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Yim taps Taiwan true crime for debut drama series Sixty Percent kicks off with Imagine, CalFilms

Fox Networks Group’s long-time original production lead, Cora Yim, has of- ficially hung out her new Sixty Percent Productions shingle with partner Kit Low, going live at the weekend with the first project in development and a lot more where that came from, courtesy of outsize demand from global and local streamers, Taiwan’s booming production landscape, plus long and deep roots in ’s production industry. The full story is on page 6

PLUS • Hero’s welcome for Disney+ in HK • Zee taps sports format for music show • GMA opens new DTT era in • RTHK review under way

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Less than 1% of films in Philippines’ GMA rolls out new mobile era SG censored, MCI says US$13.50 DTT dongle opens access to TV platform

Less than 1% of films screened in Singa- pore were cut to comply with content Philippines’ network GMA rolled out its DepEd TV will be added soon (no date classification in the past five years, Sin- new mobile digital terrestrial TV receiver, confirmed) along with other free-to-air gapore’s Ministry for Communications GMA Now, at the weekend, promising a channels available in specific user areas. and Information (MCI) said this month. game-changing entertainment experi- The Manila-based network, which has Answering questions in Parliament ence in enabling users to watch TV on taken over top broadcast spot after the about approvals before general re- the go for free. exit of ABS-CBN in May last year, has lease, MCI said the Infocomm Media The new device costs a one-off Ps649/ made the new device part of its appre- Development Authority had received US$13.50 with no monthly fee. ciation message to “our loyal Kapuso for 24,196 applications for classification for GMA Now enables Android smart- the unceasing support”. films and 5,001 for arts/entertainment phones to receive live broadcasts of The plug-and-play dongle, developed (videos/plays/etc) in the past five years. GMA, GMA News TV, Heart of Asia and in-house by digital media and tech unit, 137 films (0.57%) were edited to com- Hallypop channels. GMA New Media Inc, includes exclusive ply with classification guidelines. Over An Apple iPhone platform will follow; interactive features. the same period, 18 arts/entertainment no date has yet been confirmed. GMA says the device is the first mobile productions (0.36%) were edited. The dongle also enables viewers to DTT receiver to combine traditional TV “The majority of these edits were access GMA Videos-On-Demand via a with interactivity via the internet. made for offensive religious content or dedicated on-demand tab; a messag- GMA Now is available in parts of explicit sexual depictions. A small minor- ing platform, Groupee Chat, which is Metro Manila, Rizal, Bulacan, Pampan- ity were assessed to promote terrorism being enhanced to deliver GMA show ga, Cavite, Laguna, Baguio City, Pan- or individuals who espoused violence,” updates along with promotions that gasinan, Batangas, Metro Cebu, Metro MCI said. involve quizzes and polls for prizes. Davao, and Cagayan de Oro.

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Piano sets up APAC HQ RTHK review under way, Yau tells LegCo in No plans to privatise pubcaster

The review of Hong Kong’s government- said the government had no plans to funded public service broadcaster, privatise RTHK. Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK), is He also underlined the broadcaster’s expected to be complete within six editorial independence, its commitment months, Secretary for Commerce and to accuracy and impartiality and its Economic Development, Edward Yau, compliance with Communications Au- told the Legislative Council on 3 Feb. thority codes of practice, and said the The dedicated review team was current mechanisms in place to handle established in mid July 2020 to look at viewer complaints were effective. RTHK governance and management, Yau said seven complaints about and to provide recommendations. RTHK’s programmes in the two years Replying to questions from Chan Hau- from 2019 to January 2021 were found pan about RTHK’s programme quality, to be valid. One serious warning was governance and development, Yau issued.

