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TVB, Warner, CMC partner on feature films Flagship Entertainment to develop Chinese slate for global market

Hong Kong’s dominant broadcaster and one-time film giant, Television Broadcasts Ltd (TVB), has partnered with mainland China’s China Media Capital (CMC) and Warner Brothers Entertainment to develop and produce Chinese-language feature films. The new joint venture, Flagship Enter- tainment Group, was announced by Li Ruigang, CMC founding chairman, and Kevin Tsujihara, Warner Bros chairman and chief executive. Flagship Entertainment’s aim is to “capi- talise on China’s rapidly growing film market and increasing demand for high-quality domestic movies”. The film slate, including global tent poles, will be distributed in China and in- ternationally, the partners said in a state- ment out of Hong Kong on Sunday night More on page 5

BBC Worldwide reshapes Asia biz BBC Earth leads the way into a new era

BBC Worldwide is reshaping its Asia business, migrating the old BBC Knowledge into a broader entertainment environ- SHARK ment and expanding the experience with giant-screen theatrical releases, theme- park attractions and online interactivity. The new era kicks off at 9pm on 3 Oc- PREMIERES 4TH OCTOBER tober, when BBC Knowledge across most SUNDAYS AT 5PM (SG/HK) www.bbcasia.com of Asia gives way to BBC Earth. The joint- /BBCEarthAsia BBC Earth is available in Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. More on page 15 Please call your cable operator for more details or check out our website. @BBCEarthAsia

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AXN unveils new look ahead of fall season Quantico, The Voice, Amazing Race, The Blacklist express

AXN, the English language entertainment channel by Sony Pictures Television (SPT) Networks, Asia, has undergone an edgy makeover – literally. New branding, which debuts on Tues- day night (22 September), includes a sharp-edged, pyramid-laden logo and additional new graphic elements, all of which will roll on AXN’s on-air and online platforms. The reveal leads into the premiere of The Voice season nine at 7.55pm (Singapore/ Hong Kong), the same day as in the U.S. The new look was designed to mirror the network’s expanded programming focus, which has broadened from strictly action to a more general mantra of “content filled Quantico with intrigue, passion and heroes,” says Hui Keng Ang, senior vice president and gen- Saturday, 26 September, at 8.50pm. eral manager, SPT Networks, Asia. Action programming remains a staple in Echoing this sentiment will be the “re- the redefined fall schedule. defining action” marketing campaign, New Disney/ABC drama, Quantico, pre- which shifts the focus away from a defining mieres on Monday evening (28 Septem- genre, emphasising, rather, an attitude. ber) on the same day as the U.S. The series Expect buzzwords such as “passion”, stars Indian actress Priyanka Chopra as a “excitement”, “unexpected”, “smart”, new FBI recruit. “wit” in on-air promos as the campaign Season three of The Blacklist returns to rolls out across linear, digital and social AXN on Friday, 2 October, at 9.45pm. media platforms. The AXN makeover comes just ahead In addition to The Voice, AXN is bringing of SPT’s launch of new general Asian en- back reality competition, The Amazing tertainment channel, Gem, with Japan’s Race U.S. season 27, which premieres on Nippon TV, on 1 October 2015.

HyppTV strengthens kids pack DreamWorks follows Boomerang

Telekom Malaysia’s HyppTV IPTV service RM9/US$2.10 a month. has strengthened its kids pack, adding Malaysia is the second market to pre- DreamWorks Animation’s DreamWorks miere the new DreamWorks channel af- channel to the line up a month after it ter the launch on CTH in Thailand at the picked up Turner’s Boomerang channel. end of July. DreamWorks is being offered free until Jeremy Kung, TM’s Executive Vice Presi- mid-November. The channel will be avail- dent, New Media, says kids is a proven able as part of HyppTV’s Jumbo Pack at genre for the platform, which also carries RM60/US$14 a month or a la carte at CBeebies, Nick Jnr and Baby First. Out now!

