APRIL 2019: Good news for pay-TV operators in Asia was slim in 2018, and things don’t look like they’re getting better anytime soon.

APRIL 2019: Food tops factual buyers’ acquisitions priorities at Mipdoc/MipTV this year, followed closely by a taste for history, lifestyle, travel and wildlife. Malena Amzah talked to buyers across the region...

The Walt Disney Company Asia Pacific president, Uday Shankar, set a clear destination on Monday, telling staffers that the company “recognises the need for a sharp focus on building deeply local businesses”.

APRIL 2019: For many, scary doesn’t begin to describe Asia’s video/media industry at the moment. For others, especially those involved in satisfying demand for Asian content, life and business isn’t looking that bad. The fear, if anything, is that today’s content boom might not last.

APRIL 2019: Asia entered 2019 with record energy around local IP development and production, greater confidence in Asian stories, remakes of premium scripted formats for Asian audiences at an all-time high, and more attention than ever in local originals for global streaming slates.

APRIL 2019: While easier access to mainland China remains at the top of international entertainment companies’ lists of things to pray for and eagle eyes continue to be kept on changing regulations, gains are being made outside of thrill rides and blockbuster movies, and the quest for hap