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JTBC drama busts Castle record A World of Married Couple becomes Korea’s highest-rated cable drama

JTBC drama A World of Married Couple broke cable ratings records this week- end, ending Sky Castle’s 15-month reign. With four episodes to go, the 16-episode prime-time Fri/Sat series hit nationwide ratings of 24.332% (AGB Nielsen) on Sat- urday (2 May). Sky Castle ended its run on 1 Feb 2019 with a high of 23.779%. A World of Married Couple is based on BBC drama Doctor Foster.

The full story is on page 6 & 7 q Producers scramble after liquidation Production houses sit tight on Hooq Mauritius

Producers across the region and rights holders around the world are holding a collective breath for the next move by Hooq Mauritius, which holds the bulk of the content/IP contracts signed for failed Asian streaming platform Hooq. Overwhelming sentiment is that the en- tity will follow the -registered Hooq Digital Pte Ltd into liquidation. But until it does, hope springs eternal.

The full story is on page 5 q PLUS • Industry pays tribute to Tetsu Uemura • Free- TV for SG migrant workers • Top shows in and what’s most in demand in ... & a whole lot more. 4-17 May 2020 page 2. C NTENTASIA 4-17 MaY 2020 Page 3.

Thai streaming mins up Free-flow TV for S’pore migrant workers 6% for April; tops Media co’s step in to entertain workers on lockdown mins, True ID tops MAUs Media companies across Singapore are sages from Hollywood and Netflix was Thailand’s top VOD service in providing entertainment to Singa- along with daily talk shows for workers April by streaming minutes, with second pore’s -million strong community of on Radio Masti and projects with local place going to the Thai operation of migrant workers hit hard by Covid-19. media companies including , Japan’s Line TV. Local platform WeTV The vast majority of new daily Covid-19 StarHub and . placed third, followed by and TrueID, cases in Singapore are from South Asian The initiatives also include a three- according to data (ex YouTube) from migrant worker communities living in dor- month partnership with Disney to bring the new MPA/AMPD Research panel mitories. Indian streaming platform to for 1-25 April. Netflix and Viu continue to The entertainment initiatives are led by migrant workers in Singapore. The pro- lead the paying subscribers category. By Singapore’s Infocomm Media Develop- gramme runs to 21 July 2020. monthly active users, top platforms for ment Authority (IMDA), which says the Hotstar’s service for migrant workers April 1-25 (ex YouTube) were True ID, Line aim is to create a pipeline of content to went live to Android phones at the end TV, Netflix, Viu and WeTV. Total stream- support workers living in isolation during of last week with 85,000 hours of mov- ing minutes for the period were up 6% the country’s pandemic containment ies, cricket matches, live news and pro- month-on-month, reaching 56 billion “circuit breaker” effort. grammes from Star TV India. The bundle minutes. Viu’s top show for the period “We understand many workers are includes 2,000 movies and 900 TV shows in Thailand was Princess Hours, followed grappling with the difficulties of living in in nine languages. by A World of Married Couple, with Thai isolation away from their homes and fam- Disney said an iOS service would follow series Beef In in third place. Netflix’s top ilies,” said Howie Lau, the IMDA’s assistant and flagged a coming-soon subscription show was Stupid Cupid, followed by Well chief executive (media & innovation). service for other Singapore-based resi- Intended Love and Riverdale. The IMDA has backed support mes- dents.

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Industry pays tribute to Tetsu Uemura TFC son dead at 58 of Covid-19 complications

Industry veterans have paid tribute to to wait a long time and, in a sense, nev- Tetsu Uemura, one of Japan’s best- er really got there,” said another long- known media executives internationally, time friend, Beng Teck Lim, the head of who died in Tokyo of Covid-19-related Malaysian media company Vision Plus complications on 21 April. He was 58 Entertainment/Double Vision. years old. “But unlike Charles, while waiting, he Uemura was the son of Banjiro Uemu- worked tirelessly in the family business, ra, the founder of Jasdaq-listed Japa- always knowing exactly when and how nese media/entertainment company to dispense his somewhat unique blend Tohokushinsha Corporation (TFC). of Japanese work ethics with western When his father retired in 2010, he took educated (or more like movie acquired) over as president and chief executive. values of fun, compassion and charis- Long-time friend and colleague, HBO ma to such great effect that he could Asia’s former chief executive Jonathan charm us all almost at will,” Lim said. Spink, described Uemura as “first and “Tetsu and I connected more as friends foremost a really wonderful person, gen- – bonded on a shared heritage of being erous of spirit and generous of time al- indentured, not just to a business, but to ways available with help or advice.” a family business that spanned genera- “He straddled the Western and Japa- Tetsu Uemura, 1962-2020 tions,” Lim said. nese media business seemlessly, not an “We understood each other well. easy thing to do. His last year was very in Singapore in January 2020, just before Which is why my most poignant memory tough, which makes this news all the the coronavirus started creating havoc of him was when we first caught up after more tragic. I will remember him as a around the world. As usual it was a fan- his father’s ‘retirement’, and Tetsu had funny, intelligent charming man but tastic evening. Reminiscing about good finally become CEO. Before he could mostly of all, a great friend who will be times and talking about family and re- even sit down, he burst out with, “can forever missed,” Spink added. lationships over some great food and you believe he came into the office last Media Partners Asia (MPA) executive wine. His last message to me was, ‘I’m week?!” I looked at him, and although director, Vivek Couto, highlighted Ue- grateful to be blessed with friends such we both laughed, he didn’t have to ex- mura’s contribution to the media indus- as you and you are welcome in Japan plain further; I knew exactly what that try and mourned the loss of “a real gen- at anytime’. I am blessed to have known meant for him and how he felt.” tleman”. Uemura was a familiar face at him and thankful for his friendship. Can’t “And it also got me thinking very seri- MPA’s annual event, APOS. believe that he is no more. Love you Tet- ously, for the first time, about my own “Tetsu-san was a savvy executive who su my friend and brother. Rest in Peace.” situation – when should I ‘retire’ (if at looked outwards, understood the value Among many achievements in his ten- all, and is there such a thing as the right of partnerships, believed in change and ure at a company founded by his father time?) and how should I ‘behave’ when innovation and was highly principled in in 1961, Tetsu extended partnerships with I do, for the sake of the next generation. his dealings,” Couto said. Hollywood studios, built new alliances, I still have no answer but I’m pretty sure “He had a great sense of humility and and entered retail segments. my daughter will be grateful to him one humour and an ease of manner. He was He also developed branded pay - day for this unintended consequence,” warm and generous in equal measure. works, a robust licensing business (in- Lim said, adding: “So... here’s to you, Finally he was a real gentleman who cluding selling content to Netflix) and a Tetsu, from all of us – the ones who knew had dignity. His passing is incredibly trag- theatrical business. you as well as all those from the indus- ic and he will be sorely missed”. “His last few years were spent really try you so loved. We mourn the loss of Rewind Networks’ founder, Avi Himats- trying to take TFC into the new era and your leadership, your sharp wit and your inghani, talked about Uemura’s gener- embrace the digital transition,” Couto infectious zest for life. But most of all, we osity in sharing his stories and his time. said, adding: “He believed fervently in will dearly miss a good friend to share a “He was a legend – loved by many the group embracing change”. sake (or two) and a trusted peer who across the world,” he said. Uemura stepped down as TFC presi- would never deny our call for help if “He always had great stories about his dent and chief executive officer in June we ever needed one. You will be truly dad and the business relationships with last year after nine years. missed, my friend.” the big studios... We last met over dinner “Like Charles, the king to-be, Tetsu had .I.P. Tetsu-san. C NTENTASIA 4-17 MaY 2020 Page 5.

