Streaming platform Viki has picked up global rights to almost 100 hours of Malaysian scripted content from Kuala Lumpur-based production house Primeworks, ramping up competition for Asian content as a slew of regional on-demand streaming platforms – including Netflix – prepare to do battle.

China’s streaming gold rush moves into 2016 at full tilt, sweeping across every genre, carrying thousands of hours of U.S. content in its wake, and mirroring hyper-activity in the feature film production space.

On getting Dirk Gently into development with BBC America

Thailand’s Workpoint TV is the poster company for digital broadcast success, with a firm place in the country’s top three mass-market channels, a commitment to fast-track production infrastructure upgrades, and a clear view of where it wants to fit in the country’s entertainment universe.

2015 is ending well for Sony Pictures Television’s (SPT) international production unit in Asia Pacific.

Asia’s biggest content trading market, the Asia TV Forum (ATF), opens on 2 December in Singapore amid a rush to online/on-demand digital delivery, a frenzy of multi-platform rights and a whole lot of other energy going into future proofing (or at least attempting to) the media business.