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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 – , and the – 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) Madame Secretary, which premiered on CBS in the U.S. on 21 September. e s r v d . Sony’s acquisition of How to Get Away with Murder for the Asia channel is signifi- For carriage inquiries, please contact [email protected] cant because ABC shows have tradition- o a d c s t i n g I . A l r h ally gone to Fox International Channels © 2 0 1 4 C B S r 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, , 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)

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ABS-CBN tops viewership charts Drama sweeps top 10 programme list

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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 . 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 27.7 5 ABS-CBN Ikaw Lamang 27.5 6 ABS-CBN 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

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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). cross-border collaboration, including a Nick Mickhail stars as Imran’s best friend, slate of new entertainment co-produc- Andi, who admires Sulastri. In an unex- tions with Japan. pected twist, Sulastri’s ex-fiancé, Dharma Kasih Berbisik premiere followed Prime- (Keith Foo), vows to win her back. works Studios’ co-pros with Japan’s Nip- “We’ve been looking forward to cross- pon Television and Tokyo Broadcasting border collaborations as it broadens the System, announced in September. audience for the content,” said Azhar In a first of its kind simulcast, the 13-epi- Borhan, Primeworks Studios’ group gener- sode Kasih Berbisik premiered at 9pm on al manager, production and operators. TV3 and 9.30pm on Suria on 1 October. “Drama is a good starting point as many Monopoly broadcaster MediaCorp types of stories have universal values to also aired the first two episodes at a engage viewers across different countries special pre-TV screening at a theatre in and cultures,” he added. Singapore. TV3 drama such as Nur Kasih, Nora Elena Kasih Berbisik, part of TV3’s 30th an- and new Rindu Awak 200% are among niversary celebrations, is set in three Malaysia’s highest rated series. 6 - 19 october page 7. c ntentasia 6-19 october 2014 Page 8.

Da Vinci Learning preps 18 Nov HD launch Indie family/education channel Da Vinci Learning has set an 18 November launch date for its HD service upgrade in Asia. The channel’s migration is being handled by Singapore-based facilities operator, Globecast. Launches in India (where Da Vinci Learning content is already available on a VOD basis), Sri Lanka, Korea and are being planned. The channel is available in Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Singa- pore, Vietnam, Myanmar and Taiwan.

Korea’s Angel Eyes drives The House That Never Dies, Thrill/Celestial Tiger Entertainment ABS-CBN prime time CTE bleeds for

Celestial Tiger Entertainment (CTE) has all time new Thrill look unveiled a new look for horror/thriller at the Fear Fest, new channel Thrill alongside the launch of its Chinese Rosemary’s Baby for third annual Asian Fear Fest this weekend box of- Oct/Nov schedules (4 October). fice; and The Hong Kong-based regional pro- Raaz 3, the grammer has also added new four-part third and most mini-series Rosemary’s Baby to its Novem- successful film of ber schedule. the Bollywood horror The 2014 miniseries, starring Zoe franchise. Angel Eyes Saldana (Guardians of the Galaxy, The updated on-air presentation pack- Avatar, Star Trek) and Patrick J. Adams, age, inspired by “pulsating blood vessels ABS-CBN is airing Korean drama Angel airs on 8 November at 11pm. The series pumping blood to an eye ball”, was cre- Eyes, starring Ku Hye-Sun (Boys Over Flow- is paired on Thrill’s line-up with Roman ated inhouse. ers), blinded in a childhood accident, Polanski’s iconic original movie in a ‘Fear The logo has also been updated with who crosses paths with her teenage love is Born’ special. cleaner lines and a sharp edge at the after a 12-year separation. She can now The eight features in this year’s Asian bottom of each letter, “mimicking a see after an eye transplant. He’s a suc- Fear Fest include first and exclusive rights killer’s knife”. cessful surgeon. Can the pair rekindle their to award-winning film Kala directed by Thrill is available in five markets – Hong love? The 20-episode series aired on SBS Indonesia’s Joko Anwar; The House That Kong, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, (Seoul Broadcasting System) in Korea from Never Dies, released theatrically in July and the Philippines. 5 April to 15 June this year. Who shrunk myWho Big shrunkList? my Big List? and the highest-grossing horror movie of