Producers sit tight on next move by Hooq Mauritius Hooq’s Singapore liquidation leaves production houses across the region scrambling

Producers across the region and rights it had 63 “originals”. By mid-Feb, this had series produced with Benetone , pre- holders around the world are holding a risen to 75, with a target of 100 by mid- miered in second week February. collective breath for the possible (some 2020. So close to the deadline, the fallout None of the payment schedules have say likely) liquidation of Hooq Mauritius, of the liquidation is likely to be significant. been disclosed. which holds the bulk of the content/IP The 100 originals Hooq touted in Feb this Hooq also entered 2020 with a lively contracts signed for failed Asian stream- year came from , , string of licensing announcements, in- ing platform Hooq. Singapore and Thailand, “reinforcing cluding a 275-hour acquisition deal from The Mauritius entity was not part of the the company’s hyper-local approach Singapore broadcaster Mediacorp. The end-March voluntary liquidation of the to entertainment and commitment to deal was part of a broad agreement Singapore-based Hooq Digital Pte Ltd, showcase more authentic stories made that also made Hooq available on Me- majority held by telco Singtel, with minor- in Asia, for Asia,” Hooq said in Feb. diacorp’s meWatch for S$5.98/US$4.22 a ity partners Television and , frustration is growing with the time month or S$26.98/US$19 a year. Warner Bros. spent on Hooq content projects, and we Mediacorp said today that “in line with The Mauritius operation, in Covid-19 understand that Singtel leadership has Hooq’s last day of transmission on 30 April lockdown until 1 June 2020, has been been approached by a group of produc- 2020, Mediacorp has ceased carrying all headed up by Varsha Mutty since July ers to step in and help them out. Singtel Hooq content on meWatch. We have last year. Mutty reported to Hooq’s former has not commented on the approach. also made the appropriate refunds to our chief content officer, Jennifer Batty, based Some feel Hooq bosses should have subscribers”. in the now-defunct Singapore/regional known that the company was in trouble At the end of February, Hooq also an- company. Hooq Mauritius has not yet re- and should not have continued engaging nounced a multi-year content partner- sponded to our request for information. them in resource-wasting content devel- ship with long-time Indonesian licensing The Singapore entity was placed into opment or acquisition discussions. Opinion partner, MD Entertainment, including the voluntary liquidation at the end of March, is split on who knew what; Hooq staffers theatrical premiere of comedy Mekah with a total accumulated loss of US$220.8 told Singapore daily, Business Times, at I’m Coming on 5 March. million and liabilities of US$70.8 million to the time that they were shocked and sur- The MD Entertainment partnership, touted end March 2019, according to filings with prised by the move. as a “first of its kind collaboration”, revolved Singapore’s Accounting and Corporate The reality is that a few weeks before the around funding, creating and launched “a Regulatory Authority (ACRA). Revenue liquidation announcement on 27 March, radically new hybrid format of four movies for the same year was US$21.9 million and Hooq was announcing new deals and and four series”. Each involved an intercon- after-tax loss from continuing operations talking up its commitment to local content. nected movie and TV series, developed was US$63.9 million. On 20 Feb, Hooq announced six new pi- and produced simultaneously. The four Neither losses for the year to end March lots for the third Filmmakers Guild edition. were scheduled for release through 2021, 2020 nor content/production-related Each pilot was promised US$40,000. The with a 120-day window between the the- debts have been made public. six productions included three from Sin- atrical and streaming releases of the mov- About 240 people employed by Hooq gapore – The Minorities, Laughter is All We ies, and exclusive distribution of the TV series across Asia lost their jobs. Singtel agreed Have and Progress. The other three were within the same time frame. to cover salaries until the end of their Scholar (Thailand), Carpioman and Dead The second title Mendarat Darurat, al- notice periods, with severance paid ac- End High from the Philippines. All six were ready in pre-production, was scheduled cording to laws in different countries. scheduled to stream in late April, with the to premiere in theatres in the fourth quar- The impact on independent produc- best performing title promised a full series. ter of this year. At the time, Hooq CEO tion houses of the Hooq failure has not Previous shows commissioned under Peter Bithos, called the arrangement yet been assessed and the exact num- Hooq’s Filmmakers Guild included Bhak with MD Entertainment “testament to our ber of productions left flapping in the (India), She’s a Terrorist and I Love Her commitment to revolutionise the Indone- wind of unpaid bills is not clear. None of (Singapore), Aliansi (Indonesia) and How sian entertainment industry together”. the producers we approached for com- To Be A Good Girl (Singapore). “Made in Asia, for Asia, these innova- ment agreed to go on the record. Shes a Terrorist and I Love Her, created tive Hooq Studios productions are an- The published reality is that the five- by Singapore comedy brand Ministry of other milestone in our journey to bring a year-old Hooq was actively licensing/ Funny, premiered on 23 Jan this year. million stories to a billion people,” he said. commissioning until the bitter end. Brata S2 (Indonesia), Sex Talks with Dr. Cold comfort to those producers now In Dec last year, a little over three Holmes S2 (Philippines) and Someone looking at the hole where revenues months before the liquidation, Hooq said (Thailand), an eight-episode short-form should be, pandemic or not. C NTENTASIA 4-17 MaY 2020 Page 6.

