Cinemas

Curtain falls on the romance of India’s single-screen cinemas

Researchers estimate that India had around 14,000 single-screen halls in the 1980s. Only around 2,000 remain today.

Dear You director’s Back To Love is the next Teochew film to get a Singapore cinema release

Back To Love stars (from left) Zhong Shaoxian, Zheng Runqi and Lu Shan.

Former Cathay cinema operator mm2 Asia gets more time to seek backing for debt restructuring

The High Court on Sept 18 gave the two companies permission to hold meetings with creditors to consider their repayment proposals, said mm2 Asia.

US communications regulator approves foreign investment in Paramount-Warner merger

Paramount said the merger will have the scale and resources necessary to deliver premium content to audiences worldwide.

Letter from Jakarta

Indonesia’s cinema boom is finding audiences in unexpected places

Inside a 31-seat micro-cinema located on the second floor of a minimarket in Gading Serpong, Banten, on the outskirts of Jakarta.

South Korea top court rules cinemas must provide audio, visual aids for people with disabilities

The court said moviegoers should be notified of which films have the special aids and when and at which screens they are available via the websites operated by the cinema franchises.

Niu Lai is the most profitable film of all time, but does the power of hate-watching have its limits?

A scene from Chinese animated movie Niu Lai features (from left) a newborn calf named Niu Lai, his mother and an orphaned leopard named Bao La.

US Christian metal band Demon Hunter sue Netflix over animated movie KPop Demon Hunters

The lawsuit comes as Netflix prepares to take the blockbuster animated franchise on a global concert tour.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Aug 21, 2026

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaking to reporters at the White House in Washington, DC, on Aug 20.

UK cinemas to restrict Meta AI, other smart glasses over piracy concerns

The move follows growing scrutiny of smart glasses over their recording capabilities.

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