Maria SantosReal Estate
France Prepares Saudi-Backed Deal for Japanese Dragon Ball Theme Park
Greater Paris regional authorities spent 18 months preparing the project, aiming to establish an entertainment destination on the scale of Disneyland.
Tag
entertainment
Every story tagged entertainment on RetailNews Asia: reporting, analysis and market signals from across Asian retail and e-commerce.
Stories tagged entertainment
64 stories in this topic
Minjun ParkLiving
Chiikawa Film Surpasses ¥10 Billion at Japanese Box Office
The anime feature drew 7.66 million viewers in its first 30 days across 447 cinemas in Japan.
Minjun ParkGeneral
Zee Entertainment Sues Nykaa for Alleged Copyright Breaches in Instagram Reels, Seeks $210k in Damages
Zee Entertainment, a major Indian media conglomerate, has taken legal action against Nykaa, a prominent fashion and beauty retailer. The lawsuit accuses Nykaa of utilising Zee’s copyrighted music in Instagram reels as a marketing strategy for their products,…
Sarah ChenGeneral
Luxury airline plans to give select passengers a Vision Pro to use as in-flight entertainment
At least one airline is planning on offering the Apple Vision Pro to some passengers as part of its in-flight entertainment offerings. Beond is a Maldivian airline that flies to five destinations and calls itself the world’s first “premium leisure airline”…
Aiko TanakaLiving
Apple brings its streaming service to Comcast devices in the US
The partnership between Apple and Comcast enters a new era, as the Cupertino-based giant is bringing its streaming service to Comcast’s customers. In a joint statement earlier this week, the companies revealed that Apple TV+ will be available Comcast’s…
Sarah ChenAutomotive
Volvo And Google Extend Partnership For VolvoCars.OS
Volvo and Google have announced that they are extending their partnership for Android Automotive which will not hook into a new user experience that the Swedish brand is developing called VolvoCars.OS. VolvoCars.OS uses an assortment of operating systems be…
Wei ZhangResearch
Vietnam tops world in growth of entertainment apps
Vietnam was the world’s fastest-growing market for entertainment-based mobile apps last year, fueled by demand for video streaming services. Its growth score was 44.96, significantly higher than the global average of 24.27, according to a report by German…
Minjun ParkAutomotive
Porsche To Use Holoride’s Virtual Reality Tech To Keep Rear Passengers Entertained
Porsche has collaborated with Munich-based entertainment firm Holoride to come out with a special Virtual Reality (VR) based entertainment device for rear passengers. Recently unveiled at the Start-up Autobahn Expo Day, the immersive virtual entertainment…
Minjun ParkLiving
Nintendo makes comeback in Korea with Switch
Nintendo, the Kyoto-based game company, returned to Korea. After almost disappearing over the past decade in the storm of mobile and online games, it is returning to the market with Switch, a retro console that marries the latest technology with old…
Wei ZhangLiving
LG U+ expected to acquire CJ Hello this week
LG U+’s plan to acquire cable TV company CJ Hello could be finalized as early as this week. Progress with the deal has been slow since Korea’s smallest mobile carrier first began considering the acquisition early last year. Industry sources said Monday that…
Sarah ChenLiving
HMV saved by Sunrise Records, but some stores will close
Canadian firm Sunrise Records has emerged as the buyer of collapsed music chain HMV, beating competition including Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley. The firm will buy 100 stores out of administration, securing 1,487 jobs. But 27 stores will close, resulting in…
Rajiv MenonLiving
Nintendo launches flagship store in Tokyo
Nintendo is opening a Tokyo flagship store, marking the iconic Japanese company’s first-ever domestic retail outlet. During Nintendo’s latest Corporate Management Briefing, the president of the Nintendo, Shuntaro Furukawa, announced the game company would be…
Wei ZhangLiving
The exhibition of Polaroid at National Museum of Singapore
Singapore mentions “Polaroid” and most people will think of the retro, palm-sized instant prints often stuck on refrigerators or posted in scrapbooks. Not many will associate it with artwork – much less the sort of art you might hang in a gallery. The…
Minjun ParkLiving
Netflix streams its way into Korean hearts
Netflix viewership is growing faster than ever in Korea. According to mobile app tracker WiseApp on Tuesday, 1.27 million Android users in Korea used the Netflix app in December last year. That’s nearly four times, or 274 percent, more than the beginning of…
Wei ZhangLiving
Naver to open up TV service, take on YouTube
Local IT giant Naver announced plans Thursday to make its Naver TV service an open platform where anybody can freely upload videos, pitting it in direct competition with YouTube. The company said it would apply the change during this year’s first half.…
Rajiv MenonLiving
Korean Netflix shows target a global audience
Ahead of the launch of Netflix’s first original Korean drama series today, executives from the streaming giant expressed confidence in the global popularity of Korean content at a press briefing in Seoul, Thursday. Kim Min-young, the director of content at…