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Almost 1,000 companies from about 49 countries gather in Singapore this month for the annual programming mart, the Asia TV Forum and Market (ATF). A week ahead of the three-day market opening on Wednesday, 7 December, ATF listed 978 participating companies. About 749 – or 77% – of companies coming into Singapore are from 19 LION STANDING AGAINST THE WIND Red by HBO is a service mark of Home Box Office, Inc. Used with permission © 2016 HBO Asia. All rights reserved. © 2015 "T.L.S.I.T.W" Film Partners "T.L.S.I.T.W" © 2015 HBO Asia. All rights reserved. © 2016 Inc. Used with permission Office, mark of Home Box HBO is a service by Red countries and territories in the Asia-Pa- cific region, including Australia. The other 229 companies include 126 participants from Europe and 55 from SUNDAY DEC 4 9PM North America. 10PM PHIL. MAL The biggest single country presence this year is from Singapore – unsurprisingly giv- en the location and strong support from REDBYHBO.COM the domestic media regulator – with 122 companies registered as of 29 Nov. The total presence from companies in ASIAN STORIES Southeast Asia is just above 300. North YOU LOVE Asia has a strong presence this year, with a total of 375 companies. This For more information on channel distribution, please contact includes 117 companies from Korea, Yasmin Zahid ([email protected]) 80 from China, 68 from Japan, 58 from at (65) 6288 6303. and 52 from Taiwan. c ntentasia 28 NOVEMber-11 deceMber 2016 Page 2.

CJ E&M music ’s Escape pivots to kids/families game show hits New RM10/US$2 plan targets 3 kids age groups paydirt in Malaysian OTT platform Escape has refo- Watch One movie options starting from cused its entertainment service to target RM5/US$2.30 for the Awesome pack kids and families. (two movie titles). The pivot, introduced in November, in- Escape has not yet said what drove volves a RM10/US$2.30-a-month plan for the shift in strategy. unlimited movies and kids TV series “spe- From launch in 2013 until the end of Oc- cially chosen for kids”. tober this year, Escape was offering more I Can See Your Voice Bulgaria Content focuses on three demograph- than 1,000 TV shows, movies and live TV/ ic groups within the kids space: pre- events, bundled into three monthly pack- The local version of CJ E&M’s I Can See school 3-6 years old, kids 7-10 years old ages: Black Magic horror movie, Cinema- Your Voice music game show format and tweens 11-14 years old. World and Watch All plans, priced from premiered on Bulgaria’s Nova TV in Titles are a mix of local and interna- RM10.30/US$2.60 a month. November with a 36% rating share. Data tional kids shows, such as Dora Explorer, Escape, which has over one million provided by CJ E&M put the show in top ABC Monsters, Hi-5, Bola Kampung, Astro registered subs in April 2016, is owned by spot for the slot with a rating of 13.3% Boy and Power Rangers Mega Force. Escape Axiata, the entertainment arm among 18 to 49 year olds. The format The new platform also has a la carte of telco Celcom Axiata. has been licenced to seven countries.

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Jan 2017 debut for new AFC original Martin Yan show wrapped into Love to Cook campaign

Scripps Networks Interactive (SNI) &--" 4"3" Asia Food Channel (AFC) premieres #"--&/5*/& #054'03% new Asian original, Martin Yan Asian ."35*/ Favourites, on 5 January. "/% 4)&&/ The eight-episode celebrity chef series is the second of three original shows involved in SNI’s wide-ranging Love to Cook umbrella campaign with Panasonic. The year-long campaign launched in August this year with original series Cooking for Love, and runs to July 2017. Nielsen viewership data from SNI shows Cooking for Love on Malay- sia’s top five list of regional channels’ original productions for this year. Martin Yan Asian Favourites Comparisons with the first two epi- sodes of originals puts Cooking for Love fourth after Sony Pictures Televi- The series soared to second in its sion Networks Asia/AXN’s The Amaz- slot/s (Saturday 2pm-2.30pm/7pm- ing Race Asia, which topped the list; 7.30pm, 25-54 Adults) behind only Family Kitchen with Sherson, another KIX HD among all English-language Scripps Networks Interactive series; channels in Malaysia two weeks after and How Do I Look? Asia from NBCU- its premiere. niversal for Diva. had the highest Facebook Measured across the first three epi- engagement rate across all AFC sodes of 13 original productions and markets at 35%. Engagement in Sin- ad-funding original shows, Cooking gapore, Malaysia and was for Love tops the list. 28%, SNI said.

