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C NTENT is taking a break for the holidays. We We will be back on 7 January 2019. Here’s wishing you the happiest of holidays and all good things for 2019! are ’ Cignal streams 4 originals Production gains ground, bullies. 2018 doubles 2017 output

Philippines’ Cignal has premiered four original series from sister production com- pany, Cignal Entertainment. The titles – including season two of crime drama We produce unnecessary waste that ends up in landfills and Tukhang about the war on drugs – stream the ocean every day. Our planet is in danger. everyone and on Cignal Play OTT. The other series are romcom Sleepless, a spin off of the 2015 everything in it is at risk. movie about call centre agents; romance anthology Feels Like Forever; and fantasy anthology Agham Inc. The series follow Do your part today. last year’s thriller TabiPo and Tukhang 1. #StopBullyingNature #LoveNature exports -9.4% Pay-TV +9.1%, subs +5.4%

Korean content exports dropped 9.4% in 2017 to US$230 million, according to new government data. Revenue at the big three terrestrial nets dipped 7.9% to LoveNatureTV LoveNature KRW3.7 trillion. Pay-TV programme provid- ers (incl IPTV channels) fared well, closing last year at KRW5.6 trillion – up 9.1%. Pay subs rose to 31.67m. Total domestic broad- cast market was worth KRW16.5 trillion last year, the Ministry of Science & ICT said. C NTENTASIA 11 December 2018-6 January 2019 Page 2.

Who was at... ContentAsia Women’s Dinner @ the ATF

Joyce Yeung, eOne; Leena Singarajah, A+E Networks ; Ana Sevilla, Roxanne Barcelona, GMA Worldwide Philippines; Anne Jakrajutatip, JKN Global Media; Wincess Lee, Cecille Sumabat, ABS-CBN Philippines; Angie Jakrajutatip, JKN Global Media; Indra Suharjono; Bich Hanh Ngo, BHD Vietnam; Loke Kheng Tham, ; Virginia Lim, Sony Pictures Networks Asia; Marianne Lee, Turner

Rosanne Lo, Plus Media; Aude Dionnet, Reed Mi- dem; Janine Stein, ContentAsia; Karine Schroed- er, TV5Monde; Debbie Lee, Tech Storm

Jessica Kam, HBO Asia, Rachel Smith, ex- Caroline Clarke, SkyVision; Angie Poh, Medi- changewire; Wendy Hogan, Oracle; Sue Adams, acorp; Rashmi Bajpai, Endemol Shine; Bridgit Bamboo Development; Mee Fung Lee, DW O’Donovan, Facebook; Jihee Nam, Instagram; Indriena Basarah, Fremantle

Karen Yew, Doreen Neo, Mediacorp; Kit Yeow, all3media International; Jesslyn Wong, Mediacorp; Lenny Leong,

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Who was at... the Singapore Media Festival

S Iswaran, Minister for Communications and Joachim Ng, IMDA Singapore; Liza B. Dino, Film Jonathan Spink, HBO Asia; Angie Poh, Mediacorp; Information, Singapore Development Council of the Philippines Gabriel Lim, IMDA Singapore

Abhi Rastogi, 108 Media; Rob Gilby, Blue Hat Howie Lau, IMDA Singapore; Janine Stein, Seo Jang Ho, CJ ENM, Korea; Chalakorn Ventures/Singapore Media Festival ContentAsia Panyashom, Workpoint Group,

Lee Choon Hua, Doreen Neo, Mediacorp Hideki Furutani, Aya Takagawa, Wowow, Japan Zoe Wilson, Victoria De Kerdrel, TRX Singapore; Wang Shaudi, Eightgeman,

Ashley Goh, Caroline Clarke, Julien Farcat, Cake Jully Kim, CJ ENM, Ana Sevilla, GMA Salmi Gambarova, Sky Vision Sky Vision Korea Worldwide Philippines Kanal D

Isabella M. Halim, Amo Chang, Choco TV, Taiwan Michelle Teh, Rachel Ng, Mediacorp Singapore Piyachat Artavan, Karen Low, IMDA BEC World, Thailand Singapore More on page 6 11 december 2018-6 January 2019 page 5. C NTENTASIA 11 December 2018-6 January 2019 Page 6.

