Ten feature-length projects go before financiers, distributors, programmers and potential co-production partners during the first Southeast Asian Film Financing (SAFF) Project Market.

Sony Pictures Television (SPT) Networks celebrated the fifth anniversary of Korean channel One inOctober. The birthday gift? Another regional Asian entertainment channel, this time led by high-value Japanese content.

Streaming platform Viki has picked up global rights to almost 100 hours of Malaysian scriptedcontentfrom Kuala Lumpur-based production house Primeworks, potentially fast-tracking the

Malaysian media/entertainment group, Prodigee Media, has turbocharged its global content creation and distribution initiatives, aiming, among other things, to drive a billion views a month to its online entertainment platform WebTVAsia by this time next year.

The finale of A+E Networks Asia’s MasterChef Asia, airs on Thursday, 10 December, bringing to an end – for now – the Asian network’s biggest, boldest bet on local content. There’s no confirmation yet on season two.

Malaysian media/entertainment group, Prodigee Media, has turbocharged its global content creation and distribution initiatives, aiming, among other things, to drive a billion views a month to its online entertainment platform WebTVAsia by this time next year.