Mansha Daswani

Fueled by local dramas and Korean series, Netflix took a 21 percent share of Taiwan's SVOD market in Q4 2021, according to data from Media Partners Asia.

Korean dramas led online content consumption across Southeast Asia in 2021, according to new data from Media Partners Asia (MPA), with regional shows, notably from Thailand and Indonesia, in second place, followed by American fare.

India's Reliance Entertainment has established Dreamers & Doers Co., a new content studio that is already working on an adaptation of the Irish thriller Blood for Disney+ Hotstar.

Ferzad Palia, who oversees the Indian SVOD platforms Voot Select and Voot Kids, tells World Screen Newsflash about how the company is driving gains in the country's competitive streaming landscape.

Netflix has unveiled its largest slate of Korean content to date, with plans to launch more than 25 shows and films this year.

Jason Monteiro is joining WarnerMedia to serve as general manager of HBO Max in Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Taiwan.

India took home a total of seven wins at this year's Asian Academy Creative Awards, while Korea's five wins included Move to Heaven being named best drama.

BBC Studios has clinched a deal with Singtel in Singapore for a bouquet of linear channels, the on-demand service BBC First and the BBC Player SVOD platform.

The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) unveiled several new initiatives to boost the Singapore content industry at ATF, where the national virtual pavilion is presenting more than 600 hours of locally produced shows.

Helen Sou, chief business officer for digital media and Viu Asia at parent company PCCW, shares with World Screen Newsflash the strategies driving the Viu platform’s subscriber and usage gains.