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Ahmad Shuhaimi Jailani, IMDA; Sabariah Ramilan, Laksiri Wickramage, Desmond Aram, Zaza Majid, Mediacorp; , talent TV Derana, Sri Lanka Green Gold Animation,

Shenthil Ranie, Inflight Wirata Laksanasopin, Daisy Cheng, Steam Corey Caplan, Rights Workpoint Group Works, Gusto TV

Nattinee Piromlapa, Pannipa Thiraphong, Vicky Zheng, Cindy Xin, Camsing Global Taew Natapohn Tameeruks, talent; Anne Jakraju- Workpoint Group, Thailand tatip JKN Global Media Thailand; Ken Phupoom Pongpanupak, talent

Guo Jingyu, Yue Lina, Venessa Lian, John Ho, Emir Duzel, Debbie Lee, TechTV Sabanitha Rosanne Lo, Plus GHY Culture and Media ATV, Turkey Network Shanmugasundram, Media Networks Asia Mediacorp

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New Asia studio backs Record 6,500km walk for 6-part series LGBTQ filmmaking Ash Dykes on the first months of the year-long adventure

Taiwanese LGBTQ rights movement is backing a new studio designed to sup- port queer filmmaking. Gol Studios, which came out during the Singapore Media Festival (SMF) in Singapore last week, outlines a mission “to help develop outstanding queer films and to bring them further into the mainstream”.

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The new studio, a partnership with the Portico Media-backed LGBT film streaming platform GagaooLala, aims to “forge a community of diverse filmmak- ers to develop, finance and distribute films that will inspire a generation of

storytellers,” says Jay Lin, Portico Media Ash Dykes, Into The Heart Of China chief executive and founder/director of the Taiwan International Queer Film Wolves, bears, leopards, snow leopards, about two years to plan and was mas- Festival. landslides, mainland police, altitude-sick sively complicated in terms of permits, Gol Studios advisors include Sigrid An- guides, hospital beds, warnings not to permissions and logistics. And then there drea Bernardo (Mr & Mrs Cruz), Nelson walk at night, exquisite views and big were the things he couldn’t plan for. For Yeh (A Taiwanese Tale of Two Cities) experiences... That pretty much sums up instance, seven of the eight people who and Zero Chou (The Substitute). British extreme adventurer Ash Dykes’ life joined him in the early stages of the mission The studio follows a path set in the since August this year, when he set off had to be evacuated, mostly because of past few years by the Taiwan Interna- from the Jianggendiru Glacier on the Ti- altitude sickness. “The mission was already tional Queer Film Festival and Gaga- betan Plateau to become the first person in jeopardy two days in,” he says. oolala, which is Asia’s first LGBT film ever to walk more than 6,437km along the Filming the trip is a mix of DIY – “I had a streaming platform. Yangtze from source to sea. few lessons” – tech (a drone and a few “We realised how many projects, Four months in, #MissionYangtze is GoPros) he carries with him and profes- stories worth telling, are out there that on the 308 Provincial Road between sional crew at various points. are not being funded,” Lin says. Zhongtai and Zhongcun, moving towards Dykes is already a two-time world record Gol Studios hopes to back 10-15 Jin’An on a year-long journey being holder – for a solo/unsupported walk projects – including feature films, short- tracked for the six-part half-hour docu- across Mongolia in 2014, followed two form and TV series – a year. “We’re not mentary, Into The Heart of China: Walking years later by being the first person to talk dictating what kinds of projects,” Lin The Yangtze. the length of Madagascar. says. The series, scheduled for delivery in Q4 He says he started thinking about the “We understand queer cinema, its 2019, is a partnership between Singapore- Yangtze project before he started his differences and uniqueness. Gol Stu- based distribution/production agency Madagascar challenge. dios is born with the objective of giving Bomanbridge Media and production “I always find that if I’m thinking of the support new LGBT film projects in all house Mandarin Film. next trip it always motivates me to get this states of production, from funding to Speaking by phone from the road, current one done”. marketing,” he adds. Dykes says the China adventure took More at www.contentasia.tv

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India, Singapore top inaugural Asian awards 47 winners spread across 13 countries, streamers shine

