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Opening the second part of the APOS Virtual Series, MPA’s Vivek Couto outlined key trends at play in the AsiaPac media sector, noting that content creators should brace for budgets to be impacted as the industry recalibrates amid the disruption accelerated by COVID-19.

The Hong Kong International Film & TV Market (FILMART Online) has wrapped its four-day virtual content marketplace, with some 2,100 film and TV productions having been released and promoted and attracting nearly 7,000 international buyers from 73 countries and regions.

HJ Holdings, which operates Hulu in Japan, has launched TV5MONDE Pacifique via Hulu’s live TV offering in the region.

GMA Network has elevated Regie C. Bautista to the role of senior VP for corporate strategic planning and business development.

MNC Group's RCTI+ streaming service in Indonesia is set to launch a collection of short films from Viddsee.

Marking its first Southeast Asian launch, Disney+ Hotstar is set to land in Indonesia on September 5, with a partnership already in place with leading telco Telkomsel and a lineup of locally sourced movies.

MIP China Online has wrapped up, having hosted a total of 1,756 online business meetings over four days between international distributors and buyers from Chinese and Asian TV channels and platforms.

The Asian Academy Creative Awards (AAA) has applied a two-week extension to its entry deadline, enabling submissions through August 15 without late fees.

Netflix, through partnerships with Clover Films, Mediacorp, MM2 Entertainment and Memento Films, is set to progressively launch 106 Singapore-made films and series on the service.

Viu will continue to expand its lineup of content acquisitions, format adaptations and original IP development as it works to drive its subscription base across the 16 markets in its footprint, CEO Janice Lee detailed at the APOS 2020 Virtual Summit.