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Rewind Networks goes live with Hits Himatsinghani intros ‘best of TV’ channel on StarHub snake bits Industry hiss in the

Year of the Snake

MediaCorp misses out & on its way

MediaCorp misses out: Oooh, drama in over national broadcaster MediaCorp’s failure to air the Golden Horse Awards from this past week- end, leaving half the nation (at best) able to see the country’s biggest film win xxxxxx in, like, ever. Anthony Chen’s Ilo Ilo – the story of a Singaporean family and its newly arrived domestic helper – won four awards: best Lost feature film, best original screenplay, Former Fox In- wind Networks out of Singapore, is be- best new director and best supporting ternational Chan- ing offered in both standard definition actress. nels’ Southeast and HD, and will also be available on Facebook discussion is pretty fierce. boss, Avi Hi- StarHub’s TV Anywhere service. Words and phrases like “embarrass- ing” and “why don’t they show some Avi Himatsinghani matsinghani, launches On-demand service, Hits Replay, will his first indie pay-TV chan- launch in early 2014 on both StarHub’s initiative” are being used in the public nel, Hits, in Asia on 9 December. cable and TV Anywhere platforms. discussion, along with a bit of sympathy The regional channel debuts on Singa- Hits’ tag line is “’s greatest hits about MediaCorp not being able to tell pore platform StarHub’s basic entertain- all in one destination”, and the schedule in advance that a Singapore film would ment package, giving it the same reach has cherry-picked the best-performing do so well. as WarnerTV, LIfetime, AXN, Fox and Diva comedy and drama in Asia over the past Lots of likes and thumbs-up for StarHub Universal, among others. two decades. though. The pay-TV platform bought Sin- Hits, operated by Himatsinghani’s Re- More on page 12 More on page 14 25 NOVember - 8 DECEMber page 2. contentasia 25 November - 8 DECEMber 2013 Page 3.

Jiangsu picks up Gogglebox format Local series set for 2014

China’s Jiangsu Satellite TV has picked up rights to All3media International’s factual entertainment format, Gogglebox. The eight-episode mainland Chinese version, produced in-house, will pre- miere early next year. This marks Jiangsu’s first-ever deal with the indie distributor, and follows a Dragon TV deal for a local version of Undercover Boss. Rozhan lauded Gogglebox features local home chief executive, Rohana Rozhan for social viewers’ reactions and opinions of the responsibility week’s TV highlights. The format has Astro boss takes been nominated at the 2013 Grierson Dato’ Rohana Rozhan, chief executive of Other win- Awards and Edinburgh Television Festi- home CNBC Asia Malaysian pay-TV platform Astro, has won ners include val’s Programme Innovation Award. biz leader award the Corporate Social Responsibility Award The Appren- at the 12th annual CNBC Asia Business tice Asia’s Tony Leaders Awards (ABLA). Fernandes, group Countdown to SES-8 The award earlier this month recognises chief executive of budget airline AirAsia, New launch heralds Rozhan’s devotion to issues in education, who took home the Asia Innovator of the environment and society, as well as “in- Year Award. lower-cost space era tegrating social responsibility into business The award ceremony airs on CNBC at objectives”. 8pm (HK/Sin) on 28 November. Satellite operator SES has entered the final countdown to the launch of new satellite SES-8, which goes up on Tues- day morning (26 November, Asia). Fox in record-busting NCIS telecast If successful, the launch not only puts additional Ku-/Ka-band capacity Fox International Channels’ (FIC) Fox above Asia, but also opens a new era Japan entertainment channel begins of shorter, more cost effective paths to a marathon 234-episode NCIS telecast space. on 29 December in an effort to bust its The commercial communications sat- previous Guinness World Record for the ellite, with coverage of South Asia and longest uninterrupted transmission of a Asia Pacific, will be co-located with the television series. SES-owned NSS-6 at 95º East. Fox Japan set the previous record in The new satellite is one of seven January 2011 with the back-to-back tel- satellites SES plans to operate in the ecast of all seven seasons of 24, starring region by 2015. Keifer Sutherland as counter terrorist unit The launch from SpaceX’s complex agent Jack Bauer. at Cape Canaveral is the Falcon 9 The NCIS marathon runs to 8 January. rocket’s seventh flight, and its first Fox Japan premieres the new season communications satellite launched to of the CBS Studios’ crime procedural in NCIS geostationary orbit by SpaceX. February 2014. contentasia 25 November - 8 DECEMber 2013 Page 4.