JTBC’s A World of Married Couple busts Korea’s cable records BBC’s Doctor Foster remake ends Sky Castle’s 15-month ratings reign 2019 2018

2019 Entertainment 2018 5% Reality Reality 9% 6% Game show 9% Game show 17%

Drama Drama 72% 82%

Source: ContentAsia Formats, 2019

JTBC’s current prime-time drama, A World Nine of the 11 titles acquired/commis- If A World of Married Couple is driving of Married Couple, has done more for sioned in Korea in 2019 were drama drama success, the return of ITV Studios’ scripted formats in Korea than any other formats. Titles include BBC’s Luther, En- to Korea after a seven-year adaptation. The show broke cable rat- demol Shine Group’s Younger, Enter- break is driving entertainment/reality ings records this weekend, ending the tainment One’s Designated Survivor: 60 headlines for 2020. 15-month reign of Sky Castle, also by JTBC. Days, Fuji TV’s Confidence Man and TV The Voice Korea returns to CJ ENM’s A World of Married Couple (aka The Asahi’s dele. Mnet, which aired the first two seasons, World of the Married) is based on BBC In comparison, Japan had eight drama on 29 May 2020. 13 versions of The Voice drama Doctor Foster. titles (73%) of a total of 11 formats, and are currently on air in Asia, making it the With four episodes to go, the 16-epi- China had 13 (52%) of a total of 25 formats. region’s top format at the moment. sode prime-time Fri/Sat series hit nation- Korean scripted formats adapted CJ ENM producer, Sang Jun Park, says wide ratings of 24.332% (AGB Nielsen) on across Asia included CJ ENM’s Black Ma- the current “harsh times” call for content Saturday (2 May). Sky Castle ended on 1 laysia (for Viu), KBS’ Descendants of the that allow audiences to “share comfort Feb 2019 with a high of 23.779%. Sun Philippines (for GMA Network) and and deep impressions”. A World of Married Couple stars Kim SBS’ My Love From The Star Thailand (for In addition to Korea, local versions air Hee-ae (Sons and Daughters) as a suc- BEC World/Channel 3). in Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, cessful doctor with a perfect life who Overall, Korea’s formats landscape Japan, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Phil- finds things unravelling when she starts was a lot less active by volume in 2019 ippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and . believing that her husband, played by than in 2018. The number of drama titles 33 versions of The Voice were commis- Park Hae-joon (Arthdal Chronicles), is fell from 13 to nine, a drop of 31%. There sioned/aired across Asia last year. These having an affair. were no entertainment titles and games include 16 versions of the flagship format, Of all 16 markets covered in Content shows dipped from three titles in 2018 to 11 versions of The Voice Kids, two versions Asia’s Formats Outlook, Korea has the one in 2019. Reality was unchanged at of The Voice Teens, and four versions of highest percentage of drama formats. one title. The Voice Senior. C NTENTASIA 4-17 MaY 2020 Page 7.

Positive formats sentiment in Korea on the rise The Voice, A World of Married Couple drive optimism

A World of Married Couple, JTBC Korea

If business is slower at the moment than says Something Special’s Seoul-based casters, production houses and talent, most would like it to be, pockets of con- president/executive producer, Jin Woo and says “these will become even more tent activity in Korea and the need for Hwang, who notes robust development vital as we look to find new ways of be- speed in getting shows on air are fuelling activity across Korea’s formats industry. ing flexible, not only in how ideas can be optimism about a resurgence for formats He’s also optimistic that the success of A adapted into the market, but in ways of sooner rather than post Covid-19. World of Married Couple will drive further making programmes safely that still en- The two titles leading content conver- scripted adaptations. tertain audiences at home”. sations are A World of Married Couple on “The industry is ripening,” he says, pre- Renaud also says the need to fill a con- JTBC and The Voice Korea, which returns dicting a fresh slate of Korean formats tent gap created by Covid-19 production at the end of the month after a seven- ready for sale in the second half of this pauses could boost the formats business. year absence in a deal between ITV Stu- year. “Now, more than ever, the ability to dios and CJ ENM. Demand for entertainment during quickly develop a programme from ITV Studios’ SVP licensing Asia, Ayesha movement control initiatives is underpin- idea to transmission will be important as Surty, says slower than normal business ning some of the optimism. broadcasters work to close the gap on as a result of Covid-19 has not meant no “2020 remains a challenging year as screen from shows already filmed and business at all. people work to adapt to new ways of airing to those where filming has not yet “We are happy to note that the slow- living and working as we each continue begun,” he says. down hasn’t ceased operations entirely,” to explore how we remain connected to The most recent two BBC shows to be she says, adding: “We consider Korea to each other in times of uncertainty. For adapted in Korea were Luther and Life be a strategically important country and this, television will still provide two valu- On Mars. Neither did anywhere near as expect to achieve further growth of our able offerings to viewers: information well as A World of Married Couple. Ren- formats business in the coming years”. and escape,” says André Renaud, BBC aud also notes potential for comedy ad- “Everyone is doing their best to recov- Studios’ SVP of global format sales. aptations “as viewers look to find humour er... same as everywhere on the planet,” He highlights partnerships with broad- in complicated times”. C NTENTASIA 4-17 MaY 2020 Page 8.

