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Indonesia grabs streaming spotlight Disney+, Viu, iflix, GoPlay take centre stage in CONTENTASIA latest battles AWARDS has taken centre stage in the re- gion’s streaming wars, with talk of Disney+’s imminent launch, new money for GoJek’s GoPlay, and a swirl of speculation around a possible buyer for iflix, which counts Indo- Entries open nesia as its top market. At the same time, new research from Media Partners Asia www.contentasiaawards.com (MPA) subsidiary, AMPD, shows PCCW’s regional streaming platform Viu in second place in Indonesia after YouTube, with 247 minutes viewed a week.

The full story is on page 3 q SBS’ Backstreet Rookie countdown A+E pins Korea drama hopes on new series

A+E Networks Korea debuts its first Kore- an scripted drama – Backstreet Rookie – worldwide this Friday. The 16-episode series, based on a webtoon, airs simulta- neiously on Korean network SBS, on iQiyi global (ex /) and Unext in Japan. Lifetime Korea will follow.

The full story is on page 4 q Plus... • Global condemnation heaped on Philippines after Ressa conviction • Exec movement across the region • Formats in Indonesia ... and more C NTENTASIA 15-28 June 2020 Page 2.

Ressa conviction a “devastating blow” to Philippines’ freedom International condemnation of Manila court decision on 8-year-old story

The Philippines grabbed global attention years in prison. Both have posted bail cut down press freedom in this way and yet again this week following the cyber- pending an appeal. The pair were also to weaponise the law is a whole new libel conviction of journalist ordered to pay damages amounting to level... It is something I haven’t seen since over an eight-year-old article. about US$8,000. the days of Marcos. And to see it again is The court ruling on Monday has been The 2012 story, which alleged illegal ac- heartbreaking.” described as everything from “an ugly tivities by a local businessman, predated In a press conference following the stain on the Philippines’ reputation” (U.K. the 2012 cyber-crime law but was “up- court decision, she urged journalists and barrister Caoilfhionn Gallagher who leads dated” in 2014 to fix a typo. The criminal others to protect their rights, and said the international team representing Ressa libel case was filed in 2017, dismissed in that the ruling, while a blow, was not alongside Amal Clooney) and “a devas- 2018, and resurrected under the Duterte unexpected. tating blow” to media freedom (Human regime. “We are meant to be a cautionary tale. Rights Watch) to “basically kills freedom The Foreign Correspondents Associa- We are meant to make you afraid. But of speech and of the press” (Philippines’ tion of the Philippines said the conviction don’t be afraid. Because if you don’t use National Union of Journalists). was “a menacing blow to press freedom your rights, you will lose them,” she said. Ressa, the founder of news site Rap- in the Philippines and adds a new weap- and Duterte have clashed of- pler in 2012 and a long-time critic of on in a growing legal arsenal against ten, mostly about his war on drugs. Efforts Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte, constitutionally guaranteed civil liberties to silence her include a failed attempt at was convicted along with former Rap- in an Asian outpost of democracy”. shutting the news outlet over alleged tax pler researcher Reynaldo Santos Jr, and Ressa, who has vowed to fight the evasion and foreign ownership. Duterte could serve between six months and six conviction, said after the ruling that “to has dismissed Rappler as fake news.

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Prophecy of Love Indonesia in streaming spotlight simulcast in , Disney+, Viu, iflix, GoPlay take centre stage in new battles China as production resumes Indonesia: time spent per user (minutes viewed per week)

Prophecy of Love

Thai broadcaster premieres new drama Prophecy of Love (Paya- korn Sorn Ruk) as the country continues to lift Covid-19 containment measures Indonesia has taken centre stage in remain under the radar; the platform will and producers return to sets and studios the region’s streaming wars, with talk of not respond to queries about its produc- across Thailand. Disney+’s imminent launch, new money tion or acquisitions strategy. The BEC World series streams simulta- for GoJek’s GoPlay, and a swirl of specu- A common perception involves sud- neously on in China on lation around a possible buyer for iflix, den and secretive management chang- 15 June as part of a multi-title distribution which counts Indonesia as its top market. es and erratic stabs at high-profile video deal signed early this year. At the same time, new research from properties, although the new funding The action romcom, which runs Mon- Media Partners Asia subsidiary, AMPD, (a rumoured US$15-million indepen- days and Tuesdays at 8.20pm until early shows PCCW’s regional streaming plat- dent round announced this month) has August, stars James Jirayu as celebrity form Viu in 2nd place in Indonesia after given rise to hopes of increased energy and Ice Preechaya as the psychic Rosita YouTube, with 247 mins viewed a week. around original production. who he ultimately saves. This puts Viu well ahead of other re- All GoPlay has said is that the new mon- Thai producers have been given the gional/global players on the list, includ- ey will be used to “enhance technology” go-ahead to resume production with a ing , which continues to struggle and that this tech will “enable more Indo- max 50 people on set and safe distanc- in Indonesia for various reasons, among nesian filmmakers to showcase their tal- ing measures. these a cold regulatory and telco shoul- ent and better meet consumer demand der and, some say, not enough local for high-quality local content”. content to compete as well as it might. CEO Edy Sulistyo talks about the “huge www.contentasia.tv iflix comes in at 8th spot, neck and potential that is not being addressed neck with the NBA, which answers some by commercial movie theatres, and we www.contentasiaawards.com of the questions around what the un- are working hard to close the gap be- www.contentasiasummit.com named Chinese buyer might be looking tween supply and demand,” he said. At at with the purchase. More on that soon. 112 minutes a week, GoPlay’s gaps are contentasia At the very bottom of AMPD’s list is Go- clearly broader and wider than that of Play, whose content play continues to supply and demand. C NTENTASIA 15-28 June 2020 Page 4.

