APRIL 2019: The Asian conversation at this year’s Mip TV programming market in Cannes earlier in April was dominated by China, Korea and Japan, mostly pitching homegrown formats to global buyers, but also talking about co-development, co-production and co-operation, and putting their best dating

APRIL 2019: India closed 2018 with 36 formats on air or commissioned. Reality was the biggest winner, topping the list with 11 titles. Game shows came in second with 10 titles.

APRIL 2019: 23 of the 26 formats on air or commissioned in Indonesia in 2018 were game shows and singing competition formats. Game shows led with 12 of the 23. The other 11 were singing contests,according to ContentAsia’s latest Formats Outlook.

APRIL 2019: iQiyi, QQLive and Youku top China’s list of video apps, with about 1.6 billion combined monthly unique viewers. But video trails instant messaging, where Tencent’s MM and WeChat reign.

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APRIL 2019: HB Entertainment founder and chief executive, Bomi Moon, has a soft spot for blockbuster romances that put My Love from the Star on must-watch lists around the world along with an eye for the kinds of stories that drove Sky Castle to the highest ratings ever