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WarnerMedia India/SEA/Korea head, Clement Schwebig, unveiled his new-look team this afternoon, putting Magda- lene Ew in charge of all entertainment programming and original production. Jessica Kam, original productions SVP, exits as part of the new structure, along with South Asia head Siddharth Jain.

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q Price Guide: Who spends what on production in Asia Xmas bow for ContentAsia’s country-by-country Taiwan LGBTQ hit look at the top issues in Asia going into 2021 on Netflix Trending: LGBTQ+ content in Asia Exclusive global rights for Your Name Engraved Herein All in the latest issue of ContentAsia online

Netflix premieres Taiwanese blockbust- For editorial info, contact Janine at [email protected] To advertise in any of ContentAsia’s publications or online, er, Patrick Liu’s NT$50-million Your Name contact Masliana at [email protected] (Asia, Australia and Middle East) Engraved Herein, on 23 Dec in an ex- or Leah at [email protected] (Americas and Europe) clusive global deal that throws even more light on Taiwan’s lead as an Asian www.contentasia.tv creative centre. contentasia The full story is on page 4 C NTENTASIA 23-29 November 2020 Page 2.

Schwebig unveils new leadership structure Magdalene Ew takes over WarnerMedia original production; Jessica Kam exits

WarnerMedia India/SEA/Korea head, Clement Schwebig Asia. Simonsen will work with Johannes Clement Schwebig, unveiled his new- Larcher’s global HBO Max team to “lay look India, Southeast Asia and Korea the foundation for its future launch”, team this afternoon, putting Magdalene WarnerMedia said. Ew in charge of all entertainment pro- Jae Chang heads up TV distribution gramming and original production. and home entertainment, overseeing Jessica Kam, original productions SVP, physical and digital distribution licensing. exits as part of the new structure, along Vikram Sharma takes charge of with South Asia head Siddharth Jain. consumer products, advertising and Ew’s expanded remit includes all HBO partnerships, leading licensing and channels, Warner TV, Oh!K and Ding Ji merchandising businesses for all Warner- Theatre in China, plus all entertainment Media IP, brands and franchises, and ad production, including HBO Asia originals. sales business on all platforms linear and Leslie Lee continues to lead all the digital. kids brands for WarnerMedia across Asia nels, CNN International, Cartoon Net- Athreyan Sundararajan leads an Pacific, including India, Southeast Asia work, Boomerang, Pogo, Warner TV and integrated group marketing team for and Korea. Oh!K, and B2B carriage partnerships for all WarnerMedia business, including Yasmin Zahid heads up affiliate and streaming platform, HBO Go. advertising and distribution sales trade, B2B distribution for all WarnerMedia David Simonsen continues to lead the consumer and brand as well as theatri- linear TV networks, including HBO chan- development of HBO Go in Southeast cal. creative services and social media.

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Bilibili hits 15m paying Xmas Netflix bow for Taiwan LGBTQ hit users at end Sept Exclusive global rights for Your Name Engraved Herein

Mainland Chinese streaming platform, Bilibili, says it has 15 million paying users at the end of Sept 2020, an 89% increase over the same time last year. Average monthly active users (MAUs) reached 197.2 million in the quarter to end Sept, an increase of 54%. Mobile MAUs reached 183.5 million, up 61% from the same period in 2019. Average daily active users (DAUs) reached 53.3 million, a 42% increase. Total net revenues reached RMB3,225.7 million/US$475.1 million) for the quarter, a 74% increase from the same period in 2019.

Q3 2020 recovery for Thailand’s BEC World

Thai broadcaster BEC World’s Q3 net profit was more than 122% up on Q2, Edward Chen and Jing-Hua Tseng in Your Name Engraved Herein but the broadcaster has warned of an unstable climate and “no clear trend of Netflix premieres Taiwanese blockbust- is set at the end of martial law in Taiwan economic recovery” as well as risks from er, Patrick Liu’s NT$50-million/US$1.8 mil- in 1988 and follows two young Catho- domestic political protests. BEC World’s lion Your Name Engraved Herein, on 23 lic school students (played by Edward net profit for the three months to end December in an exclusive global deal Chen as A-Han and Jing-Hua Tseng as Sept was THB60 million/US$1.98 million, that throws even more light on Taiwan’s Birdy) who meet in the school band, fall compared to a THB267 million/US$8.8 lead as an Asian creative centre. in love, are forced apart by rampant ho- million loss in Q2. But the company is The film is Taiwan’s highest-grossing mophobia and misunderstanding, and still well down on Q3 last year, when net LGBTQ film ever and this year’s biggest meet again more than 30 years later. profit hit THB93.6 million/US$3 million). hit, breaking box office records a week Adapted from Liu’s true story, Your Overall income was 40% down on last after its release at end Sept, earning Name Engraved Herein was written and year to THB1,323 million/US$44 million, NT$30 million/US$1 million. By the first produced by Arthur Chu (Chu Yu Ning). but almost 12% up from Q2 this year. week of Nov, the film had grossed al- The production house was Oxygen Films. most NT$100 million/US$3.5 million to be- Your Name Engraved Herein won come Taiwan’s top film this year. Golden Horse Awards this year for Best contentasia A romance with political and historical Cinematography and Best Original relevance, Your Name Engraved Herein Song.