Francis, Pudney, Lim exit SBS’ Backstreet Rookie countdown long-time Asia roles A+E Networks pins Korea drama hopes on new series

Three well-known local/regional execs are exiting long-held jobs in Asia this month. Mark Francis, iflix’s recently promoted chief content officer, exits at the end of June after a little over four years with the -based regional streamer. In , Keshet Inter- national’s long-time Asia general man- ager, Gary Pudney, is also wrapping up at the end of the month after five years. In Singapore, Irene Lim, Mediac- orp’s chief customer officer, is leaving after 14 years with the network in vari- ous roles. says a search has begun for Lim’s replacement. Mean- while, the job is being shared by CEO Tham Loke Kheng, chief content officer Doreen Neo, and editor-in-chief Walter Fernandez. None have said what they will be doing next. q

Mass layoffs at Backstreet Rookie One Championship A+E Networks Korea debuts its first Kore- Directed by Myoungwoo Lee (The Fi- Asian sports brand One Championship an scripted drama – Backstreet Rookie – ery Priest) and produced by Taewon has laid off 20% of its total workforce in worldwide this coming Friday (19 June). , Backstreet Rookie stars a streamlining exercise, the company The 16-episode series, based on a Changwook Ji as 30-something store said today. No further details, including popular 2016/7 webtoon, will air on owner, Dae-hyun Choi, and Yoojung the geographic breakdown of the job free-TV network SBS in Korea in the well- Kim (Half Holiday) as college co-ed losses, were available. The mass layoffs established Friday/Saturday prime-time Saetbyul, who Dae-hyun hires, against coincided with US$70-million new fund- 10pm drama slot. his better judgement, as a part-time ing from existing backers and one new The show will also be available in Ja- employee. institutional investor. The new money pan in a simultaneous rights deal with A+E Network has global rights to the brings the company’s total capital to long-time partner U-Next, as well as on show as part of its early investment last US$346 million. Hua Fung Teh, group iQiyi’s global streaming platform, which year. president of ONE Championship said also has simultaneous rights (excluding Backstreet Rookie follows a slate of he was “thrilled” and “full of gratitude” and Japan). A+E Networks’ unscripted and digital at the investor vote of confidence A+E Network Korea’s domestic chan- originals for Korea over the past two and “amidst the worst global economic nel, Lifetime Korea, will air the series after a half years, including Man vs Child and crisis in 100 years”. SBS. Pyjama Friends.

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DatVietVac rolls out new Social distancing reality kicks in Vietnamese streamer Refinery, Eye Creative premiere Stuck with You

Privately owned Vietnamese media group, DatVietVac rolled out its new Digital reality show, Stuck with You, guidelines set by Singapore regulator, version of streaming platform VieON, premieres on Saturday (20 June), live the IMDA. this week promising “the most complete streamed for eight hours a day across Refinery Media and Eye Creative, streaming service for Vietnam”, with days with daily catch-up highlights. which joined forces earlier this year, say 100+ TV channels, more than 100,000 The “new normal” social experiment the shift in the reality genre “is a neces- hours of content, and a slate of exclu- series, from Singapore-based produc- sary evolution on content production sive originals. tion houses Refinery Media and Eye given the current situation”. Intro pricing offers include a four- Creative, will stream on its own site, “Call it the new reality, but the de- month subscription for VND 66,000/ stuckwithyou.online, as well as on Refin- mands of the times challenge us to be US$2.84 (VND 16,000/US$0.69 a month). ery/Eye Creative’s new wearegoat.tv ahead of the curve,” says Refinery Me- DatVietVac also flagged regional and channel on . dia’s founder, Karen Seah. international expansion, mentioning Stuck with You puts six young contest- These times are ripe to explore , Korea, , Mainland ants under one roof in Singapore for new ways to keep creating,” Marco China and the U.S. the week to see who ends up being the Bresciani, Eye Creative’s creative direc- The new platform, unveiled on Mon- most liked. tor, adds. day (15 June), has been in development Activities and challenges in the house The series is backed by co-living for four years, the company said. are directed by special guests calling in brand, lyf by Ascott, and Singapore VieON, born of a partnership with BCG remotely. At the end of every day, con- telco StarHub, along with FNN, Wing Tai Digital Ventures, has positioned itself as testants are ranked by each other and fashion, and Seah’s food group, Refinery Vietnam’s most advanced OTT platform. by audiences at home. After seven days, Concepts. VieON top launch titles are the second the overall winner receives a cash prize. Stuck with You comes about six weeks season of Gao Nep Gao Te and web The show will be shot entirely using after Refinery and Eye Creative were drama Hai Duong Trong Gio. , tablets and MacBooks, commissioned to produce a season of The platform also carries Korean and mixed with video conferencing tech, The Apprentice for sports brand One Chinese content and Hollywood titles. and in accordance with Covid-19 safely Championship. DatVietVac owns three regular chan- nels – HTV2 Vie Channel, Vie Dramas, Vie GiaiTri. q Stuck with You HK ready for digital

