The beginning of a recovery is creeping across Asia’s format business, with a rise of about 30% in the number of formats on air or commissioned in the first six months of 2022 compared to the first half  of 2021.

When StarHub announced the appointment of Ayush Sharma as CTO – transformation and product, from 1 June, the Singapore platform sent yet another signal to the market about its dogged commitment to a digital future – come hell or high water.

Smartphones have become our best friends, and device manufacturers and tech developers continue to work furiously to make sure that friendship is of the forever kind.

International collaborations were top of mind in the Italian city of Udine during this year’s 24th annual Far Eastern Film Festival (FEFF), headlined by Sino-Italian co-production, The Italian Recipe.

This year’s 17th annual Asia Content Entertainment (ACE) Fair opens in Gwangju on 22 September, riding Korea’s most vibrant content environment ever, with unprecedented international attention and rapidly rising production budgets that allow local creators to compete on global platforms.

Singapore’s film community stands up for Ukraine this month, opening this year’s European Film Festival (EUFF) with award-winning Ukrainian film, Zaza Buadze’s war drama "Mother of Apostles" ("Maty Apostoliv"), on 12 May. This year’s EUFF runs to 26 May.