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: 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.

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: AuthenticityFake is out. Authentic is in. "People want to see authentic stories about people," says Tracy Forsyth, vice president, commissioning for BBC Worldwide Channels. It's an opinion being echoed in factual circles around the world.

1 April 2015: Discovery is making headlines in Asia this year - and not just because new U.S. channel programming head Rich Ross is all about dumping the fake, ditching the weird, and going after more than men.

1 April 2015: At least 62 formats were on air in Asia in the first three months of this year, including 18 premieres. This follows 25 premieres in the region in the last three months of 2014.