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9 Story sells 800 kids hours pre-ATF Asia buyers on Nature Cat, Hare spree

Guess How Much I Love You – The Adventures of Little Nutbrown Hare

Canada’s 9 Story Media Group ar- Discovery Kids , True Visions rives at the ATF with about 800 hours in Thailand and Mediacorp in Singa- of recent sales to free-TV and pay- pore acquired the first season of the TV broadcasters in India, Singapore, animated series Nature Cat, which Thailand, Hong Kong and Taiwan. debuted last year on PBS Kids. Titles include new shows such as In Thailand, True Visions also li- Nature Cat and Guess How Much I censed two seasons of Guess How Love You – The Adventures of Little Much I Love You – The Adventures of Nutbrown Hare along with library pro- Little Nutbrown Hare. The series was grammes such as Barney and Ange- also picked up by TVB for Hong Kong lina Ballerina. and HiNET in Taiwan.

Singapore’s YuuZoo closes Relativity Deal wider/deeper than original, Zilliacus says

Singapore-listed YuuZoo Corp has YuuZoo unveiled plans in October closed a “significant” investment in to buy 33.3% of Relativity immediately Ryan Kavanaugh’s troubled U.S. indie for US$50 million (US$27.5 million by Relativity Media. end November and the balance in Thomas Zilliacus, YuuZoo executive cash or YuuZoo shares), with an option chairman, said on closing that the final to increase its investment to a major- multi-screen partnership was “signifi- ity stake over the next 12 months for cantly wider and deeper” than origi- an additional US$100 million, accord- nally discussed. No new value was put ing to a filing with the Singapore Ex- on the deal. change. 28 NOVEMBer-11 decemBer 2016 page 7. c ntentasia 28 NOVEMber-11 deceMber 2016 28 NOV-11 dec 2016 Page 8. Page 8.

Top billing for non-linear @ ATF Distributors underline commitment to TV everywhere

The Young Pope, FremantleMedia

Non-linear rights played a huge role in and expect the stronger demand to Asia’s licensing environment in 2016 as continue in 2017. Caracol says suc- platforms old and new moved towards cessful premieres in Asia in 2016 are satisfying consumer demand for content an indicator of growing appetite for across all screens. The booming gen- series and telenovelas, and that ex- eration of SVOD players will continue to pansion efforts in the region will con- roll out aggressive customer acquisition tinue in 2017. plans driven by big data and even big- Strong stories are, as always, an ger ambitions in 2017. entertainment industry bedrock, Going into 2017, rights holders and dis- and remakes of classic tales to tributors are committed to helping part- suit modern audiences is one of ners strengthen their non-linear offerings, 2016/2017’s leading trends, said including catch-up. Higher engagement Globo’s Asia/Oceania sales exec, is a holy grail, and distributors are hell-bent Roberto Cabrini. “A good love story on riding the region’s mobile growth. always has a place in the hearts of Asia is embracing mobile digital tech our viewers,” he said. more intensely than ever before, says FremantleMedia’s talent entertain- Keshet International’s Asia head, Gary ment and gameshow formats con- Pudney. The company’s higher focus tinue to be amongst the most popu- on delivering prime-time entertainment lar international formats across Asia, that incorporates digital and mobile in- attracting significant TV audiences teractivity “satisfies Asian viewers’ hunger for family viewing. FremantleMedia to become more active and engaged says this success is being replicated viewers,” Pudney adds. in TV distribution with, among others, Both DW Transtel and Caracol Interna- major new scripted series The Young cional saw a significant increase in inter- Pope, starring Jude Law and Diane est from diverse markets in Asia in 2016, Keaton. c ntentasia 28 NOVEMber-11 deceMber 2016 Page 9.

Bomanbridge adds theJC NbTspaceEPageN 9.TASIA Yann Arthus-Bertrand the place to look for the jobs that matter to Asia catalogue

Director of TV Sales and Licensing, South East Asia including India (Singapore-based role)

