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The countdown to this year’s Asia Pacific Video Operators’ Summit (APOS) in Bali in April has begun, with attention gathering around questions such as which stream- ing/SVOD platforms are most likely to survive in Asia, what’s next for telcos and their evolving role in content distribution, and, critically, where does pay-TV in Asia go from here.

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Love Nature SVOD goes live

HK, Aus, NZ includes in 32-country global roll-out

Canadian programmer Blue Ant Media and joint venture partner Smithsonian Networks have launched a 4K direct-to- consumer SVOD streaming platform in 32 markets around the world, including Hong Kong, Australia and New Zealand. The new platform, branded Love Nature, is operated by Blue Ant/Smithsonian joint venture, Blue Sky Entertainment, and will cost the equivalent of about US$6 a month in local currencies.

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Saito to drive LIC, Bang merge to create Asia studio Eurosport ad New entity on regional/international factual fast track sales in Asia Pac

Discovery Communications has tapped Mainland Chinese factual producer, LIC will con- Atsushi Saito in the newly created role the LIC Group, and Singapore-based tinue to run its of vice president of international ad branded content and consulting operations from sales for Eurosport in Asia Pacific, based company, Bang Singapore, Beijing for North- in Japan. are merging to create a east Asia. Saito joins the regional factual studio The Beijing- sports network promising to fast-track based LIC Group, on 14 March, regional/international Leland Ling which the new part- reporting to production and distri- ners say is valued at Jonathan bution and new media US$200 million, acquires more than Davies, senior roll outs. 60% of foreign programming broad- vice president The merger folds Bang cast on China’s state-owned national Keiko Bang and managing Singapore into a new privately broadcaster, China Central Television director, adver- held entity, LIC-Bang Media, (CCTV). The group also has its own daily Atsushi Saito tiser partnerships. which will serve as the Southeast Asia syndicated programming slots airing on Davies is based in London. and international hub for the Beijing- more than 130 TV stations across China. Saito’s appointment has little or noth- based LIC Group. LIC Group chairman, Leland Ling, says ing to do with the sweeping changes LIC-Bang Media will be based in Sin- the merger expands the company’s op- at Discovery Networks Asia Pacific. gapore, and plans to expand its factual tions in the international market and cre- However, Discovery says Saito will work involvement in Chinese and international ated opportunities to work more closely closely with its Asia Pacific regional programming as well as digital media with programmers in Southeast Asia as heads to maximise Eurosport’s ad sales and other genres. well as to maximise global convergence opportunities. Veteran factual programmer, Keiko trends. The appointment also comes ahead Bang, will be chief executive officer of Additional details are expected in of the Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, the new entity and will oversee regional the run up to Mip Doc 2016 in Cannes South Korea (2018); Tokyo, Japan (2020); and international expansion. in April. and Beijing, China (2022). Discovery has exclusive multimedia rights for 50 coun- tries/territories in Europe for 2018 to 2024. Discovery Communications says Chatfield joins Pukeko Pictures “Saito’s proximity to the action will of- fer a significant market advantage as Wellington indie strengthens content creation team Discovery look to establish long term partnerships with clients”. New Zealand’s Pukeko Pictures in co-production with Sundance Saito was most recently director of has appointed Lisa Chatfield as TV and Red Arrow International, CNN global advertising sales with Turner head of scripted development and ITV Studios’ co-produc- Japan. He started his career with Star TV. from April this year. tion, Thunderbirds are Go. Chatfield will work with chief Chatfield was most recently https://www.facebook.com/contentasia?fref=ts creative officer Martin Bayn- the head of development https://www.facebook.com/contentasia?fref=ts https://www.facebook.com/contentasia?fref=ts ton and head of production and production at the New https://www.facebook.com/contentasia?fref=ts https://www.facebook.com/contentasia?fref=ts Angela Littlejohn on Pukeko’s Zealand Film Commission. Films https://www.facebook.com/contentasia?fref=ts development slate as well as on Lisa Chatfield financed during her time include https://www.facebook.com/contentasia?fref=tsfacebook.com/contentasia https://www.facebook.com/contentasia?fref=ts shows already in production. Sundance 2016 documentary, Tick- https://www.facebook.com/contentasia?fref=ts These include Cleverman, produced led, and New Zealand’s first animated https://www.facebook.com/contentasia?fref=ts https://www.facebook.com/contentasia?fref=ts with Goalpost Pictures for ABC TV Australia feature, 25 April. https://www.facebook.com/contentasia?fref=ts 4/- (5'( ()$$,%34/. ,!52)%

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Outdoor pushes Love Nature SVOD platform launches past 6m homes Hong Kong, Aus, NZ included in 32-country global roll-out with 4 new deals

