Korean versions of NBCUniversal’s "Suits" and BBC’s "Mistresses"fly the flag for scripted formatproduction in Asia this month. But that’s not the only reason Korea’s content industry is flutteringin a happier wind these days. --

Action tops Philippines’ drama trends, family and romance are perennials, and fantasy is gaining ground. And then, of course, there’s Pilipinas Got Talent, now in its sixth season. Two years into her job as broadcast COO, ABS-CBN’s Cory Vidanes talks about what’s driving the network forward.

Malaysia is a hotbed of digital activity at the moment, not least because there’s high interest in what Telekom Malaysia is going to do with its video platform now than long-time platform head, Jeremy Kung, has gone; where Maxis’ future lies in relation to Astro in Ananda Krishnan’s media empire;

Storytelling/sharing platform Wattpad has a new yarn for Asia, starring Dexter Ong (formerly 21st Century Fox), debuting in his role as head of Asia during the Asia Pacific Video Operator’s Summit (APOS) in Bali at the end of April.

OMG, talk about all hell breaking loose. Not that it wasn’t always loose, but the moaning and bitching over format copying hasn’t been this public since Star China went off and did Sing!

Sony Pictures Television Networks’ new Asia boss, Virginia Lim, is as tough as the environment she faces and a lot more straight talking. As she settles into a different role, Lim talks about shifting acquisitions habits, original production and other assets in her bag of tricks.