Ten years ago Hollywood movies dominated the box office across most of Asia. Today the "Majors' are embedded in local production and distribution arrangements throughout Asia. They are producing Bollywood movies and joining Japanese production consortiums. In the TV sector, the studio conglomerates have invested hundreds of millions of dollars in Asian joint ventures and takeovers, while their broadcast output has become more local and more specialized. Increasingly too, Asian content and concepts are being absorbed into the global mainstream.
This conference gathers together a mixture of Los-Angeles-based decision makers and the executives on the ground in Asia.