Australia free-TV debut with Seven’s 4METV

Outdoor Channel has launched a branded block in Australia, along with new carriage deals in Vietnam and East Timor. The Singapore-based regional net- work is also entering its 6th year on air with expanded pres- ence in Malaysia and in Sri Lanka. The new deals expand Outdoor Channel’s Love Nature SVOD footprint to 16 Canadian programmer Blue Ant Media Asia partner, Multi Channels Asia (MCA), countries and and joint venture partner Smithsonian says this digital-first strategy will expand six-million full-time Gregg Creevey Networks have launched a 4K direct-to- and enhance engagement with the subscriber homes. consumer SVOD platform in 32 markets region’s conservation community, par- In Vietnam, Outdoor Channel has a around the world, including Hong Kong, ticularly younger audiences. new carriage agreement with Hanoi Australia and New Zealand. Creevey says the move is part of Cable TV. The new platform, branded Love Na- a global trend to build communities ETO in East Timor will carry the lifestyle ture, is operated by Blue Ant/Smithso- around like-minded individuals who channel from 1 March. nian joint venture, Blue Sky Entertain- share passions and interests. In Malaysia and Sri Lanka, Outdoor ment. “All content that serves this commu- is coming off tiers and becoming part The ad-free SVOD service, which nity – including linear channels – ben- of basic packs with both TMNet and costs GBP3.99/US$5.70 a month or the efits,” he says. Dialog TV. equivalent in local currencies, will carry “We want to lead with a proposition The Australia deal for a two-hour documentaries, series, featured themes that goes straight to the potential au- prime-time block on lifestyle channel and exclusive natural history scenes up- dience that we know is looking for a 4METV marks the Outdoor Channel’s dated weekly. curated content experience like Love entry into the free-to-air space. The service is available in 4K on Ama- Nature,” he says. The block, which airs Thursday nights zon Fire TV, Nexus Player, Philips Android Love Nature is currently shooting in with weekend encores, carries titles TV, Roku streaming players, Roku TV over 40 locations around the world in- such as Madfin Shark, Savage Wild, models and Sony Android TV and in HD cluding Asia, and has promised to pro- Gun Father, Monster Fish and Wardens. on Xbox 360. duce and distribute over 200 hours of 4K The block will be cross-promoted The app is available from Amazon wildlife and nature content annually. through the national Seven Network, Appstore, Google Play, Roku’s Channel Love Nature will donate a percent- says Gregg Creevey, managing Store and LoveNature.com. age of the SVOD proceeds of each pur- director of Multi Channels Asia, which The SVOD platform rolls out ahead chase to wildlife and nature charities. operates the Outdoor Channel in the of the linear channel launch later this Beneficiaries include the Jane Goodall region. year. Institute U.K., Game Rangers Interna- Gregg Creevey, MD of Love Nature’s tional and Wild is Life Zimbabwe. c ntentasia 22 February - 6 March 2016 Page 5.

theJC NbTspaceENTASIA the place to look for the jobs that count

Company Background

CELESTIAL TIGER ENTERTAINMENT (CTE) is a leading independent media company dedicated to entertaining audiences in Asia and beyond. The company creates and distributes branded pay television channels and services targeted at Asian consumers.

CTE operates a powerful bouquet of distinct pay television services including: CELESTIAL MOVIES, the premier 24-hour first-run Chinese movie channel in Asia and beyond; CELESTIAL CLASSIC MOVIES, the world’s most-widely distributed Chinese movie channel with an unparalleled array of Chinese movie masterpieces; cHK, a general entertainment channel offering cool, chic, and contemporary celebrity-powered Hong Kong entertainment; KIX, the ultimate destination for action entertainment; MIAO MI, the Mandarin edutainment channel created for preschool kids across Asia; and THRILL, Asia’s only regional horror, thriller and suspense movie channel. All of CTE’s channel brands are available as linear, on-demand and over-the-top services. CTE also produces original production for its bouquet of channels.

Headquartered in Hong Kong, CTE’s majority shareholders are Saban Capital Group, a leading private investment firm specializing in the media, entertainment and communications industries; Celestial Pictures, a diversified Asian entertainment company owned by Astro Overseas Limited; and Lionsgate, the world’s largest independent filmed entertainment studio.

We are currently recruiting the following position based in Singapore:

• Director, Regional Advertising Sales Build and grow Celestial Tiger Entertainment’s regional advertising sales business for the Company’s bouquet of channels, in particular KIX, Celestial Movies and Celestial Classic Movies.

For more information, please visit www.celestialtiger.com/career-opportunities or submit your CV to [email protected]. c ntentasia 22 February - 6 March 2016 Page 6.

