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.

A big yawn. That's how advertisers greeted Star Sports' Pro Kabaddi League, launched in July last year.

1 April 2015: The Asia's Got Talent premiere in March kicked off a year of regional mega-formats in Asia, adding an estimated US$16 million into the region's original production purse, and boosting optimism that what works will be repeated...