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Indonesia

In numbers Population...... 265.015 million Households...... ,...... 67.95 million Avg household size...... 3.9 Pay TV penetration rate...... 15% FTA TV advertising market share - MNC Group...... 45% - Emtek Group...... 24% - Viva Group...... 13% - Trans Corp...... 10% - Metro...... 4% Internet users...... 171.18 million Mobile subscribers...... 355.5 million Mobile penetration...... 62.41% Fixed broadband...... 8.364 million Fixed line tel H/H penetration rate...... 2.6%

Source: Statistic Indonesia (population, households, fixed line, mobile in 2018), Association of Internet Service Providers (internet in 2019), Minister of Communications and Information Technology (mobile, internet in 2019), Companies (pay TV in 2019), Nielsen (advertising market share, 9M-2019) The Night Comes for Us, Netflix

Free TV Emtek, which also operates free-TV sta- “Knowledge to Elevate”. The schedule is tions SCTV and . The station predominantly news, with some lifestyle, ​ offers a 24-hour schedule of local and sports, talk shows, documentary and info- Antv (est 1993) is owned/operated by PT some int’l content, and is mostly known tainment plus some Chinese content. Met- Cakrawala Andalas Televisi, part of the for Indonesian folk/traditional dangdut ro TV is part of the Media Group, which Bakrie Group’s VIVA. Antv reaches 146 music shows, including D’Academy Asia, also operates print/online daily news plat- million+ viewers in 160 cities, delivered which hunts for the best dangdut singers form, Media Indonesia. via 44 relay stations. The family-oriented across Asia; and Liga Dangdut Indone- general entertainment schedule in- sia, the search for the best dangdut sing- MNCTV cludes news and sports. Foreign shows er in Indonesia (since Jan 2018-ongoing). Owned by MNCN (PT Media Nusantara (Dec 2019) include Masha and the Bear Citra), MNCTV started broadcasting in (stripped daily, 4.30am-5am); & dra- iNews TV Oct 2010, offering a general entertain- ma Vidya (4.30pm-6pm, Tues, Thurs, Fri). PT (MNCN) ment schedule focusing on variety, launched info/news national TV station talent and comedy shows. Singing/ GTV iNews TV in 2015. The channel carries dancing and sports content continues to GTV (aka Global TV, est Oct 2001)reach- infotainment, talk shows, documentaries, thrive on the station, with flagship shows es 170+ million viewers in 142+ cities magazine, news & sports. such as Anugrah Dangdut, Dangdut delivered via 36 relay stations. Owned/ In and SEA Games. MNCTV, formerly operated by PT Media Nusantara Citra Jak TV known as TPI (est 1990) became part (MNCN), the 24-hour general entertain- Launched in Oct 2005 by the Mahaka of the MNCN group in July 2006. MNCN ment service covers local/foreign con- Group and Electronic City (EC) Group, also owns free-TV stations RCTI and GTV tent, including flagship home reno reality Jak TV is a 24-hour station offering local (Global TV). Bedah Rumah, game show format Stu- news, current affairs, lifestyle, cooking, dio Impian and magic show The Great religion and talk shows. Jak TV targets RCTI Magician. International programming 30+, A/B/C1 (upper/middle/lower mid- Owned and operated by Global includes kids & Hollywood movies. dle classes) demo in Jabodetabek. subsidiary PT Media Nus- antara Citra (MNC), PT Rajawali Citra Metro TV Televisi Indonesia (RCTI) airs local drama, PT Indosiar Karya Media (Indosiar) start- News service Metro TV obtained a broad- movies, reality, talent shows, animation, ed broadcasting nationwide in 1995. cast licence in 1999 and went on air in news and sports. Flagship content has in- The station is operated by the Surya 2000 for 12 hours a day. Metro TV became cluded and MasterChef Citra Media (SCM) group, a subsidiary of a 24-hour station in 2001, with the tagline Indonesia, and local reality series Public- C NTENTASIA countryprofile 4-17 MaY 2020 Page 12.

ity Stunt Magician. The station reaches ment and music. TVRI also operates 4 US$363 a month for the Mach1 plan (70 191+ million viewers across 452 cities DVB-T channels: TVRI Nasional; TVRI DKI HD, 109 SD channels, OTT First MediaX (80.7%) via 54 relay TV stations. MNC also ; culture service TVRI Budaya; & and FastNet 1Gbps internet connec- operates MNCTV and Global TV (GTV). sports channel TVRI Olahraga. tion). First Media, which passes 2.47 million homes in Jakarta, and RTV Pay TV , had 645,110 TV subscribers RTV (launched May 2014) provides gen- and 668,205 broadband subs in 2019. eral entertainment, including kids, Kore- BiGTV Launched in 1999, the platform is major- an, Chinese drama series and news con- Direct-to-home (DTH) satellite platform, ity owned by the Lippo Group through tent. The station also produces in-house BiGTV, offers upwards of 90 SD/HD chan- subsidiary, First Media Tbk. programming. RTV has 42 transmission nels bundled in four basic packages and stations and covers 206 cities. 11 add-on packages. Subscription plans IndiHome UseeTV range from Rp130,000/US$9.30 a month IndiHome UseeTV (formerly Groovia TV/ SCTV for the Big Deal (64 channels) plan to UseeTV Cable) is an IPTV service offer- Established in Aug 1990 as a provincial Rp510,000/US$36 for the top-tier Big Uni- ing local/int’l TV channels, catch-up TV, free-TV station, SCTV started broadcasting verse plan (93 channels). Add-on a la VOD and third-party OTT services (Hooq, nationwide in 1999. In Oct 2016, the sta- carte packs start from Rp20,000/US$1.84 Catchplay, ) via hybrid set-top box. tion renewed its national free-TV licence a month for the Big Classic pack. BiGTV The platform offers more than 200 SD/HD to run until Oct 2026. SCTV carries mostly launched in 2013 and is operated by channels and 1,000+ VOD titles. Bundled local content, and is operated by the Lippo Group subsidiary, PT Indonesia Me- packages (with IndiHome 10Mbps fi- (SCM) group, which dia Televisi. bre internet and fixed phone services) also operates terrestrial TV station Indosiar. cost from Rp470,000/US$33 a month to Biznet Home Rp2,990,000/US$210 a month (300 Mbps). Launched in 2012 by telecommunica- Trans7 was established in March 2000 as tion and multimedia service provider Bi- K-Vision TV7 and is owned by Transmedia, a sub- znet, Biznet Home (formerly Max3) cable K-Vision is a DTH Ku-band prepaid sub- sidiary of Chairul Tanjung’s CT Corp. The TV service is bundled with broadband. scription platform launched in March family-oriented general entertainment Biznet Home Combo offers four pack- 2014 by the . station rebranded in 2006 to become ages, starting from Rp450,000/US$32 for In Aug 2019, PT Media Nusantara Citra Trans7. Transmedia also operates terres- 48 channels (local, kids, news, int’l) and (MNCN) acquired 60% stake in K-Vision. trial free-TV channel Trans TV and online 75 Mbps broadband connection, to K-Vision, which targets mid-low mar- TV/news portal Detikcom. Rp775,000/US$55 for 71 channels (local, ket segment, offers local and int’l TV kids, news, int’l, entertainment, movies, channels bundled in monthly prepaid TransTV education, sports) and 150 Mbps broad- packages. Subscription plans start from TransTV obtained its broadcast licence band connection. Founded in 2000 as Rp50,000/US$3.40 a month. in Oct 1998 and started commercial ser- an internet service provider, Biznet Home vices in Dec 2001. The general entertain- transmits via Hybrid Fibre Coaxial (HFC) Matrix TV ment schedule includes , cable and provides broadband internet Matrix TV is a family-oriented DTH pay- movies, news and religious shows. Trans- service (Biznet Fibre) to 117 cities (about TV platform carrying movies, sports, TV is owned by CT Corp’s Transmedia. 402,612 homes passed). documentaries, musics, kids and general entertaiment channels. TVOne First Media TVOne (formerly Lativi) started broad- First Media’s cable TV platform, Home- MegaVision casting in Feb 2008. Core genres are Cable, was established in 1994 and is MegaVision bundles internet and TV news, sports, information and reality. Tar- part of a quad-play offering (Home- services to subscribers in Bandung geting the ABC1/15+ demographic, the Cable cable TV, FastNet internet and . Monthly bundles cost channel produces most of its content broadband, FirstMediaX OTT service, from Rp229,000/US$15.80 (10 Mbps) to in-house. TVOne was acquired in 2007 First Media smart living solution). The Rp524,000/US$37 (100 Mbps). by the Bakrie Group’s PT Visi Media Asia cable TV service offers upwards of 179 Tbk (VIVA). SD/HD channels across various genres. MNC Vision/MNC Play Combo packages (cable TV, inter- Indonesia’s dominant direct-to-home TVRI net connection, TV everywhere), cost satellite provider, MNC , TVRI (est 1962) is Indonesia’s oldest sta- from Rp275,000/US$19 a month for the launched Indovision in 2004 and re- tion with a nationwide reach via 195 Combo Family HD plan (38 HD, 80 SD branded in Dec 2017 as MNC Vision by VHF, 115 UHF analogue/dual cast and channels, FirstMediaX and FastNet up merging Indovision with sister services 68 digital transmitters. Airs information, to 8Mbps connection) to Rs5,160,000/ OkeVision and Top TV. MNC Vision of- news culture/education, kids, entertain- fers more than 138 local/int’l channels C NTENTASIA countryprofile 4-17 MaY 2020 Page 13.

