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C NTENTASIA 6-19 october 2014 www.contentasia.tv l https://www.facebook.com/contentasia?fref=ts facebook.com/contentasia l @contentasia l www.asiacontentwatch.com Asia’s GE channels do battle with day&date releases AXN wins three markets with The Blacklist, The Voice The Asia premieres of Gotham, The Black- list, The Voice, Scandal and Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. topped viewing of new U.S. season premieres on measured regional entertainment channels across the region. Viewership info released by the regional general entertainment channels put action channel AXN in top spot in three markets – Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines – for the premieres of The Blacklist season two and season seven of talent show The Voice on Tuesday (23 September). Both series premiered at number one in their timeslots among English-language regional general entertainment channels, putting AXN in top spot during prime time (6pm to 1am) among all general enter- tainment channels. The Voice ran from 8.05pm to 10pm, followed by The Blacklist from 10pm to 10.55pm. The ratings topped a big week for the Singapore-based Sony Pictures Television Networks, which announced that it was ditching its SET brand in Southeast Asia from 15 October and rolling out the new Sony Channel. Sony Channel’s flagship shows are Shon- da Rhimes’new series How to Get Away with Murder from ABC Studios, which pre- X P R E S S F R O M T H E U . S . miered on ABC in the U.S. on 25 Septem- ber, and CBS Studios’ White House drama Tuesdays at 9:00pm (8:00pm JKT/BKK) . d e Madame Secretary, which premiered on v r e s e r s t CBS in the U.S. on 21 September. h g i r l l A . Sony’s acquisition of How to Get Away c n I g n i t s with Murder for the Asia channel is signifi- a For carriage inquiries, please contact [email protected] c d a o r B cant because ABC shows have tradition- S B C 4 1 ally gone to Fox International Channels 0 2 © as part of an output deal with Disney. More on page 4 6 - 19 october page 2. C NTENTASIA 6-19 october 2014 Page 3. Rewind returns Robin Williams’ fave Mork & Mindy added to best-of schedule Regional channel operator Rewind Net- works is bringing back fave 1980s sitcom, Mork & Mindy, starring Robin Williams as an alien reporting on earthling culture and Pam Dawber as his human friend and roommate. The half-hour series will be stripped weekdays on Rewind’s Hits channel across Singapore, Indonesia, the Philip- pines and Malaysia at the end of October in an exclusive four-season licensing deal with CBS Studios International. Asia gets Mork & Mindy, which launched Williams’ Talent acting career, will also be part of Hits’ Multi-country catch-up and on-the-go schedules. auditions up and Derek Wong, Sony Pictures Television Networks; Paul O’Hanlon, Jeff Lim, FremantleMedia Asia running FremantleMedia Asia and regional ac- Malaysia, the tion channel AXN kicked off multi-country Philippines and auditions at the end of September for the Thailand. first season of talent format Asia’s Got The hunt has also been extended to Talent. Japan, Korea, China and India as well The series, which will be Asia’s (and as online. maybe the world’s) biggest talent com- “No stone is being left unturned to find petition, will air on Sony Pictures Television talent,” said FremantleMedia’s Asia man- Networks Asia’s AXN channel across the aging director, Paul O’Hanlon. region in early 2015. The series will use the new facilities at The debut series will also air on free-to-air Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios in channels in Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia Iskandar, according to Astro chief execu- and India, as well as on mainland Chinese tive, Rohana Rozhan, who confimed the online platform Youku. deal at the facility’s formal opening in Auditions are being held in 13 countries August. across Asia, including open auditions Judges for the Asia version have not yet on the ground in Indonesia, Singapore, been announced. Robin Williams and Pam Dawber in Mork & Mindy C NTENTASIA 6-19 october 2014 Page 4. Fox Asia renews F1 From page 1: ratings The Gotham premiere on Thursday (25 There’s no update yet on the state of the Sept) was Singapore’s top cable pro- 7-year deal runs to 2016 long-running agreement between Disney gramme of the day across all 74 rated and FIC, although clearly FIC is still a sig- channels for men aged 18-49. Gotham at Fox International Channels (FIC) has re- nificant buyer. 