Job Purpose Reporting into the New York based VP of International Programme Licens- ing, accountable for the successful delivery of revenue and profit targets in assigned territories. The scope of the role is to maximize the value of SNI cat- alogue of programming within the region whilst partnering with the chan- Singapore-based distributor Boman- nel heads of programming and MDs to ensure most effective windowing of bridge Media has added six hours of HD content across different platforms. programming from French photogra- pher and environmentalist Yann Arthus- Accountabilities and Responsibilities Bertrand to its catalogue for Asia. Titles • Define and execute on programs sales and growth strategy in territories of assigned responsibility and deliver or exceed sales target. include Morocco From Above (pro- • Negotiate deal terms and conditions which maximize return and profit- duced in 4K), Mediterranean From ability to SNI Above, Algeria From Above and Bangla- • Maintain existing, and develop new, relationships with key clients through- desh From Above. out the territory using a variety of communication strategies including sales trips and attendance at international television markets. • Identify and acquire new business opportunities and additional revenue streams including branded blocks on targeted terrestrial channels through- Youth boost for seven out the territory • In conjunction with VP of International Programme Licensing ensure that Asia broadcasters key accounts are handled in an appropriate and effective way Seven broadcasters across Asia have • Devise a licensing strategy for any other commercial opportunity to suc- added 220 hours of kids content from cessfully expand ‘brands’ and increase brand awareness ZDF Enterprises to their schedules ahead • Prepare for and participate in regular sales tracking meetings with Head of this year’s ATF. of Ad Sales and Distributions, , Head of Programming , VP, Sales Affiliate and VP, International Programme Licensing HBO Asia bought seasons three and four • Regularly provide market context and territory updates in accessible formats of teen saga Wolfblood, which was also sold to Vietnam’s VietContent. Person Specification GMA Network in the Philippines was a • An experienced Sales Executive with at least 8 years’ experience of work- ing in an international TV sales team and preferably in a broadcaster envi- major buyer, adding about 50 hours to its ronment slate for 2017. Titles sold to GMA include • Proven track record of successfully hitting targets. season one of Mako Mermaids and all • Must be independent self-starter as the role is based in Singapore and the three seasons of H20 – Just Add Water. rest of the team is dispersed globally Other broadcasters boosting their • Self-motivated and able to work in a complex corporate matrix • Direct knowledge of most territories in the cluster kids schedules across screens are MCOT • Able to prioritize work-load in order to maximize income Thailand, which bought season two • Understanding of the importance of admin skills and ability to carry them out of Mako Mermaids; JY Entertainment; • A sophisticated negotiator able to negotiate diverse rights packages ThaiPBS Thailand, which bought Coco- • Able to take the lead in complex negotiations and close innovative sales • Able to regularly communicate sales activities to VP and the wider SNI’s nut, the Little Dragon; and PTS Taiwan. senior management team • Fluency in Mandarin language would be an advantage • Manage own travel arrangements, expense report and other administra- tive needs

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#iwant What buyers in Asia are looking for at the moment c ntent Who Buying for 2016-2017 Rights Surasak Hunsachaleekon Animation* • Free TV Formats Head of Programming Arts National Broadcasting Documentary* Outlook Services of Thailand (NBT) Education Food Lifestyle 2017 Music www.contentasia.tv Sci-fi Sports Travel Variety show Youth ... buys local/regional and international content

Marianne Lee Documentary* • Pay TV Be included! Vice President, Content, Drama* General Entertainment Entertainment* Turner Asia Pacific Feature film* Korean drama* Contact Aqilah at Travel* Reality* [email protected] or ... buys only international content +65 6846-5987 to add your formats deals Eddie Tutchai Sirisumpan Animation • Cable TV and productions in Asia Chairman Documentary • DTH Triple T (TTT) Networks, Drama • DTT Thailand Education • IPTV For advertising info, please contact Entertainment • Pay TV Leah Gordon (Americas/Europe) at Food [email protected] Japanese anime Masliana Masron (Asia/Australia) at Kids Lifestyle [email protected] Movie Music* News* Reality Sci-fi Sports Talkshow Travel Variety show @contentasia ... buys only international content Christopher Tan Arts • Free TV Senior Programme Manager, Drama* /contentasia Audience & Content (Family Entertainment Segment - English) Music Mediacorp TV (Singapore) Food contentasia.tv Lifestyle Travel Movie* company/ Reality contentAsia Talkshow Variety show* ... buys local/regional & int’l content

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Who has what formats in Asia...

Vietnam, China and Thailand are Asia’s gional that crosses the US$4m mark. The top six markets have a combined top three formats markets by volume, with Vietnam ends 2016 with more formats 251 formats – 76% share – of the total 329 50% of the total number of formats on air on air or commissioned during the year on air in Asia (or commissioned for 2017) in 2016 or commissioned for 2017. than any other market in Asia. In dollar from January to 15 November 2016. ContentAsia’s new Formats Outlook, terms, China, despite restrictions, more The seven regional formats on our list published ahead of the Asia TV Forum restrictions, other restrictions and expec- are led by the two shows that topped the 2016 in Singapore (7-9 Dec 2016), also tations of added restrictions, tops the list US$3-million mark – The Amazing Race shows a rising taste for scripted formats for amounts being spent on everything Asia season five on Sony Pictures Tel- and a step back from anything pan-re- from drama to talent shows. evision Networks Asia’s AXN; Asia’s Next Top Model season four, which aired on FOX Networks Group’s (FNG) StarWorld early in 2016; and Asia’s Next Top Model season five, which is in production for Pakistan Taiwan Malaysia Singapore 0% 0% 1% StarWorld (no airdate confirmed but likely 1% Japan Regional in early 2017. 2% 2% Mongolia FremantleMedia and Endemol Shine 3% Group are the biggest players in Asia with Myanmar 147 – 45% share – of the total 329 formats 3% on air/commissioned. Vietnam 20% Adapted from ContentAsia Issue 6, Korea 2016/ContentAsia’s Formats Outlook 5% 2016