RTL CBS gears Countdown to APOS 2016 up for High-power talkfest ahead of a make-or-break year House of Cards 4 watchathon

RTL CBS Entertainment HD kicks off the new season of House of Cards on 5 March with all 13 episodes aired from 4pm on the same day as the series release on Netflix in the U.S. Reed Hastings Kimio Maruyama Sophie Turner Laing Ling Gang The series, offered exclusively on the joint venture entertainment channel, The countdown to this year’s Asia Pacific The Walt Disney Company’s senior ex- will carry local subtitles in Asia. Video Operators’ Summit (APOS) in Bali in ecutive vice president and chief strategy The Singapore-based regional chan- April has begun, with attention focused officer, Kevin Mayer, will drive the conver- nel will encore the show on Sunday, 6 around questions such as which streaming sation about mega-brands in the digital March, from 8am. platforms are most likely to survive, what’s age with the digital conversation shaped RTL CBS Entertainment acquired next for telcos and their evolving role in too by A+E Networks’ president, interna- House of Cards from Sony Pictures Tele- content distribution, and, critically, where tional and digital media, Sean Cohan. vision, effectively keeping the title off does pay-TV in Asia go from here. Provocative Vice founder/CEO, Shane Netflix in most parts of Asia for now. The speaker line-up draws from across Smith, is likely to take top spot across the the media spectrum, including free- two days for insights into content creation TV, pay-TV, telcos, streaming, content for young audiences. The Emmy Award creation, advertising and investment. This winning journalist, who starred in the Vice CTE’s Kix year’s APOS agenda also includes its first Guide to North Korea, founded Vice mag- focus on virtual reality and its impact on azine in Canada in 1994 and two decades picks up XRC the entertainment environment. later was described as “the hard-partying A strong China contingent is headed by mogul who has won over the millenials”. Shanghai Oriental Pearl Media president, Endemol Shine Group’s chief executive, Ling Gang, and LeEco (LeTV) deputy Sophie Turner Laing, and DreamWorks Ani- chairman, Ma Guoli, along with APOS mation’s Jeffrey Katzenberg lead APOS’s regular Li Ruigang, the founding chairman blockbuster mass-market content crea- of CMC Capital Partners/CMC Holdings. tion agenda. A drawcard is APOS first-timer, Netflix Turner Laing’s first appearance at the co-founder/CEO, Reed Hastings. This is seven-year-old event comes as Endemol Netflix’s most high-profile public appear- – already the leading formats business in ance since the streaming platform rolled Asia – expands its Singapore-based re- out across Asia as part of its January 2016 gional business across multiple platforms global launch. Hastings will be flanked in and business models. Bali by Netflix chief content officer, Ted This year’s agenda ramps up attention on Sarandos, who spoke at APOS last year. South Korea, with, among others, Jeongdo XRC Highlights include Nippon TV’s sen- Hong, JoongAng Media Network’s presi- Singapore-based production/distribution ior executive operating officer, Kimio dent and chief executive; and DJ Lee, CJ agency, Bomanbridge Media, has sold Maruyama, who takes to the stage as E&M’s president, media content. recently acquired Venevision title, XRC, the leading Japanese broadcaster puts Asia’s advertising contingent is repre- to Celestial Tiger Entertainment (CTE) for unprecedented resources into expand- sented on stage by Rahul Welde, Uni- pan-Asian action entertainment chan- ing its international business, maintains its lever’s VP, media, for Asia, Africa, Middle nel Kix. This is the first sale in Asia of the domestic ratings lead across all day-parts, East, Turkey and Russia; and Jeffrey Seah, extreme-action series, for which Boman- and commands a powerful position in Starcom Mediavest Group’s chief execu- bridge holds exclusive Asia rights. Japan’s streaming/SVOD business. tive for Southeast Asia.

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Thomas the Tank Engine takes on China Mattel ups the ante in the world’s fastest-growing licensing market