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Lifetime Asia Warner TV assembles “same-day supervillains” picks up UnReal 2 Same-day release for Gotham, Arrow, iZombie, Blindspot

Lifetime Asia has picked up Southeast Asia rights for the second season of A+E Studios International original drama UnReal. The 10-episode series, star- ring Shiri Appleby (Girls) and Constance Zim- mer (House of Cards), will also air on SBSTwo and Stan in Australia and on Lightbox in New Zealand. Shiri Appleby The Asia deals are part of global licensing agree- ments announced by Joel Denton, A+E Networks’ MD for international content sales and partnerships, in the run up to Mi- pcom in October.

From page 1: TVB/Warner (20 September). TVB chairman, Charles Chan, said the JV “will help us look for new, creative ideas Blindspot and bring our content to the next level. The partnership... will open a lot of doors in the Regional general entertainment chan- Season two of iZombie debuts on 7 Oc- mainland and overseas film markets”. nel Warner TV has assembled a cast of tober, also at 9pm, followed on Thursday, The venture comes about six months af- what it’s calling “same day supervillains” 8 October by Arrow season four. ter TVB launched Shaw Brothers Pictures for Asia. Warner TV has scheduled a Batman Limited. At the time, Chan said he hoped Four series – Gotham, Arrow, iZombie movie marathon for Saturday, 26 Sep- to tie up with local film companies to pro- and new title Blindspot – premiere in Asia tember, ahead of the new season of The duce popular quality films. on the same day as in the U.S., the Hong Flash and premieres of Supergirl and DC’s Chan also said that “Hong Kong holds Kong based regional network said on Legends of Tomorrow next year. a unique position in bridging the Chinese Monday (21 September). The stunt kicks off at 10.30am, and in- mainland audiences with Hollywood stu- The second season of Gotham pre- cludes Batman Begins and The Dark dios. TVB, as the leading broadcaster in mieres at 9pm (HK/Singapore/Malaysia/ Knight franchise. Hong Kong, has a unique advantage Philippines) on Tuesday, 22 September, The new season of The Big Bang Theory because of its many popular artistes and followed immediately by Blindspot in the debuts on Warner TV on Friday, 25 Sep- wide range of promotion platforms.” 9.50pm slot. tember, at 9pm. c ntentasia 21 September-4 october 2015 Page 6. 21 September-4 october 2015 the spacePage 6. Page 6. JC NbTENTASIA the place to look for the jobs that matter Bloomberg TV exits Indonesia venture Idea Group partnership dead

Bloomberg Television has pulled the plug on its Indonesia partnership after almost three years. The network says, however, that it remains “fully committed” to the Indone- sia market. Red Arrow International is a world-leading TV distributor of No reasons have been given for the decision to walk scripted, factual and formatted shows from Red Arrow’s global group of production companies, outstanding third- away from the partnership with Idea Group, a Jakarta- party producers and digital-content partners. Recent in- based media and strategic communication holding ternational highlights include “Bosch” (Amazon) and “Mar- company. ried at First Sight” (A&E/FYI). Red Arrow International is part Bloomberg said only that “after much consideration” it of global production company Red Arrow Entertainment had decided to “terminate our partnership”. Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of ProSiebenSat.1 Media The channel went off air at the end of August. SE - one of Europe’s leading media groups. The tie-up with the Idea Group was announced in De- cember 2012 and the channel, Bloomberg Television Indo- We are looking for an experienced Sales Manager based in nesia, launched in 2013. Bloomberg Television Indonesia Hong Kong, responsible for all content sales in SE Asia includ- was presented in Bahasa Indonesia. ing but not limited to Factual, Fiction and Formats. Ability to At the time, Bloomberg said “Indonesia is not just one of work independently and excellent negotiation and closing skills a must and also willingness to travel in the region, Mu- the largest consumer markets in Asia, it also has one of the nich and trade shows. fastest-growing economies and rising investor classes”.

Bloomberg described the Idea Group as “a partner with Interested parties please forward your CV to: the vision and passion to take business news from its tradi- [email protected] tionally narrow and specialist confines to a broader, main- stream audience”.