ITV Choice squeezes Celebrity Window

I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here

ITV Studios’ Asia channel, ITV Choice, has squeezed the window on the new season of I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here to 48 hours after the U.K. ABS-CBN, GMA telecast. The show premiered across From left: Bishop Diocese of Paranaque Most Rev Jesse Mercado; sweep Catholic Asia and the Middle East in Novem- ABS-CBN Palawan station manager Patrick Henry Gayapa; awards ber in a 9.30pm (Singapore/Taiwan) CMMA Trustee Engr Feorelio Bote; CMMA Trustee and Executive Director Rev Fr Rufino Sescon Jr Networks hailed weeknight slot. ITV said the U.K. premiere on 17 November had 12 ’ leading television broadcasters Talk Show for for Christian million viewers, making it the country’s ABS-CBN and GMA, took home more than The Botom- values top programme of the year after the 10 trophies at the 35th annual Catholic line with Boy Wimbledon Final. Mass Media Awards for Filipino media that Abunda, and Best promote Christian values. Station ID for ABS-CBN GMA won seven TV-related awards: TV7 Palawan’s Christmas-themed Kwento Taylor joins NBCUni Best Newscast (State of the Nation with Ng Pasko. Jessica ), Best Drama Series (Bayan The Best Public Service Programme / TV veteran Ko), Best News Magazine (Kapuso Mo, Jes- award was shared between ABS-CBN Chris Taylor has been appointed as sica Soho), Best Special Event Coverage (Pinoy True Stories: Saklolo) and GMA (In- NBCUniversal’s vice president of inter- (Habemus Papam), Best Comedy (Pepito vestigative Documentaries). national television. The newly created Manaloto: Ang Tunay Na Kuwento), Best ABS-CBN also won Students’ Choice for role covers both channel and content Children and Youth Programme (Poptalk) Best Film for It Takes a Man and a Woman. distribution efforts in Australia and New and Best Adult Educational/Cultural Pro- The awards, organised by Manila’s Arch- Zealand. Taylor is based in gramme (Follow That Star). diocese, recognise media products that and reports to both Singapore-based ABS-CBN won four TV-related awards “enhance the total human development of Christine Fellowes, Universal Networks among its total eight trophies. The TV the Filipino audience through the competent International Asia Pacific MD, and Jus- awards included Best TV Special for and professional use of mass media tech- tin Che, Asia Pacific SVP of sales liaison. documentary San Pedro Calungsod, Best niques and to promote Christian values”. contentasia 25 November - 8 DECEMber 2013 Page 5.

StarHub appoints head MTV, Nickelodeon support typhoon relief of ethnic content VIMN, Unicef tie up to help children in need

Singapore pay-TV com- Viacom International Media Networks Sam & Cat, Ariana Grande and Jenette pany StarHub has (VIMN) Asia is backing Unicef’s drive McCurdy, lent support with a PSA to sup- appointed former to help children in need after Typhoon port donations. Both clips are airing on the SingTel/Viacom Haiyan in the Philippines. networks globally. Leto’s stage moment is executive, Aileen In addition to Thirty Seconds to Mars’ also airing on Asia. Joseph, as its senior Jared Leto’s call for donations during the The MTV Voices site is also carrying ac- manager for ethnic MTV EMA event, the cast of Nickelodeon’s counts from the ground. content from this month. Joseph oversees StarHub’s overall ethnic content strategy – from self- packaged channels, such as Sensasi, Jeepney TV turns one to channel providers such as Sun TV. Anniversary party in aid of Typhoon Haiyan victims Joseph was formerly senior program- ming manager at Viacom Interna- tional Media Networks Asia. She also worked as programming manager for rival SingTel mio TV, where she was instrumental in launching popular Ma- laysian pay-TV channel Astro Ria on the Singapore pay-TV platform.

