14-20 NOVEMber 2016 ! s r a ye 2 0 C 016 g 1 NTENT - Celebratin www.contentasia.tv l www.contentasiasummit.com Rudy Tanoe exits Indovision MAIN COLOR PALETTE 10 GRADIENT BG GRADIENT R: 190 G: 214 B: 48 Hari SusantoR: 0 G: 0 takesB: 0 over Take the green and the blue Take the green and the blue C: 30 M: 0 Y: 100 K: 0 C: 75 M: 68 Y: 67 K: 90 from the main palette. from the main palette. Opacity: 100% Opacity: 50% R: 0 G: 80 B: 255 pay-TVR: 138 G: 140platform B: 143 Blending Mode: Normal Blending Mode: Hue C: 84 M: 68 Y: 0 K: 0 C: 49 M: 39 Y: 38 K: 3 Indovision chief executive and presi- dent director, Rudy Tanoesoedibjo, exits MNC Sky Vision (Indovision) this month after 12 years. He is succeeded as president director of MNC Sky Vision by Hari Susanto, who has been VP direc- tor and director of MNC Sky Vision since May this year. The company described Tanoe’s decision as “a great loss for us”, and said Pak Rudy had estab- lished strong partnerships with affiliates and led Indonesia’s pay-TV trends. Endemol Asia fast-tracks 360º strategy MasterChef pop-up kicks off new footprint Endemol Shine Group takes mega-format MasterChef off screen for the first time in Asia at the end of this month as part of a 360-degree brand strategy the company will fast-track from 2017. The whole story is on page 4 PLUS • CJ E&M swells SEA plans • What con- sumers really think – MPA’s new survey • Boomerang breakthrough in Vietnam • Fuji TV kicks off new China co-pro & a whole lot more... C NTENTASIA 14-20 NOVEMber 2016 Page 2. Boomerang breaks CJ expands Southeast Asia ambitions through 200m Anne Chan joins CJ E&M as COO, new movie channel rolls out in Vietnam POPS phase 2 rolling out over the next few months The Tom and Jerry Show Turner’s Boomerang has hit 200 million views and more than 23 million hours of video consumption in Vietnam six months after the brand went live on the POPS Worldwide platform. Turner and POPS are rolling out the next phase of their agreement over the next few months with Dexter’s Laboratory, Mike, Lu, and Og, Life and Times of Juniper Lee and Operation Chromite Chowder. The original content deal, an- Veteran Asian east Asia rights to a slate of Korean nounced in March 2016, streamed pay-TV exec titles, including Train To Busan, A Vio- language-customised versions of shows Anne Chan has lent Prosecutor, The Age of Shadows, such as Scooby-Doo, The Tom and Jerry joined the Southeast Inside Men and Operation Chromite. Show, Ben 10 and The Powerpuff Girls on Anne Chan Asia regional unit of Ko- Together, the five blockbusters earned both the Boomerang Vietnam channel rean broadcaster CJ E&M as COO, over- combined gross box office of US$300 as well as on POPS Kids. seeing affiliate and advertising sales. million and 43 million admissions in Ko- The two-year-old platform says it has Chan reports to Samey Lee, CJ E&M rea alone. 700,000 subscribers and more than a HK’s CEO, and relocates from KL to Hong If CJ E&M’s commitment to killer titles billion views. Kong to take up the role. Before Li TV, seems obvious, it’s also clear that the Chan worked for the Asian Food Channel fight for first and exclusive rights to box and satellite operator Measat. office hits will be fierce and that titles will Canada wins The announcement of Chan’s appoint- be split between rival Asian movie net- ment comes days after the network said works across the region. First and exclu- Japan Prize 2016 it would be rolling out its new Korean sive Singapore rights for Train to Busan, for movie channel – tvN Movies – from Janu- instance, went to FOX Networks Group, This year’s Grand Prix Japan Prize has ary 2017, beginning with Singapore. while tvN took Malaysia and Indonesia. gone to the National Film Board of CJ E&M said it expects the HD channel tvN’s movie line up also includes The Canada’s The Amina Profile, about a gay to be in Malaysia, the Philippines, Hong Throne, A Man & A Woman, Time Ren- dissident from Syria. The annual interna- Kong and Indonesia in 2017. egades, Phantom Detective, One Way tional contest is for educational media. The new channel has acquired South- Trip and Like for Likes. C NTENTASIA 14-20 NOVEMber 2016 Page 3. iflix picks up Turner boosts Asia syndication biz Michael Moore’s Korea, Japan, U.S. originals drive new licensing sales Trumpland Turner’s syndication business acquisition of all rights to high- Asia-based SVOD platform iflix has just became a whole lot more profile Korean period mega- added exclusive rights for Michael visible in Asia, riding a larger drama, Saimdang, based on Moore’s new feature-length documen- and