Only 3% of Hong Kong households – 80,000 homes – still have analogue TV. The Commerce and Economic Devel- opment Bureau says 10,000 households have participated in the government’s digital TV assistance programme launched in Jan 2020. The assistance programme runs until 15 July 2021. C NTENTASIA 15-28 June 2020 Page 7.

New CEO for ABS-CBN strengthens ties with GMMTV Singapore’s IMDA Thai Boy Love ramps up on Philippines channels

Singapore’s Ministry of Communica- tions and Information (MCI) has upped Lew Chuen Hong to chief executive of- ficer of media regulator, the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), from 20 June. He replaces Tan Kiat How, who has been in the role since January 2017. The MCI said the shuffle was part of the “continu- ing process of leadership renewal”. Lew is currently the IM- Lew Chuen Hong DA’s deputy chief executive (devel- opment). He joined the IMDA in May this year after three years as the country’s Navy chief.

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Thailand’s MCOT Philippines’ broadcaster ABS-CBN has Bright Vachirawit and Win Metawin (aka losses soar picked up TV and streaming rights to BrightWin). eight dramas from Thai media company 2gether tells the story of Tine and Thai broadcaster MCOT’s losses have GMMTV, and this week flagged a stronger Sarawat, two college students who start soared more than 2,600% for the first alliance in the future as the two compa- a fake relationship and eventually fall for three months of this year. Reporting Q1 nies “explore co-production of and each other. earnings, the company said its net loss television content, , and live enter- The series’ popular characters reunite in was THB878 million/US$28 million, com- tainment”. new episodes for Still 2Gether, which will pared to THB32 million/US$1.03 million The upsized partnership is part of the also be simulcast in the Philippines on the in the first quarter of last year. Television broader trend of strengthening alliances and iWant. revenue dropped 35% to THB111 mil- between media companies in Asia, Air dates for titles have not yet been lion/US$3.6 million for the three months. and comes on top of ABS-CBN’s fierce disclosed. In Q1 2020, MCOT’s overall revenue was struggles at home to regain its free-to-air The latest acquisitions come on top THB467 million/US$15 million, a 21% de- broadcast franchise. of ABS-CBN’s carriage talks with pay-TV crease from the same period last year. GMMTV’s series will be dubbed in Ta- platforms across the country for its new New – mostly digital – revenue galog for the Philippines and aired on Kapamilya Channel, which launched on was THB4 million/US$2.7 million, a 56% ABS-CBN’s new cable service, Kapamilya 13 June. drop. Channel, as well as on ABS-CBN’s domes- The Kapamilya Channel, launched while tic Philippines streaming platform, iWant. congressional hearings on ABS-CBN’s The acquisitions mark ABS-CBN’s first broadcast franchise continue, carries top www.contentasia.tv foray into the popular Thai Boy Love local programmes as well as high-profile romantic drama genre after airing Thai acquisitions, including The www.contentasiaawards.com movie, Crazy Little Thing Called Love, - World of A Married Couple. www.contentasiasummit.com ring Mario Maurer in 2011. Local programmes include a mix of First to air on Kapamilya Channel and long-running favourites and new titles. contentasia iWant is the top-trending romance- ABS-CBN’s broadcast channel was comedy, 2gether The Series, starring forced off air on 5 May. C NTENTASIA 15-28 June 2020 Page 8.

Indonesia’s takes the 2020 lead in Southeast Asia Scripted trio plus new2018 season of Indonesian Idol catapult the market into pole position

16 2019 2018 Talk show Entertainment 2019 3% 14 4% 14

Drama 12Entertainment 12 12% 3%

10 10 Singing contest 21%

8 8 Singing contest 7 36% Game Show 43% 6

4 4 4 Reality Game Show 23% 41%

2 1 1 1 Reality 0 0 14% 0

16 Drama Entertainment Game Show Reality Singing contest Talk show Indonesia leads Southeast Asian formats 2019 2018 14 activity at the moment, with auditions 14 opening this month for the new season 12 of Indonesian Idol by Fremantle for RCTI, 12 and the premiere on Monday (15 June) 10 of the second season of Endemol Shine 10

scripted format, The , by Malay- 8 8 sia’s Double Vision for Viu and HBO Asia. 7 This follows a 10-episode Indonesian 6 version of Emil Heradi’s Pretty Little Liars 4 4 in April, also for Viu, and Nia Dinata’s 4 nine-episode Gossip Girl Indonesia in February for GoPlay, the video stream- 2 1 1 1

ing platform operated by ride-sharing 0 0 0 platform GoJek. Drama Entertainment Game Show Reality Singing contest Talk show

