Not that any of us has a whole lot of choice and barring the few mortifying web-conferencing etiquette mishaps, virtual life seems to be turning out a whole lot better than anyone might have imagined in the early days of Covid-19 containment measures. 

Hooq’s Singapore liquidation has left production houses across the region scrambling, hoping for the best (that they get paid) but fearing the worst (that they get pennies on the dollar).  

Less than half way through its run, new Korean drama, A World of Married Couple (aka The World of the Married), has become the highest-rated Korean adaptation of a Western script anyone can remember.

Korean drama sweeps TV charts; 2013/2014’s My Love from the Star reigns

Temporary bump in acquisitions & local reruns

Formats acquisitions in Asia were down 7% in 2019 to 312 titles compared to 2018’s 337. Aqilah Yunus tracks titles and trends across the region in ContentAsia’s Formats Outlook for full year 2019.