Entertainment

2026 is proving to be a historic year in the history of lovers of cinema, as cinemas are stacked with some of the most ambitious movies of the last few years. Ranging in scale and scope between superhero epics and legend franchises to prestige dramas and long-awaited adaptations, it has all in the future that will be exciting, reminiscent, and …

The Metro Manila film festival 2025 has finally had its undisputed title winner, with Call Me Mother being the highest-grossing movie of the season. The film was released at a time when there was stiff competition with star-studded films and films that focused on the genre, and soon the movie found a way into the limelight of the Metro Manila …

And here, practically 2025 is nearly finished. It was a year of viral moments that were easily integrated into the daily discussion in the Philippines. From screaming OA! on the Internet to singing on Multo!, and responding to the scandalous case about the explosive flood control, Filipinos once again demonstrated how quickly online trends could influence national discourse. These viral …

Fame had reached its final point in 2025, when it was quantified in likes and shares and worldwide discussions, all through social media. Entertainment ceased to be a movie or a TV show because online media transformed celebrities into constant companions of millions of followers. The Thai celebrities went beyond borders this year, dominating through Instagram, TikTok, X, and YouTube …

Asian content is reshaping global entertainment, frequently outperforming Hollywood on major streaming platforms. Asian series and films are becoming popular with the global viewers at a scale never before experienced, and this is due to K-dramas, anime, Thai thrillers, Indian originals, among others. The unprecedented fresh narratives, emotional expressions, and culturally profound narratives attract the attention of the global audience …

The digital habits of the region in 2025 will show what, in fact, was bringing attention. Elections, earthquakes, AI tools, streaming hits, and school, the Top Searches in Southeast Asia represent the changing lifestyles based on global innovation and local reality. The Philippines now offers the most comprehensive search data of the year, and Indonesia and Thailand are no different …

OTT Platforms in Asia are transforming the entertainment system of the world so fast. Asian streaming platforms have risen to become key players, competing with international companies such as Netflix, Disney+ , and Amazon Prime Video in the past ten years. Asian audiences are getting access to more and more Asian content in the form of K-dramas, anime, and even …

Sathu 2 is a more provocative, less gentle, and more focused version of the changing faith economy in Thailand, exposing the ways in which religious faith becomes bound up in politics, power and profit. In contrast to the first season, where the story was about a small team of young adults attempting to transform an empty temple into a business …

Asia’s streaming business has become the most competitive entertainment battlefield in the world, and Asia’s Streaming War is now fiercer than ever in 2025. International competition, international content, and huge budgets appeared to be beyond the reach of companies like Netflix and Disney+. Home-based portals like Tencent video, iQIYI, Hotstar and Viu are growing at an extremely high rate, having …

The emerging creative collaboration between Malaysia and Indonesia has made a significant step forward, and several new film projects were announced by both nations at the JAFF Market. This is an important partnership that has indicated the increasing power of the Southeast Asian cinema as a result of a common goal of bringing the local stories to the global arena. …