The “Goddess of Creativity” spread her wings wide for the inaugural Asian Academy Creative Awards, held in Sin- gapore last week. The new awards, which replace the , are owned by Michael McKay’s activeTV and backed by government agency, the Info-communications Media Develop- ment Authority (IMDA), as part of the Singapore Media Festival. Founding sponsors include Turner, Hooq, Viacom International Media Networks and Viu. Thirteen countries went home with at least one statuette in ceremonies over two nights. In total, 47 awards were handed out. No channel, production house or country dominated. If there was a big single winner, it was Turner, which took home eight awards for both CNN and Cartoon Network. CNN won five awards, including Secret State Inside North Korea (Best Documentary Programme, Best Best actress Adinia Wirasti, Critical Eleven (Hooq) Lifestyle Programme for Business Traveller – Thailand and Best News Programme for , which is still home to a few services. News Stream. regional broadcasters, also punched Hulu Japan’s Miss Sherlock, a co-pro India and Singapore topped the night above its weight, with five awards split with HBO Asia, won Best Drama Series – with nine statuettes each, including the between CNN (2), PCCW Media’s free- the sole win for Japan. award for Best Director (Fiction), which TV channel ViuTV (2) and National Geo- Singtel-back JV streamer, Hooq, won went to Sacred Games director Anurag graphic Partners (1). three awards, including Best Actress in a Kashyap/Phantom Films for Netflix.Sacred Hong Kong’s ViuTV, the free-TV channel Leading Role, which went to Adinia Wirasti Games/Aarti Bajaj also won the Best Edit- operated by PCCW Media (which also for Indonesian original Critical Eleven and ing award. operates streaming platform Viu) won Best Sound for Marlina The Murderer in Awards for host country Singapore in- best promo/trailer for Rainbow Pocket Four Acts by Cinesurya. cluded Best one-off Children’s special for and best infotainment programme for China’s iQiyi won best branded pro- indie animation house, One Animation’s Backup Memory. gramme/series for Hot Blood Dance Crew. Oddbods: The Festive Menace. The coun- Hong Kong tied with Australia, where Traditional broadcasters topped try’s sole free-TV broadcaster, Mediacorp, Cartoon Network’s Bill and Tony won both achievements in the Philippines, where took home five of the nine awards, spread Best Children’s Animated Programme or broadcaster ABS-CBN’s long-running across four of its seven channels plus Series and Best 3D Animated Programme drama anthology, , streaming platform Toggle. or Series. took home the prize for Best Single Drama Other awards went to China (three Streaming platforms – Viu, Hooq, iQiyi, or Telemovie. awards), Hong Kong (five awards), Ma- Hulu Japan, Netflix and Amazon Prime Outside of CNN, which won two of Ko- laysia (two awards), (four), Video – had a significant impact on the rea’s three awards, CJ ENM/Studio Dragon Korea (three), Japan (one), Philippines inaugural awards list, although even in flew the flag for Korean drama, with the (two), Taiwan (two), Thailand (one) and the platform-vs-platform race, wins were Best Adaptation of an Existing Format Australia (five). spread evenly across traditional and new award for scripted series Life on Mars.

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From point of view, no matter what we are doing, we are not doing it for ourselves. It’s not about us. It’s about people. It’s about life.”