India expected to become one of A-P’s liveliest OTT playing fields 4G will ease content delivery, SNL Kagan says

India may eventually become one of content delivery in the medium to long an expected battle between Netflix and Asia Pacific’s liveliest OTT playing fields, term,” the company says. Amazon in India. SNL Kagan says both will although at the moment the country has India currently has 148 million multichan- launch in India between late 2015 and one of the region’s highest penetration nel subscribers and 21 million broadband early 2016. rate disparaties between broadband homes, giving the market a broadband Local online services, such as Eros Now and pay-TV services, according to a new penetration of 7.5%. and Zee Entertainment Enterprises’ Ditto report from SNL Kagan. At the same time, the rise of OTT plat- TV, along with on-demand platforms The introduction of 4G in India should forms such as Star India’s Hotstar and the from incumbent pay-TV operators, are contribute to “faster, seamless online arrival of Singtel’s Hooq in India precedes expected to present stiff competition. Beach House Pictures

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Singapore-based production house, Beach House Pictures, celebrates its 10th anniversary at the end of September, marking a decade of growth from a single factual series to one of Asia’s largest indie producers.

Singapore-based Beach House on so we had a bit of cache in Pictures (BHP) celebrates trying to create new projects,” its 10th anniversary this Little says. Over the years, year, marking a decade these have included natu- of growth from adventure ral history (Asia’s Deadliest travel to multi-genre pro- Snakes), kids (Kids vs Film for duction credits. That’s along Discovery Asia), social docs with growth from two people and lifestyle,” she adds. to 65 full-time staff across BHP was also a 3D Jocelyn Little four divisions – Beach pioneer with Jewels House Pictures, Beach of the World. House Kids, Beach House Entertain- A turning point ment (reality formats) and Beach House was reality-based Studios (apps, animation and design). travel series, Lonely Today, Beach House is one of the larg- Planet: Roads Less est indie production houses in the region. Travelled, in 2010 for Nat About 60% of production is factual, 10% is Donovan Chan Geo in the U.S., on which reality and kids is 20%-30%. BHP was a co-production “The highlights have been breaking into partner. “We bought money to the table new genres and proving ourselves,” says and it established us as a company that Jocelyn Little, who established the com- could not only pull together a production pany in 2005 with partner and creative but also finance and deliver,” Little says. Donovan (right) on shoot with DOP Lau Hon Meng in director Donovan Chan. The biggest challenge facing indie pro- Northern Laos for Lonely Planet: Roads Less Travelled The biggest initial challenge “was that ducers in Asia is production budgets, which we were both production people,” Little are smaller than elsewhere in the world. fragmentation and how that’s evolving. Plus says. The other challenge was “making our Little says partnerships with funding bod- “how we are responding to it,” Little says. name and getting people to trust that we ies such as Singapore’s Media Develop- “We are content makers and we can be could deliver”. ment Authority (MDA) are important. And, platform agnostic. We will always work with BHP’s first project was with Lonely Planet, for BHP at least, co-productions have been the great brands, but we are also looking with whom Little already had a long term critical. at more short-form and digital content,” relationship, on Lonely Planet Six Degrees. “We want to build our own IP. We want she adds. The second major project was Man Made bigger budgets. That’s a challenge that One of BHP’s shorts for Singapore’s Marvels with NHNZ (which has since be- has always been there,” she says, adding: Changi Airport has received 4.2 million come an equity partner in BHP) and Dis- “As a company, if we want to be succeed- views. “It’s amazing,” Little says, adding covery, which Little says has been “great ing we have to be pulling in partners from that the new environment can be difficult in supporting local talent”. all over the world”. “because half the time you don’t know “We had a couple of big projects early The second challenge is platform what viewers will respond to”.

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ContentAsia’s regular section, ContentAsia Formats, looks at formats and format development in Asia, including new seasons, series and trends and what these mean to channels, producers and the overall formats industry in the region.

