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19 May- C NTENTASIA 1 June 2014 www.contentasia.tv l https://www.facebook.com/contentasia?fref=ts facebook.com/contentasia l @contentasia l www.asiacontentwatch.com BCM closes quiet Mainland China buyers make a mark, Southeast Asia buyers cautious of high drama rights costs This year’s Busan Contents Market (BCM) wrapped at the end of last week with lower-than-expected attendance but no complaints about the pace of this year’s show. Organisers, who toned down the festivi- ties in the wake of last month’s Korean fer- ry disaster, reported a total of 1,314 buyers and sellers from 45 countries through the doors this year. Distributors and rights owners reported higher acquisitions activity from mainland China at the show this year. J.K. Khan, SBS Contents Hub’s contents business team 2 manager, said more Chi- nese buyers had visited the SBS booth this year than last year. SBS is a BCM regular and brought popular dramas, Doctor Stranger and You’re All Surrounded, to the show. If demand for Korean drama across the region remains high, online access to Kore- an content in mainland China and Taiwan poses a challenge for rights holders. “Sales for Korean content has been a bit harder for China/Taiwan because they have alternative ways to watch Korean content (online). However, demand for K content has been better in Japan, Thai- land, Indonesia, Myanmar, Cambodia, Singapore,” Khan said. Current high prices of Korean drama are an issue for buyers from Southeast Asia, where the genre continues to drive ratings. At the same time, distributors and agents are very sensitive at the moment to movement away from aquisitions in favour of local or inhouse production. BCM veteran, Triandy Suyatman, pro- ...more on page 15 contentasia 19 MAY-1 JUNE 2014 Page 2. from the horse's mouth What we think (or don’t) of stuff going on in the Year of the Horse Other than the L.A. Screenings, this week’s best story is a tech one with major impact on users’ experience as well as yet one more manoeuvre in the never-ending fight against piracy. The device on the tip of Singa- pore’s early adopters tongues is Resurrection StarHub’s new Samsung HD interac- stars surface tive set-top box, which has started Omar Epps and Kurtwood Smith in Singapore in Asia ahead making its way into homes after the of Lifetime 10 April announcement. A+E Networks Asia toured Resurrection time uploaded Hearsay has users talking about premiere stars Omar Epps and Kurtwood Smith in the first episode an “awesome interface” and faster Asia earlier this month ahead of the series’ to its website as a loading. The box is also sleeker. premiere on Lifetime on 12 May. The Disney catch-up/market- What about the new and improved ABC show airs on Mondays at 10pm. Life- ing vehicle on 13 May. search function? Um, not so much. 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Coming soon 19 MAY-1 JUNE page 3. contentasia 19 MAY-1 JUNE 2014 Page 4. Lose CCTV, Baidu among top global media owners Yourself 1st Chinese co’s on ZenithOptimedia Top 30 list To Find Two Chinese companies – state owned comes in at 28th, ahead of Microsoft. broadcaster China Central Television Most companies in the top 30 have op- Yourself (CCTV) and search engine Baidu – have erations in more than one country. Only made it onto ZenithOptimedia’s latest list seven of the companies – five of which of the world’s biggest media owners by are Asian – are essentially devoted to media revenue. one market. This is the first time mainland media out- ZenithOptimedia said the low repre- fits have made it onto the list and are two sentation of companies from emerging of only three companies from emerging markets was surprising and could be markets on the list. explained by the fact that most media The only other Asia-based companies owners in the developing world were on the list are Japan’s Asahi Shimbun confined to their home markets. Company at number 16; Yomiuri Shim- “Some emerging market media own- bun Holdings in 18th spot; and Fuji Media ers, such as Zee Entertainment in India Holdings at 21st. – have started to expand internationally Google tops the list with U.S. platform and we expect to see greater represen- DirecTV in second place with a wide tation from these companies as this pro- margin. ZenithOptimedia said Google’s cess accelerates”. revenues were 47% higher than DirecTV’s, Jonathan Barnard, ZenithOptimedia’s up from last year’s 39%. head of forecasting, says the rise of the Disney overtook News Corp to take internet “has created a new type of me- third place, with 21st Century Fox in fourth dia owner – the intermediary – which spot followed by Comcast in fifth. generates its revenue by connecting CCTV enters the list this year at number consumers with content and with each 23, ahead of Facebook, which ranks 24th. other. However, the production of com- ZenithOptimedia said the broadcaster pelling content lies at the heart of the accounted for about a quarter of Chi- media world and content producers still na’s television advertising market. Baidu dominate the Top 30.” Ranking of Top 30 Global Media Owners 2014 Rank Media Owner Rank Media Owner 1 Google 16 Asahi Shimbun Company 2 DirecTV 17 Gannett 100% first run, fresh 3 Walt Disney Company 18 Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings and exclusive original 4 21st Century Fox 19 Yahoo! programming 5 Comcast 20 Globo 6 Time Warner 21 Fuji Media Holdings 7 Cox Enterprises 22 Discovery Communications 8 BSkyB 23 CCTV 9 Bertelsmann 24 Facebook 10 CBS Corporation 25 Axel Springer 11 Viacom 26 Hearst Corporation 12 News Corporation 27 Mediaset 13 Advance Publications 28 Baidu 14 Vivendi 29 Microsoft www.multichannelsasia.com 15 Clear Channel Communications 30 JCDecaux Source: ZenithOptimedia Outdoor_Vertical_2C.indd 1 26/2/14 10:07:28 19 MAY-1 JUNE page 5. contentasia 19 MAY-1 JUNE 2014 Page 6. Who was at.... Disney Media Distribution International Upfronts party at the L.A. Screenings Ricky Ow, Turner; Ben Pyne, Disney Kellie Lim, Rob Gilby, Carol Sun, Disney Jonathan Spink, Magdalene Ew, HBO Asia Avi Himatsinghani, Rewind Networks; Attaphon Ward Platt, Fox International Channels; Keli Lee, Na Bangxang, TrueVisions Disney ABC Michele Schofield, A+E Networks Asia; Jenn Batty, RTL CBS Entertainment; Janet Eng, Emma Hu, Disney; Michael Dick, Fox International Jonas Engwall, RTL CBS Entertainment Disney Channels Sandie Lee, Rewind Networks; Agnes Rosario, Marianne Lee, Turner Airin Zainul, Media Prima Seelan Paul, Nini Yusof, Media PrIma Astro ...more on page 7 contentasia 19 MAY-1 JUNE 2014 Page 7. From page 6: Disney Media Distribution International Upfronts party Yan Jong Wong, Ang Hui Keng, Sony Pictures Erika North, Steve Burton, HBO Asia Brian Lenz, Astro; Amit Malhotra, Disney Television Networks Rasika Tyagi, Gaurav Banerjee, Star India Shaun James, Ross Crowley, Foxtel Hayley Atwell, star of Agent Carter; Michele Ajit Thakur, Kevin Vaz, Star India Takashi Kodama, Mark Chan, Disney Schofield, A+E Networks Asia Be included.