The value of Thailand’s content production sector will continue to drop, reaching US$584 million in 2030 from US$916 million in 2019, MPA says. But there are other things to be optimistic about...   

At 94, Japanese director Yamada Yoji is still hungry for success. With 91 feature films under his belt as director, he remains sprightly, gently mischievous, campaigning and determined to keep working.  

Award-winning Japanese director, Itaru Mizuno, talks about mixing the unreal with the ordinary, creating a middle-aged alien with high-energy superpowers, erasing gender stereotypes and including internationally recognised elements in premium series, The Hot Spot.   

Japanese director Yujiro Honma and producer Shinichiro Yoshikawa talk about the making of Nippon TV’s unscripted original, Ants, winner of the 2025 ContentAsia Award for Best Original Game Show made in Asia.      

China’s acquisition of U.K. TV content continues to collapse, with exports falling 44% for 2024/5 compared to the previous year, Pact’s U.K. TV Exports report, released in November, shows. Acquisitions from Asia overall remained on a downward slide, dropping 29% for the year.

WBITVP’s approach to Asia's format landscape. With titles already in Japan, India and beyond, WBITVP is shaping a slate that reflects the region’s appetite.