ABSTRACT
Although the preceding chapters take stock of particular national situations across the different television industries of Asia – from Japan and South Korea in the north to Australia and New Zealand in the south, their conceptual value lies not only in particular findings but also in their capacity to stimulate further ponderings about the conjunction of Asia, programme formats, television industries and globalization. Here in this epilogue chapter we join the circle, reflecting further on each of these concepts in the light of the different national discussions of formats. Let us take each in turn.