Wang Shaudi, Director/Producer, Eightgeman Taiwan

Singapore’s Mediacorp and Taiwan’s We have to think of a way to face the fu- is the most difficult script ever”. Now on Eightgeman start shooting their first dra- ture... there are a lot of challenges to our script revision five, Wang says there are ma co-pro – All Is Well – in January 2019, Chinese culture,” Wang says. likely to be more. with two separate but connected 20-epi- Mediacorp describes the All Is Well proj- Wang is well aware of the impact of dig- sode story lines unfolding across the two ect as part its effort to engage with “the ital/social media on the viewing environ- countries. extended creative ecosystem beyond ment and says filmmakers have to think of All Is Well hinges upon the real-life hack- the shores of Singapore”. Production in the new media environment. ing of ATMs across Taiwan in 2016. Parallel Singapore will be spearheaded by senior “The future environment for airing pro- plots, both sparked by the same cyber- executive producer Leong Lye Lin (Reach grammes is different,” she says. “Nowa- crime that occurs in the first episode of for the Skies). days people watch content through mo- each series, play out in the two countries, In Taiwan, where Taiwan Television bile phones, or record... you don’t make where events diverge in dramatically dif- (TTV) will air the show from late-August TV for people to come home to for a ferent directions. 2019, the approach is rooted in an ef- certain time,” she says, adding that “the Ultimately, the 40-part drama is an ex- fort to draw on common backgrounds, good thing is that people are interacting, ercise in collaboration born of a new re- common culture, and the will to highlight discussing ideas online”. gional creative order bonding over shared common social issues. All 40 episodes of the high-concept Chinese culture. “From my point of view, no matter what drama – starring Blue Lan, Joanne Tseng, Describing the series as a “thrilling tale we are doing, we are not doing for our- and Desmond Tan – will be avail- of murder, mystery and mayhem”, vet- selves, it’s not about us. It’s about people, able on Mediacorp’s streaming platform eran Taiwanese director/producer, Wang it’s about life,” she says. Toggle. The 20 Singapore episodes will be Shaudi (Q Series, A Boy Named Flora A), Wang says crafting an original script split stripped Mondays to Fridays on Media- says the drama addresses family ethics between Taiwan and Singapore was All Is corp’s Chinese at 9pm from and hope for the next generation as well Well’s biggest challenge. late-August 2019, followed by the Taiwan as modern challenges to Chinese culture. “We had to think how to separate the series on at 10pm on the same “The world is getting smaller especially story line into two but still keep the con- nights. Rights are shared by Mediacorp when humans are creating more rubbish. nection,” she says, adding: “I will say this and Taiwan Television. C NTENTASIA 11 December 2018-6 January 2019 Page 13.

We are not genre-specific, but we are very much talent-driven... What I want to see are great local voices, fresh voices.”

Alon Shtruzman Chief Executive, Keshet International

Keshet International (KI) chief execu- stakes ambition, betrayal and treachery And in multiple languages. “Nowa- tive, Alon Shtruzman, arrived in Singa- played out in Australia’s capital. days there is an appetite not only for pore last week with a little less than Project number one is The Trial of Chris- English [programmes] but also for other US$63 million in his wallet and big eyes tine Keeler, starring Sophie Cookson as the languages... a lot of this is thanks for the on Asia for great stories. He left without woman at the centre of the Profumo af- streamers,” he says. sharing (at least not with us) whether he fair. The series is an Ecosse Films and Great What he is fussy about is talent. “We are had seen any projects he liked enough Meadow co-production for BBC One. not genre-specific, but we are very much to finance, but with plans to return to The fund catapults Keshet from pro- talent driven,” he says. “What I want to Asia early in the new year. ducer / broadcaster / distributor to fully see are great local voices, fresh voices.... Is it possible that the third project un- fledged studio, and KI is open to any idea when we make a decision about fund- der Keshet’s content fund, launched in in any language, with any mix of funding, ing, we want to see big local talent at- March this year, could come from Asia? Shtruzman says. tached.” Absolutely, Shtruzman says, talking about, “No, no, no, no, no, no, no,” he says to a Shtruzman is hoping to close the fund’s among other things, his hope for a global question about a preference for financing project #3 this year, and is aiming to dou- co-production with Asian participants. any particular genres. “There is no alloca- ble that to six in 2019. The second of two projects already an- tion and no boxes,” he insists. Asian participation is “very doable”, he nounced is a partnership with Australia’s “It used to be pretty common to say that says. “We think that in the same way we ABC and Screen Australia on Blackfella drama is a better business than comedy in see international shows being co-pro- Films’ six-part political drama, Black B*tch terms of the global market. But, you know duced between U.K., Europe and the U.S., (working title), scheduled to air in 2019. what, even that’s changing now. There Asia has become a big player and we think The series, starring Rachel Griffiths (Broth- are so many great platforms, and there the talent is there. The audience is there. ers and Sisters) and Deborah Mailman are so many players that there is a need It’s about finding the right stories it makes (The Secret Life of Us), is a story of high- and appetite for everything,” he says. sense to be told in multiple languages.” C NTENTASIA countryprofile 11 December 2018-6 January 2019 Page 14. Hong Kong

In numbers

Population...... 7.448 million Households...... ,,,,....2.579 million Avg. household size...... 2.8 TV households...... 2.497 million TV penetration...... 97.7% Total TV audience (4+)...... 6.530 million Digital terrestrial TV penetration...... 88% Pay TV households...... 2.176 million Pay TV penetration...... 85% Internet service providers...... 252 Broadband internet subs...... 2.676 million Broadband penetration (H/H)...... 92.5% Mobile phone subs...... 18.6 million Mobile phone penetration...... 250.8%