9pm was the night’s top show among total newed exclusive Asia rights for the FIA Wednesday (24 Sept) in Singapore be- individuals 4+. WarnerTV took three of the Formula One World Championship for longed to Fox with the premiere of Mar- night’s top spots – Gotham, Friends and another seven years. The new deal, across vel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D season two 12 Two and a Half Men – ending the week at 26 countries, runs from 2016 to 2022. hours after the U.S. The channel was the the head of 14 English-language pay-TV The exclusive broadcast (cable/satel- number one western general entertain- entertainment channels for total individu- lite/terrestrial) and multi-media rights ment service during primetime (6pm-mid- als (4+) as well as the 18-49 demo. cover more countries in Asia than before, night) among males and females aged Friday night (26 Sept) in Singapore be- including Japan. The India operation, run 15-49 with a line-up that also included longed to the day-and-date premiere of separately from the rest of Asia under Star NCIS Strikes Back, American Dad and Scandal, which was the series’ highest- India, is also included. Neighbors leading into S.H.I.E.L.D., and fol- rated episode of the Disney/ABC show Second-screen options include the lowed by the premiere of Criminal Minds ever in Singapore. This put FIC’s female- RaceMateLive app that provides live season nine (aired in the U.S. in Sept 2013) focused Star World in top spot among all drivers’ and pit lane views as well as Fox and The Walking Dead season four. Western cable channels in the country in Sports Play and Fox Sports Mobile. Warner’s Gotham was a Thursday win- the time slot (10.35pm-11.30pm) among all Commentary in Bahasa Indonesia, Ba- ner – at least in Singapore – for WarnerTV, audiences 4+. hasa Malaysia, Cantonese, Mandarin and which has shifted from HBO Asia to Turner (Source: Kantar Media provided by Thai will be offered in addition to English. as part of a broad Asia re-org this year. channels) WEEKDAYS 6 ���/�� WEEKDAYS 7 ���/�� WEEKDAYS 10 ���/�� WEEKDAYS 12 ���/�� PAULINE CHIOU ADAM BAKHTIAR SUSAN LI BERNIE LO ORIEL MORRISON MARTIN SOONG CAROLIN ROTH SRI JEGARAJAH #1 BUSINESS & FINANCIAL NEWS CHANNEL IN ASIA PACIFIC* Fast, accurate, unbiased and actionable business programs on your TV, laptop, tablet and smartphone. Email: [email protected] to be part of the action. *Source: Ipsos Affluent Survey Asia Pacific Q3-Q4 2013 All 10 markets, Monthly viewers. cnbc.com CNBC @CNBCWorld C NTENTASIA 6-19 october 2014 Page 5. ABS-CBN tops viewership charts Drama sweeps top 10 programme list Jake Cuenca with Meg Impaerial and Angelo Ilagan in Maalaala Mo Kaya Philippines’ network ABS-CBN’s average Nationwide, ABS-CBN had a prime-time total day audience share rose to 43% in share of 48% (6pm to midnight) across September. September (against GMA’s 35% and TV5’s Rival free-TV broadcaster GMA hasn’t 6%), and 44% in the afternoon 3pm to yet released its September ratings from a 6pm block. different agency, but it seems like GMA Afternoon drivers included returning ruled in Mega Manila. Electus format Bet on Your Baby. ABS- Data released by ABS-CBN shows GMA’s CBN’s drama anthology Maalaala Mo share across the country at 36%, with third Kaya was the country’s top show for the broadcaster TV5 at 7%. month. Top 10 programmes in September 2014 (national homes) RANK CHANNEL TITLE RATING% 1 ABS-CBN Maalaala mo kaya 29.6 2 ABS-CBN Hawak Kamay 28.7 3 ABS-CBN TV Patrol 28.2 4 ABS-CBN Wansapanataym 27.7 5 ABS-CBN Ikaw Lamang 27.5 6 ABS-CBN Home Sweetie Home 24.9 7 ABS-CBN Rated K 22.4 8 ABS-CBN Pure Love 22.3 9 ABS-CBN Mga kwento ni marc logan 21.3 10 ABS-CBN Goin’ Bulilit 21.1 Source: Kantar Media Philippines C NTENTASIA 6-19 october 2014 Page 6. Cross-border drama on the rise in Asia Malaysia, Singapore premiere Kasih Berbisik Kasih Berbisik Media Prima’s leading free-TV station TV3 countries – Singapore, Malaysia and in Malaysia and MediaCorp’s Suria chan- Indonesia/Bali. nel in Singapore premiered epic drama The story revolves around an architect, Kasih Berbisik (Whispers of the Heart) in Imran (Remy Ishak), who falls in love with early October, kicking off a new phase in Balinese dancer Sulastri (played by Indo- Southeast Asian co-production. nesian actress Demmy Febriana), while on The drama, a joint production by a business trip to Bali. Imran marries Sulastri MediaCorp Eaglevision and Primeworks and keeps his second marriage a secret Studios, is part of a growing trend for from his wife of six years, Nora (Nurul Aini).