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Taiwan’s Angel Teng wins 1st GagaOOLala Pitch US$100K for Fragrance of the First Flower

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Taiwanese filmmaker Angel Teng’s Fragrance of the First Flow- Genre: Crime er won the top US$100,000 prize in the inaugural GagaOOLala Duration: 257 X 60’ Pitching Sessions (GPS). Teng’s film is the story of two women who, separated in high- school by prejudice and fear, reunite later in life and open the possibility of a love they never dared to dream would blossom. The GPS, held on 16 Nov was part of the Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA)-backed series of creative events in Taipei this week. These included the GOL Summit and the Taiwan Creative Content Fest. Two prizes of US$50,000 each went to Mexican filmmaker Flavio Florencio’s Chronic Dissatisfaction, about a 33-year-old man who finds himself at a crossroads; & Philippines’ film- Genre: Factual maker Adolfo Alix Jr’s Almost, about a bisexual man coming Duration: 150 X 60’ to terms with live and love after a trip to Taiwan. Format also Available Five of the final 15 projects – all shorts – were given US$10,000 each. The 15 finalists were chosen from 150 submissions.

Rohit D’Silva joins Viu Middle East/Africa

Former Fox Networks Group veteran, Rohit D’Silva, has joined regional streamer Viu, taking care of the regional streamer’s Middle East/Africa. Viu has not made any external an- nouncements. D’Silva exited Fox at the end of June last year after 15 years as the group was integrated into Disney. His last role at Fox was as SEA/Australia cluster head. Genre: Competition Duration: 10 X 60’ Koik joins Disney+ SEA Format also Available

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Canal+ Myanmar FG returns first female TV detective Lake Pyar in Jan 2021 kicks off ambitious original drama plans

Myanmar’s pay-TV platform, Canal+ Myanmar FG, returns original crime series Lake Pyar for a second season on 28 January 2021, one of at least four prime time originals drama productions the platform is planning over the next year. The new season of Lake Pyar is preceded by a 52-minute one-off Christmas special. Lake Pyar, the platform’s (and pos- sibly the country’s) first-ever crime action drama with a female lead, debuted in Oct 2019 as an eight-episode prime time series and remains the most popular show to date, says Canal+ Myanmar’s channels editorial manager, May Wah Lwin. Lake Pyar follows a female detective, Lake Pyar (which means butterfly), solving cases in Myanmar’s capital city, Yangon. Each episode features a different criminal case. The special will air on 24 December at 8pm on family channel Canal+ Zat Lenn. The original cast and crew are is back Lake Pyar Season 1 for the special and the eight-part second season. Two more original series -- an adven- tion budgets for 2021 are up significantly Lake Pyar is directed and written by ture action drama and a thriller action from last year. Nyan Htin. Pan Yaung Chel stars as Lake drama – are in the works and scheduled Lwin says the greatest challenge in Pyar, Khar Ra as senior detective Tun Ko, to release in Q2 and Q4 next year. original production is that “Myanmar is Myat Noe Aye as crime forensic doctor The company says “many more still a growing country with new gen- Myat Noe, Charlie as senior detective unique fictional stories are in the de- eration and young talents. The script Myo Min and Aung Ye Htike as IT expert velopment process as the ambitious development, pre-production, casting detective Paing Soe. strategy is to support and promote local and post-production, each stage has its Canal+ Myanmar’s original slate for next talents in the Myanmar market and also own different set of challenges”. year also includes season three of zombie abroad with the collaboration of all France’s Canal+ Group launched thriller action series Toxic (12x52 mins). Di- entities of the Canal+ group”. commercial DTH services in Myanmar rected by Htut Tin Htut, the series is about Original production continues to be in early 2018 following a 2017 deal with a scientist and his son teaming up with one of the key programming strategies the Forever Group. Canal+ Myanmar a group of people to survive a zombie of Canal+ Myanmar FG. FG is the reincarnation of Forever apocalypse caused by experiments gone Although no figures have been re- Group’s pay-TV service 4TV (launched wrong. Season one aired in 2018, followed leased, the company says the number in 2005 as MRTV-4 International). – by a second season last year. of original content hours and produc- Malena Amzah

