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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.
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The company has branded partnerships with HBO Go in Taiwan and with BBC First in Taiwan and Indonesia. Recent moves to provide early access to movies have included WarnerMedia’s “Wonder Woman 1984” and Korean action movie, “Seobok” which will be exclusively available on Catchplay Plus in Indonesia just one week after its theatrical premiere.
WarnerMedia Readies Chinese-Language Original Series Legacy and Trinity of Shadows
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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 to inherit their father’s shopping mall business. In a time of upheaval and uncertainty, the three sisters set aside their differences to keep the business afloat and save their family.