Indonesian magician and illusionist The Sacred Riana has ventured into TV drama for the first time in an original production deal that both builds on her wild popularity, rides upsized demand for premium Asian content, and spearheads a new direction in Asia for one of the region’s oldest internat

When U.K.-based Fremantle pulled the plug on its mainland China production unit in September, lots of well-worn lines from a battle-weary industry about restrictions, regulations, shifting sands and a badass set of other challenges resurfaced. 

When U.K.-based Fremantle pulled the plug on its mainland China production unit in September, lots of well-worn lines from a battle-weary industry about restrictions, regulations, shifting sands and a badass set of other challenges resurfaced.

More is being spent on drama series in Asia than ever, driven mostly by Netflix but also in Japan and India because of Amazon Prime Video.

Fifteen players – led by YouTube with revenues of more than US$4 billion – will dominate Asia-Pacific online video revenue in 2019, taking 70%, or US$18.9 billion, of total online subscription/advertising revenue of US$27 billion, according to Media Partners Asia’s (MPA) new Asia Pacific Onli

Asia’s television drama scene can be a bit of a horror show at the moment, and not just because supernatural tales are enjoying unprecedented attention, or because media disruption continues and corporate instability is rife. As demand for premium content soars, great stories are surfacing.