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Cambodia

In numbers Population...... 16.5 million Households...... 3.4 million Avg household size...... 4.6 TV households...... 2.4 million Internet subscribers...... 15.26 million Mobile phone subscribers...... 20.4 million Fixed tel subscribers...... 52,663

Source: National Institute of Statistics, Telecommunication Regulator of Cambodia (population/households in 2019, TV HH in 2008 Census), Telecommunication Regulator of Cambodia (internet, mobile, fixed tel in Aug 2020)

Free TV My Reaction, MyTV Apsara Television (TV11) Apsara Television is a private television on introducing local viewers to inter- launched in Dec 1963, closed during channel in Cambodia, offering news, national formats such as Minute to Win the civil war in the 1970s and was resur- entertainment, talk shows, variety, It and Who Wants to be a Millionaire. rected at the end of 1983. The sched- lifestyle, kids, history and sports (box- CTN also co-produces international ule includes local news, education, ing) programming. Launched in 1996, movie/drama series and entertainment entertainment and sports, with some Apsara Television is operated by the content. CNC is a hybrid 24-hour news acquisitions from China and Singapore. Apsara Media Group. and entertainment news service. MyTV, TVK also cooperates with foreign TV sta- launched in 2009 as a youth service, re- tions/media services such as China’s Bayon TV/Bayon News/ETV News branded in 2013 as a modern channel CCTV and Japan’s NHK. The broadcast Bayon Television owns and operates targeting the 15-49 age group offering philosophy is to publicise peace, hu- three TV channels – Bayon TV, Bayon local/foreign drama, concerts and vari- man rights and democracy, promote News (BTV-News) and ETV News. Bayon ety shows. The three channels have 40% government policies, and convey pub- Television was established in 1998 and market share nationwide. lic opinions for Cambodians. TVK also broadcasts from its main station in operates about 12 radio stations. Phnom Penh to about 15 provinces. Bayon News and ETV News offer local Hang Meas HDTV (HM HDTV) Phnom Penh Television (TV3) and international news. Cambodia’s first HD broadcaster, Hang Phnom Penh Television (TV3) was es- Meas HDTV, transmits a 24-hour sched- tablished in 1996 as a JV between KCS Cambodian Television Station ule to 24 cities/provinces. Content Cambodia Ltd and Phnom Penh Mu- Channel 9 (CTV9 HDTV) includes Korean and Chinese drama nicipality. In 2012, the station became General entertainment channel CTV9 series, and formats such as The Voice a wholly owned company of KCS. TV3 was established in 1992 and is a 100% Cambodia, Cambodia Idol and Cam- offers local content, including news, TV Cambodian private sector company. bodia’s Got Talent. Launched in Feb series, game and talk shows, sports, life- 2012, Hang Meas HDTV is part of the style, music and concerts. CTN/CNC/MyTV/CTN International Hang Meas Group, a multimedia com- Cambodian Broadcasting Service (CBS) pany also involved in production, con- PNN TV Station operates three local channels – Cam- tent, radio and talent management. Established in 2015 by the L.Y.P. Group, bodian Television Network (CTN), Cam- PNN TV has a US$10-million production National Television of Kampuchea bodian News Channel (CNC) and MyTV complex consisting of five studios. Over (TVK) – and international service, CTN Inter- 50% of PNN TV’s schedule is locally pro- State-owned broadcaster, National national. 24-hour flagship channel, CTN, duced, including game shows, variety Television of Kampuchea (TVK), launched in March 2003, prides itself shows, talk shows and news. Some con- C NTENT @ ATF + digital + online + market dailies + video + social media BookingsNowOpen Putting your brand & products in front of more buyers & decision makers in 22 Asia-Pacific markets. ContentAsia reaches 10,000+ unique executives with its clear editorial focus on Asia, including market developments, trends, influences & information that makes a difference. Contact Leah Gordon at [email protected] (Americas, Europe, U.K.) Masliana Masron at [email protected] (Asia, Australia, Middle East) For editorial info, contact Malena Amzah at [email protected]

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Asia’s first adaptation of Warner Bros’ The Ellen DeGeneres Show went live on Thailand’s free-TV network Channel 7 at 5pm on Sunday (1 Nov), bringing to www.contentasia.tv contentasia a close months of Covid-19 delays and upsizing local celebrity Woody Milint- achinda’s national profile. 4 The full story is on page 05/10/2020 15:08 q

Zee5 onboards Bangladeshi content industry

First originals greenlit and 1. Cover layout.indd 1 a lot more on the way, Indian streamer promises

Indian streaming platform Zee5 Global has unveiled a push into originals out of Bangladesh, adding four series to the global line up and promising more as it expands its South Asian production foot- 1. print. The Bangladeshi originals are led by 5-18 october 2020 page Abrar Athar’s dark-comedy thriller, Main- kar Chipay, which premieres on 9 Nov.