including kids, news, movies, sports and June 2016, Telkomsel (Apr 2017) and First subscription is Rp49,000/US$3.50 for up to entertainment. Subscription plans range Media (Apr 2018). The streaming VOD three devices with unlimited access. The from Rp109,900/US$7.80 a month for service offers regional, international, service is available standalone and via 56 channels in the Family pack. There Hollywood movies and documentaries. partners, including Indosat Ooredoo, XL, are also 10 a la carte packages/stand- Drama was added in March 2019 with Three and Smartfren. Genflix is operated alone channels from Rp39,000/US$2.80 a HBO Asia’s original Taiwan series, The by PT Festival Citra Lestari, a subsidiary of month for the Lifestyle pack. Transmitting World Between Us. Monthly subscription PT Mega Media Indonesia Group, which via S-band satellite, MNC Vision reaches costs Rp45,000/US$3.20. also owns/operates DTH satellite pay-TV upward of 2.4 million homes with an platform Orange TV. ARPU of Rp72,777/US$5.20 (Sept 2019). Dens.TV/Dens.TV+ Sister IPTV service MNC Play offers TV Digdaya Duta Digital, a part of CBN GoPlay channels via FTTH, along with internet, in- Group Indonesia, launched Dens.TV in Owned by , which provides teractive (home automation/shopping) May 2015, offering live streaming of 50+ access to services ranging from bike and telephony to 262,856 subscribers in live TV channels and 1,000 hours of VOD rides to payments and meal deliver- nine cities (Sept 2019). Select content is content, including independent local ies, platform GoPlay launched in available on OTT platform Vision+. short films, kids, GE, lifestyle, movies and Sept 2019, offering predominantly local/ sports to upwards of 25,000 subscribers. original movies and series for Rp89,000/ Monthly fees of combined CBN Fibre US$6.40 a month. The bundle for GoPlay PT Transmedia Corpora (Transmedia) broadband and Dens.TV services start and GoFood vouchers costs Rp99,000/ launched pay-TV platform Transvision in from Rp299,000/US$21 a month (50 US$7.10 a month. While the focus is on 2014 in several cities. Transvision offers Mbps) to Rp799,000/US$56 a month (200 local content, Gojek has also acquired three packages, from Rp139,000/US$9.90 Mbps). Standalone is Rp35,000/US$2.50 a Korean content from CJ ENM and SM a month for 81 channels, including 26 month. Dens.TV+ is the mobile app ver- Entertainment. HD, to Rp299,000/US$21.40 a month for sion of the service, with around 40,000 108 channels, including 45 HD. Transvi- users in April 2019. iflix Indonesia sion is the next incarnation of pay-TV Launched in Indonesia in June 2016, iflix service Telkomvision. After CT Corp’s carries original/regional/int’l content, Global streaming service Eros Now 100% acquisition of Telkomvision’s stake including titles licensed from Kharisma offers Indian and South Asian entertain- in Oct 2013, Transmedia was established Starvision and Screenplay, and produc- ment content delivered in Indonesia via to operate Transvision, free-TV stations ing with Rapi Films and Screenplay Films. Xiaomi’s smart TV brand Mi TV (since Sep TransTV and Trans7, and online portal, iflixVIP costs Rp39,000/US$2.80 a month in 2018) and telco provider XL Axiata (since Detik.com. Indonesia for up to five devicesOwned Dec 2018). Subscription costs Rp26,000/ by Catcha Group and Evolution Media US$1.80 a month or Rp260,000/US$18 a Capital, iflix is distributed in Indonesia via OTT/Online/Mobile TV year. Owned by Mumbai-based, U.S. Telkom’s IndiHome, Indosat Ooredoo, listed Media. Telkomsel, XL Axiata. Indonesia has the full range of stream- FirstMediaX ing/online apps, including Prime IndiBox FirstMediaX (formerly First Media Go) is Video; and Netflix, which rolled out a -owned triple-play In- a geo-blocked TV anywhere extension mobile-only subscription plan in Dec 2019 diHome platform launched IndiBox, an of cable/DTH TV service HomeCable, for Rp49,000/US$3.50 a month. Apple, Android-based streaming TV box in April offering 100+ live streaming channels which had been offering movies and 2019 offering a bundle of curated linear and seven-day catch-up plus more than songs through iTunes, launched its new channels and VOD services. IndiBox of- 500 hours of on-demand movies, Asian AppleTV+ service in Indonesia in Nov 2019 fers combo packages, which incorpo- drama series and local content, free for (free seven-day trial, Rp65,000/US$4.90 a rates content (Hooq, iflix, Oona, Catch- First Media and BiGTV subscribers. First- month). There’s no shortage of Indian/ play, YouTube) and internet services, MediaX also carries third-party streaming South Asian content accessible directly priced at Rp60,000/US$4.30 a month. services Catchplay, Hooq and HBO Go. to Indonesian consumers, including online FirstMediaX launched in Feb 2014 as First platforms such as; Eros Now (Rp26,000/ Klikfilm Media Go and relaunched in June 2016. US$1.85 a month, Rs260,000/US$18.55 a Klikfilm is a subscription-based video service created by produc- year); YuppTV (from US$9.99 a month), Genflix (from Rp29,000/US$2 monthly). tion house Falcon Pictures, offering Launched in Sep 2013 and rolled out more than 1,000 movie titles across local commercially in June 2015, Genflix of- Catchplay+ (Indonesian), Mandarin, Thailand, Hol- fers live linear TV channels and VOD Headquartered in Taiwan, Catchplay+ lywood, Korea, kids and original films at kids programming, local/int’l movies, is accessible in Indonesia standalone around Rp7,000/US$0.50 for seven days. Japanese anime and series. Monthly since July 2016 and via: IndiHome since C NTENTASIA countryprofile 4-17 MaY 2020 Page 14.