Tim Rowell

Subscription/customer experience soft- Now TV will regain momentum in 2021 – HKT ware platform Piano has set up its Asia- Sports and new relevant content to drive gains Pacific HQ in Singapore, led by former U.K. general manager Tim Rowell. Hong Kong telco HKT expects its Now US$83.5 million. The new office – Piano’s first in the TV pay-television business to regain The telco’s total revenue for last year region outside of Japan – builds upon a momentum in 2021 with the exclusive was HK$32,389 million/US$4.2 billion, client base that includes Hong Kong- broadcast of the UEFA Euro 2020, post- down 2% on the previous year. based South Morning Post, Malay- poned last year because of Covid-19. Pay-TV EBITDA for the last quarter sia’s The Star, ’s Thai Rath and Reporting its first results since Now TV was HK$174 million/US$22 million; mar- Australian Community Media. was transferred from PCCW at the end gin was 27%, aided by content cost The Japan operation was added to of September last year, HKT said Now streamlining and improved operational Piano’s footprint via the acquisition of TV’s 2021 slate included self-curated efficiencies. Norwegian AI-powered data manage- content relevant to Hong Kong audi- Now TV ended 2020 with 1,348,000 ment and intelligent personalisation tech ences and new content through the subscriber homes. provider Cxense in October 2019. recently launched factual brand, Now HKT said revenue had softened last Piano’s decision to commit to an on- True. year because of the suspension of ground presence in Asia runs alongside The telco said new functions, includ- sporting events around the world, as a strategic shift to subscription models. ing supporting five user profiles and a well as the intermittent closure of bars “All the evidence suggests that media new personalisation and recommenda- that streamed live sports. companies across the region are em- tion engine, had kicked in in late 2020 New subscriptions and growth in ad- bracing subscription models as well as and would positively impact perfor- vertising and mobile/youth-focused first-party data strategies to drive audi- mance in 2021. streaming service, Now E, helped re- ence engagement,” Rowell says. Now TV revenues for the last three gain some of the lost ground, the telco months of 2020 were HK$647 million/ said.

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Malaysia’s PFM pleads Zee5 taps sports format for music show for production to restart New music league reworks perennial hunt for fresh talent

Malaysia’s Film Producers Association (PFM) has asked the government to ease filming restrictions implemented under the current Covid-19 control measures. Promising strict operating pro- cedures, the association outlined huge losses across the board and pleaded for immediate relief. Government funds to boost the industry cannot be deployed while projects are on pause, PFM said.

Outdoor debuts in ; France24 adds HK Cable

Outdoor Channel went live on India’s Tata Sky at end January, marking the adventure lifestyle channel’s South Asia debut. Outdoor is offered as a , Indian Pro Music League mobile service to Tata Sky app sub- scribers and online. The channel will be integrated into the Tata Sky Binge+ Zee5 kicks off latest music series, the and in lead roles. Smart set top box later; no date yet. Indian Pro Music League, on 26 Feb- The Power, billed as a “hair-raising In another carriage deal, Hong Kong ruary, riding sports terminology and journey into the world of two lovers as Cable picked up . The Janu- references in what it clearly hopes will their families are ripped apart for the ary carriage agreement gives both the become a valuable new property in a sake of revenge and power” (but ham- French and English news channels a cricket league-obsessed market. mered by local reviewers for, among new basic cable berth. The basic pack Indian actor Salman Khan has been other things, being a “Godfather tale is available to 800,000 subscribers. tapped as the face of the league that very quickly turns stale”), premieres France24 is now available to all three format music show, which features six on 11 February. TV platforms in Hong Kong. teams supported by actors, The two Alt Balaji series are Crashh sports celebrities and musicians fighting (14 February), a family drama about to find fresh voices. four siblings separated during an ac- q Teams are led by Mika Singh, Shaan, cident and their journey to reunite; and Ankit Tiwari and Kailash Kher and celeb- Dev DD (20 February), based on Sarat Japan, Malaysia, Korea, rities attached include Rajkummar Rao, Chandra Chattopadhyay’s novel with Shraddha Kapoor, Govinda, Bobby Sanjay Suri in the lead role. HK boosts kids slates Deol and Suresh Raina. Zee5 has also moved into high- The new music show caps a month of promotion mode on upcoming original Broadcasters in Japan, Malaysia, Korea multi-genre films and TV series, pro- crime-comedy Sunflower, produced by and Hong Kong have picked up a slew duced in multiple languages to service and Good Co. of kids titles – including Originals Zee strongholds in regional-language The streaming series, which premieres – from Beyond Rights. Disney Japan markets. These follow February’s in April as a Zee5 Original, stars actor acquired all three seasons of Netflix tentpole, Lahore Confidential, which and stand-up comic Sunil Grover (Tan- series, Beat Bugs. Motown Magic sold dropped on 4 February. dav, Gabbar Is Back) as one of the resi- to Malaysia’s RTM. Korea’s Daekyo Kids Among the upcoming February dents of a middle-class housing society TV acquired pre-school property Hush- premieres are two shows from Alt Balaji in . Sunflower is co-directed by abye Lullaby, while Hong Kong Cable along with Mahesh Manjrekar’s gang- writer Vikas Bahl with Rahul Sengupta. Television acquired Junior Vets and The ster film The Power, produced by Galani Production on Sunflower started in No- Dengineers from CBBC Productions. Entertainments with Vidyut Jammwal vember 2020.

