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tvN Loads up on Korean Blockbusters, iQiyi Int’l Focuses on Southeast Asia – Global Bulletin

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Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefCJ ENM Hong Kong has secured the first and exclusive Pay TV, pay-per-view, video-on-demand and over-the-top (OTT) rights in key Southeast Asia markets to a slate of current and upcoming South Korean films.

These are to play on the tvN Movies channel in Southeast Asia. Titles include: “The Roundup” (a.k.a. “The Outlaws 2”), which is currently on release and approaching the $100 million landmark; “The Witch: Part 2.

The Other One,” which also opened in first place at the theatrical box office; CJ’s own “Decision to Leave,” which earned Park Chan-wook the best director award at Cannes; disaster-action film, “Emergency Declaration,” which played at Cannes last year and will have an August release in Korea; Hyun Bin and Yoo Hae-jin-starring “Confidential Assignment 2”; Don Lee-starring comedy drama “Men of Plastic,” action thriller movie Decibel, from Megabox Plus M; “A Man of Reason” (formerly “The Protector”) directed by Jung Woo-sung; fact-based hostage crisis drama “The Point Men”; and “The Match,” another story based on real events, this time focusing on a Go master and his student, and starring Lee Byung-hun and Yoo Ah-in (“Voice of Silence”). iQiyi International, the offshore unit of Chinese entertainment company iQiyi, has teamed up with leading Thai cellular network and digital provider AIS to offer video streaming at less than a dollar per month.

Its VIP Privilege plan will be available at THB35 per month for first-time subscribers. iQiyi says that its international subscriber base grew threefold in 2021 with Southeast Asia the leading cluster.

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