Consumer products behemoth Thomas the Tank Engine rode a whole new track into China at the weekend, opening CGI ani- mated feature Sodor’s Legend of the Lost Treasure on 5,000 screens and tooting his horn for Mattel’s theatrical ambitions in the world’s fastest growing licensing market. Hong Kong’s Trade Development Coun- cil’s latest figures, released in July last year, put the value of China’s licensed goods market at US$5.5 billion in 2013. Sodor’s Legend of the Lost Treasure builds on Hit Entertainment’s Thomas & Friends’ already strong presence in China, including streaming platforms iQiyi, Youku, QQ, Sohu, Le.com (LeTV), TMall Box and BesTV. Thomas & Friends special Sodor’s Legend of the Lost Treasure The film is the most ambitious Thomas & Friends tale ever on various levels, includ- James and Gordon. delve more deeply into emotional ele- ing storyline and production quality. This is “We are paving the way towards mak- ments. For instance, while the series com- also the first time a Mattel-owned brand ing it much more of a musical franchise,” monly deals with teamwork and friendship, has been released theatrically in China, Keenan says. elements of betrayal emerge in the film. prompting Mattel Asia Pacific managing Meanwhile, the new characters will Ultimately, Keenan says, “we can take the director Peter Broegger to call the release make their way into the TV shows, broad- time to explore some of the nuances and “a historic and unprecedented moment ening their exposure and creating whole tell a stronger story”. in the development of the Thomas & new consumer products opportunities. Hopes are that the film will expand Friends franchise in China”. A first for Thomas in the film is the intro- family/co-viewing in China and create The film, produced to mark Thomas the duction of a non-engine character – a an experience for the whole family as Tank Engine’s 70th anniversary, involves small boat that functions on water and well as opportunities to talk about friend- a whole new part of the mythical island on land. “This opens the scope a bit,” ship, loyalty and other themes. “With all of Sodor on a quest for treasure with a Keenan says, adding that moving beyond Thomas stories we are trying to prompt story line that revolves around themes of engines for the first time in 70 years was further conversation,” Keenan says. A sec- friendship, loyalty, integrity and taking the low-risk. “We have so many engine-based ond feature film is in the pipeline. Details high road. characters and we will continue to add remain under wraps. “At the heart of Thomas there are al- those,” he says. Hit Entertainment’s ongoing globalisation ways life lessons where we see Thomas The other significant creative decision of the brand is having an inevitable impact facing challenging decisions that in the for the film was to venture into larger- on the stories being told. On the eve of the short term may not be comfortable but in than-life elements beneath Sodor, which blue carpet premiere in Shanghai, Keenan the long term will serve the greater good,” Keenan says “ups the ante in terms of said the company was “very much aware says Christopher Keenan, Hit Entertain- adventure”. The film also uses more night that we have a presence in China and are ment’s vice president of global content scenes, designed to add excitement and making sure we have specific characters and executive producer. mystery. “Generally Thomas is very light and content that will resonate”. In addition to boosting story-telling and and bright. For dramatic purposes, we “As our audience grows and expands, visual components, Hit has used its big- set a large portion of the film at night,” so does the scope of our story telling and screen debut to introduce new musical Keenan says. the specifics of each story. We’re not just elements as well as characters alongside He also says filmmakers maximised the limited to engines on Sodor moving for- classics such as The Fat Controller, Percy, feature-length format opportunities to ward,” he adds. 4-7 April 2016 // Cannes // France

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Factual schedule analysis: A+E Networks Asia’s History Programming analysis and priorities for 2016

Date 4-Jan-16 5-Jan-16 6-Jan-16 7-Jan-16 8-Jan-16 9-Jan-16 10-Jan-16 Day/Time (SGT) Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Storage Wars: Texas (S4) - 6pm Food Factory USA (S1) - All You Can Eat (S1) - Food Throw Momma From The That's A Wrap (2) Fight (16) Auction (48) Vikings (S2) - Brother's War (1) Vikings (S2) - Invasion (2) Vikings (S2) - Treachery (3) Pickers (S6), The - Italian Job: Storage Wars: Canada (S2) - Part 1, The (109) 6.30pm Food Factory USA (S1) - Pie All You Can Eat (S1) - Extreme Three Kennys Are Worse Than Eyed (1) Foods (9) None (17) 7pm Counting Cars (S4) - Best Of - Mountain Men (S2) - Into The Mountain Men (S2) - Night's Mountain Men (S2) - Winter Mountain Men (S2) - Last Mountain Men (S2) - Three Craziest Rides (1) Pawn Stars (S16) - Smoking Wild (9) Watch, The (10) Strikes (11) Chance (12) Toes Returns (13) Counting Cars (S4) - Best Of - Gun, The (371) 7.30pm Pullovers (2) 8pm Kings Of Restoration (S6) - HISTORY ASIA Armed And Rusty (101) Hidden Cities (S2) - China's Lost In Transmission - Off Road 1941: Fall Of Penang 1 Sons Of Liberty - #1 (1) Vikings (S2) - Brother's War (1) Ancient Aliens (S5) - Alien Rust Bucket (4) Kings Of Restoration (S6) - Operations (56) Yangtze & The Grand Canal 8.30pm Pegasus On A Pedestal (102) (4) Storage Wars: Texas (S4) - 9pm Counting Cars (S4) - Best Of - Throw Momma From The Craziest Rides (1) Auction (48) World War II: China's Woodsmen (S1), Vikings (S2) - Invasion (2) Missing In Alaska - Taken Into World War II: China's Forgotten Storage Wars: Canada (S2) - Forgotten War - #1 (1) The - Climb High Or Die (1) The Wild (9) War - #1 (1) 9.30pm Counting Cars (S4) - Best Of - Three Kennys Are Worse Than Pullovers (2) None (17) The Pickers Go To Europe 10pm Pawn Stars (S16) - Smoking Pickers (S6), The - Italian Job: Missing In Alaska - Taken Into Forged In Fire - Elizabethan Vikings (S2) - Treachery (3) Woodsmen (S1), The - Climb Jesus Code, The - Shroud Of Gun, The (371) Part 1, The (109) The Wild (9) Rapier, The (6) High Or Die (1) Turin, The (1) Storage Wars: Texas (S4) - 11pm Cajun Pawn Stars (S3) - Silver Throw Momma From The Dollar Spook-Tacular (37) Auction (48) Aussie Pickers - Furphy Man (1) Ancient Aliens (S5) - Alien Alone - And So It Begins (1) Vikings (S2) - Eye For An Eye (4) Forged In Fire - Elizabethan Operations (56) Rapier, The (6) Storage Wars: Canada (S2) - 11.30pm Cajun Pawn Stars (S3) - Jimmie Three Kennys Are Worse Than At The Bat (38) None (17)