TVB, Next Media spat

Hong Kong’s dominant broadcaster, Television Broadcasts Ltd (TVB) and Jimmy Lai’s Next Media are locked in combat. TVB has accused Next Media’s publications of, among other things, inaccurate reporting, and banned Next journalists from press conferences and events. Next denies Father-son duo Gary V (a.k.a. Mister Pure first anniversary-cum-fundraiser concert the allegations, saying all it was doing Energy) and Paolo Valenciano dedicate for victims of the super typhoon. Other was telling the truth about the uproar a performance to Typhoon Haiyan victims performers at the gala include The Voice over ’s free-TV licence at Hapi-Hapi Kaara-One. The event marks of the Philippines’ Radha Cuadrado and process and related events. Philippine cable network Jeepney TV’s new local pop/rock band Fair Warning. [email protected]

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Who’s saying what about content trends in Asia ahead of this year’s ATF...

The key acquisitions “The biggest content acquisition trend has to be trend this year the demand for formats.” has been the development of the VOD market particularly in Hyeonza Hong, Vice President Sales, Asia, ITV Studios Global Entertainment China, Korea and Japan. There is a higher level of interest in U.K. drama from these Asian audiences are It is still the big territories than in really embracing .” the factual branded reality entertainment entertainment shows genre right now. It’s that are eagerly sought Stephen Driscoll, Senior been a slow burner, after in Asia.” Vice President, Sales, but the demand is All3Media growing.” Ganesh Rajaram, Executive Vice Presi- Marielle Zuccarelli, Managing dent, Distribution and Director, International Content Home Entertainment, “British dramas Distribution, A+E Networks Asia, FremantleMedia have to be one of the big- “While these event-driven, serialised shows have gest acquisition had strong interest, there continues to be a strong demand for good procedurals – stand-alone trends this year.” episodes work for many of our clients.” Joyce Yeung, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Asia, BBC Worldwide Nicole Sinclair, Director of Sales, Asia, CBS Studios International Distribution

Asia is seeing We have seen a Fast-paced pro- unprecedented local definite increase gramming with nar- productions in appetite ration is key across Asia and of both throughout particularly content international Asia in 2013 for focusing on sci- and inter-Asian adventurous, ence, nature, his- formats.” travel-related tory and current Joanne Azzopardi, series that affairs. Alongside Vice President Sales cater to all crime, demand Australia, New Zealand, audiences.” for lifestyle pro- Asia, Beyond Distribution gramming has con- Kate Blank, Director, Inter- tinued to rise over the past “Wildlife and animal pro- national Distribution, Break- grammes remain universal for through Entertainment 12 months.” all territories in Asia. Lately we have seen an increase Chris Bluett, Sales Manager, Asia, Cineflix Rights in interest towards all things related to ‘pets’. Military/weapons/disasters “Shiny floor entertainment shows still seem are also topics of interest to lead the ratings in most Asian territories.” nowadays.” Kelly Wright, Director International Sales, Asia, MeeFung Lee, DW Asia Representative, Keshet International DW Transtel

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25 NOVember - 8 DECEMber page 7. the place to look for the jobs that matter theJC NbTspaceENTASIA

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Company Background The product of an “East meets West” alliance, Celestial Tiger Enter- tainment (CTE) was formed when two premier Hollywood media companies partnered with Asia’s leading pay-TV platform to build a regionally focused, entertainment powerhouse. Lionsgate, Saban Capital Group and Astro joined the KIX and Thrill channels with and Celestial Classic Movies, offering a mix of Asian- and Western-programmed services under one roof. Together with our just launched cHK channel, these linear and digital networks comprise the largest bouquet of pan-Asian channels dedicated to Asian entertainment.