The latest formats activity, which comes 2019 2018 as streaming activity ramps up in Indone- season until March 2020), and seasons nesian/Malaysian cast. sia, puts the country ahead of other mar- 21 to 23 of . Not all genres fared equally well in In- kets in the region this year so far. Others were Japanese broadcaster donesia, where broadcast fortunes have Last year, Indonesia ran fourth behind TBS’ Takeshi’s Castle and Thai produc- proven to be a mixed bag but where Vietnam, Thailand and India, according tion house and broadcaster, the Work- optimism about the opportunities of de- to ContentAsia’s Formats Outlook. point Group’s Big Box. livering entertainment to a country with In 2019, Indonesia had a total of 34 Four scripted formats were part of last 96% of TV penetration never seems to formats, an increase of six over 2018’s 28. year’s commissions – Warner Bros Interna- wane despite the setbacks. Game shows took the largest share, tional’s high-profile adaptations of Gossip Reality was up last year by four titles. with 14 formats – or 41% of the total. Girl and Pretty Little Liars, ABS-CBN’s The But singing contests were down by three. Twelve of these were from Fremantle. Heiress, which premiered on Antv in Janu- Entertainment was flat at one titles and Titles included five seasons of Let’s ary this year and CJ ENM’s Tunnel, which talk shows dropped off the radar com- Make A Deal (from season two to sea- aired on GoPlay in December last year. pletely from the single title (Dr. Oz’s Show son six and an extension of the latest Pretty Little Liars featured a mixed Indo- Indonesia S4) in 2018. C NTENTASIA 15-28 June 2020 programmingpicks Page 9.

Mute it! Are you ready for a break from loud and noisy games? Then, it is time to Mute it! A brand new game show format by Nippon TV, the creators of Silent Library. Mute it! has a simple rule: don’t make a sound. The game is set in one location, the Hall of Silence, with multiple levels. Contestants must not make any sounds above 50dB or the Sound Watchman will suddenly snatch you from the game. To conquer the game, the contestant must pass four levels. As the contestant progresses and exhaustion sets in, will they retain Two Weeks to Live their stamina? Length: 1x120 mins and 1x30mins (two eps are aired) Nippon TV 1-6-1 Starring Emmy Award nominee Maisie Higashi-Shimbashi, Minato-ku, 105-7444 , Japan T: +81 3 6215 3036 Williams (Game of Thrones), this is a darkly comic tale of love and revenge. Super Shiro Kim is a strange young misfit whose The Nohara family dog, Shiro, has become father was murdered. After his death a superhero. He protects the legendary her mother (Emmy Award nominee Sian bone “Bobobobobone” from the evil in- Clifford, Fleabag) whisked her away ventor dog Dekapoo and his ambitions of to the Scottish wilderness. Now older, world domination. The fast-paced chase Kim begins a secret mission to honour series from is inspired by her father. Things get complicated the popular Crayon Shin chan franchise. when she meets hapless brothers Nicky (Mawaan Rizwan, Next of Kin) and Jay (Taheen Modak, The Bay). Bound by the mess of a drunken prank gone wrong, they set in motion a chaotic series of I Am U events putting themselves in danger. After the untimely death of her sister, Length: 6x30 mins HD (season one) Elise’s world collides with that of a Endemol Shine International Manulife doppelgänger – Rose – who rescues Tower, 8 Cross St, #28–01, Singapore her from an accident. Elise soon 048424 T: +65 6850 7647 realises that inviting Rose to meet her family, her friends and her boyfriend Super Shiro is produced by All Creatures Great and Kyle is a mistake. A tragic accident Shin-ei Animation and Small happens one night during a game of Science SARU, a Tokyo- This new adaptation of All Truth or Dare, and Rose dies. Elise and based animation Creatures Great And Small, her friends cover up the incident and studio led by award- produced by Playground, put it all behind them. Until, one after winning Masaaki will preserve the rich spirit, another, they start dying mysteriously. Yuasa. Length: 48x5.5 tone and values of James Length: 7x25 mins ABS-CBN Corpora- mins WarnerMedia 1 Herriot’s iconic stories from tion 10/F, ELJ Communications Center, Fusionopolis Link, the bestselling books. Set Lopez Drive, Quezon City 1103, Metro @ One-North #04-02/03, in the picturesque Yorkshire Manila, Philippines T: +63 2 3415 2272 Singapore 138542 Dales, the series takes us back to 1930s Britain, evoking memories The Swan Company (La Compagnia Del Cigno) of a simpler time. As James embarks Seven talented young musicians, enrolled at the Giuseppe Verdi conservatory in on his dream of becoming a vet, he Milan, are forced to measure themselves against life, rules and discipline under the soon realises that treating animals is as guidance of a tough director. Between much about treating their owners, and ‘coming of age’ and dramedy, The Swan the Dales’ farmers are a tough crowd Company is a colorful series, representing to please. Nicholas Ralph makes his TV the contradictions of the world we live in. debut as the iconic vet while Samuel The story intertwines love, passion, disap- West (Mr. Selfridge) joins as Siegfried pointment and fears with music. Length: Farnon, the eccentric veterinary 12x50 mins RAI COM SPA Umberto Novaro, surgeon. Length: 7x60 mins All3media 18 – 00195 , Italy T: +30 06 3317 8229 International 1 George Street, #10-01, Singapore 049145 T: +65 9459 2139 C NTENTASIA countryprofile 15-28 June 2020 Page 10.

