Discovery Channel heads into the Year of the Monkey with a mandate to rethink and re-imagine everything – tone, content, reach.... Expanding beyond linear is a key goal, as is re-positioning the content offering for millennial audiences.

Getting into China remains a top priority for Netflix, as does sourcing and producing original programming in Asia for a global audience, according to Netflix chief content officer, Ted Sarandos.

If Netflix was a country, the world may well be prepping for war right now.

Three-month old BBC Earth is on the hunt for more Asian stories. The channel, which kickstarted the new year with stellar results for Singapore, replaced BBC Knowledge in October last year, and is currently looking at increasing the presence of Asian programming on its offering.

Asia woke to a wonderland of uncensored content on Thursday morning, courtesy of U.S. streaming service Netflix, which flicked the switch on more than 130 new countries – excluding China and North Korea – during the CES show in Las Vegas.

Singapore is wrapping up a celebratory year during which more than 100 hours of programming was created specifically to commemorate the nation’s golden jubilee. The idea was to shine a light across screens on Singapore’s history, culture and icons.