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Lift off... S. Korea tops global broadband speed ContentAsia’s 4 Asian countries now in the “high broadband” club satellite update akamai’s [state of the internet] Thaicom boss takes top South Korea’s average connection speed Average connection speeds in Asia

honour Thaicom’s chief ex- hit 24.6 Mbps in the2 second quarter of this ASIA PACIFIC HIGHLIGHTS (Q 2014) Q2 '14 Q2 '14 year, putting the country at the top of the Country/Region ecutive, Suphajee Suthumpun, Avg. Mbps Peak Mbps global speed list. has been named Satellite Executive of South Korea 24.6 72.1 The global average connection speed the Year in the Asia-PacificINTERNET by the Asia- & BROADBAND Hong Kong 15.7 73.9 Pacific Satellite Communications Coun- grew to 4.6 Mbps in the second quarter of ADOPTION 4.6Mbps Japan 14.9 61.5 cil (APSCC). The 10th annual award was this year, according to the GlobalQ2 2014 Average State Singapore 10.4 64.9 In the second quarter, the global average connection Connection Speed of the Internet (SOTI) report released by Taiwan 9.5 58.2 made during the APSCC’sspeed convention increased 21% to 4.6 Mbps, while the global peak Australia 7.1 36.8 in Thailand at the end ofconnection September. speed increased 20%Akamai to 25.4 Technologies.Mbps. South New Zealand 6.8 31.8 Suthumpun was appointedKorea to and the Hong job Kong maintainedFour their Asian lead incountries the qualify25.4 for the Mbps“high Thailand 6.3 41.3 in August 2011. After turningaverage a connection profit in speed metricbroadband” globally and regionally, club – SouthGlobal Korea, Average Japan, Peak Connection Speed Malaysia 4.3 30.5 her first quarter, she followedwhile India with had 12 the lowest at 2.0Hong Mbps. KongSouth Korea and, had newest entrant, Singa- a 72.1 Mbps peak connection speed, while India had the China 3.7 17.4 consecutive quarters of profit. In 2013, pore. Entry means an average connec- lowest peak speed at 14.4 Mbps. Vietnam 2.9 18.2 tion speed above 10 Mbps. the company announced Indonesia 2.5 23.5 a consolidated net Hong Kong has the highest average Philippines 2.5 21.6 profit of THB1.1 bil- peak connection speed at 73.9 Mbps. India 2.0 14.4 lion/US$90,000, an The largest increase in peak connection Source: Q2 2014 State of the Internet (SOTI), Aka- increase of 548% speed over the past year was seen in In- mai Technologies overSECURITY: the previous ATTACKdonesia, TRAFFIC with an increase of 107%. year.Observed Thaicom attack has trac concentrationThe global from the average Asia Paci c connection region saw an increasespeed to morespeed than 65% also of observedsaw a significantattacks. e concentration uptick, with threein new the Asia satellites Paci c region – wasincreased more than 4x 21%the volume from seen the from first Europe. to second a 20% increase to 25.4 Mbps from the first Thaicom-6, %launched% in quarter% of the% year. % % % quarter% to the second% quarter% of 2014.