Automobiles/Planes/Trains Drama 7hrs/16.7% Character-led 7hrs/16.7% Survival 7hrs/16.7% Competition 6hrs/14.3% History 5hrs/11.9% Investigative 3hrs/7% 3hrs/7% Mythological/Supernatural Food/chefs 2hrs/4.7% 2hrs/4.7%

Date 1-Feb-16 2-Feb-16 3-Feb-16 4-Feb-16 5-Feb-16 6-Feb-16 7-Feb-16 Day/Time (SGT) Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Food Factory USA (S1) - Beam Storage Wars (S9) - Auctions 6pm Me Up, Jimmy (10) And Allies (169) Vikings (S3) - Warrior's Fate (3) Vikings (S3) - Scarred (4) Vikings (S3) - Usurper, The (5) American Eats - Cereal: Pickers (S7), The - Food Factory USA (S1) - Wise History In A Bowl (1) Storage Wars: Canada (S2) - Thunderdome (141) 6.30pm Up, Bud! (9) Pranking The Monkeys (21)

7pm Counting Cars (S4) - Black, Pawn Stars (S16) - Live Long Mountain Men (S3) - Where Mountain Men (S3) - Training Mountain Men (S3) - Rite Of Mountain Men (S3) - Call Of Mountain Men (S3) - Hell On White And Hotrod All Over (89) And Prosper (366) There's Smoke, There's Fire (29) Day (30) Passage (31) The Wild (32) Ice (33) Counting Cars (S4) - Firebird Pawn Stars (S12) - One Way 7.30pm Fever (90) Ticket (221) Kings Of Restoration (S6) - 8pm Shocks, Locks, And Clocks Innovators: The Men Who Built Lost In Transmission - Thing, (109) Special Forces (S2) - Philippine Vikings (S3) - Warrior's Ancient Aliens (S5) - Crystal The (2) America (S1), The - New War Scout Rangers (2) Fate (3) Skulls, The (60) Kings Of Restoration (S6) - Bed, Begins, A (1) 8.30pm Bug & Beyond (110) HISTORY ASIA South Of The Ocean - New World, A (1) 9pm Counting Cars (S4) - Black, Storage Wars (S9) - Auctions White And Hotrod All Over (89) And Allies (169) Innovators: The Men Who Woodsmen (S1), The - Search Missing In Alaska - Swallowed Built America (S1), The - Oil Rescue (5) Vikings (S3) - Scarred (4) By The Lake Dragon (13) Counting Cars (S4) - Firebird Storage Wars: Canada (S2) - Strike (2) 9.30pm Fever (90) Pranking The Monkeys (21) Pawn Stars (S16) - Live Long 10pm And Prosper (366) Pickers (S7), The - Missing In Alaska - Swallowed Appalachian Outlaws (S1) - Vikings (S3) - Usurper, The (5) Woodsmen (S1), The - Search Jesus Code, The - True Cross, Pawn Stars (S12) - One Way Thunderdome (141) By The Lake Dragon (13) Ginseng Fever (2) Rescue (5) Source:The (5) xxxxxx 10.30pm Ticket (221) Cajun Pawn Stars (S3) - Storage Wars (S9) - Auctions 11pm Horseplay (45) And Allies (169) Aussie Pickers - Uber-Collector, Ancient Aliens (S5) - Crystal Alone - Winds Of Hell (5) Vikings (S3) - Born Again (6) Appalachian Outlaws (S1) - Cajun Pawn Stars (S3) - Really The (5) Skulls, The (60) Ginseng Fever (2) Storage Wars: Canada (S2) - 11.30pm Gotta Go Kart (46) Pranking The Monkeys (21)