CTE is also Lionsgate’s exclusive distributor of film and TV content in Asia. With top movie franchises such as The Hunger Games and Twilight, as well as hit TV series such as Boss and Mad Men, CTE has generated record sales for Lionsgate properties in Asia.

Expansion Southeast Asia is home to the fastest growing TV markets in the world, and CTE is 100% focused on the region. Celestial is the most widely distributed Chinese movie service in the world. cHK is a one-stop channel for cool, chic and contemporary Hong Kong entertainment. KIX is already the leading High Definition channel on Southeast Asia’s largest pay-TV platform, and Thrill is the only regional channel in Asia dedicated to the popular suspense genre.

We are currently recruiting the following positions based in Hong Kong:

• Marketing Director / Senior Marketing Manager To develop and implement strategies to build, establish and grow the company’s channel brands, build viewership for its channels, build and maintain strong relationship with channel For more information, affiliates, and support the sales teams’ efforts on channel distribution and advertising sales. please visit www.celestialtiger.com/career.asp or submit your CV to [email protected] • Graphic Designer & Production Coordinator Design and manage the creation of innovative off-air and online marketing collaterals to stimulate demand for our channels and content.

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Andy Lau’s Firestorm Illegal logging story wows judges opens ScreenSingapore KompasTV producer wins CNN-Indovision award

Firestorm

The global premiere of Hong Kong crime thriller Firestorm opens this year’s ScreenSingapore on 4 December 2013. Left to right: Robi Stanton, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Southeast Asia, Turner International Stars and Gordon Lam Ka Asia Pacific; Imam Wahyudi, Board of Advisors of the Indonesian Television Journalist Association; Dhini W. Tung will walk the red carpet at the Prayogo, Director of Sales, Marketing and Programming, MNC SkyVision/Indovision; Odit Praseno Hadi, Edi- tor, Kompas TV, and Overall Winner and Environment Award winner; Ellana Lee, Vice President/Managing premiere at Resorts World Sentosa in Director, CNN International Asia Pacific; Buyung Wijaya Kusuma, General Manager of News and Current Singapore. Affairs/General Manager, Kompas TV. The movie will be released across Asia on 12 December, which marks the Kompas TV producer Odit Praseno Hadi at CNN’s global headquarters under the 11th anniversary of Lau’s iconic film has been named CNN Television Journalist CNN Journalism Fellowship Programme. . of the Year 2013. Other winners include MNCTV reporter Lau also serves as executive produc- Hadi’s illegal logging investigative story, Purnama Yudha Hulalata (Features er and producer of Firestorm, his 146th The Endangered Towers of Borneo, also Award), SCTV journalist Kurnia Supriyatna film. The film revolves around a police won the Environment Award. (Indovision Education, Culture and Arts inspector who crosses his moral red line Co-organised by pay-TV plat- Award) and MetroTV anchor/reporter to bring a notorious gang of criminals form Indovision, the award sends Hadi to Silvano Hajid Maulana (Best Single News to justice. Atlanta for three weeks, where he will train Story Award). Visit us at ATF! Stand # N.22 Out on 4 December

