Mark Francis


Iflix rejigs management structure with Mark Francis named chief content officer

Asian streamer iflix is rejigging its management structure, with Mark Francis taking the reins as chief content officer of the business. Francis, a former Nat Geo exec, most recently served as global director of original programming for the Kuala Lumpur-headquartered SVOD – a role he has occupied for almost four years. The exec begins his […]

Iflix ramps up originals drive

Malaysian SVoD iflix is ramping up its originals drive, with plans to quadruple its slate for 2019 with 50 new originals. The regional streaming service is to add around 12 TV programmes and 30 films, in addition to music and sports programming, including Malaysian football. The platform’s short-form production arm Studio 2:15 will also produce […]

Iflix commissions first Malaysian original

Emerging markets-focused streaming service Iflix is launching its first-ever original drama series in Malaysia, KL Gangster: Underworld. The six-part drama, shot entirely in Malaysia, is a spinoff of Skop Productions’ films KL Gangster 1 and 2. It will premiere in mid-2018 exclusively on Iflix. KL’s TV counterpart begins soon after the events of the first […]

Nat Geo hires international commissioner from Fox

National Geographic Channels International has recruited Mark Francis to commission original factual content for its channels around the world from its London content hub. Francis will be vice president, global acquisitions, at NGCI. He joins from Fox International Channels Asia-Pacific and Middle East where, as VP, production and development for factual and unscripted, commissioning for […]

Nat Geo launches pan-Asian ghost series

National Geographic Channel Asia is launching paranormal series I Wouldn’t Go in There across its networks in the region. The ten-part series follows blogger Robert Joe (RJ) on a mission to investigate the stories behind some of Asia’s most reputedly haunted sites. Commissioned by National Geographic Channel Asia, the series is produced by InFocus Asia […]