Automobiles/Planes/Trains Drama 7hrs/16.7% Character-led 7hrs/16.7% Survival 7hrs/16.7% Competition 4hrs/9.5% Investigative 3hrs/7.1% Business/Jobs 3hrs/7.1% 3hrs/7.1% Mythological/Supernatural Food/chefs 2hrs/4.7% Biography/people 2hrs/4.7% History 2hrs/4.7% 2hrs/4.7% Source: A+E Networks Asia, correct as of 14 January 2016

A+E Networks’ History channel adds 50 Dengue Fever and Programmed to Kill: senior director, content – factual chan- hours of original content on its local pro- Melioidosis. A third series of ad-funded nels. “We are also seeing more short-form duction slate in Asia this year – about level photography competition show, Photo programming specially created for digital with last year. Face-Off, is also in production with Singa- platforms to complement the long forms History Asia Originals include one-offs pore-based Beach House Pictures. on linear,” she adds. such as Blade Runners: Codename In line with global trends, the Asia team The 2016 slate follows last year’s success Operation Gonzales, Life of Deception, has shifted its digital focus to the begin- with Photo Face-Off season two, Ride n’ Kidnapped in Sabah, Programmed to Kill: ning stages of production, says Joyce Lim, More on page 12 OTT Summit 2016 Tuesday, 1st March 2016 Singapore Marriott Tang Plaza Hotel #casbaaott Join the Summit to discover the impact of Over-The-Top video services on the future of TV. Journey from content to commerce and explore the sustainable scalability for mass and niche channels.

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From page 10 Seek Philippines with Jaime Dempsey and My Mosque, which were the top three His- tory Asia originals for the 12 months. The top production location was Ma- laysia. Production houses involved in the origi- nals initiatives are Beach House Pictures, Infocus Asia, Celebrate TV, Culture Shock Productions and The Mustard Collective. A+E Networks says many of its local productions are syndicated in the region. Photo Face-Off, for instance, was syndi- cated in Thailand (Voice TV, free-TV), Indo- nesia (Kompas TV, free-TV), Malaysia (ntv7, free-TV and Go Asean, non standard TV/ exclusive) and Vietnam (Qnet, all media rights). 10 Things You Don’t Know About Singapore was syndicated in Singapore on Mediacorp Channel 5/HD5 (free-TV) Blade Runners: Codename Operation Gonzales and Ride n’ Seek aired on Go Asean (non- standard TV/exclusive) in Malaysia. catalogue to maximise relevance across included Alone season one, which pre- Local originals will continue to air in the region, Lim says. miered in Asia in the same week as the History’s two-hour Sunday block (8pm-10- For 2016, History is planning to up the U.S. pm), which launched in July last year with number of day-and-date releases with In some cases, Asia runs ahead of the History’s first original series, Secrets of the the U.S., including Vikings season four, U.S. Hunting Hitler, for example, premiered Otherworld. which premiered on 19 February (10pm in Asia on 28 Oct 2015, ahead of the U.S. The History Original Asia block this year Southeast Asia/9pm Philippines). Vikings premiere on 10 Nov 2015. will include Programmed to Kill: Dengue has been airing in Asia on the same day New, non-scripted series for this year Fever (premieres Q2, 2016), Programmed as the U.S. since season two (2014). include acquired series Genius (premier- to Kill: Melioidosis (premieres Q2, 2016), Returning scripted titles for the year ing 15 March at 10pm in Malaysia, 16 Life of Deception (premiere date/slot to include season two of Gangland Under- March on Wednesdays at 9pm Southeast be confirmed) andKidnapped in Sabah cover, scheduled for Q3 2016. Airdates Asia/10pm in the Philippines) and History (premieres June 2016). have not been confirmed. U.S.’s The Human Calculator (premieres The bulk of History’s schedule in Asia is Other premium scripted series for 2016 May 2016). from the A+E Networks’ pipeline in the U.S. include Barbarians Rising (premiere date A+E Networks’ digital strategy in Asia These include premium productions such to be confirmed), which tells the story of centres around Historyplus.sg, which went as historical miniseries, Roots. The drama the rise and fall of the Roman Empire from live in May 2015 with Brand New Media premieres in Asia on the same day as the the perspective of the barbarian rebel (BNM). The platform offers short-form pro- U.S., beginning 31 May, stripped across leaders; and Knightfall (premiere date gramming mostly based on A+E brands’ four nights. to be confirmed), starring and executive original made-in-Asia content. The History Asia Originals series, along produced by Jeremy Renner. These may History also supplies affiliates with a with third-party acquired content makes air in Asia simultaneously with the U.S. minimum of 20 fresh hours a month of up about 20% of History Asia’s schedule. Lim also says the network will continue catch-up content of shows that have “Currently, we have not acquired any working on shorter windows for non-script- aired on the linear channel in the past 30 content from Asia but we invest in local ed series. days, and five fresh hours of VOD content production so that it serves as first run in This year, season two of Forged in Fire is a month. The VOD titles have aired in the all markets,” Lim says. scheduled to air in Asia in March, a month past on the linear service but are not cur- The Asia operation co-produces interna- after the U.S. telecast. Last year, season rently part of the schedule. tional shows, such as The World Wars and one premiered within five months of the Affiliate platforms for on-demand and Barbarians Rising, with A+E Networks in the U.S. telecast. catch up so far are Astro On The Go U.S., and cherry picks from the rest of the Last year’s express non-scripted series More on page 14 c ntent

