ZAHARI IDLAN

• Spearhead new revenue initiatives across live events, sponsorships, digital extensions and micro-content formats.
• Drove greenlight decisions for fiction and non-fiction programming, including local originals, licensed titles, and international formats, ensuring alignment with market trends.
• Oversee format acquisition and adaptation negotiations spanning Korean, Western, and regional IP.
• Collaborated with local and international partners, government bodies, and advertisers to align creative outputs with commercial and policy objectives, fostering strategic partnerships.
• Led content strategy, commissioning, scheduling, and performance for Malaysia’s flagship entertainment channel (Astro RIA) and comedy/family channel (Astro Warna), enhancing audience engagement.

• Functioned in an end‑to‑end Channel Manager capacity, with direct responsibility for content strategy, commissioning plans, scheduling, budgeting, and performance management, operating with senior‑level autonomy subject to final supervisory approval.
• Led commissioning, acquisition, and licensing strategy for local and international content, including sourcing and evaluating overseas comedy programmes to fill production gaps and maintain audience engagement.
• Drove greenlight recommendations for original commissions, franchise extensions, and format adaptations across linear TV and digital platforms, balancing creative risk with commercial viability.
• Managed Malaysia’s only dedicated Malay comedy channel during COVID‑19 and post‑pandemic recovery, maintaining uninterrupted broadcast output amid production shutdowns and regulatory constraints.
• Coordinated with marketing, research, ad sales, legal, and operations to align content delivery and promotion with sponsorship commitments and compliance requirements.
• Led strategic content restructuring through merger of comedy and family content portfolios, achieving cost optimisation and slate rationalisation in line with corporate financial objectives.

Curi‑Curi Cinta – No.1 Astro drama (2019); end‑to‑end supervising producer, including narrative and commercial integrations.

• Lafazkan Kalimah Cintamu – Led flagship drama project, collaborating with author Siti Rosmizah, achieving top performance in Malaysia and establishing long-term exclusive IP partnership.
• Cik Reen & Encik Ngok Ngek – Produced pioneering slapstick comedy drama, contributing to high ratings and audience success for Astro.
• My Coffee Prince – Managed rights acquisition, cultural localisation, and sponsor integration for Malaysian adaptation of Korean hit, ensuring relevance and audience engagement.
• Alamatnya Cinta – Loose adaptation of Full House; managed multi‑director production issues while delivering on schedule.
• Hikayat Cinta Si Pematah Hati – First full Supervising Producer role; bridge between Malay market and Malaysian Indian director, overseeing editorial and marketing alignment.
• Mencintaimu Mr. Photographer – Key role in casting discovery of lead actress Hannah Delisha.
• Managed various productions such as Sejuta Rasa Buat Adelia and TQ Captain.
• FORMAT ADAPTATION & FRANCHISE EXPERIENCE

Family Feud Malaysia – Localisation and relaunch of international game‑show format.

• The Masked Singer, All Together Now, Real Men, Mystery Ranking Show, Mic On, Debt Off – Format negotiations, adaptation strategy, and commissioning input.
• Development of original hybrid formats bridging reality, music, and talent incubation, including: Big Stage Alpha – Malaysia’s first survival boy-group reality competition; integrated music, talent management, and multi-platform monetisation.Talk To My Manager – Celebrity‑parent‑led singing competition.
• Development of original hybrid formats bridging reality, music, and talent incubation, including: Big Stage Alpha – Malaysia’s first survival boy-group reality competition; integrated music, talent management, and multi‑platform monetization.
  Talk To My Manager – Celebrity‑parent‑led singing competition.