Kristin Brzoznowski

Building on the success of its original Korean series and films, Netflix is establishing two production facilities in Paju-si and Yeoncheon-gun, just outside of Seoul, in Gyeonggi Province, Korea.

Lionsgate has renewed the contract of Rohit Jain, who has been promoted to managing director for South Asia and network platforms for emerging markets in Asia.

The winners of the Asia TV Forum & Market (ATF) Animation, Chinese and Formats Pitches have been announced after a series of live pitches that took place online.

NHK Executive VP Satoru Masagaki has been appointed as the new VP of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) for a three-year term that starts on January 1, 2021.

The Indonesian streaming service Vidio is working with Screenplay Films and Wattpad on three new original series.

BBC Studios has made two new hires to the Northeast Asia team: Danica Lee and Jihyun Lee.

Starz has launched its direct-to-consumer OTT app Lionsgate Play in India, with a programming slate that includes the romantic comedy anthology Love Life and movies such as Hustlers.

WarnerMedia’s first HBO Asia original romantic comedy, Adventure of the Ring, is slated to premiere with two episodes on December 13.

Viacom18 has appointed Rajesh Iyer to independently lead Colors Bangla, Colors Odia, Colors Tamil and Colors Gujarati.

GMA Network has launched Hallypop, the first digital channel in the Philippines to offer Asian pop, variety, lifestyle and entertainment programs.