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28 June-11 July C NTENT 2021 www.contentasia.tv l www.contentasiasummit.com RIP: Apple Daily, 1995-2021 C NTENT The Plot Thickens 25-27 August 2021 Astro apologises for signal outages Offers 39 channels for free as Measat-3 satellite problems persist Malaysian pay-TV platform Astro, is offer- ing free access to a suite of 39 services for two weeks from 1-14 July following a week of satellite signal outages and intermittent services. The Astro service interruption from 21 June followed prob- lems with ageing satellite Measat-3. The full story is on page 5 q Indonesia’s MNC retains firm hold on production market Hary Tanoe’s Studios’ unit dominates drama Indonesian production house, MNC Studios International, retains the lion’s share of the country’s drama produc- tion market, with 41% in the first four months of this year against second player Sinemart with 24%, the Jakarta- based content conglomerate says. The final front page: Hong Kong’s Apple Daily was laid to rest in the early hours of Thursday morning, victim of China’s new National Security Law and action against the The full story is on page 2 paper’s pro-democracy founder, Jimmy Lai. More than one million copies of the last print run were distributed. C NTENTASIA 28 June-11 July 2021 Page 2. MNC retains firm hold on Indonesia’s production market Hary Tanoe’s Studios’ content unit dominates drama, strong footing in other genres Powerful Indonesian production house, The other three were comedy drama more balanced in the infotainment MNC Studios International, retains the series Amanah Wali 4 and Preman space, where MNC Studios’ StarPro had lion’s share of the country’s drama Pensiun 5, and fantasy/romance drama a 29.5% share (346 hours) in Q1 2021 production market, with 41% in the first series Putri Untuk Pangeran. Season five against Trans TV’s 22%. four months of this year against second of Amanah Wali came in at eight on StarPro produced 1,062 hours of info- player Sinemart with 24%, the Jakarta- the top 10, giving RCTI five of the top 10 tainment content for the MNC Group’s based content conglomerate said this spots. free-to-air television stations and pay month. MNC Pictures lost out to SCTV’s platforms in 2020 for a 24% market The other 35% is split between Mega romance drama series Pasti Berlalu in share. Kreasi (18%), Tabali (5%), Screenplay fifth spot with an audience share of Although the company did not dis- Productions (3%) and others (9%). 14.5%. Pasti Berlalu is an adaptation of close specifics about its animation and Although MNC Studios’ net profit Indonesian novel Badai Pasti Berlalu by games segment, it said its eight proper- dropped 21% in 2020, the company Marga T. ties – including - Entong, Kiko and Titus said its drama series continued to domi- In the reality space, MNC Studios’ – had a presence in 62 countries, and nate ratings charts for the year to May Asia Media Productions (AMP) was distribution deals with Netflix, Disney+ 2021. dwarfed by Transmedia, which had and Roku, Four of the top 10 dramas from Janu- a 55% share against AMP’s 32% (174 Part of Hary Tanoe’s media empire, ary to May were produced by the MNC hours) in the first quarter of the year. The MNC Studios’ told Indonesia’s stock Pictures unit, including Indonesia’s top two have little competition; the third market this month that 2020 net income mass market soap opera, RCTI’s Ikatan runner is Cakrawala, with a 10% share. was down to just over Rp167 billion/ Cinta (TVR 12.4, 46.6% share). The production landscape is much US$11.5 million in 2020. Renewed for a second season in the Netherlands and commissioned in Belgium. Be careful who you trust @all3media_int all3mediainternational.com C NTENTASIA 28 June-11 July 2021 Page 3. Asia-wide picks ups for mm2 greenlights trio of new features Studiocanal Euro drama Focus on expanding Singapore talent footprint Broadcasters across Asia have picked up rights to a slate of Studiocanal’s European dramas ahead of the MIP China event, which opened today. Sales include Canal+ Creation Originale series ZeroZeroZero, Possessions and War of the Worlds to Tohokushinsha Film Corporation in Japan. In Indonesia, SVOD platform Mola TV acquired more than 100 hours of programming, includ- ing originals from Canal+ channels in France and Poland. q Tohokushinsha, Sky NZ pick up new season of Baptiste From left: Sean Ng, Boi Kwong, Daniel Yam Melvin Ang’s mm2 Entertainment is work- mm2’s focus on talent development, ing with three Singapore directors on a which is part of a “grow local, go region- new slate of films that pave the way for al” strategy, the company says. the production house’s exit from Covid- “We want to create opportunities era constraints. for our local directors to gain exposure The three films areSunday , directed by outside of Singapore,” says mm2’s