% Suphajee 43 15 13 3.7 2.1 2.0 1.7 1.4 1.2 1.2 16 Suthumpun January 2014; Thaicom-7, At 4.6 Mbps, the global average con- Year over year, the global 4K readiness rate nearly doubled, growing by 98% launched on 7 September; nection speed exceeded the 4 Mbps OTHER and Thaicom-8, which will be launched “broadband” threshold for the first time. to 12% of all connections at 15 Mbps or Eight of the top 10 countries/regions saw above. by the first half of 2016. China Indonesia United States Taiwan India Russia Brazil South Korea Turkey Romania Other The blue areas represent eachdouble-digit country’s percentage percentage of the overall increases total amount from of attack traffic56 observed countries/regions by Akamai. qualified for inclu- No news is good news No word yet the first to the second quarter of 2014, sion in the mobile section of the second on the results of in-orbit testingMOBILE of new CONNECTIVITY though South Korea kept its first place quarter report, Akamai said. Malaysian satellite Measat-3b, which average connection speed (24.6 Mbps) South Korea’s average mobile connec- In the Asia Paci c region, Japan had the highest average connection speed at 5.7 Mbps, while India had the lowest at 1.3 Mbps. e highest with only a 4% quarterly increase. tion speed grew slightly from 14.7 Mbps launched on 12 Septemberpeak connectionand is ex speed- was in Australia with 114.2 Mbps, while the lowest peak connection speed was seen in Iran at 5.0 Mbps. Japan also led pected to start commercialthe highest operations broadband adoptionImpressive rate in the Asia 18% Paci c quarterly region at 61% growth above 4 Mbps,for whileto Kazakhstan 15.2 Mbps had to the maintain lowest at 1.7% its topabove position, 4 Mbps. this month. The most immediate impact Hong Kong (15.7 Mbps) pushed it ahead while Vietnam hit a global low of 0.9 120 is on capacity of Southeast Asia’s most of Japan,108.0 which now matches Switzerland Mbps. Average peak mobile connec- Average Connection Speed powerful platform, Astro, which100 is ex- with an average connection speed of tion speeds among qualifying countries/ Average Peak Connection Speed pected to announce new services80 any 14.9 Mbps, the report showed. regions ranged from 108 Mbps in Australia minute. The global average peak connection down to 4.7 Mbps in Vietnam. Mbps 60 47.5 41.9 37.6 40 28.5 33.3 32.5 28.2 25.5 20.2 11.8 7.7 9.1 13.8 2.1 6.4 15.6 4.7 20 15.2 12.5 2.1 2.1 1.4 6.5 0.9 5.6 4.9 4.5 4.3 4.2 3.5 3.2 2.7 2.4 2.2 1.7 0 2015 bookings open. Be included. I ran N ew I ndia apan Kong H ong uwait Korea S outh J C hina aiwan K ietnam T akistan Zealand V P hailannd M alaysia A ustralia