China

In numbers Population...... 1.4 billion TV coverage (population)...... 99.4% Broadband subs.... 458.5 million Fixed tel subscribers...... 189.8 million Mobile subscribers...... 1.59 billion 4G mobile subscribers...... 1.27 billion

Source: National Bureau of Statistics of China (population as of 8 June 2020, TV coverage in 2019, tel/mobile/broadband subs in Apr 2020)

Broadcasters

​​ Gehua CATV Network Beijing Gehua CATV Network, estab- lished in 1999, offers a triple-play service (cable TV, broadband internet, tele- phone) to 5.998 million registered cable TV users, 5.505 million HD interactive Nezha, iQiyi digital TV users and 670,700 broadband households (Mar 2020). broadband network servicing more than which carries HBS content, animation, 14m households and nearly 3.5m broad- music and audio magazines, among Beijing TV band subs in province. others, via three telco operators – China Founded in 1979, Beijing TV (BTV) owns Mobile, Telecom & China Unicom. 13 channels reaching about 300m view- Hunan Broadcasting System ers. Operates both cable free TV and Established in 1970, state-owned Hunan Jiangsu Broadcasting Corp pay services. Produces TV drama, ani- Broadcasting System (HBS) operates Jiangsu Broadcasting Corp (JSBC, est. mation, news, TV magazine, documen- various TV channels, including general June 2001) serves households in Jiangsu tary & sports programmes. entertainment channel, Hunan Satel- province. Owns and operates 16 TV lite TV, which airs mostly local content, channels, including two satellite chan- China Central Television (CCTV) ranging from variety shows to movies, nels, seven terrestrial channels, four Founded in 1958, China Central Televi- animation and game shows. Hunan, a digital pay-TV channels (Fashion, Kid’s sion (CCTV) is mainland China’s state- major buyer of international rights, has Education, English Education, Fortune) controlled national TV broadcaster, of- produced authorised local versions of and mobile TV channel (Jiangsu Mobile fering 50 free-TV/digital pay-TV channels World’s Got Talent, The X Factor, Your TV). JSBC has bought a few int’l formats, to more than one billion viewers across Face Sounds Familiar, The Winner Is, I’m including game show Puzzle Masters Chi- China. CCTV channels and content A , Strictly Come Dancing, Just the na season two in 2019 (S1, 2018); reality cover a broad mix of genres, including Two of Us, Saturday Night Takeaway, 1 vs series The Brain China 4 and game show news, factual, drama, reality, comedy 100 and Take Me Out, among others. As Still Standing China 7 in 2017; I Can See and variety. Content is mostly local, in- part of its Biu Project initiative to create Your Voice China and The Remix China terspersed with local versions of interna- a pipeline of pilots, Hunan in 2019 pro- in 2016. JSBC is also involved in content tional formats and foreign acquisitions. duced entertainment format Sing or Spin production, movie distribution, home CCTV also operates content distribution with the Endemol Shine Group. Hunan shopping and online gaming. unit, China International Television Cor- operates Hunan IPTV, which offers live TV poration (CITVC), webcast service plat- broadcasts, playback and VOD services (SMG) form, China Network Television (CNTV) to households in Hunan province. Hunan Shanghai Media Group (SMG) is one of and online TV division Future TV. TV’s online business includes Mango China’s largest media and entertain- Internet TV, which offers select HD TV ment companies with a portfolio span- Cable TV Network programmes on-demand from Hunan ning traditional TV, radio, newspapers/ Guangdong Cable TV Network Satellite TV and simulcasts in-house TV magazines, TV/film production/distribu- (GDCATV), owned by the Guangdong stations; and a fee-based value-add tion, OTT/IPTV, online/console gaming, provincial government, is a cable TV/ mobile app (extension of Mango TV), digital advertising, TV shopping/e-com- OUT NOW!

