When it comes to Asian formats, Japan is market leader. Fuji TV's Akihiro Arai tells Hannah Hudson about his international plans and the need to localise for success.

IPAD ENTERTAINMENT: The iPad is in its infancy but it is already proving popular among parents as a 'pass-back media' device for their kids. Hannah Hudson hears how DHX Media, Nickelodeon and Chorion are developing their iPad strategies.

Are teenagers today too busy on Facebook to watch TV? Hannah Hudson asks producers, distributors and networks how to best reach this most elusive demographic.

THE C21 INTERVIEW: Petter Wallace, head of commissioning for independents at NRK, discusses the importance of formats in Norway and the pitfalls of coproduction. Hannah Hudson reports.

IPAD ENTERTAINMENT: The iPad may be still relatively new on the market but its influence is growing fast. Hannah Hudson looks at the latest apps for the device that are aimed at children and discovers why parents have become the iPad's unlikely champions. Part one of two.

When Minute to Win It won at the C21 Format Awards, its creators Jock Millgårdh and Mattias Olsson weren't surprised. They talk to Hannah Hudson about looking to outer space for the next big thing.

MTV is to launch a new unscripted reality show from the producers of Biggest Loser.

US cable network Syfy has cancelled its much-touted Battlestar Galactica prequel Caprica, pushing the final five episodes of the show to 2011.

Discovery International and Italian satellite network Sitcom have picked up two automotive lifestyle packages from US distributor Solid Entertainment.

Asian pay-TV company Tiger Gate Entertainment has increased its reach in Hong Kong by adding its two television channels to a local IPTV platform.