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tent is acquired regionally. The station nels for US$10 a month (or US$50 for mentaries, fiction, corporate movies claims a 95% reach across Cambodia. six months, US$100 a year). The pay-TV and commercial videos. Co-founded platform has also operated free-TV na- by Cambodian filmmakers Rithy Panh TV5 Cambodia tionwide channel, CTV 8 HD, since Jan and Ieu Pannakar in 2006, the centre Channel 5 (TV5) carries mostly local en- 2013 and internet broadband in some works closely with the Cambodia Film tertainment content, including in-house areas in Cambodia. Commission. The organisation also ac- drama series, news and sports (boxing). quires film, TV content, photography TV5 was licensed by Cambodia’s Minis- and sound archives on Cambodia from try of Defence in 1995 and is owned by Online/OTT around the world for public access. the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces. The station operates as a joint venture KhmerLive.tv Cambodia Film Commission with Cambodian post-production com- KhmerLive.TV offers live-streaming con- The Cambodia Film Commission (CFC) pany, MICA Media, part of Thailand’s tent from four Cambodian TV stations is a non-profit organisation support- Kantana Group. – Bayon TV, Bayon TV News, TVK and ing production activity in Cambodia. TV3 – and 18 radio stations, as well as Backed by the Ministry of Culture and catch-up content spanning news, poli- Fine Arts of Cambodia, CFC provides Pay TV tics, entertainment/music, game shows, production services that include loca- lifestyle and sports. The aim is to provide tion scouting, information/advice, cast- Cambodia Cable Television Cambodian TV/radio access to people ing/crew network, handling administra- Cambodia Cable TV (CCTV) offers living in and outside of Cambodia. tive tasks/permits and logistic support. upwards of 60 local/international TV channels (including music, local/for- PPCTV Anywhere Hangmeas Production eign movies and sports content) and PPCTV Anywhere was launched in 2016 Hangmeas Production, the production 40+ all-digital music/audio channels. by cable TV/internet service provider subsidiary of Cambodia’s media con- Launched in 1995, CCTV is a subsidiary Phnom Penh Municipal Cable Television glomerate Hang Meas Video company, of Taiwan’s Taichung Cable Company (PPCTV). The mobile platform carries live produces formats such as The Voice (owner of Formosa Television in Taiwan). streaming content and select catch-up Cambodia, Cambodian Idol, X Factor CCTV services 96% of the Phnom Penh content free for PPCTV customers. Cambodia, Cambodia’s Got Talent, Kill- area. er Karaoke Cambodia, The Mask Singer Cambodia, I am A Singer Cambodia Cambodian DTV Network Production as well as local drama series, news and DTH pay-TV operator Cambodian DTV live concerts. Network, a subsidiary of Thai satellite 802 Films Production operator Thaicom until Sept 2019 when 802 Films Production is a full-service Hanuman Films Thaicom divested all of its DTV shares film and video production company. Established in 2000, Hanuman Films’ due to “fierce competition” in the in- Services range from script writing, vi- services include script review, secur- dustry, offers more than 200 SD/HD TV sualisation, permits sourcing to sound ing permits, location scouting, casting, channels mainly to rural areas (about mixing, motion graphics and music equipment rental and post production. 720,000 households) in 25 provinces composition. across Cambodia. Khmer Mekong Films Anti-Archive Established in July 2006, Khmer Mekong SkyOne TV Anti-Archive is an independent Phnom Films produces TV drama, factual pro- SkyOne TV launched as a joint project Penh-based production company es- gramming and theatrical films. KMF’s between the international GS Group tablished in January 2014, producing TV drama projects include Brotherhood and Cambodia’s Royal Group in Sept and co-producing fiction and docu- (2019) for PNN, and Lucky Mother, a 2012 and became a wholly owned mentary content. Anti-Archive invites six-episode drama produced for CARE subsidiary of The Royal Group in March one to rethink the relationship of films Cambodia to educate women about 2016. OneTV offers 100+ channels to and filmmakers with the past and his- healthy pregnancies. Feature films in- households in multiple provinces/cities, tory. Production credits include drama clude musical romcom 360 Degrees covering about 70% of the country. Sunrise in My Mind (2020). (2020) and thriller Fear (2019). Factual credits include Facing Justice, which Phnom Penh Municipal Cable Bophana Center Production covers Khmer Rouge Tribunal proceed- Television (PPCTV) Bophana Center’s production services ings, and Breaking the Silence (2017), Founded in 1995, Phnom Penh Munici- include equipment rental, sound re- about sexual violence under the Khmer pal Cable Television (PPCTV) offers 100+ cording and film/sound editing as well Rouge. local/regional/international TV chan- as post-production for short films, docu- whatwhatwithwith aaC NTENTweekweekASIA

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