Indonesia ... & how many 6%

Vietnam 65 China 54 Thailand 47 China India 31 16% 8% Philippines 27 Cambodia 27 21 Korea 16 Mongolia 10 Philippines Myanmar 10 8% Regional 7 Japan 6 Malaysia 3 Thailand Singapore 3 14% India Taiwan 1 9% Pakistan 1

TOTAL 329

Source: Distributors/rights holders, broadcasters

Notes: Updated as of 15 November 2016. Formats listed were on air or premiered in 2016, or were commissioned for broadcast in 2016/7 on channels in Asia. This list does not include: format options, titles/formats created solely for a single sponsor, and shows created by broadcasters for their own channels that have not been sold as formats to anyone else. All distributors and formats rights holders were given equal opportunity to participate. c ntentasia 28 NOVEMber-11 deceMber 2016 ATF Programming Picks Page 14.

Mata Hari Mata Hari is an epic new drama that charts the extraor- dinary life of exotic dancer, courtesan and infamous spy Mata Hari. To her audiences, Mata Hari was the no- torious performer and dancer. To her wealthy lovers she was the charming yet mysterious seductress. To both the German and French Intelligence Services she was an invalu- able and trustworthy informant who was exposed as a double agent. But few saw Margaret Zelle, the real woman behind the legend of Mata Hari. The Girl This landmark new drama about love, loss and defiance features an acclaimed international cast including Christopher Lambert, John Corbett, Rutger Hauer, Gérard The Girl, series which leads in Colom- Depardieu and Vahina Giocante. Length: 12x60 mins bia’s prime time, is a story based in Red Arrow International 701, 7/F Tower 2 Silvercord, 30 Canton Road, Kowloon, Hong real life events, and tells the story of a Kong e: [email protected] ATF Stand # H21 girl who was forcefully recruited by the guerrilla and who lived through the hor- Bizarre ER rors of war first-hand. After many years An exposé of the most bizarre, extreme and she leaves the armed group to start a unique hospital cases. Bizarre ER offers an eye- road back to society, which won’t be watering insight into human fallibility and our easy. When she begins the reintegra- relative indestructibility, paying tribute to the tion process she has to face the rejec- medical staff left to cope with the most testing tion of many people, including her own situations with unflinching professionalism and family. Length: 876x60 mins Caracol good humour. Filmed over several months in Television 150 Alhambra Circle, Suite Accident& Emergency wards, this series reveals #1250, Miami, FL 33134, U.S. T: +1 305 extraordinary, often shocking I’ll Never Say Goodbye / 960 2018 ATF Stand # B29 real life cases from admis- Magpahanggang Wakas sion through to treatment ABS-CBN’s newest primetime series, Burning Questions! and discharge. Not for starring Asia’s Prince of Drama, the faint-hearted, it Jericho Rosales, about what a man The ultimate true or false quiz features some of the will do in the name of love, when show where there’s no shortage of most jaw-dropping inju- he gives up his freedom protect- intriguing, bizarre and sometimes ries, weirdly wonderful ing his beloved. A heart-wrenching risqué questions. The questions accident-related facts twist ensues when his paramour alone are enough to leave the play- and statistics as well as believes him dead and starts anew ers wondering and debating. But two dramatic reconstructions of with another man. Length: 40 x45 cunningly eloquent representatives, Mr. bizarre incidents that left victims mins (approx) ABS-CBN International True and Mr. False, join in to sway their fighting for their lives. Length: 10x60 mins + Distribution 10F ELJ, Communications answers. This game show is all about format Zodiak Rights Gloucester Building, Kens- Center, Eugenio Lopez Drive. Mo. good fun and new discoveries, where ington Village, Avonmore Road, London, W14 Ignacia St., 1103 Quezon City, celebrity contestants see who can rack 8RF, U.K. T: +44 (0) 20 7013 4400 e: contactus@ Philippines T: +63 2 411 1670 up the highest number of points and zodiakrights.com ATF Stand # H30 ATF Stand # J18 win a fabulous prize. Length: 27+x60mins (format) Nippon Television Network Corporation 1-6-1 Higashi-Shimbashi, Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani / Once Upon a time, there Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan T: +81 3 6215 Lived a King & Queen 3036 ATF Stand # A24 Ek Tha Raja, Ek Thi Rani (Once Upon a time, there Lived a King & Queen) is the true story of the Royal Family of Ameerkot. In order to cope with the loss of the family fortune, the royals ar- range the marriage of their son, the prince, with the daughter of the state’s biggest moneylender. The marriage causes a scandal, and sets off a chain of dramatic events within the family and the royal servants, causing them to change forever. Length: 350x30 mins ZEE Entertainment Enterprises Limited 18th Floor, Marathon Futurex, N M Joshi Marg, Lower Parel, Mumbai, 400013, India T: +91 22 7106 1234 ATF Stand # F20 c ntentasia 28 NOVEMber-11 deceMber 2016 ATF Programming Picks Page 15.