Source: Census and Statistics Department (population, households), Office of the Communications Authority (TV, internet, mobile)

Free TV Deep in the Realm of Conscience, TVB Limited Launched in May 2017 as Fantastic Tele- vision, Hong Kong Open TV is the free-TV latest drama series. PCCW has pledged flagship channel Jade; Eng- subsidiary of pay-TV cable operator i-Ca- HK$600 million/US$78 million for HKTVE’s lish-language Pearl; 24-hour free news ble Communications, which received its programming and production in 2016- channel TVB News Channel; TVB Finance free-TV licence in May 2016. The licence 2018 and an additional HK$700 million/ Channel (a 24-hour free finance informa- is valid through to May 2028, with a mid- US$90 million in 2018-2020. tion channel); and J2 (general entertain- term review around 2022. The free-TV ment youth-focused). TVB also operates service rebranded in October 2018, with Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) OTT service myTV SUPER in Hong Kong a revamped/repositioned infotainment Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) was and TVB Anywhere in overseas markets slate and an overall offering skewed to- set up in 1928 with government fund- such as , U.K., Europe, Australia, wards in-house productions. i-Cable’s ing to provide public service content. and Singapore. In addition, TVB English-language channel, Hong Kong RTHK operates three digital terrestrial TV programmes are licensed and distrib- International Business Channel (HKIBC), (DTT) channels – RTHK TV31, RTHK TV32, uted worldwide. The company annu- launched at the end of July 2018, offering RTHK TV33 ­­– launched in 2014; and two ally produces about 700 hours of drama mainly financial news and information in analogue channels – RTHK TV31A, RTHK series and 23,000 hours of infotainment English and Putonghua. Hong Kong Open TV33A – launched in April 2016. Flagship content, including news, current affairs, TV and HKIBC are operated by i-Cable’s channel RTHK TV31/A offers general pro- variety and travelogue. subsidiary Fantastic Television Limited. gramming on current affairs, education, arts and culture. RTHK TV32 is a live event HK Television Entertainment (HKTVE) channel that covers Legislative Council Pay TV PCCW’s HK Television Entertainment (HK- meetings, international news and public Hong Kong Cable Television TVE) soft launched Cantonese-language interest events. RTHK TV33/A is a relay of Hong Kong Cable Television, owned by ViuTV in March 2016 and rolled out com- ’s CCTV-1. RTHK, i-Cable Communications, launched in mercially in April 2016. ViuTV’s key offering which has airtime blocks on free-TVs TVB 1993 offering TV, broadband internet, is factual entertainment. The rest of the and HKTVE, also operates online/mobile multimedia and telephony services. line-up includes drama series, news, kids TV/radio apps. and sports programming. HKTVE launched Hong Kong Cable Television had 833,000 its second free-TV English-language ser- Television Broadcasts Ltd (TVB) TV subscribers in June 2018. Monthly sub- vice, ViuTVsix, in March 2017. The offering Established on 19 Nov 1967, Television scription rates start from HK$179/US$23 for includes news/public affairs programmes, Broadcasts Ltd (TVB) operates five digi- the Expo Pack to HK$579/US$74 for the variety shows, infotainment, and classic/ tal terrestrial television (DTT) channels – Premier HD Pack. As of Dec 2018, Hong

