Writer, creator & director Asim Abbasi, talks to ContentAsia’s Janine Stein about his new drama, Churails (Witches), a thriller about four women in Pakistan who form a detective agency to find cheating husbands and find themselves embroiled in a conspiracy.

Nippon TV & The Story Lab open new windows on co-development with a hybrid game-show-talent contest that premiered in Japan at the end of September and makes its global debut at Mipcom.  

Thailand remains among Asia’s top formats markets, despite an almost 30% drop in volume this year against last year, and is showing every sign that Covid-19 related pressures are easing.   

We’re heading into the last quarter of a foul year.

Thailand’s True Group is making a play for Southeast Asia’s on-demand audiences, adding even more streaming activity to the regional frenzy and hanging another heavy load of hopes, dreams and ambition on, among others, Indonesia’s population of 274 million.

A new suite of curated specialty channels is ramping up activity in Asia, filling a gap in ad-supported digital terrestrial strategies, supporting genre-specific demands on streaming platforms, and with pay/subscription options a possibility rather than a necessity.