more ambitious slate of the life of artist Shin Saimdang tary, Michael Moore in Trumpland, to its originals from TNT, TBS and truTV during the Joseon era. Southeast Asia platform. in the U.S. as well as strong rela- In Japan, Turner Japan pro- The film takes the controversial award- tionships in Korea and a boom- duces more original content Michelle Dockery in winning filmmaker deep into conser- ing pipeline out of Japan. TNT’s Good Behavior than any other international vative America with a one-man show The latest sale is TNT original broadcaster in the country for that is at first banned and then lands in series, Good Behavior, to Stan Australia, Mondo TV and TABI Channel, and cur- Clinton County, Ohio. and SKY New Zealand’s SoHo channel. rently distributes more than 800 hours of Michael Moore in Trumpland pre- The series starring Michelle Dockery as Japanese content around the world, miered in the U.S. just before the elec- petty criminal Letty Raines, premieres in the including Europe Walk & Stroll and Tokyo tion. Moore is a staunch Democrat and U.S. this week (16 Nov) and will be avail- Towns along with a series of reality shows Bernie Sanders supporter before Hillary able on both platforms at the same time. about charismatic Japanese custom Clinton was nominated. The new syndication deals follow the car tuners. SHINY FLOOR GAME SHOW dorimedia.com /dorimediagroup C NTENTASIA 14-20 NOVEMber 2016 Page 4. Endemol Shine fast-tracks 360-degree strategy in Asia MasterChef pop up in Singapore kicks off expanded regional footprint Endemol Shine Group (ESG) takes super- The chefs involved in the inaugural ment project from the 50-50 joint venture format MasterChef off screen for the first event are Marco Pierre White from the with Korea’s CJ E&M. time in Asia at the end of this month as U.K., Reynold Poernomo and Audra Mor- Both are part of a broad industry-wide part of an expanded 360-degree brand rice from Australia, Luca Manfe from the effort to layer value on top of traditional strategy that the company will fast-track U.S. and Woo Wai Leong from Asia. businesses that have in the past relied on from 2017. The concept will roll out in other markets licensing and production. Emerging initia- The MasterChef Dining & Bar pop-up, in Asia in 2017. tives include domestic IP content creation driven out of ESG’s Singapore-based “This event highlights the means by across all platforms, including social, and regional office, brings five celebrity chefs which we mean to go on... Taking our a focus on consumer experience, interac- from across the MasterChef global playlist content off screen and creating 360 live tion and engagement. to Singapore from 25 Nov to 9 Dec. experiences for our viewers, users & con- MasterChef has aired in 58 countries. The restaurant will accommodate a sumers,” says ESG’s managing director for Versions – including Junior MasterChef total of 3,900 people for lunch and din- Asia, Fotini Paraskakis. – have been produced in seven Asian ner over the 15 days. The event also The MasterChef pop-up dining experi- markets. One season of the regional pro- includes a walk-in cocktails and tapas ence follows ESG Asia’s launch in October duction, MasterChef Asia, aired on A+E bar element. of The Society Game, the first co-develop- Networks Asia’s Lifetime channel in 2015. RECOGNIZING ASIA’S FINEST. WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2016 HOTEL MULIA JAKARTA, INDONESIA Visit abla.cnbc.com for the list of award nominees and broadcast details. For distribution enquiries, please email [email protected] C NTENTASIA 14-20 NOVEMber 2016 14-20 NOVEMber 2016 Page 5. Page 5. Fuji, SMG kick off Operation Love 2nd co-development drama starts filming in China © Fuji Television Network, Inc. © Fuji Television Operation Love, Fuji TV Japanese network Fuji Television Guangzhou and will shift to Shang- and China’s Shanghai Media Group hai, with a Fuji TV producer joining (SMG) have started production on the all-Chinese production crew. the second of their five-series drama Filming is scheduled to wrap by co-development slate. February 2017, with a release date The five titles are all based on Fuji set for March next year. TV dramas. Operation Love aired on Fuji TV’s The new drama, Operation Love, is Monday night prime time drama slot the story of a young man who, with from April through to June 2007. the help of a fairy, gets to go back A Korean remake, Operation Pro- in time to fix his regrets, including posal, aired in Korea in 2012 starring not telling his true love how he really Seung Ho Yoo and Eun Bin Park.