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  • BUSINESS

    Netflix Movies Turn Up in a Surprising Place: Theaters

    Business, Published on 17/05/2021

    » The nation's movie theaters are running out of movies. Some are turning to an unlikely source for more: Netflix Inc.

  • BUSINESS

    Netflix tunes in

    Asia focus, Published on 11/01/2016

    » Tracking the evolution of the entertainment industry worldwide, Hollywood investors and telecommunications giants alike are joining the rush to bring video streaming to emerging Asia where spotty internet speeds, underdeveloped payment systems and piracy all pose obstacles to growth.

  • BUSINESS

    Amazon to Buy MGM, Bagging a Lion to Help Wage Streaming Battle

    Business, Published on 28/05/2021

    » Amazon.com Inc. said it has agreed to acquire the Hollywood studio MGM in a deal that the e-commerce company is betting can jump-start its Prime Video streaming platform and position it to compete with industry heavyweights including Netflix Inc. and Walt Disney Co.

  • LIFESTYLE

    Green Book beats the Oscars odds

    Life, Published on 26/02/2019

    » Green Book, about a white chauffeur and his black client in segregation-era America, won best picture at the Academy Awards, overcoming mixed critical notices and a series of awards-season setbacks. By backing Green Book voters slowed the ascendancy of Netflix, which had been pushing a competing nominee Roma.

  • LIFE

    A journey of love

    Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 13/08/2021

    » When a friend can no longer complete a promise made to a past sweetheart, you decide to take his place and set out on a wild adventure to fulfil your friend's lifelong dream. For computer-animated and musical films, this premise is nothing new and you have seen it countless times, especially in Pixar movies like Up (2009), Inside Out (2015) and the Toy Story franchise.

  • BUSINESS

    CBS Studio Is Selling for $1.8 Billion

    Business, Published on 18/11/2021

    » A venture of two real-estate firms has agreed to pay more than $1.8 billion for the historic CBS Studio Center in Los Angeles, say people familiar with the matter, the latest deal in the red-hot studio sector.

  • LIFE

    Tune in, branch out

    Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 08/04/2020

    » Famous spots and public places around the world have become deserted as governments in various countries encourage people to stay home instead of going out in crowds. From an artistic point of view, this is a time when people can see the great emptiness of locations which were once crammed.

  • TECH

    2020 winners & losers in geek

    Guru, Eric E Surbano, Published on 25/12/2020

    » The year of 'Rona meant a lot of changes in the way we do things hence the term "new normal", and Geekdom wasn't left unscathed. However, that doesn't necessarily mean it was all bad. There are things we enjoyed watching this year with all the time we had on our hands and fan events that we "attended" right in the comfort of our own home that we wouldn't be able to normally attend. At the same time, there were some things that sadly suffered because of the pandemic and a certain something that fell flat despite all the hype. Here's the winners and losers of 2020 in geek.

  • BUSINESS

    Funny business

    Asia focus, Published on 16/03/2020

    » Navin Prabhakar became a household name in 2005 when he appeared on The Great Indian Laughter Challenge on television. Today he is among the standup comedians making a good living by making corporate executives and employees laugh.

  • LIFE

    2019 winners & losers in geek

    Guru, Eric E Surbano, Published on 27/12/2019

    » Another year has come and gone, which means another year filled with geeky events, some good and some bad. From TV finales to movie deaths, there's a bunch of stuff that happened this year that you may have forgotten so we're here to help you out. Let's take a look back at 2019, geek-wise.

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