M2V Monthly subscription costs Rp154,000/ from Rp550/US$0.04 a day to Rp16,500/ Launched in 2009 by PT Mentari Multi- US$11 for 60+ channels. Add-on packs US$1.20 a month. media, M2V is a mobile TV service for start from Rp55,000/US$3.90 a month for in-car use in Jakarta and surrounding the Sports bundle. UseeTV Go areas. M2V offers local/int’l channels at Launched in June 2011 and revamped Rp99,000/US$7 a month. Monthly add-on Netflix in August 2012, UseeTV Go is the online packages cost from Rp11,000/US$0.80 to Netflix launched in Indonesia in Jan 2016, platform offered for free to subscribers Rp221,000/US$15.80. and added a fully localised Bahasa Indo- of IndiHome UseeTV. The offering cov- nesia interface/subtitles in Oct 2018. Sub- ers live streaming of select channels/ MAXstream scription from Rp49,000/US$3.50 a month events, karaoke on-demand and pay- Telco Telkomsel launched streaming for the mobile-only plan to Rp169,000/ per-view content. app MAXstream in June 2018, offer- US$12 a month for the premium pack. ing live TV channels, original content, Although original production activity isn’t .com movies, TV shows, sports and animation anywhere near as high in Indonesia as in, Vidio.com is an OTT service targeting series, among others. Has production for instance, India, Netflix does have the youth/social media users offering UGC, alliancies with Singapore’s short-film country on its content radar, including first 21 FTA channels, sports, news, local platform and Malaysia’s . original movie, The Night Comes for Us. sinetron and Korean, Thai, Japanese MAXstream costs from Rp3,000/US$0.20 Netflix is available direct and via video and Chinese drama series. Vidio.com a month for the MAXstream Klik Film data plan partnerships with XL Axiata, premiered its first original series,Girls in pack to Rp10,000/US$0.70 a month for Hutchison 3 Indonesia and Smartfren. the City, in Mar 2019. Produced by local the MAXstream Viu plan. production house Sinemart, the roman- Oona tic series focuses on social peer pres- MOX Launched in Dec 2017, Oona is a free sure. Premium tier costs from Rp10,000/ Homegrown SVOD mobile app MOX of- ad-based mobile TV service offering a US$0.70 a day to Rp50,000/US$3.50 a fers Indonesian theatrical movies and wide-ranging bundle of free channels/ month for the Vidio Premier + beIN pack original movies/web series. Select con- curated playlists. Oona has 200+ intl’l/ (offering sports, movies, local/foreign tent is free, monthly subscription costs local channels, including a bundle of content). The service launched in Oct Rp15,000/US$1. Launched in 2015, MOX is channels reformatted from YouTube. 2014 by PT Vidio Dot Com, a subsdiary available DTC and on Indosat Ooredoo. Oona, with about 1.3 million registered of PT Surya Citra Media (SCMA), which users in April 2019, launched an app on belongs to Emtek. MeTube Telkom Indonesia’s set-top box IndiBox in The MNC group launched video shar- May 2019. Vision+ ing portal/mobile app MeTube in Jan Launched as MNC Now in Feb 2018 and 2016, offering original series, UGC and RCTI+ Vision+ in Jan 2020, the service is an OTT live streaming of RCTI, GTV and MNCTV, Launched on 23 Aug 2019, RCTI+ is an extension of MNC’s pay-TV services MNC among others. MeTube is a content exten- OTT extension of MNCN’s TV stations. Play and MNC Vision. The streamer offers sion of MNC’s news portal Okezone.com. Select current/library content from RCTI, more than 130 TV channels and about MNCTV, iNews and GTV is offered for free. 9,000 hours of on-demand content, in- Mola TV The streamer has three million monthly cluding originals from MNC Studios and Mola TV, which owns, among others, the active users (MAU) as of October 2019 MNC Pictures plus international content OTT rights to the English Premier League and is targeting 30 million in 2020. from Europe/U.S. as well as regional pro- for 2019-2022 in Indonesia and Timor Leste, grammes from Thailand, South Korea, is an extension of OTT service Super Soc- Super Soccer TV Hong Kong, China, Malaysia and Japan. cer TV. Mola TV launched in June 2019 Sports OTT player Super Soccer TV offers Vision+ is offered free to MNC Vision/Play offering sports, Hollywood movies and kids live soccer matches (Garuda Select, subscribers. Vision+ had about 27 million content. Mola TV, owned and operated Chinese Super League, Bundesliga, UEFA monthly active users in mid Feb 2020. by Djarum Media (a subsidiary of ciga- Youth League) plus behind-the-scenes rette company PT Djarum), is accessible VOD content of Garuda Select. The net- Viu Indonesia on web portal and apps via various plat- work, launched in Nov 2016, has more Viu has had a presence in Indonesia forms such as smart TV and mobile. than 275,000 users. Subscriptions cost since May 2016, with an offering that Rp50,000/US$3.45 a month. includes content from local production MyRepublic TV houses Starvision and Multivision Pictures Sushiroll Singapore-based fibre broadband out- along with Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Launched in Feb 2017 by PT Festival fit, MyRepublic, launched in Indonesia Thai and Indian titles. Select Korean dra- Digital and Indosat Ooredoo, Sushiroll is in 2015, offering broadband and TV ma and variety titles from five major pro- a streaming service offering Japanese services. The TV service is delivered via ducers are released in Indonesia at the anime content. Subscription plans start MyRepublic-branded android TV box. same time as in Korea with subtitles in C NTENTASIA countryprofile 4-17 MaY 2020 Page 15.

