Japan’s top commercial broadcaster, Nippon TV, topped online platform TVer’s Q3 rankings with its Wed night cop comedy, closely followed by TBS, which took five of the top 20 spots for the quarter against Nippon’s three.

Global streamers command more than half the demand for series/originals in Asia Pacific, says data science company Parrot Analytics.

Asian drama influences continue in Thailand, which is proving to be a fertile – if nascent – environment for scripted formats from Korea, Japan and China.

Asian filmmaker Jaswant Dev Shrestha has been living his dream in Hollywood for the past 10 years. The longer he stays,  the stronger his determination to keep his Nepali heritage alive. Or, at the very least, to make sure traditions are remembered in their full, unadulterated glory.

A blend of mainland Chinese and Thai stories, scripts and stars has given rise to a new breed of Asian drama – another by product of the region’s fast-developing streaming environment. 

When K-pop boy band ENHYPEN met "Tayo the Little Bus"... enter "Billy Poco", the result of a collaboration that follows in the footsteps of the best of alliances between K-pop idols and Korean animated icons.