The Money Drop Thailand

Thailand’s version of Endemol’s game show format The Money Drop has been one of the stronger shows in its genre in the country. The format challenges a pair of contestants with seven multiple-choice questions to win a THB2 million/US$56,788 cash prize and a car. The Money Drop Thailand premiered on 2 August 2014 on terrestrial station Chan- nel 7, airing weekends 5.30pm to 6pm. The format initially aired 6pm to 6.30pm but was moved to make way for the airing of daily government programmes. The highest rating recorded for the game show was 10.8 for the 20 December 2014 episode, a record which no other game show has topped. The Money Drop Thailand The show’s main set-up is a three-metre 100th episode. Five-year old Zense Entertainment is centre platform (meant to isolate contest- Produced by Zense Entertainment, The one of Thailand’s heavyweight formats ants from everyone else) equipped with Money Drop Thailand challenges include production house servicing mostly free-TV four trapdoors representing four different the selection of couples to compete and broadcasters Channel 3, Channel 7 and answers. For each question, contestants planning the right questions for them. Channel 9 as well as digital variety True 4 have 60 seconds to place their money It was also the first time Zense had to op- U. Other localised formats produced by on the trapdoors. Wrong answers mean erate a special computerised programme Zense scheduled to premiere in Thailand in the money drops through the trapdoors. that controls the display screen for the the next few months include game show If the contestants lose all their money questions, lighting, graphical LED screens, Still Standing Thailand (starts 1 October before reaching the final question, the sound effects and trapdoor mechanism. on Channel 7) and Singer Takes It All game ends. If they keep their money or “We want the drop to be powerful, so we Thailand (pending air date/broadcaster). the car key through to the final question, searched for the best mechanism for the Zense is also involved in the creation and the remaining money and the car are trapdoors, and ordered them from Swe- production of original content, including theirs to keep. den. They were very costly but worth all the current romance variety show Honeymoon, Local elements include the car as a money spent,” says Varavuth Jentanakul, game show 60 Seconds Game, horoscope prize and celebrity couples. The car was host of The Money Drop Thailand and chief quiz show Horo Game and sitcom Ha added as the programme reached its executive of Zense Entertainment. Company Limited. c ntentasia FORMATS Be included. Contact Malena at [email protected] 7805 ATF ContentAsia_Emagazine_192x250mm - FA.pdf 1 10/9/15 11:15

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Who said what about kids and family content during the ContentAsia Summit in Singapore

The way forward is “not “If we do this digital first, Linear is just about putting con- building a where the tent on TV and mobile franchise first, we’re building majority of and tablets, but also how an awareness kids TV viewing we’re engaging with au- of that property. still happens. Do I If we go to a diences”. linear version, think they’ll still be Natasha Malhotra, there’s already relevant in 10 years General Manager, an audience Branded Media And that will latch time? No, I don’t... I Content, The Walt onto it. If you’re think that ship is sailing.” Disney Company launching a Nicholas Walters, Founder/Chief Executive, Hopster Southeast Asia linear half-hour show from scratch, that takes What’s really chang- a lot of ing for us is a digital market- “We’re probably not ing. first direction.” going to be seeing the When Mark Eyers, Chief Content Officer, Kids Net- ratings we saw five years ago, and you works, Turner International Asia Pacific we don’t even know how reliable have a those will be because they don’t ready really express the total reach story. audi- The ideal micro-short has one or all Technology is moving so fast that ence in of three key elements. “It wants you to measurement is not keeping up.” the digital- watch it again. It may want you to interact social space, with that character further. And it may want Natasha Malhotra, The Walt Disney it’s a lot easier.” Company Southeast Asia you to watch longer.” Mark Eyers, Turner Mark Eyers, Turner International Asia Pacific International Asia “We really believe that televi- Pacific sion is still a very important “There are a couple of interesting things hap- form of entertainment in our re- “We have pening in the industry... [For one, the debate gion, it brings families together never had over the extent to which audiences are shift- for a shared experience.” this volume ing from linear TV to on-demand is, for the Natasha Malhotra, The Walt Disney of animation kids segment at least] “kind of over... It might Company Southeast Asia before and take five years, it might take 10 years, but I also, perhaps think we know kids vastly prefer watching on We are inspiring kids to more impor- demand to watching on linear.” believe in themselves and tantly, we’ve follow their dreams and rea- never had Nicholas Walters, Hopster lise their fullest potential. It’s this amount of a much more value-driven platforms to put “In many countries, our top two or three ranking approach around strength and different ver- titles originated on YouTube. And that really shows determination and persistence and sions of it on.” the extent to which the right thing in the right context kindness and compassion.” Mark Eyers, Turner Natasha Malhotra, The Walt Disney at the right time [works]... it doesn’t have to cost mil- International Asia Company Southeast Asia lions to make.” Pacific Nicholas Walters, Hopster