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Online video reshapes Asia the space media landscape JC NbTENTASIA Southeast Asia consum- the place to look for the jobs that matter ers spend 22 hours a week online, Nielsen says

Media content consumption in South- Tech Storm, the international TV channel that brings global audiences closer to east Asia has shifted radically in recent technology, innovation and entrepreneurship stories, broadcasting in HD – the years, and the number of opportunities channel inspires and delights audiences with award-winning programmes across for brands to connect with consumers is linear, on demand, online and mobile screens. increasing exponentially, a new report from Nielsen says. We are inviting talent to join our vivacious team based in Singapore to make a difference in breaking down barriers between awesome technology infotainment The Nielsen South Asia Cross-Platform and its fans everywhere. Report, in collaboration with video ad- vertising platform Videology, shows three Affiliate Sales Senior Manager: Responsible for all distribution sales across the re- major trends impacting media consump- gion, develop key client strategies, negotiations to effectively manage the sales tion habits among the region’s digitally pipeline. Act quickly to secure distribution growth opportunities, building and engaged consumers – increasing con- growing rapport with key clients. Must be a people-person, goal-driven, proving nectivity, demand for choice and control, tangible results and with a high work ethic. Skilled in presentations and articulate, and growing consumption of online video collaborate effectively with Programming and Marketing teams. content. According to the Nielsen report, 80% Marketing Senior Manager: Lead the channel’s marketing strategies, execution of digital consumers in Southeast Asia to achieve targeted yield and results on brand mindshare, drive ratings, support own a smartphone and half of digitally affiliate sales and key clients’ initiatives. Hands-on experience in B-to-B and B-to-C engaged households in the region (50%) marketing is a must-have. Desired candidate should be tech-savvy, curious, pas- own a tablet. sionate about TV, skilled in articulating the channel’s USPs to stakeholders. Southeast Asian consumers on average Programming Senior Manager: Review, shortlist and compile suitable programmes spend just over 22 hours online a week, up from 3rd party distributors for acquisition, follow-up on contracts, status of rights, from approximately 19 hours a week in adhere to budgets and reporting. Prepare key highlights documentation, lead 2011. Consumers in the Philippines are the Request-For-Proposals for original content creation, impartial assessment of pro- most digitally active, averaging 26 hours duction companies, ensuring timely delivery. Familiarity with broadcast censorship and 42 minutes a week, followed by Sin- standards. Experience in acquisitions and/or production is a-must along with a gaporeans (25 hours and 12 minutes). great work attitude, eye for details and a strong communicator. Along with increasing connected device ownership and time spent online, con- On-air Promotions Senior Producers/Editors: Conceive, write, produce and edit sumers’ media consumption habits are on-air promotional spots and marketing campaigns, adapt on-air toolkit for on- shifting; around nine out of 10 commonly going channel usage, proficient with Final Cut Pro, AE. Must have a strong eye for engage with two screens simultaneously, creative, visualization, able to deliver within given deadlines, a team player who and as many as eight in 10 engage with collaborates well with Programming and Marketing teams. three screens simultaneously. Senior Programming Schedulers: Create on-air schedules using in-house scheduling “The rapid up-take of connected de- software, hands-on with MAM systems, reconcile daily as-runs to ensure broadcast vices, especially smartphones and tablets, accuracy, updating programme synopses, EPGs, weekly and monthly programme is instrumental in media consumption grids for the channel. Must be detailed-oriented and organized, preferred individ- shifting beyond traditional media formats ual should have a passion for TV with a great attitude and strong team player. such as broadcast and cable TV, and also beyond traditional time parts,” says Interested applicants are invited to email their CVs to [email protected] Nancy Jaffe, Nielsen’s cross-platform indicating the position applied. leader in Southeast Asia. c ntentasia 6-19 october 2014 Page 12. Largest Indian Movies Collection in World

YuppTV launched new Movie-on-Demand service on 4th July’13 with more than 800+ blockbuster movies whichPlatform users can watch at their own convenienceYuppTV anytime, anywhere…

