Entertainment News Roundup: After Reliance-Warner deal, JioCinema pricing, local content in focus; Actress Eva Green wins London court case over fee for failed film and more

Following is a summary of current entertainment news briefs. After Reliance-Warner deal, JioCinema pricing, local content in focus The video streaming business of Mukesh Ambani, Asia's richest person, is likely to focus on pricing and local content following a deal with Warner Bros as it seeks to challenge the likes of Disney and Netflix in India, industry sources said.

Following is a summary of current entertainment news briefs.

After Reliance-Warner deal, JioCinema pricing, local content in focus

The video streaming business of Mukesh Ambani, Asia's richest person, is likely to focus on pricing and local content following a deal with Warner Bros as it seeks to challenge the likes of Disney and Netflix in India, industry sources said. Under the content deal announced on Thursday, popular series from HBO and Warner Bros, such as Harry Potter and Succession, will be available from next month on the JioCinema platform, which Ambani's Viacom18 has promoted for weeks by offering popular IPL cricket matches for free.

Actress Eva Green wins London court case over fee for failed film

Hollywood actress Eva Green on Friday won a legal fight with producers and financiers whom she sued in London's High Court for her fee for a failed film in which she was to star. The French actress, whose film credits include the James Bond movie "Casino Royale", sued White Lantern Films and SMC Specialty Finance for the $1 million fee she said she was owed for the planned independent movie "A Patriot", in which she was to play the lead role as a soldier.

Louis Vuitton dazzles luxury-seeking Seoul with first pre-fall show

LVMH's top fashion brand Louis Vuitton held its first-ever pre-fall fashion show on Saturday on a bridge in Seoul, the capital of a leading luxury market. In one of the highest profile events since chairman and CEO Pietro Beccari started at Louis Vuitton earlier this year, the runway on the lower level of the double-decker Jamsu bridge that spans the Han River was bathed in blue shadows.