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Kong Cable Television was offering up- tions and kids. The service is available stand- HK$1.3 billion/US$166 million in June 2015. wards of 190 TV channels. Aside from TV, alone and via telcos Three, CSL and China Based on a freemium model, with both internet and telephony services, i-Cable Unicom at HK$88/US$11 a month. ad-supported and premium subscriptions, is also involved in content production. the platform carries content from Korea, myTV SUPER Japan, and Taiwan on now TV myTV SUPER launched in April 2016, offer- multi-platforms and connected-devic- now TV launched in 2003 and offers more ing multi-screen access to TVB content; es. Viu users across the region (20 million than 180 linear TV channels and on de- drama series from mainland China, Korea, monthly active users) were watching 14.8 mand library of in-house, local, Asian and Taiwan and Japan, variety shows and ani- billion videos minutes in the first half of international programming to upwards of mation; Hong Kong movies from 1970 to 2018. Viu is also accessible via Hong Kong 1.343 million subscribers in Hong Kong. As 2000; and live broadcasts of over 50 local/ telco CSL. In the region, Viu is available in part of its quadruple-play offering, parent international TV channels, including five Singapore (since Jan 2016), Malaysia (Feb company PCCW also provides fixed-line, TVB free-to-air channels (instant playback 2016), India (March 2016), Indonesia (May broadband and mobile communication available in three hours for some chan- 2016), Philippines (Nov 2016), Thailand services. PCCW also operates an over- nels) and third-party channels. The service (May 2017) and Myanmar (Sep 2018). the-top (OTT) video service under the Viu is available via mobile apps, website and brand in Hong Kong and across the re- in 4K UHD on TV through myTV SUPER box gion as well as a domestic free-TV service from HK$780/US$100 for 12 months. The Production in Hong Kong (ViuTV/ViuTVsix) via subsid- myTV SUPER apps cost from HK$38/US$5 iary HK Television Entertainment (HKTVE). a month. myTV SUPER, owned and oper- Ants Media Asia Ants Media Group was established in ated by MyTV Super Limited, the digital London in 2002 to produce television media unit of Hong Kong’s dominant ter- content. The group launched Ants Me- Streaming/OTT restrial broadcaster, Television Broadcasts dia Asia in Hong Kong in 2012, provid- Limited (TVB), had 6.6 million users (set-top Hong Kong has access to a wide variety ing production services and support for boxes owners and active mobile app us- of online streaming platformsm, including news, sports and documentary content. ers) in June 2018. Amazon Prime Video, iTunes, Spuul and Broadcasting clients include BBC World, Yupp TV. Netflix Discovery Networks (U.S.), FOX Sports, En- Netflix in Hong Kong is available directly demol Shine and Globo TV. (ATV) Digital Media or via PCCW’s now TV. Subscriptions cost Defunct free-TV broadcaster Asia Televi- HK$63/US$7.99 for basic (one screen, SD); A&B Film Enterprises sion Limited (ATV), which went off air in HK$78/US$9.99 for standard (two screens, A&B Film Enterprise specialises in the pro- April 2016 after 59 years, was reincarnated HD); and HK$93/US$11.99 for premium duction of TV drama series, documenta- as an OTT service (trial) in December 2017. (four screens, HD/UHD). New members ries, telefilms and movies. The company, The new ATV commercially launched in get a free one-month trial. which has produced over 2,200 hours January 2018 offering 80% acquired and drama series and 100+ movie titles over 20% in-house video content, including Now E the last 44 years, also distributes and ac- programming from its two former free-TV PCCW launched Now E in May 2018. The quires content, including Korean and channels ATV Home and ATV World. aim is a one-stop entertainment OTT plat- Chinese drama series. form with international and Asian dramas FOX+ and movies, and sports events, for the APV Video streaming platform FOX+ launched millennials. APV is a film and creative agency work- in Hong Kong in November 2017, offering ing with brands across Asia. Services in- 10,000+ hours of programming across RTHK clude documentary/corporate video/ multiple genres, including U.S. series, RTHK provides a range of online and brand/viral film production, channel first-run Hollywood movies, Chinese and mobile apps, including a news portal at branding and content strategy. Clients Asian content, National Geographic thk.hk offering TV/radio simulcasts; RTHK include RTHK, Red Bull, Youku and Disney. titles as well as three live sports channels. Screen for live webcast/catch-up of RTHK TV31/32; and RTHK On The Go for Cheeky Monkey Productions Founded in 2009, Cheeky Monkey Pro- hmvod news, live radio streaming. Hong Kong’s music/DVD retailer HMV Digital ductions is a film and television produc- China group launched online video stream- Viu tion company, creating media from a ing platform hmvod in March 2017. Hmvod Hong Kong telco PCCW launched Viu, modern, female perspective, intended offers about 3,000 local/international titles, an OTT video service in Oct 2015 after for a globally aware audience. Produc- including movies, TV series, original produc- acquiring U.S.-based Vuclip for approx. tion credits include The Helper, Tuesday

