Japan’s appetite for global partnerships has picked up pace with a string of new international alliances for both scripted and unscripted development. Meanwhile, the domestic market remains relatively closed to international adaptations.    

Drama is by far Singapore’s favourite genre, according to data science platform Parrot Analytics’ “Global Television Demand Report for Q2 2021”. By title, there’s also a clear winner: Disney+.

YouTube Premium’s Japanese reality show, Fishers and the Lost Treasure, pushed aside every other digital original in Japan during Q2 2021. This despite reality as a genre attracting a small fraction of the demand for drama and animation.

New research puts Amazon Prime Video way ahead in Japan, but the rivalry is fierce. Disney+’s new Star general entertainment slate will increase competition even further, says Media Partners Asia.

Christmas came early this year for at least five indie linear channels operators, who are merrily stepping into the void left by the exit of Disney’s Fox Networks Groups’ channels at midnight on 30 September.

In July this year, with global demand for Asian content at record highs, iQiyi crossed what it calls a significant technical milestone, layering its all-Asia content with best-in-class sound and video quality across consumer devices.