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28 November- C NTENT 10 decemmber 2018 www.contentasia.tv l www.contentasiasummit.com ATF Dailies Alert! We are publishing ATF market dailies on Wed (5 Dec), Thurs (6 Dec) and Fri (7 Dec). All news welcome! Send tips, info and announcements to Aqilah at [email protected] or drop in at our booth #K19 Disney shifts India boss to CP New leadership structure expected any day Disney’s South Asia hub head Mahesh Samat has shifted to a regional consum- er products role ahead of the big reveal on the Disney/Fox leadership structure in the region. Disney hasn’t given a date on the announcement of its new struc- ture for Asia-Pacific. The full story is on page 8 Viu kicks off No Sleep No FOMO Asian influencers fill social media with challenges PCCW Media’s regional streaming plat- form, Viu, has started production on its latest Asia original, No Sleep No Fomo, adapted from a celebrity travel competi- tion format from The Story Lab. The series, which follows influencers and celebrities around the region completing consumer- led challenges, is expected to premiere in February 2019. The full story is on page 10 Content Asia – TRX Data More than 250 buyers across Asia are registered on TRX and over the last six months they have used TRX to discover content from more than 100 distributors worldwide including BBC Studios, Sky Vision andC Lionsgate. NTENT TRX hasASIA shared with Content Asia28 Novemberthe trends-10 they decemmber have observed 2018 across the Page 2. market. Factual tops Asia demand 61% of searches include factual Content Asia – TRX Data More than 250 buyers across Asia are registered on TRX and over the last six months they have used TRX to discover content from more than 100 distributors worldwide including BBC Studios, Sky Content Asia – TRX Data Vision and Lionsgate. TRX has shared with Content Asia the trends they have observed across the market. 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Demand from buyers in Asia has shot up over the last two quarters, with searches, screeners, avails checks, and offers on TRX increasing by 443%. In response to this demand, many distributors using TRX have listed extra titles and avails, specifically aimed at the Asian market. Contact: Tom Bairstow [email protected] www.kewmedia.com FRANKIE DRAKE MYSTERIES Detective Drama Series 21 x 60’ THE BLETCHLEY CIRCLE: SAN KILLER IN AGATHA AND THE FRANCISCO PLAIN SIGHT NIGHTINGALE’S CRY Drama Series True Crime Non-Fiction Series Event Drama Movie 8 x 60’ 52 x 30’ 1 x 95’ THE BRIGADE: RACE TO THE HUDSON Challenge & Adventure Non-Fiction Series 8 x 60’ 28 November-10 December 2018 page 3. C NTENTASIA 28 November-10 decemmber 2018 Page 4. Outdoor ties up with 1Play Sports Daily updates, highlights from martial arts championship Outdoor Channel has tied up with countries, runs from 13-16 December Singapore-based sports start-up, 1Play 2018. Sports, to air daily updates of the World Outdoor Channel will air daily up- Pencak Silat Championships in Singa- dates from 15-18 December, as well pore next month. as four half-hour post-event highlight The alliance for the martial arts event shows in January. is the first between the two companies Both will be produced by exclusive as Outdoor Channel ramps up its in- Silat Championship rights holder, 1 Play volvement in locally focused sports. Sports. This first-time partnership gives The 18th Silat world championships, the event reach across Outdoor’s 20 involving about 1,000 athletes from 40 million TV and streaming platforms. China picks up 300 hours of factual Youku, CCTV-9 boost documentary slates Saving Sirga Chinese broadcasters – including its line up along with 90-minute fea- streaming platform Youku – have ture documentary Gods in Shackles, picked up more than 300 hours of by Global Media Earth, and Tauana factual content from Aussie distributor Films’s six-episode Saving Sirga. Looking Glass International ahead of State-backed doc channel, CCTV- December’s Asia TV Forum (ATF) mar- 9, acquired three titles, including the ket in Singapore. one-hour Making Pandas from IFA Me- Youku added the three-part 60-min- dia and the four-part Wild Cities, pro- ute doc, Deep Time History, by Flight duced by Crossing the Line Production 33 Productions for Curiosity Stream, to for Irish pubcaster RTÉ. contentasia 28 November-10 December 2018 page 4. GIVING BUYERS PREMIUM ACCESS TO THE WORLD’S LEADING DISTRIBUTORS SEE INSTANT AVAILS AND SCREEN OVER 70,000 HOURS OF GREAT CONTENT ALL IN ONE PLACE SIGN UP FOR FREE AT TRX.TV/SIGN-UP COME AND HAVE A DEMO AT ATF STAND: JO9 28 November-10 December 2018 page 5. C NTENTASIA 28 November-10 decemmber 2018 Page 6. China streamers pick up True bulks up factual entertainment kids autism series Pablo Thai platform picks up 50 hours from all3media Pablo Chinese video platform Tencent has bulked up its kids slate with 250 hours of pre-school content from kids’ entertain- ment specialist Cake. Titles include Pab- lo, which reflects real-life experiences of children with autism, and the second series of PBS space series, Ready Jet Go!.