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New S’pore stamp Hanzawa Naoki reignites J-drama marks 50 years of TV Craze sweeps Taiwan, local version rumoured in HK Singapore’s postal service is issuing commemorative stamps to celebrate Tokyo Broadcasting System’s (TBS) bank- through the politics, scandals and power the country’s television golden jubi- ing drama, Hanzawa Naoki, has reignited struggles of the banking industry. lee this year. The set of five stamps, the Japanese drama craze in Taiwan Masato Sakai stars as Hanzawa Naoki, which went on sale on 22 November, and is making its way around the rest of whose bravery in challenging authorities “chronicles the development of Sin- the region. and unique style of handling conflicts have gapore’s TV broadcasting landscape The critically acclaimed, 10-episode made him a poster boy for office workers. in the last 50 years”. The stamp issue series attracted 550,000 viewers for its 7 The TV drama is adapted from a novel also includes a first day cover and a October 2013 premiere on Taiwanese by former bank employee Jun Ikeido. The presentation pack with complete sets pay-TV network Videoland Japan. use of technical banking terms and proc- of stamps. In Hong Kong, pay-TV channel TVB esses is said to give the show more realism Drama 1 began airing the series on 16 No- and help popularise a niche genre. Bloomberg opens vember 2013 on a Saturday 11pm slot. Hanzawa Naoki ran on TBS from July Singapore pop up Hong Kong’s dominant free-TV broad- to September this year. The show’s final opens its inner caster, Television Broadcasts Ltd (TVB) is episode in Japan on 22 September 2013 news workings to the public in a three- also rumoured to be in talks for a local garnered 42.2% viewership share, break- day “pop-up studio” at Singapore’s remake of the show about a charismatic ing a three-decade record for Japan’s Raffles Place from 25-27 November. young banker who navigates his way highest-rated programme. Anchor Haslinda Amin is the face of the marketing stunt, which also includes the chance for select participants to Japan sharpens factual focus become TV reporters for a day. Third annual Tokyo Docs runs 9-12 December

The third annual government-sponsored This is in line with the 2013 focus on Asian Princess Aurora pitching session, Tokyo Docs (previously collaboration. dethrones on 27 Dec Tokyo TV Forum), opens in the Japanese The 30 international content executive After weeks of uncertainty over how capital on Monday, 9 December, with 20 taking part include Kenny Bae (KBS), Mark many more (or less) episodes will be Japanese projects ranging from traditional Francis (Fox International Channels Asia), added to Korean drama Princess Au- performing arts to post-earthquake recon- Vikram Channa (Discovery Networks Asia rora, broadcaster MBC has said the struction. Pacific) and Haibo Huang (Phoenix Satel- show will not go on after 27 December. Four Asian projects from China, Korea, lite TV). This means the series will have aired for and India will also be presented Outstanding projects will be presented a total of 155 episodes. during the four-day event, which also in- at Asian Side of the Doc 2014 and given cludes panel discussions and workshops. international co-production support. Marketc nTenTASIA daily published daily from Tuesday, 3 Dec, to Friday, 6 Dec send news, tips, deal info & pics to [email protected] To advertise, contact Masliana at [email protected] (Asia, Australia) or Leah at [email protected] (Americas, Europe) contentasia 25 November - 8 DECEMber 2013 Page 12.

Who was at... Rewind Networks’ new office drinks

Yvonne Tay, Fox International Channels; Avi Himats- Sandie Lee, Rewind Networks; Arjan Hoekstra, Lynn Huang, Carolyn So, Endah Evryana, Rewind inghani, Rewind Networks; Basil Chua, StarHub Discovery Networks

From page 1: Hits The launch schedule includes iconic titles such as Seinfeld, Lost, The Cosby Show, Diff’rent Strokes, Golden Girls, Moonlighting and Criminal Minds. Other comedy and drama titles ac- quired so far include Cheers, The A-Team, Murder She Wrote, Mad About You, Mar- ried With Children, Taxi and Star Trek – The Next Generation. Seow Si Chin, Julie Petersen, Discovery Kevin Dickie, Theresa Ong, Discovery “There’s so much general entertain- ment out there, the challenge is to find a unique space to add value to the offering,” Himatsinghani says. quired by the-then Singapore weekends. Himatsinghani has so far ac- Broadcasting Corporation “We have put together a simple and in- quired series from Disney/ABC, (now MediaCorp) at the tuitive viewing schedule,” Lee says, add- 20th Century Fox, Sony Pictures time. ing: “Audiences can catch their favourite Television, CBS Studios, NBC “We have two sets of au- shows at the same time every weekday or Universal and Carsey Werner. diences – the first timers and binge view back-to-back episodes during “We basically looked at the people who remember these the weekend”. shows that won awards,” says shows from the past and want Himatsinghani says about 50% of the Rewind Networks’ vice president Sandie Lee to see them for the second time,” schedule at launch will be HD upconvert- and channel head, Sandie Lee. Himatsinghani adds. ed from standard definition and the rest Lee also looked at series that did well The programming grid mirrors Hits brand- has been acquired in HD from the studios, in Asia. These included The Cosby Show, ing – simple and intuitive. Series are stripped which have remastered and upgraded which was Singapore’s top-rated series across weekdays on the hour or half hour, their libraries. “Over time, everything will and the most expensive show ever ac- with omnibus back-to-back episodes at be in HD,” he says.

