A blend of mainland Chinese and Thai stories, scripts and stars has given rise to a new breed of Asian drama – another by product of the region’s fast-developing streaming environment. 

When K-pop boy band ENHYPEN met "Tayo the Little Bus"... enter "Billy Poco", the result of a collaboration that follows in the footsteps of the best of alliances between K-pop idols and Korean animated icons.

Fuji Television Network has launched a content e-commerce platform to smooth Japanese rights holders path to international expansion. The Japan Entertainment TV programmes market (JET) changes the sales game, Fuji TV says.  

Da Vinci Kids has expanded its playground with a focus on content that supports creativity and social-emotional learning. This is all part of a comprehensive strategy focused on helping parents raise exceptional humans, says Macademia co-founder and COO, Estelle Lloyd.    

Five months to go until Asia’s annual FILMART content expo, and organisers are ready to showcase the best Hong Kong has to offer, and say they are expecting demand from streamers to continue to drive business on the market floor.  

Upcoming prime-time Thai drama, Are We Alright?, deals with love across age lines. “We would like to show that love is beautiful regardless of age or gender,” say programmers from Thailand’s Channel 3.