Full interviews and features appear in ContentAsia...inprint&online, published for Mip Junior (3-4 October) and Mipcom (5-8 October). c ntentasiaKIDS @ Mip Junior & Mipcom www.contentasia.tv c ntentasia schedules 21 September-4 october 2015 Page 12.

ContentAsia Schedules – a look at scheduling strategies around the region. Hits

Date 5-Oct-15 6-Oct-15 7-Oct-15 8-Oct-15 9-Oct-15 10-Oct-15 11-Oct-15 Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Star Trek: The Next Taxi (S4) Ep. No. 7 Of Cheers (S2) Ep. No. 3 7pm Star Trek: The Next Star Trek: The Next Star Trek: The Next Star Trek: The Next Generation (S1) Ep. No. Mice And Tony Personal Business Generation (S1) Ep. No. 3 Generation (S1) Ep. No. 4 Generation (S1) Ep. No. Generation (S1) Ep. No. 7 6 Where No One Has Taxi (S4) Ep. No. 8 Nina Cheers (S2) Ep. No. 4 7.30pm Naked Now, The Code Of Honor 5 Haven Last Outpost, The Gone Before Loves Alex Homicidal Ham Golden Girls (S3), The Golden Girls (S3), The Golden Girls (S3), The Ep. Golden Girls (S3), The Ep. Golden Girls (S3), The Ep. Taxi (S4) Ep. No. 9 I Cheers (S2) Ep. No. 5 8pm Ep. No. 21 Larceny And Ep. No. 24 Rose's Big No. 22 Mixed Blessing No. 23 Mister Terrific No. 25 Mother's Day Wanna Be Around Sumner's Return Old Lace Adventure Taxi (S4) Ep. No. 10 Taxi (S4) Ep. No. 10 Taxi (S4) Ep. No. 7 Of Taxi (S4) Ep. No. 8 Nina Taxi (S4) Ep. No. 9 I Taxi (S4) Ep. No. 11 Jim Cheers (S2) Ep. No. 6 8.30pm Bobby Doesn’t Live Here Bobby Doesn’t Live Here Mice And Tony Loves Alex Wanna Be Around And The Kid Affairs Of The Heart Anymore Anymore Taxi (S4) Ep. No. 11 Jim Cheers (S2) Ep. No. 7 Old 9pm And The Kid Flames Airwolf (S1) Ep. No. 3 Airwolf (S1) Ep. No. 4 Bite Airwolf (S1) Ep. No. 5 Airwolf (S1) Ep. No. 6 Airwolf (S1) Ep. No. 7 Golden Girls (S3), The Daddy's Gone A Hunt'n Of The Jackal Proof Through The Night One Way Express Proof Through The Night Seinfeld (S6) Ep. No. 20 9.30pm Ep. No. 21 Larceny And Doodle, The Old Lace

Cheers (S2) Ep. No. 3 Cheers (S2) Ep. No. 4 Cheers (S2) Ep. No. 5 Cheers (S2) Ep. No. 6 Cheers (S2) Ep. No. 7 Old Seinfeld (S6) Ep. No. 21 Golden Girls (S3), The Ep. 10pm Personal Business Homicidal Ham Sumner's Return Affairs Of The Heart Flames Fusilli Jerry, The No. 22 Mixed Blessing