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Singapore: MediaCorp Channel 5 (18-24 November 2013) Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 18 November 2013 19 November 2013 20 November 2013 21 November 2013 22 November 2013 23 November 2013 24 November 2013 19:00 Just Kidding Just Kidding Survivor 27 Gags 19:00 19:15 The Apartment Design Ep 23 Ep 24 (18:30) Sr 9 19:15 Your Destiny Sr 3 Wheel of Fortune S 30 Wheel of Fortune S 30 Wheel of Fortune S 30 Movie Event: 19:30 Ep 307 19:30 Ep 8 Ep 9 Ep 10 Harry Potter And Stay Home Saturday The Deathly Hallows History Alive! 20:00 Movie: - Part 1 20:00 Ep 5 S 1 American Ninja Warrior Mata Mata Friday Mega Movie: Harry Potter And (18:00) (GSN Version) S 3 Ep 16 Our Makan Places: Jurassic Park III The Half-Blood Prince 20:30 Lost And Found Sr 4 Ep 4 Ep 7 20:30 Ep 5 There Was A Time School Days On The Red Dot 2013 Action Sports Crimewatch 2013 21:00 21:00 Ep 4 Ep 1 Ep 56 Ep 7 Ep 9

21:30 News 5 Tonight News 5 Tonight News 5 Tonight News 5 Tonight News 5 Tonight News 5 Tonight News 5 Tonight 21:30

Hired and Fired The Food Detectives Incredible Tales Sr 7 22:00 Grimm #02 22:00 Ep 2 Ep 4 Supermodelme Sr 4 Ep 10 Ep Natural Born Hawaii Five-O S 3 The Neighbors Ep 1 22:30 The X Factor U.S. Sr 3 Wesen 22:30 Ep Imi Loko Ka 'Uhane Ep 9 (Seek Within One's 23:00 Once Upon A Time S 2 Touch 23:00 Soul) The X Factor U.S. Sr 3 Saturday Movie Ep 32 Ep Tesselations 23:30 America's Next Top House: 23:30 Hawaii Five-O S 3 Model Resident Evil 1 2 Broke Girls Ep Ho'opio (To Take Sr 20 Survivor 27 Sportsworld Weekend 0:00 Ep And The Very 0:00 Captive) Ep 34 Christmas Thanksgiving