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For editorial info, contact Janine at [email protected] To advertise in any of ContentAsia’s publications or online, contact Masliana at [email protected] (Asia, Australia and Middle East) or Leah at [email protected] (Americas and Europe) www.contentasia.tv @contentasia /contentasia contentasia.tv /company/contentasia 10 years ago Page 17.

#flashback: 10 Years Ago This Week

ContentAsia celebrated its 10th anniversary in March 2016. Among other things, we’re marking the occasion by looking back (and maybe marvelling a bit at everything that’s happened since) at what happened this week in 2006....

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U.S. titles rule in Taiwan online Running Man, Signal fly flag for Asian titles in Taiwan C NTENTASIA

Netflix’s Black Mirror is the most popular royal family as its subjects. Editorial Director digital original series in Taiwan by a large These eclectic choices extend to the Janine Stein [email protected] margin, with 85% more demand than the overall top titles. The Walking Dead is the Assistant Editor recent release The Grand Tour. The more most in-demand series, as it is in most mar- Malena Amzah typically popular series, such as Luke Cage kets, but the Korean variety show Running [email protected] and Stranger Things, rank lower than in Man has only 3% less demand. Another Research Manager other Asian markets, revealing the slightly Korean title, Signal, ranks highly, just be- CJ Yong different tastes of this market. An unusual hind U.S. show Fresh Off The Boat, which [email protected] number of the top digital original series in features a Taiwanese-American family. Editorial Research Taiwan have connections to the U.K: Black In addition, two American satirical news Aqilah Yunus Mirror and Ripper Street are continuations shows, The Daily Show and Last Week [email protected] of British TV series (and House of Cards is a Tonight, attract significant interest in this Design remake), The Grand Tour stars the former market, with about 40% more demand Rae Yong Top Gear hosts, and The Crown has the than the still-popular Game of Thrones. Associate Publisher (Americas, Europe) and VP, Top 10 Overall TV Shows International Business Development Rank Title Average Demand Leah Gordon Expressions™ [email protected] 1 The Walking Dead 3,110,278 Sales and Marketing (Asia) 2 Running Man 3,011,989 Masliana Masron 3 Westworld 2,524,894 [email protected] 4 The Daily Show with Trevor Noah 2,220,635 5 Last Week Tonight with John Oliver 1,397,628 To receive your regular free copy 6 Game of Thrones 1,298,703 www.contentasia.tvof ContentAsia, please email 7 Sherlock 1,261,239 [email protected] 8 Fresh Off the Boat 1,258,061 9 Signal 1,234,015 Published fortnightly by: 10 South Park 1,191,805 Pencil Media Pte Ltd 730A Geylang Road Singapore 389641 Top 10 Digital Originals Tel: +65 6846-5987 Rank Title Platform Average Demand www.contentasia.tv Expressions™ 1 Black Mirror 1,017,735 MCI (P) 091/11/2015 2 The Grand Tour Amazon Video 550,916 3 House of Cards Netflix 507,935 Copyright 2016 Pencil Media Pte 4 Marvel’s Luke Cage Netflix 502,450 Ltd. All Rights Reserved. 5 BoJack Horseman Netflix 419,290 6 Stranger Things Netflix 314,091 7 The Crown Netflix 265,296 8 Ripper Street Amazon Video 242,077 9 Last Chance U Netflix 199,084 10 Netflix 192,837 c ntentasia

Source: Parrot Analytics Daily news with Date Range: 17-23 November, 2016 ContentAsia Insider Market: Taiwan email [email protected] Demand Expressions™: Total audience demand being expressed for for subscription details a title, within a country. [Audience demand reflects the desire, en- gagement and consumption of content, weighted by importance; so a stream/download is a higher expression of demand than a ‘like’/comment.]