Seinfeld (S6) Ep. No. 20 Seinfeld (S6) Ep. No. 21 Seinfeld (S6) Ep. No. 22 Seinfeld (S6) Ep. No. 23 Seinfeld (S6) Ep. No. 24 Seinfeld (S6) Ep. No. 22 Golden Girls (S3), The Ep. 10.30pm Doodle, The Fusilli Jerry, The Diplomat's Club, The Face Painter, The Understudy, The Diplomat's Club, The No. 23 Mister Terrific

Golden Girls (S3), The Seinfeld (S6) Ep. No. 23 11pm Ep. No. 24 Rose's Big Face Painter, The Grey's Anatomy (S4) Ep. Grey's Anatomy (S4) Ep. Grey's Anatomy (S4) Ep. Grey's Anatomy (S4) Ep. Criminal Minds (S1) Ep. Adventure No. 14 Becoming, The No. 15 Losing My Mind No. 16 Freedom, Part I No. 17 Freedom, Part II No. 1 Pilot Seinfeld (S6) Ep. No. 24 Golden Girls (S3), The Ep. 11.30pm Understudy, The No. 25 Mother's Day

Drama/comedy: 20hrs/57% Drama/action-adventure: 5hrs/14.3% Drama/sci-fi: 5hrs/14.3% Drama/medical: 4hrs/11.4% Drama/thriller: 1hr/2.9%

Date 9-Nov-15 10-Nov-15 11-Nov-15 12-Nov-15 13-Nov-15 14-Nov-15 15-Nov-15 Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Taxi (S5) Ep. No. 14 Arnie Cheers (S3) Ep. No. 6 7pm Star Trek: The Next Star Trek: The Next Star Trek: The Next Star Trek: The Next Star Trek: The Next Meets The Kids Coach In Love (Part 1) Generation (S2) Ep. No. 2 Generation (S2) Ep. No. 3 Generation (S2) Ep. No. 4 Generation (S2) Ep. No. 5 Generation (S2) Ep. No. 6 Taxi (S5) Ep. No. 15 Jim's Cheers (S3) Ep. No. 7 7.30pm Where Silence Has Lease Elementary, Dear Data Outrageous Okona, The Loud As A Whisper Schizoid Man, The Mario's Coach In Love (Part 2)

Golden Girls (S4), The Ep. Golden Girls (S4), The Ep. Golden Girls (S4), The Ep. Golden Girls (S4), The Ep. Golden Girls (S4), The Ep. Taxi (S5) Ep. No. 16 Cheers (S3) Ep. No. 8 8pm No. 21 High Anxiety No. 22 Little Sister No. 23 Sophia's Choice No. 24 Foreign Exchange No. 25 Valentine's Day Simkas Monthlies Diane Meets Mom

Home Improvement (S1) Taxi (S5) Ep. No. 14 Arnie Taxi (S5) Ep. No. 15 Jim's Taxi (S5) Ep. No. 16 Home Improvement (S1) Home Improvement (S1) Cheers (S3) Ep. No. 9 An 8.30pm Ep. No. 2 Mow Better Hits’ primetime: 7pm-midnight. Source: Hits Meets The Kids Mario's Simkas Monthlies Ep. No. 1 Pilot Ep. No. 1 Pilot American Family Blues Home Improvement (S1) Cheers (S3) Ep. No. 10 9pm Ep. No. 2 Mow Better Diane's Allergy Airwolf (S2) Ep. No. 16 Airwolf (S2) Ep. No. 17 Airwolf (S2) Ep. No. 18 Airwolf (S2) Ep. No. 19 Airwolf (S2) Ep. No. 20 Blues Prisoner Of Yesterday Natural Born Out Of The Sky Dambreakers Severance Pay Seinfeld (S7) Ep. No. 21 Golden Girls (S4), The Ep. 9.30pm Bottle Deposit, Part I, The No. 21 High Anxiety

