Davis editorLast month, to fete the 100th anniversary of the ruling Communist Party, China broadcast a propaganda megashow convened at Beijing National Stadium, which was built for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.Throughout the massive two-hour spectacle, Olympic themes intertwined with political imagery to depict the party as a benevolent, beloved world leader.

HONG KONG -- China’s biggest gaming company, Tencent Holdings, said Tuesday it will limit gaming time for minors and ban children under age 12 from making in-game purchases after a state media article called games “spiritual opium."Tencent’s pledge to curb gaming for minors came hours after the company’s stock plunged as much as 11% following a critique published by the Economic Information Daily, a newspaper affiliated with China’s official Xinhua News Agency.The newspaper article named