Da Vinci turns the dial up on environmental awareness this year, welcoming YouTube sensations, the Grimwades, onto the Da Vinci channel and the Da Vinci Kids app this Spring with an exclusive new TV show, "Go Green with the Grimwades".

Outdoor Channel and 18-month-old digital platform, the WaterBear Network, have partnered on a three-day programming marathon to mark this year’s Earth Day.

On 21 March, new Japanese satellite channel BS Yoshimoto starts broadcasting across Japan, kicking off what channel operator Yoshimoto Kogyo hopes will herald an era of accelerated collaborative content development that will reach further and wider than its traditional business.

Singapore media platform Mediacorp ticks off a fourth element of its social content creation acceleration strategy on Friday (11 Feb), when the winners of the first Pinwheels Awards are announced.

Fuji TV sees scripted co-development as a golden opportunity to expand its international footprint. New drama, The Window, is just the beginning, the Japanese commercial network says.

Taiwan is making a play for a position as Asia’s best co-production partner. With a vibrant creative community, none of the censorship limitations or political restrictions that plague other markets, and a host of filming incentives, it’s not the region’s toughest sell.