Singapore’s English-language mass- and Nashville, after 10pm. not changed much from June to Novem- market free-TV channel, MediaCorp’s The prime-time strategy involves themes ber 2013. In June, ‘popular’ crime ran on Channel 5, has gone with back-to-back such as fashion/glamour (Supermodelme Tuesdays, with ‘niche’ crime on Fridays. scheduling of U.S. studio shows, such as + America’s Next Top Model on Wednes- Monday night is the big local drama Hawaii Five-O season three in November days in Nov) and sci-fi/fantasy (Grimm + night, with 50th anniversary series, period and, earlier in the year, with Revolution Touch on Sundays, Nov). The strategy has drama Mata Mata, in the 8pm slot. Singapore: MediaCorp Channel 5 (17-23 June 2013) Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 17 June 2013 18 June 2013 19 June 2013 20 June 2013 21 June 2013 22 June 2013 23 June 2013 Just For Laughs Gags 19:00 America’s Funniest 19:00 Sr 11 Home Videos The Simpsons Yr 21 Yr 23 19:15 America’s Got Talent America’s Got Talent America’s Got Talent America’s Got Talent Ep 42 19:15 Sr 7 Sr 7 Sr 7 Sr 7 Just For Laughs Gags 19:30 19:30 Sr 11 19:45 19:45 Just Kidding 20:00 Mega Monday 20:00 Ep 3 Movie: Primeval: New World Wipeout USA Sunday Prime The Final 1 War Of The World TV50: Best of Local Sr 1 Season 5 Stay Home Saturday Movie: (Live) Sitcoms Ep 112 The Sound of Wipeout Salutes The Movie: Hancock Rio Performance Show 20:30 Phua Chu Kang Pte Thunder Pt 1 Armed Forces (HD) 20:30 Ltd Sr 5 Ep 3 - The Parent Trap Maverick Chef On The Red Dot 2013 History from the Hills Prank Science 21:00 21:00 Ep 4 Ep 34 Ep 6 Ep 4 21:30 News 5 Tonight News 5 Tonight News 5 Tonight News 5 Tonight News 5 Tonight News 5 Tonight News 5 Tonight 21:30 The Final 1 Mobbed Unnatural Sr 3 Undercover Boss 22:00 (Live) Season 1 22:00 Revolution Ep 4 Parkour Sinbad Sr 1 USA Result Show Ep 103 Ep Chained Heat Ep Fiend or Friend? S3 I Love You & We’ve 22:30 Nashville Ep Dwyer Group 22:30 CSI Miami Yr 9 Never Met Saturday Movie Season 1 House: Ep G. O The Apartment - Style 23:00 Ep 101 Pilot Burn Notice Pulau Hantu 23:00 Edition Season 2 Suits Revolution Yr 5 Ep There’s Nothing Sr 1 Ep No Quarter Ep Enemy Of My 23:30 Leisurely About This Ep Shelf Life 23:30 Enemy The Mentalist Yr 3 Nashville Challenge Ep Like a Redheaded Season 1 America’s Next Top Saturday Late Night Sherlock MUTV Yr 2 Stepchild Ep 102 I Can’t Help It Model Movie: Nature The Simpsons 0:00 Sr 1 0:00 Ep 101 Sr 18 Unleashed: Yr 22 Ep 3 The Great Game Season Finale Earthquake

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BBC-CCTV co-pro wins Golden Panda C NTENTASIA Wins follow MoU for CCTV-9/BBC Earth projects Editorial Director BBC Earth documentary Africa Janine Stein took home two awards at the Assistant Editor annual Sichuan TV Festival’s Malena Amzah International Golden Panda [email protected] Awards in Chengdu earlier this Editorial month. Haikal Jamari [email protected] The five episodeAfrica series Kimberly McFarland explores the continent’s diverse [email protected] regions. The co-production be- Production Assistant tween BBC’s Natural History Unit CJ Yong and Mainland Chinese free-TV [email protected] broadcaster China Central Research Assistant Television (CCTV) won Sheri Omar the Grand Prize [email protected] for Documen- Design tary (Nature Rae Yong and Environ- [email protected] ment) and Left: (from left) Neil Nightingale, Creative Director, BBC Associate Publisher Best Long Earth; Pierre Cheung, VP and GM, Greater China, BBC (Americas, Europe) and Documen- Worldwide; Liu Wen, Managing Director, CCTV9 Above: Award-winning co-pro Africa VP, International Business tary (Nature Development and Environ- Environment) award wide and mainland Chinese Leah Gordon ment). for aerial adventure documentary channel CCTV-9 [email protected] BBC Earth also series . on 18 November for at least Sales and Marketing (Asia) bagged the Most Inno- The awards follow an MoU two major BBC Earth projects Masliana Masron vative Documentary (Nature & signed between BBC World- over the next six months. [email protected]

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