1 April 2015: National Geographic Channel (NGC) stands out in Asia for big-impact event television such as the coming-soon T Rex Autopsy, which promises a hi-tech, state-of-the-art special effects, "guts and glory" look inside a full-size anatomically correct Tyrannosaurus Rex.

1 April 2015: Two new hard-core, dyed-in-the-wool documentary channels launch in Asia this year. One is World Heritage Channel, part of Turner Broadcasting's expanded bouquet for Asia.

1 April 2015: US$400mStar India's US$400-million acquisition of the four-channel Maa Television Network ramps up the fight for audiences in India's South, consolidating rivalry in the region to the country's big three programmers - Star, Zee and Viacom18.

April 2015: Korean drama distributors might be weeping over China right now, but on the whole rights owners are revelling in new online opportunities that continue to open up across Asia.

1 April 2015: Discovery Asia headed into the second quarter of 2015 with local leadership uncertainty after the sudden exit of president/MD Arjan Hoekstra in February after only 18 months.

1 April 2015: Undercover Boss and Top Gear were among the reality and auto shows that dominated BBC Knowledge's prime-time schedules* for the second weeks of March and April this year.