Malaysia is a hotbed of digital activity at the moment, not least because there’s high interest in what Telekom Malaysia is going to do with its video platform now than long-time platform head, Jeremy Kung, has gone; where Maxis’ future lies in relation to Astro in Ananda Krishnan’s media empire;

Storytelling/sharing platform Wattpad has a new yarn for Asia, starring Dexter Ong (formerly 21st Century Fox), debuting in his role as head of Asia during the Asia Pacific Video Operator’s Summit (APOS) in Bali at the end of April.

OMG, talk about all hell breaking loose. Not that it wasn’t always loose, but the moaning and bitching over format copying hasn’t been this public since Star China went off and did Sing!

Sony Pictures Television Networks’ new Asia boss, Virginia Lim, is as tough as the environment she faces and a lot more straight talking. As she settles into a different role, Lim talks about shifting acquisitions habits, original production and other assets in her bag of tricks.

Japan’s Nippon TV welcomed its first-ever Android employee in April.The multi-lingual Erica Aoi debuted as anchor on the daily show PON!, and will be followed this spring by an appearance as an assistant in the Sensors segment of digital trends programme Chill TV.

Streaming platforms are on anoriginal roll in Asia, partly because some have cottoned onto Netflix’s habit of calling acquisitions “originals” but also because many are truly deeply commissioning and crafting their own programmes.