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merce; live entertainment and tourism. up, Brother). ZRTG owns a large-scale film/ monthly unique visitors (source: iRe- SMG operates 15 cable/satellite TV net- TV media production centre. search, July 2019). works (including documentary channel Docu TV, kids channel Toonmax and iQiyi Dragon TV), 15 subscription-based digital Online/OTT iQiyi (est. April 2010) is an online/stream- pay-TV channels, 13 radio frequencies, ing platform carrying local/int’l/in-house eight newspapers and magazines. BesTV titles, including movies and TV drama, to BesTV offers about 400,000 hours of local about 96.8m subscribers, of which 99% and international shows across a wide are paying; 211.4m monthly unique visi- Shenzhen Media Group owns and oper- spectrum of genres in more than 30 cit- tors (source: iQiyi, iResearch, July 2019). ates 12 TV channels and four radio sta- ies. Launched in 2005, BesTV is owned iQiyi offers advertising-supported video tions, including Shenzhen Satellite Televi- and operated by Shanghai Media on demand (AVOD), subscription video sion, which bought the formats rights to Group’s media entertainment subsidiary on demand (SVOD) and transactional Endemol Shine’s real life thriller format, Shanghai Oriental Pearl Media, formed (TVOD). Subscriptions Hunted, and Nippon TV’s business enter- by the 2014 merger of BesTV New Media cost RMB19.80/US$3 a month or RMB198/ tainment format, Dragons’ Den. and Oriental Pearl. US$30 a year. iQiyi is owned by Chinese web service, . Sichuan Radio and Television Government-owned network, Sichuan Millennial-targeted digital platform Billibili Mango TV Radio and Television (SRT, est. May 1960, (launched June 2009) streams user-gen- Hunan Broadcasting System launched nationwide since 2003) operates 11 erated content and acquired local/ digital platform Mango TV in 2011. The satellite TV channels and eight radio sta- international shows, including , streaming platform offers SD and HD tions. music, drama series, games, entertain- channels and VOD. Mango TV has more ment, movies and factual. Monthly sub- than 130.8m monthly unique visitors Southern Media Corporation scriptions cost RMB25/US$3.60. Bilibili has (source: iResearch, July 2019). Southern Media Corporation (SMC) is a 172 million monthly active users, of which wholly owned subsidiary of Guangdong 13.4 million are paying users (Mar 2020). PP Video HD/PPTV Sports Television Station (GDTV). SMC’s primary Launched in 2005, PP Video HD (formerly include cable network TV, China Blue TV PPTV) offers local/international content, media operations, advertising, digital China Blue TV (launched July 2015) including Chinese and Korean drama, distribution, content marketing, cable offers original and select movies, sports, entertainment and news network support, TV content production content from the Zhejiang Radio & TV via live streaming and on-demand. The and digital magazine publishing. SMC is Group’s free-TV channel Zhejiang TV, a line-up covers live events and original made up of Radio Guangdong, Guang- satellite broadcast station serving view- online content, in cooperation with other dong TV, Southern TV, Radio and Televi- ers in Hangzhou, Zhejiang. media groups and studios in China. PPTV sion Technical Center of Guangdong Sports carries local and international China Network Television (CNTV) Province, Guangdong Cable Radio and sports. PP Video HD and PPTV Sports are China Network Television (CNTV) is a Television Network Inc, which consists of offered for free with some pay options. national web-based TV broadcaster 19 city-level TV stations and 76 county- PPTV had 80.3 million monthly unique visi- launched in Dec 2009 by China Central level TV stations. SMC was established in tors in July 2019 (source: iResearch). Television (CCTV). CNTV’s online news Jan 2004 by the merger between GDTV portal, CCTV.com, carries local and int’l and Southern Television (TVS). Video news, live/on-demand video content Sohu.com provides a network of web and searchable archives in multiple Zhejiang Radio & TV Group properties and community based/web languages, including French, Russian, Provincial broadcaster, Zhejiang Radio products. Sohu’s content platform, Sohu Korean and Chinese ethnic minority lan- and Television Group (ZRTG, est. Nov 2001) Video (tv.sohu.com), offers free access guages. CNTV has 36.8m monthly unique owns and operates 12 TV channels and to most content, including local/interna- visitors (source: iResearch, July 2019). seven radio stations, and produces origi- tional drama series, variety shows, original nal/localised content and live events for productions, news, documentaries, ani- Fun TV/ Video regional and national audiences. ZRTG mation, entertainment, live TV and user- Launched in 2005 by Beijing Funshion is mostly known for reality talent show generated content. Premium content is Online Technologies Ltd, Fun TV/Funsh- Sing! China (the evolution of The Voice mostly movies and education. Premium ion Video offers mostly local content; of China after an ugly struggle over the plans cost from RMB30/US$4.60 a month movies, dramas, kids, animation, variety format), China Dream and to RMB360/US$55 for 12 months. Sohu had shows and sports, with streaming/down- the local version of Korean variety show 277.8 million monthly unique visitors in July loading and user interactive features. Running Man, Keep Running (aka Hurry 2019 (source: iResearch). Sohu was incor- The service has about 101.412 million C NTENTASIA countryprofile 15-28 June 2020 Page 13.

