The new season of Indonesia’s Next Top Model debuts in a market hard hit by but recovering from the pandemic. Although Indonesia is nowhere near its 2019 formats highs, the market remains a staunch supporter of big-brand international formats and leads in returning seasons.     

Erik Matti, one of Asia’s best known filmmakers and winner of last year’s ContentAsia Award for Best Director, talks about his latest award-winning project, "On the Job", and the win-win that maximised cinema and mainstream TV screens.    

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.