chief Sean Ng (Andre & His Olive Tree, 2021); content officer, Ng Say Yong. Geylang, directed by Boi Kwong (The mm2 said it was expanding beyond Baptiste Days); and A Good Goodbye, directed Southeast Asia in a series of new col- Tohokushinsha in Japan and Sky in New by Daniel Yam (Our People, Our Heart- laborations with filmmakers in Hollywood, Zealand have picked up rights to Two ware, 2021). Thailand and Korea. Details of the new Brothers Pictures’ (Fleabag, Liar) latest The three new projects underscore ventures remain under wraps. instalment of detective drama, Baptiste, from All3Media International. Season two of the returning series will also run on BBC Studios ANZ for Australia and BBC Studios Asia for SVOD platform, BBC First. Swiss fest highlights Taiwan content q Taicca backs “Formosa Fantastica” discussion Nine picks up three The Swiss Neuchâtel International Fan- tica”, showcases 16 productions across seasons of Coroner tastic Film Festival puts Taiwanese con- feature films, animated shorts, series tent in the spotlight from 2-10 July in an and interactive content. Australia’s Nine Network has acquired alliance with Taiwanese government- The films include As We Like It, Get the rights for the first three seasons of backed agency, The Taiwan Creative Hell Out and My Missing Valentine in a crime procedural Coroner from Cineflix Content Agency (Taicca). cross section of zombie comedy, sci-fi Rights. Season four of the CBC origi- The festival, dedicated to “fantastic” romance and dystopian themes. nal has just been greenlit and will be movies, includes four online round- Animated shorts include The Weather repped by Cineflix Rights as well. The tables on genre filmmaking. Speakers Is Lovely, Wander in the Dark and Daisy. series stars Serinda Swan as a recently include John Hsu, Su Bo-Wei, Huang The first two episodes of “nostalgia widowed, newly appointed coroner Hsin-Chien, François Klein and Wu phantasmagoria”, The Magician on who investigates suspicious, unnatural, Ming-Yi. the Skywalk are also included in the and sudden deaths in Toronto. The Taiwan focus, “Formosa Fantas- showcase. 28 June-11 July 2021 page 4. C NTENTASIA 28 June-11 July 2021 Page 5. Sony India kicks off Astro apologises for signal outages Shark Tank Offers 39 channels free as Measat-3 fail wreaks havoc Sony Pictures Networks India has start- ed beating the bushes for an Indian version of business reality show, Shark Tank. Online registration has begun for the Sony-repped format through Sony’s Indian streaming platform SonyLiv. The series will be produced by Sony’s StudioNext. That’s about all the network will say for now. q Malaysian pay-TV platform Astro, is offer- Measat said normal operations had ing free access to a suite of 39 services resumed by the morning of 24 June. Netflix picks up Bagman for two weeks from 1-14 July following a The commission said the problems week of signal outages and intermittent were likely caused by a malfunctioning services. thruster, but that the exact cause was Netflix is adding Philippines’ 2019 ac- The Astro service interruption from 21 still unknown. tion drama, Shugo Praico’s Bagman, June followed signal problems with the About 14,000 customers are said to to its line up from 9 July. The iWant ageing 15-year-old Measat-3 satellite. have been impacted. original series, produced by Dream- The 39 channels being offered as com- Astro, meanwhile, apologised via scape Digital and Rein Entertainment, pensation for the disruption include HBO, social media and advised customers is about a neighbourhood barber tvN, Hits, Cartoon Network, Astro Ceria, to access video services via the mobile who becomes entangled in a web of National Geographic, Discovery, BBC platform, Astro Go, while the satellite crime and corruption. World News, ABC Australia, CGTN and channels were restored. Chinese channel Astro Xiao Tai Yang. In rolling updates on its Facebook q Although the issue was thought to page, Astro said it has shifted chan- have been fixed by Thursday (24 June), nels to other satellites because of the Measat said on Sunday (27 June) that Measat-3 problem. Goswami, Dasgupta it would need more time to stabilise the Some customers were clearly not charged for fiddling data satellite signals after the initial anomaly. placated, flooding Astro’s feed over the “We have observed that the levels of past two days. intermittent service degradation record- Customers said things like, “already Mumbai police have charged Re- ed indicate that additional time will be paying for all these channels – it’s not public TV’s Arnab Goswami and the required to fully complete the complex complimentary, if you are doing extend- former CEO of audience measure- satellite and signal stabilisation process,” ed periods of maintenance, you better ment agency Barc, Partho Dasgupta, Measat said in its weekend update.