CJ ENM has announced the opening of a wholly owned subsidiary in Saudi Arabia, becoming the first major Korean media and entertainment company to establish a base in the country.

At the 19th edition OOH Advertising Convention, Devang Sampat, Managing Director of Cinepolis India, delivered an insightful session on how cinema is a high-impact advertising medium. His message was loud and clear that visibility in cinema goes beyond, to create emotion, immersion, and unforgettable memories.

For years, feature films have increasingly elected to shoot in other regions, but a production report suggests that they may soon return to the Golden State in greater numbers.

United Kingdom’s ITV Studios has announced numerous sales of its premium scripted slate in the Asia Pacific region, underscoring continued strong demand throughout Australia, India, Japan, New Zealand and Southeast Asia.

MagisTV, a leading pirate streaming brand in Latin America, finds itself caught between a legal storm and a mounting malware backlash. This week, the service saw its U.S. trademark application abandoned amidst growing scrutiny from authorities and rightsholders worldwide.

While protecting children online is important, blunt legal tools like blanket age restrictions risk oversimplifying a complex issue. Even countries that champion free speech and liberal democratic values, like the UK, France, and New Zealand, are enforcing or proposing strict age-gating laws. Australia has already passed a law, and Pakistan is heading in the same direction.

Producers and creators must make sure that they obtain all necessary licenses before using AI in their work, especially when dealing with someone else’s original artwork or attempting to reproduce the AI-rendered likeness or personality rights of a living or deceased person.

President Trump waded into the complex issue of paying copyright holders whose works are used for AI training, saying it is impractical and would put the U.S. at a disadvantage to China.

YouTube’s reach, monetisation, and freedom draw creators; and brands are backing them, say experts