Cheers (S3) Ep. No. 6 Cheers (S3) Ep. No. 7 Cheers (S3) Ep. No. 8 Cheers (S3) Ep. No. 9 An Cheers (S3) Ep. No. 10 Seinfeld (S7) Ep. No. 22 Golden Girls (S4), The Ep. 10pm Coach In Love (Part 1) Coach In Love (Part 2) Diane Meets Mom American Family Diane's Allergy Bottle Deposit, Part II, The No. 22 Little Sister

M*A*S*H (S4) Ep. No. Seinfeld (S7) Ep. No. 21 Seinfeld (S7) Ep. No. 22 Seinfeld (S7) Ep. No. 23 Seinfeld (S7) Ep. No. 24 Seinfeld (S7) Ep. No. 23 Golden Girls (S4), The Ep. 10.30pm 1 Welcome To Korea Bottle Deposit, Part I, The Bottle Deposit, Part II, The Wait Out, The Invitations, The Wait Out, The No. 23 Sophia's Choice - Part I

Seinfeld (S7) Ep. No. 24 Golden Girls (S4), The Ep. 11pm Criminal Minds (S1) Ep. Invitations, The No. 24 Foreign Exchange Criminal Minds (S2) Ep. Criminal Minds (S2) Ep. Criminal Minds (S2) Ep. Criminal Minds (S2) Ep. No. 22 Fisher King Part No. 1 Fisher King, Pt II, The No. 2 P911 No. 3 Perfect Storm, The No. 4 Psychodrama M*A*S*H (S4) Ep. No. One, The Golden Girls (S4), The Ep. 11.30pm 1 Welcome To Korea No. 25 Valentine's Day - Part I

Drama/comedy: 20hrs/57% Drama/action-adventure: 5hrs/14.3% Drama/sci-fi: 5hrs/14.3% Drama/thriller: 5hrs/14.3%

Rewind Networks’ regional Hits channel This runs alongside a commitment to HD, One of Hits biggest digital challenges is heads towards its second birthday in De- authenticated catch-up, linear stream- dealing with right issues for some of the cember, with seven major platforms (and ing, an unshakeable belief in TV across older series not rights cleared for internet a few others) in six markets signed so far all screens and a strong basic pay-TV or mobile platforms. and seven markets in sight by year-end. offering. More on page 14 21 september-4 october 2015 page 13. c ntentasia schedules 21 September-4 october 2015 Page 14.

Happy Days

From page 12: Schedule worked last year and introduce new titles “It could be because of the music within to the offering. the show or the guest stars that appeared. Returning series include Seinfeld and Therefore, we can’t always air every The Golden Girls, joined more recently by episode of a season simply because it’s family sitcom Happy Days, crime buster not available for broadcast,” says MacGyver, action series Airwolf; programming vice president and and family sitcom Home Im- channel head, Sandie Lee. provement. Along with Seinfeld, Hits’ linear scheduling strate- The X-Files is a tent-pole on the gies include weekday strips schedule for the last quarter of and weekend stacks grid de- this year. signed to keep both old and October premieres include new audiences happy. The aim the first season ofCriminal Minds, is to make the Hits’ grid as easy Sandie Lee which replaces Grey’s Anatomy as possible to remember and ha- from Friday, 9 October. Season Seinfeld bitual, just like the linear Netflix service, two of the Criminal Minds series will follow says Lee. in the second week of November. The drama series. Acquisition priorities remain titles from series will air from Tuesday, 10 November For the week of 9-15 November, comedy the past 30 years (1980s, 1990s and 2000s), at 11pm to midnight. series also dominated, with 57% (20 hours) with some exceptions like Happy Days In the week from 5-11 October, com- of the weekly prime-time 7pm to midnight and M*A*S*H*, and titles that resonate edy drama series dominated, with about schedule. Shows include Golden Girls, well with Asian viewers such as sci-fi -se 57% (20 hours) of the prime-time (7pm- season five of Taxi (ends on Wednesday, ries The X-Files from the 90s, 80s action/ midnight) schedule. The rest of the weekly 11 November, replaced with family com- adventure series The A-Team and family prime-time schedule is filled with 14.3% edy Home Improvement season one from sitcom Diff’rent Strokes from the late 70s. (5 hours) of sci-fi, 14.3% (5 hours) action/ Thursday, 12 November), season three of The 2015 aim is to provide more of what adventure and 11.4% (4 hours) medical Cheers and season seven of Seinfeld. c ntentasia 21 September-4 october 2015 Page 15.