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Girl, Habibti, Polo Dolls (U.S.) and All one-stop service, offering from produc- HKT Rhyme, No Reason. tion to distribution and equipment rental Hong Kong Telecommunications (HKT) pro- services, among others. The company, vides fixed-line, broadband & mobile com- Coconuts TV mostly known for its involvement in 1960’s munications services. HKT offers Hong Kong’s Coconuts TV produces short videos ex- British-American romantic drama filmThe only quadruple-play experience delivering ploring the weird/wondrous stories of Asia World of Suzie Wong, also has branches media content on its fixed-line, broadband and distributes them online. New videos, in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Macau, internet access and mobile platforms jointly spanning news, food, travel, and docu- Singapore and . with parent company, PCCW. mentary, are published every week and licensed to broadcast TV channels in the Media Group Hutchison Telecommunications U.S., Europe and Asia. Coconuts TV is the Established in 2004, Shezhen Media Hutchison Telecommunications Hong video production division of Coconuts Group specialises in the production of Kong (HTHKH), a member of the CK Hutchi- Media, an online news network. drama series, movies and entertainment son group, offers mobile, fixed and wifi programmes. The company also owns networks. Mobile communications are Golden Gate Productions and operates 11 TV channels, four radio provided in Hong Kong and Macau under Golden Gate Productions was incorpo- stations, mobile TV and broadband inter- the “3” brand. Fixed-line residential broad- rated in 1992, producing films and TV pro- net, among other services. band, telephone and IDD services are of- grammes such as As The Light Goes Out fered in Hong Kong as part of the “3Home (Hong Kong), crime thriller filmPort of Call Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) Broadband” bundle. (Hong Kong), Lakshmi 2011 (India), Shad- Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) op- ow Boxing III (Russia), Perfect Proposal erates a vertically integrated business SmarTone (Korea), Suspect (Korea) and miniseries model encompassing production, broad- Wireless communications carrier SmarT- One Child (BBC). casting and distribution. The company one provides voice, multimedia and annually produces more than 700 hours of mobile broadband services via 4G and Just Media drama series and upwards of 23,000 hours 3G HSPA+ networks, as well as fixed fibre Just Media specialises in films, televi- of infotainment content, including news, broadband services to about 2.39 mil- sion programmes (drama, documen- current affairs, variety and travelogue. lion residential/corporate customers (1H tary), TV commercials and multimedia 2018). SmarTone Telecommunications is programmes for regional and interna- a subsidiary of Sun Hung Kai Properties. tional markets. Telcos/Mobile

Mustard China Mobile Hong Kong Regulators Established in 2011, Mustard creates China Mobile Hong Kong (CMHK), a whol- original long- and short-form content for ly owned subsidiary of China Mobile Ltd, Commerce and Economic the region and provides full production was established in Jan 1997. Services in- Development Bureau services. Clients include A+E Networks, clude voice, data, IDD and international The Communications and Technology Discovery Networks, Endemol India and roaming. China Mobile had 919 million to- Branch of Hong Kong’s Commerce and Hong Kong Tourism Board. Production tal mobile subscribers, of which 700 million Economic Development Bureau is re- credits include fashion documentary were 4G customers, and 151 million wire- sponsible for policy matters on broad- FrontLine Fashion II for Lifetime Asia. line broadband subscribers in Oct 2018. casting, film-related issues, overall view of creative (including film) industry, de- Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) HKBN velopment of telecommunications, in- Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) pledg- HKBN Group offers a full range of tele- novation and technology, and control of es to produce 2,578 TV programmes communications solutions for both the obscene and indecent articles. totalling 1,566 hours for 2018-2019. The residential and enterprise markets, en- total transmission hours for 2018-2019 is compassing broadband and wifi network Communications Authority estimated to be 36,163 hours, heavily services, cloud solutions, data connectiv- Established on 1 April 2012, the Communi- skewed towards current affairs, civic ed- ity, data facilities, system integration, mo- cations Authority (CA) oversees the con- ucation and arts/culture programming. bile services, entertainment and voice vergence of Hong Kong’s broadcasting/ communications. HKBN had 860,000 telecommunications sectors. The CA also Salon Films broadband and 500,000 voice residen- makes recommendations on domestic Launched in 1959, Salon Films provides a tial subscribers at the end of August 2018. free-TV/pay-TV programme service licenc- es, as well as dealing with broadcasting/ telecommunications’ public complaints. Be included! Please send your details to Malena at [email protected] or +65 6846 5982 Adapted from ContentAsia’s The Big List 2019 C NTENTASIA events 11 December 2018-6 January 2019 Page 17.

What’s on where...