2015? “We expect to have 250,000 paid subscribers by the end of 2015.” Features Average viewing time/user/daily About HD Movies five hours Social media More than 425,000 YuppTV Secured Delivery fans on Facebook. Ranked 8,612th Geoblocking (globally) and 941th (India), according to Alexa Traffic Multiple Devices Technology partners Rackspace, Nokia, Dynamic Reporting Intel, Telestream, Wowza Media Systems, Roku, Samsung Movies added on Is there anything that has surprised weekly basis you about the way people are us- ing YuppTV? ”We have observed that the minutes of usage via TV screens are still higher than smartphones and tablets.” ​The biggest challenge “Content rights negotiations have been our biggest In a regular section looking at up-and-coming platforms in Asia, challenge as these deals are very com- ContentMalena is subject Amzah to availability speaks only to in theUday regions Reddy, where chief it is permitted executive officer and founder plex for each individual territory.” YuppTV’s priorities for 2015 “The 2015 of eight-year old over-the-top YuppTV service. Confidential missions are: continue to make YuppTV a simple TV service and yet, available What is YuppTV? YuppTV provides Bengali, Oriya, Punjabi Gujarati, Urdu anywhere and anytime; expand our converged OTT live and VOD services, and Bangla). At present, it offers free- content offerings to other ethnic mar- offering South Asian programmes over to-air channels in India. The YuppTV ap- kets like Latin America; and officially six screens (smart TVs, blu-ray players, plication is available on smart TVs (more launch YuppTV in India in 2015.” STBs, PC/Mac, smartphones, tablets). than 4.8 million downloads on Samsung What do you consider as the best thing that The platform reaches out to six million TV and 290,000+ on LG Smart TV), Play- has happened to the OTT industry in Asia viewers globally, mostly South Asian Station 3/4 and is also set to be launched this year... “The best thing that has hap- diaspora. South Asian countries, the on Microsoft’s Xbox, among others. pened to the over-the-top industry in Asia U.S., Europe, Australia and Canada are Price plans Three monthly plans, from this year is that more people now realise its main markets. US$9.99 to US$19.99 the potential of OTT and are embracing Launch YuppTV was founded in 2006 and How many new VOD titles do you add OTT as a medium to deliver TV content.” is headquartered in Atlanta, U.S., with of- a month? “We have 1,000+ movie titles The best thing that has happened to ​ fices in Hyderabad and Bangalore. available from almost all the major pro- YuppTV so far this year is... “YuppTV Who’s driving the initiative... Uday Red- duction houses in India and we add 10- easily handled 10 million customers on dy, chief executive officer/founder 15 titles every month.” its platform with one million simultane- The offering YuppTV delivers more than Three most-watched content Kochadai- ous streams on the day of the election 180 live TV channels, 4,500+ videos iyaan-The Legend-Hindi, Highway and results.” (added daily) and movies-on-demand Shahid What do you think will have the most titles through a paid subscription model. YuppTV’s targets Fans of South Asian impact on the online TV/OTT industry in Channels include Zee TV, Star Plus, Colors, programming Asia in 2015? ”In 2015, over-the-top servic- Sony Entertainment, NDTV and Asianet. Subscribers/registered users YuppTV es in Asia will takeoff and will be realised YuppTV offers content in 12 major South has about 100,000 paid subscribers and as a mainstream technology to deliver Asian languages (including Hindi, Telugu, about one million registered users. TV content. Over-the-top penetration in Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, What is your expectation on take-up for Asian markets will increase in 2015.” c ntentasia formats 6-19 october 2014 Page 13.

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.

Upgrade

Reality game show Upgrade tipped to premiere in Hong Kong. Although programmers remain tight-lipped on the scheduling details, the programme is currently in production and expected to launch by this year. Brokered by Armoza Formats, each episode of Upgrade features two households whose personal items will be upgraded for brand new ones if they get the answers right. Items are taken away for incorrect answers. “The game is played in the household of the items that will be upgraded – making Upgrade, CCTV 2 production both cost effective and dynamic,” says Sarah Levi, sales manager Upgrade made its second appearance has recently ended in August. The show was (English speaking, Nordic territories and in Asia in late 2012 on India’s Sun TV, who produced by Beijing Century Media. Asia) of Armoza Formats. commissioned 26x60 minutes of the game According to Beijing Century Media’s However, the on-location nature of the show. Sun TV scheduled Upgrade in its managing director Jianzhong Liang, show also means that some households prime-time Sunday evening slot. “Upgrade makes people feel nervous and are reluctant to have their homes filmed. The Upgrade truck has also become excited, which is not only entertaining, “Once people understand the benefits a cultural symbol of hope in India, with but also educational. It touches ordinary of having it in their home – in particular special episodes added to the line-up. people’s hearts and helps them to make that they receive the prizes in their homes Each of the special episode aims to their dreams come true. This is why we love at the very moment they win them – they help a cause and include participants the format - it brings happiness to Chinese are more open to it,” Levi says. from school where school uniforms were people.” The other challenges include finding the upgraded and a poor village where the While the programme is usually set for right sponsors. water well were replaced. family viewing, producers can choose Upgrade has been aired in three Upgrade’s third Asia installment was the demographics they want to reach territories in Asia on South Korea’s Channel in China where the show aired for three by choosing who the host is and the A, India’s Sun TV and China’s CCTV 2. seasons. The first season began in September group of contestants, such as including Upgrade debut in Asia on South Korean 2013 and aired daily on CCTV 2’s prime students who get to upgrade their network Channel A. The local version was time. The second season followed directly, items for a younger produced by Box Media Productions, as part and was aired daily over the Chinese New audience. of Channel’s A launch schedule in 2012. Year also on prime time. The third season c ntentasia FORMATS at the ContentAsia Summit 2015 September 2015. Be included. Contact Malena at [email protected] c ntentasia 6-19 october 2014 Page 14.