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Yim taps Taiwan true crime for new shingle’s debut series Sixty Percent Productions kicks off with Imagine, CalFilms alliance

Fox Networks Group’s long-time original predictable development, given her The country’s creative industry has production lead, Cora Yim, has officially production network. never been as vibrant, government com- hung out her new shingle, going live And the timing couldn’t be better. Yim mitment and support has never been this weekend with the first project in exited Disney/Fox Networks Group Asia in stronger, a culture of diversity and inclu- development and a handful of others in July 2020 after 11 years. With Sixty Percent sion has taken root, creative freedom is discussion. Productions, she enters an originals frenzy prized... and then there’s Covid-19. Yim’s Sixty Percent Productions with across the region driven by global and Unlike most of the world, Taiwan’s pan- partner Kit Low was formally set up five local streaming platforms. demic containment measures have not weeks ago, based in Hong Kong with a Yim spent most of her 11 years at FNG included lockdowns or production paus- North Asia focus but with eyes on good overseeing FNG’s Chinese channels and es. The opportunities have drawn talent stories from anywhere in the region. non-linear services, and content business and projects from around the world to Project number one, premium Chinese across the region. She led FNG’s push into the island. This combines with outsize anthology series Taiwan Crime Stories, originals, including financial thriller The demand from streaming platforms. is co-financed and co-produced with Trading Floor (2018), Hong Kong crime “This is really good timing to incubate Imagine Entertainment and Benjamin drama Stained (2019) and a slate of films and create great stories,” Yim says. Lin’s Taiwan-based CalFilms Asia, and with Singapore-based listed production For Sixty Percent Productions, the alli- with a production grant from Taiwan’s house mm2. ance with Imagine – including the injec- Ministry of Culture. After she exited Disney at the tion of slick Hollywood storytelling talent The 12-episode show, which has its height of Covid-19 lockdowns, – ups the game. roots in a series born while Yim was still she spent two months in Taiwan “We are bringing in great skills at Fox, will be based on true crimes from exploring options and figuring sets from Hollywood to support Taiwan. out her next move. great Asian storytellers,” Yim The series is scheduled to go into pro- Sixty Percent Productions says. duction in mid-2021. (“because 60% of the world’s The hoped-for result goes Writers and directors attached include population lives in Asia,” she says) beyond blended East-West Liu Tsun-Han (What Love Has Taught Us); is the result. sensibilities. Hung Tzu-Hsuan (The Scoundrel), Liang “I have always believed there is a Yim says the need now is a Shu-Ting (The Victim’s Game); and Jimmy platform for high-quality bridge between plat- Hsu Jiu-Liang (The Victim’s Game). Asian productions that forms and their mind- U.S. producer/writer Trey Callaway can travel the world,” set and storytellers. (CSI:NY) is also attached to the project. she told ContentAsia. “It’s not even Licensing deals have not been con- “That has always been between East and firmed. Disney has first look rights because my vision, even in the West anymore,” of the show’s Fox heritage. old days at Star,” she she says. Taiwan Crime Stories is one of a handful adds. of series in development on Sixty Percent Taiwan is a logical Productions’ slate. Details of the others jumping off point, have not been disclosed. not only because the

