Singapore – Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific (DNAP) announced 16 new local productions commissioned out of Southeast Asia for the network’s flagship brand Discovery Channel as well as leading travel and lifestyle channel TLC across both linear and digital platforms. Discovery has collaborated with local creators and storytellers to co-create content that caters to the diverse viewership that is Southeast Asia.

 

Kicking off Discovery’s 2017 production slate is FRONTIER BORNEO, which follows the cast of Borneo’s unsung heroes as they uncover and protect Borneo’s stunning tropical landscape and rich biodiversity SURVIVING BORNEO follows local television host and influencer Henry Golding, as the descendant of the once feared Iban tribe of Sarawak. Fronted by science enthusiasts Ramon Bautista, Jun Sabayton, Lourd De Veyra, Ra Rivera, and Angel Rivero, YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED ASIA by Jesuit Communications Foundation, Inc. deconstructs the science behind the experiments and exactly why it shouldn’t be attempted at home.