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2016 vs 2015 4-10 Jan 2016 1-7 Feb 2016 9-15 Mar 2015 6-12 Apr 2015 Avg. %/week Avg. %/week Genre/date/time: Changes 6pm-12am 6pm-12am 6pm-12am 6pm-12am Jan-Feb 2016 Mar-Apr 2015

Drama 16.7% (7 hours) 16.7% (7 hours) 9.5% (4 hours) 16.7% (7 hours) 16.7% (7 hours) 13% (5.5 hours) +3.7%/3 hours

Character-led 16.7% (7 hours) 16.7% (7 hours) 50% (21 hours) 50% (21 hours) 16.7% (7 hours) 50% (21 hours) -33%/14 hours

Survival 16.7% (7 hours) 16.7% (7 hours) - - 16.7% (7 hours) - +16.7% (7 hours)

Competition 14.3% (6 hours) 9.5% (4 hours) 21.4% (9 hours) 26% (11 hours) 12% (5 hours) 23.8% (10 hours) -11.8% (5 hours)

History 11.9% (5 hours) 4.7% (2 hours) - - 8.3% (3.5 hours) - +8.3% (3.5 hours)

Investigative 7% (3 hours) 7.1% (3 hours) - - 7.1% (3 hours) - +7.1% (3 hours)

Automobile 7% (3 hours) 7.1% (3 hours) 2.4% (1 hour) - 7.1% (3 hours) 1.2% (0.5 hours) +6% (2.5 hours)

Food/chefs 4.7% (2 hours) 4.7% (2 hours) - - 4.7% (2 hours) - +4.7% (2 hours)

Mythological/supernatural 4.7% (2 hours) 4.7% (2 hours) 7% (3 hours) 2.4% (1 hour) 4.7% (2 hours) 4.7% (2 hours) Unchanged

Business/jobs - 7.1% (3 hours) 2.4% (1 hour) 4.8% (2 hours) 3.6% (1.5 hours) 3.6% (1.5 hours) Unchanged

Biography/people - 4.7% (2 hours) 4.8% (2 hours) - 2.4% (1 hour) 2.4% (1 hour) Unchanged

Nature/disasters - - 2.4% (1 hour) - - 1.2% (0.5 hours) -1.2% (0.5 hours)

Source: A+E Networks Asia, correct as of 14 January 2016, and ContentAsia Factual 2015

From page 12 logical/supernatural. (Malaysia), Sky On Demand (Philip- For the week of 1-7 Febru- pines), Sky Mobi (Philippines) and ary, the schedule is 16.7% (7 First Media Go (Indonesia). hours) drama, 16.7% (7 hours) “It is an important partner- character-led, 16.7% (7 hours) ship with our affiliates to offer survival series, 9.5% (4 hours) 360-degree content to en- competition, 7.1% (3 hours) au- gage audiences and we are tomobiles, 7.1% (3 hours) inves- hopeful that we can get meas- tigative, 7.1% (3 hours) business/ urement for catch-up and VOD in Joyce Lim jobs, 4.7% (2 hours) food/chefs, 4.7% time,” Lim says. (2 hours) mythological/supernatural, 4.7% (2 hours) biography/people, and The Liberators What’s on the prime-time grid 4.7% (2 hours) history. Prime time on History in Asia runs from Pawn Stars season 16, King of Restoration 6pm to midnight and is dominated by 2016 vs 2015 season six, Cajun Pawn Stars season three drama, character-led and survival pro- Based on this year’s January-February and Aussie Pickers. gramming (weekly schedules, January weekly primetime (6pm-midnight) and Last year’s March/April prime-time and February). last year’s March-April (source: Conten- line up was led by Kings of Restoration The week of 4-10 January is made up tAsia Factual 2015, page 11), the profile season five, season nine and 14 ofPawn of 16.7% (7 hours) drama, 16.7% (7 hours) of character-led programming during Stars, Pawn Stars U.K. season two and The character-led, 16.7% (7 hours) survival se- prime time has dropped from 21 hours Curse of Oak Island season two. ries, 14.3% (6 hours) competition, 11.9% (5 (50% of the prime-time weekly broadcast Competition shows are also down to hours) history, 7% (3 hours) investigative, schedule) to 7 hours (16.7%) this year. five hours (12% of the prime time sched- 7% (3 hours) automobiles, 4.7% (2 hours) This year’s prime-time picks are all ule compared to 10 hours last year) this food/chefs, and 4.7% (2 hours) mytho- returning series – The Pickers season six, year for the periods compared. 22 February - 6 March 2016 Page 15.