porated in 1996 as Internet Technologies The VIP pack costs RMB40/US$6 a month. media institution established in 1993 China and renamed Sohu.com in 1999. Wasu is owned and managed by Wasu dedicated to int’l cultural exchange Digital TV Media Holdings, backed by the through co-production, promotion and T-Mall Box Office (TBO) Hangzhou Culture, Radio and Television publishing of film, TV and new media. Online/mobile commerce giant and the Zhejiang Radio and Tele- CICC specialises in factual production rolled out T-Mall Box Office (TBO), a sub- vision Group. The group operates across covering Chinese nature, history and scription-based video-streaming service, digital cable TV, OTT and IPTV services to culture. Production partners include in Sept 2015. TBO is​ delivered via set-top 125m users in 100+ cities in China (Aug Chinese state-owned organisations, box and smart TV devices, offering​​ ​in- 2019). It also owns 42% of national cable as well as more than 40 international house and local/foreign ​content, includ- company, China Cable Network. companies and broadcasters, includ- ing a strong slate of Hollywood titles. The ing Korea’s CJ ENM to create a slate service costs RMB39/US$​ ​6​ a month or of factual content for 2020 that show- RMB365/US$55 a year for unlimited view- China’s digital entertainment platform cases China. ing or RMB365​/​US$55 for 12 months.​ Youku Business Division (Youku BD), part of Alibaba & Entertain- Ciwen Tencent OTT/Video ment group, was formed by the merger Ciwen Media Group produces and dis- Launched in 2015, Tencent OTT is the of Youku, and Alibaba home tributes TV, film and animation in China. content service of , a entertainment in Oct 2016. Youku’s The company’s kids and rights division is multi-faceted online business offering businesses span PC, TV, PC and mo- responsible for original content creation, gaming, e-commerce and social apps bile. Content includes premium IP, co- production, distribution, brand manage- (QQ, WeChat). Tencent OTT delivers productions and acquisitions across a ment, and licensing and merchandising local/int’l content, including , TV wide range of genres, as well as user/ animated properties and characters shows, formats, original productions, professionally generated content, live from around the globe. sports events and news to 112 million webcasts and virtual reality. subscribers (Mar 2020). Premium content Enlight TV Production is behind a subscription paywall. Sub- Production Enlight TV Production/Beijing Enlight Me- scription costs RMB19/US$2.75 a month dia specialises in TV content production and is also involved in film distribution. or RMB208/US$30 a year for VIP member- Beijing Hualu Baina Film & TV Genres include TV drama, formats, news, ship. Tencent was founded in Shenzhen Beijing Hualu Baina Film & TV (HBN, est. variety and lifestyle. in 1998 and listed on the Hong Kong 2002) specialises in film/TV planning, pro- Stock Exchange in 2004. duction, distribution & licensing. Fantawild Animation Fantawild Animation Inc (FAI) special- Tiantian Kankan Cenic Media ises in original animation design and Video streaming platform Tiantian Cenic Media specialises in the produc- production. Globally, the company has Kankan was known as Kankan tion, distribution and investment of con- distributed its programmes to over 100 until Aug 2015, when it was acquired by tent in China. Production credits include countries via TV networks such as Disney Beijing Nesound International Media for the Chinese remake of Warner Bros’ and Sony as well as Netflix. Known mostly RMB130 million/US$20 million. Tiantian American sitcom 2 Broke Girls. Kankan carries local and int’l content for its TV Boonie Bears, from over 200 partners. Subscription China Huace Film & TV Fantawild Animation is a part of Fan- costs RMB150/US$22 a year. China Huace Film & TV (est. 2005) is a TV tawild Holding, a subsidiary of Cultural and film media group primarily focused and Technology in China. Ukids on production and distribution of TV dra- UYoung launched SVOD kids app, Ukids, ma, films and variety shows. The group Huayi Brothers Media in April 2020, offering more than 3,000 has more than 20 subsidiaries (including Among China’s largest media and en- curated content/episodes for kids aged Croton Media) and has made strategic tertainment companies, Huayi Brothers 0-6 and their families. The offering (avail- alliances and investments into areas was founded in 1994 by the Wang broth- able in Mandarin and English) includes such as a film studio, cinema theatres, ers, beginning with feature film produc- international animation, documentaries, advertising/artist agencies and online tion and distribution, and expanding into songs/audio stories. Annual subscription gaming. Production credits include the television production, talent manage- costs RMB198/US$28. local remakes of Endemol Shine’s script- ment, cinema, music, new media, gam- ed series Younger and Humans. ing and theme parks. Wasu Wasu (launched in 2003) is an online vid- China Intercontinental IPCN (International Program eo platform offering live TV channels and Communication Center (CICC) Content Network) local/int’l VOD content, including drama, China Intercontinental Communica- Shanghai-based International Program movies, animation and documentary. tion Center (CICC) is an international Content Network (IPCN) (est. 2007) spe- C NTENTASIA countryprofile 15-28 June 2020 Page 14.

cialises in the acquisition and distribution and talent management. The company over 946 million mobile subs in April 2020, of format rights to China/Asia Pacific. was incorporated in 2012. of which 754 million were 4G subscribers.

