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C NTENT Page 10 L #GreatJobs C NTENT page 10 www.contentasia.tv l www.contentasiasummit.com China preps Cannes take-over Mainland execs and deals flood Mipcom Mipcom 2018’s Country of Honour, China, is preparing a Cannes take-over for the show (15-18 Oct). Chieftains of state au- thorities, broadcasters, streaming media behemoths and producers/distributors will crowd the Croisette in a record show of might as China makes its biggest play yet for a role in the global content space. The full story is on page 2 Outdoor, Omni board iflix Linear + VOD deals across free and pay tiers Emerging markets streaming platform iflix has picked up a slate of on-demand content as well as linear streaming channels from Gregg Creevey/Billy Kelly outfits, Multi Channels Asia and Omni Channels Asia. The services roll out across 13 iflix markets over the next few weeks. The full story is on page 4 S$1m content fund to promote S’pore S’pore Tourism Board eyes home-grown producers Brand Singapore is in full swing, with a new US$724,000 Fast Forward fund for local creators to tell stories that will promote the country abroad. The theme is “Pas- sion Made Possible”, the tagline used to market Singapore internationally. The full story is on page 4 15-28 October 2018 page 1. C NTENTASIA 15-28 October 2018 Page 2. Korea’s SM Entertainment China preps Cannes take-over eyes Indonesian i-pop Mainland execs and deals flood Mipcom South Korea’s enterainment/talent management giant SM Entertainment seems set to throw its weight behind a new Indonesian pop movement as part of its fledgling alliance with Jakarta- based PT Trans Media Corpora, owned by CT Corp. The two companies have already signed the MoU to boost media and entertainment in Indonesia, and the plan is to set up a full-fledged JV in Jakarta by the end of the year. Accord- ing to local media, CT Corp chairman Chairul Tanjung is hoping for a wider Asia benefit out of the new venture, which will cover talent management, content production, events and mobile. Charul is quoted on news site kompas.com as saying: “We hope Indonesians can go global as well – not only Koreans. If Koreans have K-Pop, why don’t we have I-Pop?” Peking opera feature premieres in Cannes The Nation’s Greatest Treasures, China This year’s Country of Honour, China, is pre- China Radio, Film & Television Programs Ex- paring to take over Cannes for four days changing Center (CHNPEC), Jianing Shen, from Monday, 15 October, for this year’s will host a Chinese content showcase dur- Mipcom programming market. ing the market, including a screening of Chieftains of all-powerful mainland state an episode of CCTV cultural game show/ authorities, state-backed broadcasters variety/drama series, The Nation’s Greatest and streaming media behemoths as well Treasures, and the premiere of the interna- as producers and creators will crowd the tional version of two-part documentary, Croisette in a record show of might as The Great Wall, a co-production between China makes its biggest play yet for a role CITVC and Australia’s PreTV. Cao Cao and Yang Xiu in the global content space. CITVC’s mixed-genre slate this year State-backed China International Televi- includes contemporary romantic drama Peking Opera film, Cao Cao and Yang sion Corporation (CITVC) is bringing Peking Here to Heart, drama series All Out of Xiu, premieres internationally in Cannes Opera star Changrong Shang to the open- Love and the second season of costume on Tuesday, 16 Oct. Directed by Teng ing night party along with Chinese actor drama The Advisors Alliance set in the Junjie, the 3D Atmos Peking Opera Ye Liu (The Sniper), water shadow painting late Eastern Han dynasty and the Three movie promises “classic Peking Opera and Sichuan face magic. Kingdoms period. rejuvenated by modern technology The cultural showcase also includes Co-producing with China will be dis- on the big screen”. The film stars two paper-cutting, calligraphy, clay sculpture, cussed on Tuesday as part of the confer- of China’s biggest opera celebrities, embroidery, tea art and a VR Experience ence programme that runs alongside the Shang Changrong and Yan Xingpeng. Zone. market. The film is distributed by Shanghai In addition, CITVC exec vice president Expected China-related announce- WingsMedia. and general manager of marketing arm, ments involve formats, drama and kids. contentasia RISE OF THE TEENAGE COMEDY CENTRAL MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ROAST OF BRUCE WILLIS SECRETS OF MCDONALD’S: THE BOBBY 50 YEARS OF THE BIG MAC BROWN STORY MIPCOM R7.N7 b2b.viacom.com ©2018 Viacom International Inc. All Rights Reserved. 