MIPTV confirmed a significant return of distributors, buyers and producers from the Asia-Pacific region, including China, Australia, Hong Kong SAR, India, the Philippines, South Korea, and Japan.
Netflix’s Asia-Pacific content spend could hit US$1.9 billion in 2023, and revenues in the region are expected to grow 12% year-on-year to US$4 billion, Media Partners Asia (MPA) said in its latest report.
According to Kagan's 2022 survey of OTT partnerships and virtual multichannel services, Asia-Pacific multichannel operators have become hybrid providers, with traditional multichannel and virtual multichannel or over-the-top subscription offerings launched in recent years.
"Nolly," the brand new three-part drama from Russell T Davies and produced by Nicola Shindler’s Quay Street Productions, has been acquired by Pumpkin Film in China, Now TV in Hong Kong and TVNZ in New Zealand.
Ahead of the Asia TV Forum and Market, Passion Distribution announced a raft of deals for its documentary and factual entertainment programming in Asia Pacific, with over a 100 hours of content licensed.