English as soon as eight hours after origi- horror filmsPerempuan Tanah Jahanam Rapi Films nal telecast and in Bahasa Indonesia (2019) and Pengabdi Setan (2017). The Founded in 1968 as a com- after 24 hours. Viu premiered its first In- studio was also involved in the remake pany, Rapi Films ventured into production donesia original production in Aug 2017 of Tunnel, a 2016 Korean thriller film, for in 1971 and has produced 100+ feature – 13-part romcom, Switch, followed by Gojek’s streaming service GoPlay. films and TV series. Rapi was also involved The Publicist, a 13-part romantic drama in the production of iflix’s six-parter maiden directed by Monty Tiwa and aired in Nov Falcon Pictures horror series, Kisah Tanah Jawa: Merapi, 2017. Other titles are Sunshine, Rewrite Falcon Pictures is a contemporary movie which premiered in Oct 2019. Services in- and Assalamualaikum Calon Imam. Viu’s studio that produces and invests in an clude production support for foreign com- first adaptation of a foreign script for average of 10 films a year. So far, Falcon panies shooting in Indonesia. Indonesia is Pretty Little Liars, which pre- has produced over 70 movie titles and miered in April 2020. Viu is also involved acquired another 250 (Aug 2019). Pro- Screenplay Productions/Films in film, releasing its first Indonesia original duction credits include blockbuster War- Established in August 2010, PT Screen- film, Kenapa Harus Bule? (directed by kop DKI Reborn and a local adaptation play Produksi (Screenplay Films) is the Nia Dinata) in Mar 2018. The premium of Korea’s Miracle in Cell No. 7. production arm of tier costs Rp30,000/US$2.10 a month. Emtek Group, which also owns free-to-air Fremantle TV channels SCTV, O Channel and Indo- Zee5 Global Established in 1995 by Fremantle Asia, siar. Screenplay has a two-hour daily slot Streaming service targeting mainly the PT Dunia Visitama Produksi supports the in SCTV called FTV Premiere. Indian and South Asian diaspora production of Fremantle Asia’s formats Zee5 launched globally (excluding U.S.) in Indonesia. Production credits include Sinemart in Oct 2018 in 190+ countries. Owned horror anthology series The Sacred Ri- PT Sinemart Indonesia (est 2003) has pro- by Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited ana: Bedtime Stories with Wahana Kre- duced more than 150 drama series and (ZEEL), Zee5 offers 100,000 hours of video ator Nusantara. Formats aired in 2018/ more than 20 movies. on-demand content across multiple commissioned for 2019 include Family genres and languages, as well as 60+ Feud Indonesia S19/S20, Streak Indo- Visinema Pictures live TV channels. Offering also includes nesia S1, Indonesian Idol Junior S3, Indo- Visinema Pictures (est 2008) produces 55 originals titles (2019-released and li- nesian Idol S9, Match Game Indonesia feature films, TV programmes, web series brary titles) such as Arjun Rampal’s thriller S1 and Price is Right Indonesia. & music . Credits include Nanti The Final Call, 78-minute LGBTQ drama Kita Cerita Tentang Hari Ini (Jan 2020), Sec 377 and Saqib Saleem’s crime/thrill- Kalyana Shira Films adapted from a novel by Marchella; er Rangbaaz. Zee5 plans to launch 72 Founded in 2000, Kalyana Shira Films pro- and web animation series Nussa. new originals in six languages in 2019/20. duces feature films, TV shows/commer- There are also plans to launch its con- cials and public service ads. Production Wahana Kreator Nusantara tent in international languages (voice credits in 2020 include the local version of Wahana Kreator is a research and story dubbing), including Bahasa Indonesia, U.S. studio series Gossip Girl, for Indonesia’s development company that focuses on Thai, and Malay. Subscription costs GoJek-owned streaming service GoPlay. film production and education. Business Rp65,000/US$4.60 a month. units consist of Wahana Edukasi, a work- MD Entertainment shop focusing on Indonesian content MD Entertainment was established in creator regeneration; Wahana Penulis Production/ 2003 as a soap opera/sinetron produc- that researches the demand and de- Post-Production tion and distribution company in Indo- velops stories for target audiences; and nesia. The company expanded through Wahana Dimensi that nurtures the ideas 13 Entertainment subsidiaries offering film (MD Pictures) and the process with professional pro- 13 Entertainment, which boasts world- and animation (MD Animation). MD En- duction teams. wide rights to a library of Indonesian tertainment accounts for about 50% of movies, specialises in post-production of- the group’s revenues, with MD Pictures fering film preservation and restoration. contributing about 40%. The MD group is Telcos/Mobile The company owns two movie channels best known for some of Indonesia’s high- – FLIK HD and Sinema Indonesia. est-grossing local films, including Ayat 3 (Tri) Ayat Cinta and Habibie and Ainun. 3 (Tri), launched in 2007, operates a net- Base Entertainment work of 2G, 4G LTE GSM at 1800 Mhz and Base Entertainment (est 2017) by the Multivision Plus 3G/WCDMA at 2100 Mhz. Video offering merger of three film companies – Salto Established in 1989 by PT Parkit Films, Mul- includes Genflix, KlikFilm, Sushiroll, Vidio Films, Million Pictures and Kawi Content. tivision Plus specialises in sinetron/drama and regional services Hooq and Ama- Productions include a slate of local di- series and movie production for local, zon Prime Video. 3 is part of Hutchison rector Joko Anwar’s movies, including regional and int’l markets. Asia Telecom. C NTENTASIA countryprofile 4-17 MaY 2020 Page 16.

