CASBAA Spotlight: Fox Networks Group Asia

MACAU: Fox Networks Group (FNG) Asia has been ramping up its original content, both with Chinese- and English-language programming.

FNG Asia recently announced a collaboration with Fox International Productions for Chinese-language content, including films, miniseries and TV shows. “We have an advantage over other international players in that we are very strong in the Chinese channels business,” says Cora Yim, the senior VP and head of Chinese entertainment at FNG Asia. “We have connections with the producers and production houses in the region, and that’s why it helps us to leverage our strengths to work with many different partners, in China, Korea and even Japan.”

Keertan Adyanthaya, executive VP of content and communications at FNG Asia, adds that local productions are often the “tentpole shows that we put a lot of energy behind.”