Singtel’s app platform for Singapore, Cast, is a growing force of linear streaming, subscription bundles, catch up, in-house packs, third-party apps, sports services...

Korea was Asia’s biggest buyer of scripted formats in the first half of this year, topping the charts with 10 titles (77% of its total of 13 format acquisitions), including drama series from the U.S.

Vietnamese streaming platform, Danet, has commissioned a local version of Korean blockbuster, Descendants of the Sun and has a second Korean scripted format – My Love from the Star – on its agenda.

China’s content boom has created unprecedented opportunities for investment in entertainment. Production is at a record high and Chinese TV series and movies have a whole new profile around the world.

With Asian versions of The Bridge and Hollywood Squares, Viu/Vuclip cemented its place in the rare category of Asian streaming platforms ballsy enough to put real budgets behind original content creation.

Hulu Japan celebrated its seventh anniversary in September, with the clock ticking on the premiere of its first Russian drama, zombie series The Day After, and still basking in the halo effect of original show Miss Sherlock, which was the platform’s first international co-produc