Indosat Ooredoo Indosat Ooredoo is a member of the Ooredoo Group, an int’l comms com- pany delivering mobile, fixed, broadband internet and corporate managed services to the Middle East, North Africa and South- east Asia. In Indonesia, Ooredoo offers Be included! services to 56.2 million subs (Mar 2020).

MyRepublic Offers four internet packages, from Rp389,000/US$28/month for 50Mbps to ContentAsia’s directory listings are updated Rp1,199,000/US$86/month for 300Mbps. Add-on 26 local TV channels via HD Enter- continuously. tainment Box at Rp55,000/US$3.95/month.

Telkomsel Established in 1995, PT Telekomunikasi If you would like to be included, send your Indonesia (Telkom Indonesia) offers mo- bile cellular, fixed wireless, pay TV, data/ details to Malena at internet, satellite and VSAT services. [email protected] or Telkom Indonesia’s mobile service, Tel- +65 6846 5982 komsel, has about 171 million subs, of which 112 million are mobile broadband users. Telkom Indonesia’s fibre/triple play service, IndiHome, has about 6.5 million subs (Sept 2019).

XL XL Axiata launched in Oct 1996 and is majority owned by the Axiata Group (66.4%). XL provides mobile telecom- munication services to about 56.7 million subscribers (Dec 2019).

Regulators/Associations

Film Censorship Institution The Film Censorship Institution’s aim is to safeguard moral and social values.

Indonesia Broadcasting Commission (KPI) KPI is a state-owned institution regulat- ing broadcast. Functions include setting programme standards and composing regulations/codes.

Ministry of Communications and Information Technology The Ministry of Communication and In- formation Technology governs telecoms, broadcasting and infotech.

Adapted from ContentAsia’s The Big List 2020 C NTENTASIA events 4-17 MaY 2020 Page 17.

What’s on where...

June 2020 29-30 AVIA OTT Summit Singapore

August 2020 24-25 ContentAsia Summit , Thailand

26 AVIA Thailand in View Bangkok, Thailand

27-29 Hong Kong Filmart Hong Kong

September 2020 1-3 APOS Bali, Indonesia

8-11 BCWW Seoul, South Korea

10 AVIA Taiwan in View Taipei, Taiwan

17-20 Gwangju ACE Fair Gwangju, South Korea

17-19 Vietnam Telefilm Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

28 AVIA Satellite Industry Forum Singapore

29 Sept-1 Oct BroadcastAsia/CommunicAsia Singapore

October 2020 6 AVIA Future of Video India Mumbai, India

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 2 AVIA Asia Video Summit To be confirmed

4-6 TIFFCOM Tokyo, Japan

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.

10 AVIA India Video 360 , India

April 2021 10-11 MIP Doc 2021 Cannes, France

10-11 MIP Formats 2021 Cannes, France

12-15 MIP TV 2021 Cannes, France

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

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

* As of Thursday, 30 April 2020 The full list of events is available at www.contentasia.tv/events-list

contentasia C NTENTASIA data 4-17 MaY 2020 Page 18.

Mahabharat audiences explode Lockdown audiences push demand for DD classic C NTENT

Editorial Director ’s Indian originals But nothing during the week could Janine Stein took two of the top three spots on the touch classic fantasy drama, Mahab- [email protected] digital originals demand list in India for harat, on national network Doordar- Assistant Editor the week of 8-14 April. Although nei- shan. Driven by India’s stay-at-home Malena Amzah ther managed to top Netflix’s La Casa audiences during Covid-19 lockdowns, [email protected] De Papel (Money Heist), Prime Video’s the show recorded 47.3 times the de- Events Manager Four More Shots Please! and Mirzapur mand of the average TV series in In- CJ Yong generated a combined 230 million dia (last 30 days). Parrot Analytics says [email protected] demand expressions for the week, 0.2% of all shows in India have this level Editorial Research Aqilah Yunus according to data science company of demand. On a rolling 30-day aver- [email protected] Parrot Analytics. Two other Indian series age basis, demand for Mahabharat Marketing Assistant appeared on the list – Sacred Games increased by 117.5% compared to the Rhealyn Rigodon (Netflix) and Asure (). preceding 30 days. [email protected]

Top 10 overall TV shows: India Design Rae Yong Average Demand Rank Title Expressions® Associate Publisher 1 Mahabharat 233,695,493 (Americas, Europe) and VP, 2 La Casa De Papel 179,702,680 International Business Development Leah Gordon 3 142,516,071 [email protected] 4 Four More Shots Please! 116,890,183 5 Mirzapur 112,860,376 Sales and Marketing (Asia) Masliana Masron 6 Brooklyn Nine-Nine 112,839,869 [email protected] 7 Stranger Things 110,115,134 8 Breaking Bad 101,320,862 To receive your regular free copy of ContentAsia, please email 9 Friends 97,387,766 [email protected] 10 The Witcher 93,477,276 Published fortnightly by: Top 10 digital originals: India Pencil Media Pte Ltd 730A Geylang Road Average Demand Rank Title Platform Expressions® Singapore 389641 Tel: +65 6846-5987 1 La Casa De Papel Netflix 179,702,680 www.contentasia.tv 2 Four More Shots Please! Prime Video 116,890,183 Copyright 2020 Pencil Media Pte Ltd. 3 Mirzapur Prime Video 112,860,376 All Rights Reserved. 4 Stranger Things Netflix 110,115,134 5 The Witcher Netflix 93,477,276 6 Sacred Games Netflix 88,897,150 7 Asur Voot 87,866,714 8 Lucifer Netflix 81,824,769 9 Too Hot to Handle Netflix 81,115,993 C NTENT 10 Dark Netflix 79,997,416 Daily news with ContentAsia Insider Date range: 22-28 April 2020 email [email protected] Demand Expressions® (DEx): The global TV measurement standard devel- for subscription details oped by Parrot Analytics, which represents the total demand being expressed for a title, within a market. Audience demand reflects the desire, engagement and viewership, weighted by importance; so a stream/ download is a higher expression of demand than a ‘like’/comment.