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Endemol fast tracks Asian expansion Dunsford out, 2006 launch for new BBC By Janine Stein managing director, Ed Sharples. channels in Asia The series runs for 13 episodes, Dutch company, Endemol, breaks for three months, and A new bouquet of BBC significantly ramps up its busi- then resumes for season two. branded channels is be- ness in Asia this year, with two “This type of scheduling is new ing packaged for Asia. The new series of Big Brother, a new for Thailand,” Sharples says. Usu- bundle could include BBC one-hour block on terrestrial ally, he adds, “if a series is suc- channels such as BBC Food television in Thailand, a first-of- cessful, they just let it run on.” and BBC Kids. its-kind women’s talk show in Vi- Changing Rooms is spon- The strategy is being driven etnam, and new series of Fear sored by Toa Paint. Capital by Christine Leo-McKerrow, Factor at a custom-built facility OK, Cement Thai and mobile who was appointed in Janu- in Malaysia. Endemol has also phone company, AIS. ary as BBC Worldwide VP, TV hired a managing director, In Vietnam, Endemol and Uni- channels, in Asia. This was Rajesh Kamat, for India. lever are launching a first-of-its- followed by the February 6 The lifestyle block launches on kind morning talk show on VTV1 announcement that BBC Thailand’s ITV in early March in in April. The show, produced by Worldwide channels director, a 2pm slot with a local version Vietnam’s Chu Thi Production, Wayne Dunsford, previously of makeover format, Changing runs from 11am-noon Mondays charged with Asian expan- Rooms. This follows the return of to Fridays. “There is no daytime sion, was leaving to “explore Big Brother to ITV on February TV in Vietnam,” Sharples says. other opportunities”. 4 after a controversial run last Sales to Vietnam include One Leo-McKerrow is keeping year. Big Brother 2, which has Versus 100 and the second details under wraps, but says upped contestants to 14 from season of Deal or No Deal. she is “looking forward to last year’s 12, will air in a prime- Endemol has also signed a introducing more BBC World- time 8.40pm slot instead of at acquired the hour for a year. volume deal with the Philippines’ wide branded channels to 10.40pm. Endemol will produce the series. ABS-CBN, which debuts a local Asia”. No timetable has been The ITV block is a revenue- The first season of Changing version of Celebrity Big Brother given. share joint venture with Thai Rooms introduces a new schedul- this year. The deal includes Big The move could be the production house, How Come ing concept to the Thai TV market, Brother 2 and Teen Big Brother. start of the BBC’s most ag- Entertainment, which has says Endemol’s Southeast Asia Continued on page 6 gressive channel pitch in Asia after years of hanging back while competitors carved up capacity. Singapore’s SingTel back on the IPTV trail Leo-McKerrow reports to Darren Childs, managing Singapore’s dominant telco, StarHub. The RFP follows a Singa- and triple play in Asia-Pacific. director for Global TV Chan- Singapore Telecommunications pore government examination in The centre is an initiative with nels, BBC Worldwide. Childs (SingTel), appears to be revisit- mid-2005 of exclusive program- Singapore’s Economic Develop- has been a familiar name on ing its television ambitions almost ming contracts with StarHub. ment Board. Asian TV contact lists since three years after walking away If SingTel’s board approves the Although it declined to apply the 1990s, when he worked from a pay-TV licence. latest plans, the platform could for Singapore’s second pay-TV for MTV and Star. Industry sources say an RFP be up and running by year-end. licence, SingTel has never closed Previously BBC Worldwide’s has gone out for an IPTV system, SingTel has not commented the door on the possibility of VP for joint ventures in Asia, and SingTel is talking to content on its plans, which emerged as entering the pay-TV arena un- Leo-McKerrow will continue and technology execs in Asia French technology company, der the right conditions. Those to represent the BBC in Asia and internationally about ideas Alcatel, announced the launch conditions used to include doing in its joint venture channels that will differentiate its offering of a “competency centre” in away with exclusive program- with Discovery. from the platform offered by rival Singapore dedicated to IPTV ming deals.

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