April 2015: Korean drama distributors might be weeping over China right now, but on the whole rights owners are revelling in new online opportunities that continue to open up across Asia.

"I'm sure someone else would have done it if I hadn't... But I'm glad I took that step". - Mongol TV's chief executive Nomin Chinbat on her first major programming strategy decision after taking over the free-TV station in 2012.

1 April 2015: On 1 January this year, Mongolian DTH platform DDish TV added 30 new channels to its platform, including RTL CBS Entertainment and National Geographic. Then the platform's programmers went on the hunt for a good movie channel.

April 2015: When Turner Broadcasting adds documentary service World Heritage Channel to its Asia bouquet in the next few months, the Hong Kong-based regional network takes another step into an expanded future mapped out 15 months ago with the appointment of Ricky Ow in January 2014.

Among the bigger questions about Singapore-based regional telco giant Singtel's new ambitious over-the-top (OTT) play is this: How much local content will new service Hooq be able to acquire to drive take-up in specific Asian markets, particularly since many of the biggest broadcasters favour the

1 April 2015: AuthenticityFake is out. Authentic is in. "People want to see authentic stories about people," says Tracy Forsyth, vice president, commissioning for BBC Worldwide Channels. It's an opinion being echoed in factual circles around the world.