Yim’s emergence as one of region’s market is something of Cora Yim, Co-founder, producers to watch is, perhaps, a a comfort zone for Yim. Sixty Percent Productions

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iQiyi adds Shaolin Master Beijing Winter Olympics kicks off to Lunar New Year slate Digital extravaganza to mark one-year countdown

Chinese streamer iQiyi premieres Stan- ley Tong’s action film Shaolin Master on its premium PVOD platform on the first day of the Lunar New Year holidays on 12 Feb. The film stars Wang Baoqiang (Lost in Thailand, Detective China- town) as Ximen Debao, an inn-keeper with no ambition, who trains with an eminent monk in order to prove his innocence of a crime for which he has been wrongly accused. iQiyi ramped up its PVOD offerings in the past year.

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The Apprentice Asia countdown to 18 March Beijing 2022 Olympic Torch Unveiling Ceremony debut on AXN Asia The International Olympic Committee Games. (IOC) has officially begun the one-year The official kick off was marked with Sports outfit One Championship is countdown to next year’s Beijing Winter a message from IOC president Thomas counting down to the 18 March debut Olympics. Bach aired on Chinese national televi- of its version of in Activities marking the occasion are sion at 7.55pm on Thursday (4 Feb) and the region. digitally led, centering around “the on the Olympic Channel. The reality series, backed and hosted resilience and strength of the athletes as The one-year countdown campaign by One Championship CEO Chatri Si- they prepare for the Games,” the IOC runs under the hashtag #strongerto- tyodtong, will air on KC Global Media’s says. gether. AXN Asia with windows on The campaign includes live chats The Beijing kickoff came a day after (Singapore), Abema (Japan), Kom- and interviews with athletes as well as the IOC published the first of what will be pasTV (), Amarin TV (Thai- Instagram takeovers from 4 February to a series of “playbooks” outlining safety land), Line TV (Thailand), TV5 Network 20 February – the same period that the measures for the Tokyo Olympics, sched- (Philippines), and HTV (). games will run in Beijing in 2022. uled to be held in July 2021. In China, ByteDance will stream the Separate digital campaigns will run The playbooks were developed in series on its Douyin, Xigua, and Toutiao across Twitter, Snapchat and online conjunction with, among others, the platforms from Saturday, 20 March. through Beijing Olympics partners Airbnb World Health Organization, the Govern- A global debut will follow in June. The and IPC. ment of Japan, the Tokyo Metropolitan global platform has not been disclosed. The one-year milestone is traditionally Government, and independent experts The latest version of The Apprentice when the IOC officially invites the Olym- and organisations. The IOC is also hold- Asia, is produced by Refinery Media. pic athletes from the National Olympic ing a series of briefings for broadcasters Committees (NOCs) to participate in the and others this month.

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Laos

In numbers Population...... 7.123 million Households...... 1.278 million Avg household size...... 5.3 TV households...... 77% Internet users...... 3.540 million Mobile phone users...... 4.636 million

Source: Lao Statistics Bureau (population/ households/internet/mobile in 2019, TV in 2015 census)

Free TV ​​​ Lao Army TV Channel 7 Lao Army TV Channel 7 began broad- casting in Sept 2020 from its building in under Lao’s Ministry of De- fence. The station solely airs news about the Lao military and its activities.

