A zebra calf in a still from Earth: One Amazing Day, a Sino-British co-produced documentary. Foreign co-productions are one way Asian TV and digital entertainment companies are defending their turf against global giant Netflix. Photo: Golden Scene Company Limited A zebra calf in a still from Earth: One Amazing Day, a Sino-British co-produced documentary. Foreign co-productions are one way Asian TV and digital entertainment companies are defending their turf against global giant Netflix. Photo: Golden Scene Company Limited
A zebra calf in a still from Earth: One Amazing Day, a Sino-British co-produced documentary. Foreign co-productions are one way Asian TV and digital entertainment companies are defending their turf against global giant Netflix. Photo: Golden Scene Company Limited
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Asian TV bosses prioritise original content to challenge Netflix, from nature and history documentaries to reality-TV shows

  • To defend their home markets against the challenge of global streaming platforms and grow audiences overseas, Asian media firms are making more original content
  • Foreign co-productions, with Disney among others, are one way to raise their output and widen international appeal

Topic |   Streaming video and TV
Elaine Yau
Elaine Yau

Updated: 7:47pm, 9 Dec, 2019

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A zebra calf in a still from Earth: One Amazing Day, a Sino-British co-produced documentary. Foreign co-productions are one way Asian TV and digital entertainment companies are defending their turf against global giant Netflix. Photo: Golden Scene Company Limited A zebra calf in a still from Earth: One Amazing Day, a Sino-British co-produced documentary. Foreign co-productions are one way Asian TV and digital entertainment companies are defending their turf against global giant Netflix. Photo: Golden Scene Company Limited
A zebra calf in a still from Earth: One Amazing Day, a Sino-British co-produced documentary. Foreign co-productions are one way Asian TV and digital entertainment companies are defending their turf against global giant Netflix. Photo: Golden Scene Company Limited
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