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Taiwan's Screenworks Asia is launching 'Urban Horror,' a series that can be screened conventionally or in ultra-short episodes for mobile devices.

Taiwan's Screenworks Asia is launching 'Urban Horror,' a series that can be screened conventionally or in ultra-short episodes for mobile devices.

Catchplay Snares Former HBO Asia Chief Jonathan Spink as Principal Advisor Variety 2 hrs ago Jonathan Spink, former CEO of HBO Asia, has joined Asian regional streaming operation Catchplay as its principal advisor. The Taiwan-based company was founded in 2007 as a local distributor. In the last five years it moved into streaming and now operates Catchplay Plus in Taiwan, Singapore and Indonesia. It claims a “membership base” of over 7 million. Paying subscription data is not disclosed. Mo...

WarnerMedia Readies Chinese-Language Original Series Legacy and Trinity of Shadows Patrick Frater, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail WarnerMedia has set up two Chinese-language series that will debut later this year. Period drama series “Legacy” hails from mainland China, while crime drama “Trinity of Shadows” is a three-way venture involving partners from Taiwan and Hong Kong. “Legacy” is a 1920s-set drama that chronicles the lives of the wealthy Yi family and three sisters who vie...