Lao National Television (LNTV) Great Asian Railway Journeys, BBC Earth on LaoSat DTH State-owned broadcaster, Lao Na- tional Television (LNTV), operates two channels: LNTV1 (news, current affairs, MV Lao Television (MVLao) Lao Cable Television politics, education, society) broadcast- MV Lao Television was established in In 2002, the government estab- ing for 18 hours; and LNTV3, a 24-hour 2006 by Thailand’s MV Television under lished a JV with Chinese cable com- general entertainment service. Most of Lao’s Ministry of Information and Cul- pany, Yang Ching Sung Tu Electrical, in LNTV’s international content is from Chi- ture. The 24-hour channel offers local/ an effort to curb Thai TV dominance. na, South Korea, Japan and Vietnam. regional entertainment programming. The venture, Lao Cable Television, offers about 50 local/regional/international Lao PSTV Television Lao (TV Lao) channels. The platform is 85% held by Lao Public Security TV (Lao PSTV), es- TV Lao and the Ministry of Information, Laos’ Yang Ching Sung Tu Electrical and tablished in April 2012, is a 24-hour satel- Culture and Tourism’s Department of 15% by Laos Ministry of Information and lite station operated by the Ministry of Mass Media agreed in Dec 2012 to cre- Culture’s Department of Mass Media. Public Security. The aim is to disseminate ate a private sports and arts station. political information and to reinforce TV Lao began full-time broadcasting Lao Digital TV (LDTV) public security. Lao PSTV carries only lo- in March 2013, and now offers sports, Digital terrestrial broadcaster Lao cal content. news, documentaries, culture, socio- Digital TV, offers 50+ TV channels (from economic affairs, business and tourism- Kip300,000/US$32 a year), including Lao Star TV related programming, delivered via sat- international/regional (Chinese, Thai, Lao Star was established in Feb 2007 ellite/cable networks in Vientiane and Vietnamese) services, to about 50,000 after the Art & Cultural Promotion Club some provinces. households in Vientiane and three signed a 30-year concession with Lao provinces. Established in Nov 2007, Laos National Television in Dec 2006 to cre- Digital TV was the result of a 2006 ASEAN ate an entertainment channel under Pay TV/Cable/DTH resolution calling for a digital migration the Ministry of Information, Culture and solution. The network is a US$2.65-million Tourism. Lao Star transmits 24 hours with InfoSat-Laos joint venture between mainland China’s a 100% local schedule (70% produced InfoSat-Laos established its Ku-band DTH Yunnan TV, free-TV broadcaster LNTV in-house) of entertainment and cultural platform in Oct 2016, offering 100+ HD/ and Lao Technology Development. programming. SD channels.

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Laosat DTH Lunched in 2016, Laosat DTH is owned and operated by satellite operator Laosat Company. The DTH service offers more than 150 international and local channels to all 17 provinces in Laos. Be included! Streaming/OTT

Laos remains a low-value proposition for streaming platforms. Consumers have access to global/regional platforms, ContentAsia’s directory listings are none of which are customised for the country in either content or pricing. updated continuously.

Telco/Broadband Beeline If you would like to be included, In 2011 Beeline launched in Laos as VimpelCom Lao and began offering 3G send your details to Malena at HSPA+ services in January 2012. [email protected] Unitel Unitel by Star Telecom (49% Viettel’s) provides mobile and broadband inter- net connections services, including FTTH.

Lao Telecom Established in 1996, Lao Telecom pro- vides mobile and internet connection services.

Regulators

MICT The Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism (MICT) regulates and develops the media industry. The Information de- partment takes care of TV/radio, press and related media affairs.

MPT The Ministry of Post and Telecommuni- cation (MPT) of Laos was established in 2011, tasked with the roles of policy maker, regulator and monitoring ICT development in Laos.

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2020 winners at www.contentasiaawards.com Advertising/Sponsorship Leah Gordon Izham Omar joins E: [email protected] Disney+ SEA T: +1 323-654-0456 M: +1 310-926-6761 lifer decamps to Singapore

Disney+’s months long search for a head of content for has ended, with the announcement on Tuesday (17 Nov) that Izham Omar is joining Amit Malhotra’s Singapore- based emerging markets team after a www.contentasia.tv contentasia 17-year career with Media Prima in Ma- laysia. Omar’s last day at Media Prima was on Friday, 13 Nov.

The full story is at www.contentasia.tv q iQiyi uncovers buried Thai drama for Dec line-up Long wait ends for director Mangmoom Rattakul

iQiyi’s new Thai drama acquisition,Daughters, Mangmoom Rattakul’s premieres on the international stream- ing service on 4 Dec, tapping an intense female-driven story that has been on ice in Thailand for five years and creating a happy ending for a production team that thought the series might be buried forever.