15-28 October 2018 page 3. C NTENTASIA 15-28 October 2018 Page 4. Outdoor, Omni S’pore STB launches S$1m content fund board iflix Fast Forward fund supports home-grown talent Linear + VOD deals across free and pay tiers Brand Singapore is in full swing, with a new events, arts and culture, music and enter- S$1 million/US$724,000 fund for local crea- tainment and business. tors to make fabulous content promoting Funding applications run from 1-31 Emerging markets streaming platform Singapore to global audiences. January 2019 and are open to Singapore- iflix has picked up a slate of on-demand The Singapore Tourism Board’s (STB) based filmmakers, vloggers, media com- content as well linear streaming chan- Fast Forward fund aims to unearth stories panies and creative agencies. nels from Gregg Creevey/Billy Kelly aligned with the country’s “Passion Made The fund is open to both original content outfits, Multi Channels Asia and Omni Possible” tagline used to market Singa- and adaptations of stories retold in a Sin- Channels Asia. pore internationally. gapore context. Outdoor Channel goes up as a linear Successful projects will receive up to 50% “As part of our marketing strategy, we service, as well as an AVOD/SVOD pack of qualifying costs capped at S$300,000/ want to support home-grown talent and of 100 hours. 20 new hours will be added US$217,000. This includes third-party costs showcase content about our people, every month. Titles include Outdoor origi- for creative development, production, spirit and attitude in an authentic way,” nals such as Carter’s War, Alaska’s Wild distribution and marketing. Content crea- the STB’s digital and content director, Ter- and Monster Fish. tors retain all rights following STB use across rence Voon, said this morning. The Omni Channels slate involves 500 its platforms for at least 12 months. Judges are Voon; Yuni Hadi, the Singa- hours of VOD content from TV4 Entertain- Acceptable topics are grouped around pore Film Festival’s executive director; ment’s suits of speciality targeted chan- the STB’s seven “passion tribes”, identi- Benjamin Lee (aka Mr Miyagi), Tribal nels, including all3media lifestyle network fied for the reasons people might visit Worldwide’s head of digital and social Inside Outside, Motorland, horror offering Singapore. These include food, shopping, content strategy; and Wee Li Lin, Bobbing Screambox and the All Guitar Network. exploring the outdoors, thrills/sporting Buoy Films’ director. Glitz and glam – Bollywood has it all… MIPCOM Stand No: P3.C10 @all3media_int all3mediainternational.com ELEANOR RAFE TOMLINSON SPALL Brand New Drama Coming Soon 15-28 October 2018 page 5. C NTENTASIA 15-28 October 2018 Page 6. Aus comedy goes global BBC Reel streams with strong Asia playlist South Asia dominates Asia videos in launch line-up How To Stay Married Princess Pictures’ Aus comedy series, How To Stay Married, is going global in a deal with U.S.-based Dynamic Television. The eight-episode half-hour series, creat- ed, written and exec produced by Peter Helliar (I Love You Too) and directed by Natalie Bailey (Thick of It), premieres on Australia’s Network Ten in Nov. TVNZ signs onto Parrot Television New Zealand (TVNZ) has Nepalese biker saves abandoned cows signed onto Parrot Analytics audience demand measurement platform to BBC Global News’ new global video Reel is commissioning across 40 coun- flesh out conventional ratings info. The features platform, BBC Reel, went live tries, as well as producing its own con- agreement covers TVNZ’s full schedule, this month a slate of Asia-related factual tent. Videos are between three and five including local shows such as Welling- videos commissioned specifically for the minutes, “but we are also experimenting ton Paranormal, Survivor New Zealand online service. with new formats like longer-form episodic and Project Runway New Zealand. Asia features include a story about a story telling,” Hogenboom says. Nepalese man who saves abandoned BBC said this was the first time ever that cows; Mumbai’s women’s-only train car; its digital video content was being offered Discovery Kids picks up and India’s rarest job for women. in a single site. Cat in the Hat SVOD While South Asia dominates the launch Themed playlists of four to five videos will Discovery Kids has picked up SVOD rights playslist, BBC Reel editor Melissa Hogen- be published on weekdays, combining for The Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About boom promises geographic diversity in original content and a selection of videos That and two Cat in the Hat specials for 13 the overall playlist. from BBC verticals and brands, including countries, including China and Singapore, Coming up are videos from China and BBC Travel , BBC Future, BBC Culture, and from Canada’s Portfolio Entertainment. the Philippines, as well as more out of BBC Capital. Heading into Mipcom, India’s Viacom18 India, Hogenboom says. BBC Reel content will also be available and Taiwan’s Good TV acquired The Cat Reel will “tell stories with impact that on YouTube.
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