January 2019 17-18 Vdonxt Asia Mumbai, India

22-24 NATPE Miami, U.S.

March 2019 5-7 SportelAsia Macau

11-12 INTV YMCA Jerusalem, Israel

18-21 Hong Kong FILMART Hong Kong

April 2019 3-5 Content Expo Tokyo Tokyo, Japan

6-7 MIP Doc Cannes, France

6-7 MIP Formats Cannes, France

8-11 MIP TV Cannes, France

23-25 APOS Bali, Indonesia

May 2019 8-10 Busan Contents Market (BCM) Busan, Korea

L.A. Screenings 14-17 L.A., U.S.A. (Studio screenings TBC)

27-28 DW Global Media Forum Bonn, Germany

June 2019 5-7 MIP China Hangzhou, China

6-8 Vietnam Telefilm Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

18-20 BroadcastAsia Singapore

18-20 CommunicAsia Singapore

August 2019 21-23 BCWW Seoul, Korea

28-29 ContentAsia Summit Singapore

September 2019 26-29 Gwangju ACE Fair Gwangju,

October 2019 12-13 MIP Junior Cannes, France

14-17 Mipcom Cannes, France

December 2019 4-6 Asia TV Forum & Market, ATF Singapore

The full list of events is available at www.contentasia.tv/events-list

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Spongebob rules in Indonesia Activity doubles following Stephen Hillenburg’s death C NTENT

Editorial Director Indonesia remains hotter than ever for the activiity than it attracted in May. The Janine Stein Viacom’s Spongebob, pushing the ani- dramatic increase coincides with the 26 [email protected] mated character to top spot for the week November death of Spongebob creator Assistant Editor of 25 November to 1 December – up one Stephen Hillenburg. Malena Amzah place from second position in May this Two other animated titles – Japanese [email protected] year, according to the latest data from anime One Piece and South Korea’s Tayo Research Manager Parrot Analytics. The Little Bus – made it to the top 10 over- CJ Yong Spongebob Squarepants ended the all list. Kids animation series, Tayo The Little [email protected] week with more than double the demand Bus, about a mischievous blue bus and his Editorial Research Aqilah Yunus expressions of its closest competitor – The friends, attracted more interest than any [email protected] Walking Dead – and more than double of the titles on global streamers. Design Rae Yong Top 10 Overall TV Shows: Indonesia Rank Title Average Demand Associate Publisher Expressions® (Americas, Europe) and VP, International Business Development 1 Spongebob Squarepants 29,727,422 Leah Gordon 2 The Walking Dead 13,515,296 [email protected] Sales and Marketing (Asia) 3 Game Of Thrones 11,983,961 Masliana Masron 4 The Voice 11,448,210 [email protected] 5 The Flash 9,959,691 6 One Piece 9,237,274 To receive your regular free copy of ContentAsia, please email 7 The Good Doctor 8,681,042 [email protected] 8 Marvel's Daredevil 8,210,123 Published fortnightly by: 9 Arrow 8,159,934 Pencil Media Pte Ltd 10 Tayo The Little Bus 7,727,450 730A Geylang Road Singapore 389641 Top 10 English Digital Originals: Indonesia Tel: +65 6846-5987 Rank Title Platform Average Demand www.contentasia.tv Expressions® MCI (P) 091/11/2015 1 Marvel's Daredevil Netflix 8,210,123 2 Narcos Netflix 7,166,115 Copyright 2018 Pencil Media Pte Ltd. All Rights Reserved. 3 The Haunting Of Hill House Netflix 5,918,855 4 The Grand Tour Amazon Prime Video 5,407,990 5 Stranger Things Netflix 5,161,956 6 13 Reasons Why Netflix 4,982,052 7 Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina Netflix 4,229,854 8 The Last Kingdom Netflix 4,203,709 9 The Handmaid's Tale Hulu 3,593,856 10 Orange Is The New Black Netflix 3,431,854 C NTENT Date range: 25 November-1 December, 2018 Market: Indonesia Daily news with Demand Expressions®: A global metric standard developed by Parrot ContentAsia Insider Analytics which represents the total audience demand being expressed email [email protected] for a title, within a market. Audience demand reflects the desire, engage- for subscription details ment and viewership, weighted by importance; so a stream/download is a higher expression of demand than a ‘like’/comment. Note: Local/regional content in this country is still being onboarded by Parrot Analytics