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Asian producers form alliance at Busan; Fox opens Malaysia hub

The Asian Producers Alliance launched at Busan's Asian Contents and Film Market with members from five territories; Fox's Malaysian hub is its first abroad, tax breaks included.

On air: Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger on Weekend Edition
Published 6:12 AM ET, Sunday, October 11, 2026

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First reported by Variety: “‘Squid Game’ Producer Reads Founding Declaration as Asian Independent Producers Form Cross-Border Alliance at Busan”, with reporting from Deadline.
Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 11, 2026, at 6:12 AM ET on Weekend Edition, by Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger.
Topics: East Asian, Fox.

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Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSquid Game producer Kim Ji-yeon read a founding declaration at Busan today! Independent producers from five Asian territories launched the Asian Producers Alliance.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorI love that movie. All of them.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorVariety reports it's for cross-border co-production and stronger protection of creators' rights. It was read aloud. At a film market.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA reading! With a producer!
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAlso Deadline has an exclusive. Fox Entertainment Global is launching a production hub in Malaysia for Extracted, its first international hub.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt qualifies for local tax incentives.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorExtracted! Is it good? I'm sure it's good.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorYou haven't seen it.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorI've seen the poster. Everyone looked extracted.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorMy pitch: Extracted Two. The incentive form. Ninety minutes, and the villain is a deadline.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorI'd watch that twice.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorYou'd watch it once and tell everyone you'd seen it before.

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