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South Park cracks Malaysia Viacom bosses balance censorship & entertainment C NTENTASIA

South Park has entered Malaysia for the first Editorial Director time in an on-demand channel deal with Janine Stein Telekom Malaysia’s HyppTV. Assistant Editor HyppTV is offering season 15 of the iconic Malena Amzah show. Elsewhere in Asia, the channel has [email protected] aired season 17 and has scheduled the Research Manager new season for January 2015. CJ Yong The big question is: Will – or rather, how [email protected] much will – censors cut from the award- Editorial Research winning adult animated Comedy Central Aqilah Yunus [email protected] sitcom? Design Comedy Central Asia bosses say they will Rae Yong of course comply with the country’s cen- Singapore; no details of cuts are made sorship guidelines and that they are trying public. The series is stripped Mondays to Associate Publisher their utmost to maintain the comedy and Fridays at 12.30am (11.30pm Thailand), (Americas, Europe) and VP, to make sure that censorship has “minimal with encore telecasts at 5am. International Business Develop- impact on the viewing experience”. The show is part of a broad new carriage ment “We are mindful of the need to take into arrangement between VIMN Asia, which Leah Gordon consideration religious, cultural and politi- also launches Southeast Asia’s first person- [email protected] cal sensitivities in Southeast Asia,” Viacom alised edutainment kids service, My Nick Jr, Sales and Marketing (Asia) International Media Networks (VIMN) said in Malaysia by the end of this year. Masliana Masron [email protected] in response to questions on how much was This is My Nick Jr’s second Asia deal after being cut out of the show. China, where the service launched last To receive your regular free copy “Excessive violence, gore, drug-themes month. of ContentAsia, and other offensive and deviant behaviour VIMN, meanwhile, says the two-year-old please email would be edited in close consultation with, Comedy Central has also launched on i- [email protected] or upon the recommendation of the rele- Cable in Hong Kong, Transvision and Matrix vant authorities like the Lapisan Penapisan in Indonesia and on various platforms in Published fortnightly by: Filem Malaysia (LPF),” the Singapore-based the Pacific Islands. The new deals give the Pencil Media Pte Ltd regional broadcaster added. channel a presence in 15 Asian markets 730A Geylang Road South Park airs on Comedy Central in on 39 providers. Singapore 389641 Tel: +65 6846-5987 contentasia.tv Kantar confirms Twitter links with television asiacontentwatch.com Copyright 2014 Pencil Media Pte Kantar Media’s new study – A Year in the “TV Tweet levels broadly correlate with Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Life of TV and Twitter – has confirmed that TV channel shares and programme/se- MICA (P) 111/06/2013 Twitter “not only has the power to boost ries viewing figures across a broad time TV viewing during broadcast but that period, although some channels over- smaller channels and shows can boost perform on Twitter relative to audience their share of voice by employing effec- share,” the report says. tive Twitter strategies”. TV Tweets analysed showed “a notice- c ntentasia The report, based on U.K. research over able skew” towards entertainment, talent Daily news with a year’s worth of exclusive data from Twit- shows, constructed reality, documenta- ContentAsia Insider ter and BARB (excluding news and live ries, soaps, special events and some dra- email [email protected] sports) showed that the top 30 TV series mas, including Sherlock, Downton Abbey for subscription details account for 50% of all measured UK Twitter and Doctor Who, where there is a cult or TV activity and 9% of viewing volume. younger following.