From page 1: BBC Earth venture India channel, Sony BBC Earth, will follow when the licensing/regulatory C NTENTASIA process is complete. The new 24-hour flagship linear channel Editorial Director is part of a multi-touchpoint brand that Janine Stein includes an online platform as well as on- Assistant Editor ground attractions. Malena Amzah BBC Worldwide’s executive vice presi- [email protected] dent for Asia, David Weilland, outlines a Research Manager much bigger profile in the region for BBC CJ Yong Earth, including more events such as Planet [email protected] Earth in Concert held in Singapore last Editorial Research year, and expanding BBC’s Orbi attrac- Aqilah Yunus [email protected] tion in Yokohama to another Japanese Digital city in 2016. Emily Seibel Weilland is also rolling out a theatrical [email protected] release agenda following Enchanted King- Design dom’s success in Japan, and an expansion Rae Yong of the giant-screen experience in markets beyond China, Korea and Hong Kong. Plans Associate Publisher are already in place to bring a giant screen (Americas, Europe) and VP, version of Predators to Asia next year. Attenborough’s Birds of Paradise International Business Development “Nowadays you want to make sure your Leah Gordon brand lives across multiple touch points with [email protected] Sales and Marketing (Asia) the consumer. BBC Earth can do that better Next year’s One Planet, another BBC Masliana Masron than BBC Knowledge,” Weilland says. blockbuster documentary, will also air on [email protected] The linear channel’s programming BBC Earth in Asia. BBC Earth’s expansion www.contentasia.tv remit will be broader than the two-hour in Asia is part of a global shift to super- To receive your regular free copy BBC Earth block, which has run in Asia on factual content, a possible response of ContentAsia, Thursday nights for the past three years. to what Shiotani calls a “nature deficit please email The block focused on natural history pro- disorder”. About 50% of the world’s [email protected] gramming. population is urban; “people are crav- Ryan Shiotani, BBC Worldwide Channels’ ing contact with nature”. BBC Earth is Published fortnightly by: programming vice president, says the full designed “to give people that inspiration Pencil Media Pte Ltd channel will include adventure, science to connect with nature,” Shiotani adds. 730A Geylang Road Singapore 389641 and travel, “all with the human factor”. While BBC Knowledge may be disap- Tel: +65 6846-5987 A significant part of the programming pearing, much of the content will live contentasia.tv strategy for BBC Earth going forward is on, either on BBC Earth or on other BBC saving the best natural history titles for its channels in Asia. Life Below Zero migrates Copyright 2015 Pencil Media Pte own air. Previously, first-run rights to some to BBC Earth along with shows such as Ltd. All Rights Reserved. of the big blue-chip might have gone to Extreme Fishing. All the blue chip natural free-to-air. history and science will continue. “BBC Earth puts more emphasis on first Shows like Undercover Boss will move and exclusive for pay-TV,” Shiotani says. to BBC Lifestyle, along with Gordon Ram- First up is the first and exclusive telecast say’s Hotel Hell, Secret Millionaire and c ntentasia of Shark. Great British Bake Off. Shiotani says BBC Daily news with In addition, BBC Earth will premiere blue- Lifestyle will be broadened to include ContentAsia Insider chip David Attenborough series The Hunt human stories. “We still will be doing food email [email protected] in Asia less than 24 hours after the U.K., fol- and home and design, but we feel that for subscription details lowed by Lands of the Monsoon, Life Below there is a place for great human stories,” Zero series three and Infested. he adds.