Eccho Rights has bolstered its Asian team with the appointment of Deborah Youn as its new Seoul-based distribution and business development executive.

Production has kicked off on the Stan original comedy/drama series The Other Guy, which is penned by and stars Aussie comedian Matt Okine and is due to debut exclusively on the streaming service later this year.

IM Global Television is working with Eliza Dushku’s Boston Diva Productions and David S. Goyer’s Phantom Four on The Black Company, based on Glen Cook’s fantasy book series.

Hasbro's first-quarter revenues rose 2 percent to $849.7 million as compared to $831.2 million in 2016, while net earnings increased 41 percent to $68.6 million versus $48.8 million the year before.

ProSiebenSat.1 Licensing has inked a deal with Rainbow to represent the live-action show Maggie & Bianca Fashion Friends in the German-speaking region.

CJ E&M has clinched a second carriage deal for its Korean movie channel tvN Movies, announcing an agreement with HyppTV to expand the service to Malaysia.

Vivek Couto, executive director and co-founder of Media Partners Asia, told delegates in Bali about the key themes reshaping the Asian media business.

YouTube’s usage and revenues are growing rapidly in Asia, Robert Kyncl, the video sharing site’s chief business officer, told delegates at APOS today.

Malaysia's Astro has aligned with several producers in the region for a new slate of original content.

Playground, the producer of such dramas as Wolf Hall, has optioned the rights to David Enrich’s new narrative nonfiction book The Spider Network: The Wild Story of a Math Genius, a Gang of Backstabbing Bankers, and One of the Greatest Scams in Financial History.