"Fewer commissions and tighter budgets are driving a sharper focus on strong, proven IP that can deliver across platforms, monetisation models, and stand out in a crowded market. Collaboration is becoming even more central, from funding and production to marketing and international rollout.

Japan’s WOWOW acquired the four-season box set of crime drama “Vienna Blood”, set in 1900s Vienna, from Seven.One Studios International.

NBCUniversal’s “Saturday Night Live” adaptation for Korean streaming platform Coupang Play returns with its “one and only mission: comedy at its finest”, says Seoul-based production company CP Entertainment.

A father waited for more than a year for his son – Thai agricultural worker Pongsak Thenna – to return. Like many others, he had gone to Israel in search of work and higher pay.

Prime Video’s “The Boys” dominates both digital and overall demand in Vietnam, ending the week to 17 May more than five points clear of its nearest competitor, according to Parrot Analytics.