China’s Perfect World Pictures is reviving Singapore’s biggest TV success in a big-budget scripted format play that rides soaring demand for premium Asian drama.

Vietnam and Thailand run neck and neck as Asia’s top formats countries by volume. But overall, the number of formats on air/commissioned in Q1 2018 is down on last year. At the same time, high-value drama formats are way up, led by Japan, Korea and China.

2018 is a watershed year for factual content in Asia, mostly because Discovery has swallowed Scripps, but also because the entire linear proposition of old is being reimagined, significant changes are afoot, major energy is going into online originals, and there’s high demand for more local stor

India’s Hindi film focus on cinema multiplexes – once seen as an industry saviour – has come back to haunt filmmakers. Can this “multiplex skew” be reversed?

Asian drama has a whole new international profile, thanks in large part to global streaming platforms, but also because of a gigantic effort going into raising standards and quality.

Romance is, by far, Asia’s most popular drama, and China is, by far, the biggest drama buyer. No surprises there.