Chinese-owned streaming platform iQiyi added its first Thai original series and two additional shows from Taiwan to its slate of content destined for markets outside mainland China. The additions w…
added its first Thai original series and two additional shows from Taiwan to its slate of content destined for markets outside mainland China.rights market being held virtually this year for the third time.,” a ‘boys love’ action series starring Mile Phakphum Romsaithong and Apo Nattawin Wattanagitiphat .
The Taiwanese productions, “Lesson in Love” and “Oh No! Here Comes Trouble” are both set in high school. “Lesson in Love” stars Edward Chen as a student who harbors feelings for a teacher played by Ann Hsu . The cast also features Hsueh Shih Ling, aka rapper MC40. Fantasy comedy, “Oh No! Here Comes Trouble,” stars Tseng Jing-hua as a man who emerges from a coma with hitherto unknown super-powers. It also stars Vivian Sung and Peng Cian .The company said that its ex-China user base grew strongly last year, and in Thailand it claimed a seven-fold increase. “The outstanding result owes its success to the increasing popularity of Chinese content which iQiyi will commit to leading and powering in the coming year,” said Michael Chen, senior VP.
Other series coming to the platform include; “Love The Way You Are” and period dramas “The Wind Blows from Long Xi,” and “Love Between Fairy and Devil.” iQiyi will also soon announce new series on the platform with Malaysian co-promotion partner, Media Prima.