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March 2021 15-18 Hong Kong Filmart Online

30-31 AVIA OTT Virtual Summit Online

April 2021 9-14 Canneseries Online

12-16 MIP Doc Online

12-16 MIP Formats Online

12-16 MIP TV Online

14-16 Content Expo Tokyo Tokyo, Japan

29 AVIA Future of Video India Online

May 2021 18 AVIA Philippines in View Online

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June 2021 1-30 MIP China Online

8 AVIA Satellite Industry Forum TBC

14-15 DW Global Media Forum Bonn, Germany

16-18 Vietnam Telefilm Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

July 2021 12 AVIA Satellite Industry Forum Singapore

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August 2021 26-27 ContentAsia Summit

27 ContentAsia Awards

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9-12 Gwangju ACE Fair Gwangju, Korea

October 2021 9-10 MIP Junior Cannes, France

11-14 Mipcom Cannes, France

November 2021 9-11 AVIA Asia Video Summit - State of Piracy Online

24-25 Dubai International Content Market Dubai

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Hero’s welcome for Disney+ in Hong Kong WandaVision rocks demand ahead of 2021 rollout C NTENT

Editorial Director Hong Kong is giving Disney+ a hero’s WandaVision ended the week only Janine Stein welcome way ahead of the streaming slightly behind long-running iconic Japa- [email protected] platform’s launch some time in 2021. nese anime series, Attack on Titan. None Assistant Editor According to data science company of the other digital originals attracted Malena Amzah Parrot Analytics, the Marvel Comics- enough demand to make it onto the [email protected] based series WandaVision was the most overall top 10 list. Events Manager in demand digital title for the week of 27 Disney+ has not confirmed the exact CJ Yong January to 2 February, beating The Boys, roll out date for the platform in Hong [email protected] The Crown and Raised by Wolves on ri- Kong other than saying it would be this val global streaming platforms. Demand year. Design for WandaVision was more than double Meanwhile, two other Disney+ originals Rae Yong than that for ’s The appeared on the digital list for the week Associate Publisher Boys and almost three times that of The – The Mandalorian and Star Wars: The (Americas, Europe) and VP, Crown on Netflix. Clone Wars. International Business Development Leah Gordon Top 10 overall TV shows: Hong Kong [email protected] Rank Title Difference from Market Average Sales and Marketing (Asia) 1 Attack On Titan 28.0 Masliana Masron [email protected] 2 WandaVision 26.8 3 Peppa Pig 15.4 To receive your regular free copy 4 Sesame Street 14.4 of ContentAsia, please email [email protected] 5 Modern Family 13.4 6 Game Of Thrones 12.7 Published fortnightly by: 7 Robocar Poli 12.7 Pencil Media Pte Ltd 730A Geylang Road 8 Thomas & Friends 12.6 Singapore 389641 9 The Boys 12.5 Tel: +65 6846-5987 10 MasterChef (AU) 11.1 www.contentasia.tv

Copyright 2021 Pencil Media Pte Top 10 digital originals: Hong Kong Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Rank Title Platform Difference from Market Average 1 WandaVision Disney+ 26.8 2 The Boys Amazon Prime Video 12.5 3 The Crown Netflix 10.8 4 Raised by Wolves (U.S. TV series) HBO Max 9.6 5 The Mandalorian Disney+ 9.1 6 Bridgerton Netflix 6.8 7 House Of Cards Netflix 6.2 8 The Expanse Amazon Prime Video 6.2 9 Star Wars: The Clone Wars Disney+ 6.1 C NTENT 10 Ozark Netflix 6.0 Daily news with ContentAsia Insider Date range: 27 January – 2 February, 2021 email [email protected] Demand: The total audience demand being expressed for a title, within a market. Audience demand reflects the desire, engagement and viewership, weighted for subscription details by importance; so a stream/download is a higher expression of demand than a ‘like’/comment. In this dataset we are comparing the demand that exists for each series in this market, against the average TV show. A difference of 1x represents the market average and 10x means a series is ten times more in demand than the average TV show in this market