Scripps Networks Interactive’s Asia Pacific managing director, Derek Chang, is taking a major free-TV bet in Australia. The new output deal and licensing agreement with SBS adds to an existing linear deal with Fetch TV and gives Scripps content its highest profile ever in Australia.

The live finale ofThe Voice of Chinaseason four is being held at Beijing’s “Bird’s Nest” China National Stadium, on 7 October 2015, bringing to a close a show that, among other things, is making

“We’ll travel the world in sunshine and rain, and meet all the species on the Dinosaur Train!” sing the animated dino-stars at the beginning of each episode of Dinosaur Train, The Jim Henson Company’s made-in-Singapore animated pre-school series.

Asia has just had its biggest formats year ever. And that’s not only because of the slew of high-profile regional formats that came together all at once.

Singapore-based production house, Beach House Pictures, has just turned 10. Co-founder and managing director, Jocelyn Little, looks at a decade’s worth of travel, adventure, snakes, kids and the reality of local production in Asia.

The new generation of online drama looks, feels and hopefully behaves like the high-end blockbuster titles studios know and love. And making them happen is not a whole lot different, says showrunner Gardner Stern on the eve of The Art of More’s release.