Sony Pictures Entertainment Beijing UYoung Culture & Media China Telecom Sony Pictures Entertainment’s production Launched in 2000, UYoung produces, China Telecom provides mobile, broad- outfit in China (formerly known as Huaso distributes and licenses animated kids’ band internet and fixed line services to Film and TV Digital Production) was co- content across all platforms. The compa- 338.52 million mobile subscribers and founded by China Film Group Corpora- ny also creates its own pre-school con- 152.67 million wireline broadband sub- tion and Sony Pictures Entertainment in sumer product lines and runs strategic scribers (April 2020). 2004. In 2011, China Film Group shifted media operations across a number of its shares to CCTV6 movie channel and Chinese kids’ channels. Headquartered China Unicom the Beijing-based production house be- in Beijing, UYoung has offices in Beijing, China Unicom was founded as a state- came a joint venture company owned Shanghai and Los Angeles. owned enterprise in 1994 by the Ministry by CCTV6 and Sony Pictures. of Railways, the Ministry of Electronics In- Zhejiang Versatile Media dustry and the Ministry of Electric Power Star China International Media Hangzhou-based Zhejiang Versatile Industry. China Unicom is mainly en- Star China International Media (Star Media launched in 1993 as Hangzhou gaged in, among other businesses, fixed China) specialises in TV production Versatile Advertising and is an integrat- and mobile communications, domestic (Canxing Production/Starry Produc- ed media company involved in film/ and international communications facili- tion), broadcasting ( China, TV, animation, advertising, internet and ties services, and satellite international Xing Kong International Channel and mobile services. leasing. As of April 2020, China Unicom Channel [V] China), filmmaking, art- had 309.3m mobile subscribers (incl. ist management and music/concert Zhejiang Zhongnan Animation 256.3m were 4G subs), 85.1 million fixed- production. Star China’s TV production Zhejiang Zhongnan Animation (Zoland line broadband subscribers and 53.2m subsidiary, Canxing/Starry, produces Animation, est. 2003) specialises in origi- fixed-line customers. local adaptations of international nal animation production. Titles – both formats, including Infinite Challenge original animation series and films, with China, The Remix China, So You Think an aggregate length of approximately Government/ You Can Dance and The King of Mask 80,000 minutes – have been broadcast Regulator Singer. Star China’s original formats in about 90 countries/regions, incl. the include native Chinese format Sing U.S., Europe, Japan and Africa. The State Administration of Press, Song and Sing! China. Broadcast company is also involved in drama/live- Publication, Radio, Film and Tele- partners include CCTV, Dragon TV, action films, global distribution of con- vision of the People’s Republic of Zhejiang Satellite TV, Jiangsu Satellite tent, publishing and licensing. China (SAPPRFT) TV and Beijing Satellite TV. Star China SAPPRFT oversees state-owned TV, radio, was established in August 2010 as a film and publications enterprises. The joint venture between China Media Telcos body directly controls state-owned me- Capital (CMC) and 21st Century Fox. In dia, including China Central Television Jan 2014, CMC acquired 20th Century China Mobile (CCTV), , China Ra- Fox’s 47% stake to become sole owner. China Mobile Communications Corpora- dio International. SAPPRFT is also respon- tion is a state-owned sible for policing China’s censorship rules. Tangren Media corporation offering mobile voice and Tangren Media specialises in producing multimedia services through nationwide TV dramas, 3D animation and movies, (2G/3G/4G) mobile telecomms networks Adapted from ContentAsia’s and is involved in distribution, publishing across mainland China. China Mobile had The Big List 2020

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June 2020 23-24 AVIA OTT Virtual Summit - The Future of Video Streaming Virtual Conference

29 June - 3 July AVIA OTT Virtual Summit - Piracy Over the Top Virtual Conference

July 2020 21-23 APOS 2020 Virtual Series Virtual Conference

August 2020 18 AVIA Thailand in View Virtual Conference

27-28 ContentAsia Summit - The Social Distance Edition Virtual Conference

27-29 Hong Kong Filmart Hong Kong

September 2020 1-3 APOS 2020 Virtual Series Virtual Conference

8-11 BCWW Virtual Conference

10 AVIA Taiwan in View Taipei, Taiwan

10 AVIA Future of Video India Virtual Conference

17-20 Gwangju ACE Fair Gwangju,

17-19 Vietnam Telefilm , Vietnam

24-25 AVIA Satellite Industry Forum Virtual Conference

29 Sept-1 Oct BroadcastAsia/CommunicAsia Virtual Conference

October 2020 9-14 Canneseries Cannes, France

10-11 MIP Junior Cannes, France

12-15 MIPCOM Cannes, France

21-22 SportsPro OTT Asia Singapore

31 Oct-9 Nov 33rd Tokyo International Film Festival Tokyo, Japan

November 2020 4-6 TIFFCOM Tokyo, Japan

9-11 AVIA Asia Video Summit Singapore

18-20 Asian Animation Summit Bali, Indonesia

December 2020 2-4 Asia TV Forum & Market Singapore

7-8 Dubai International Content Market Dubai, U.A.E.

January 2021 19-21 Natpe 2021 Miami, U.S.

April 2021 10-11 MIP Doc 2021 Cannes, France

10-11 MIP Formats 2021 Cannes, France

12-15 MIP TV 2021 Cannes, France

June 2021 14-15 DW Global Media Forum 2021 Bonn, Germany

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