C NTENT 17-30 April 2017 www.contentasia.tv l www.contentasiasummit.com Telkomsel, CatchPlay roll out in Indonesia 2GB data sweetener for SVOD movie package Indonesian telco Telkomsel has added Taiwan’s CatchPlay SVOD to its Video- MAX entertainment platform, bundling movies with a 2GB data sweetener and the promise of “smooth streaming” on Telkomsel’s 4G mobile network. The package costs Rp66,000/US$5 a month. CatchPlay has also acquired exclusive digital rights for award winning Indo- nesian movie, Solo, Solitude, which will stream on the platform in May. In addition to the monthly subscription option, a multi-layered pricing strategy offers consumers in Indonesia free mem- bership and one free CatchPlay movie a month, with a pay-per-view option for lo- cal and library titles at Rp19,500/US$1.50 each or new releases for Rp29,500/ US$2.20 each. CatchPlay CEO, Daphne Yang, de- scribed Indonesia as a market of “huge potential in terms of individuals who use the internet for video streaming”. CatchPlay titles include La La Land, Lion and Lego: Batman Movie. New titles this month are Collateral Beauty, starring Will Smith; Sing with Matthew McConaughey and Reese Witherspoon; and Fences with Denzel Washington and Viola Davis. CatchPlay also has a distribution deal with Indihome in Indonesia. The platform is available in Taiwan, where it launched in 2007, Singapore and Indonesia. www.contentasia.tv C NTENTASIA 17-30 April 2017 Page 2. Korea’s JTBC GMA bets on love triangles in new drama breaks new ground 3 wives, 3 husbands, 3 mistresses drive day-time hopes with Netflix 21 April global debut Philippines’ broadcaster GMA Network global linear network GMA Pinoy TV on has premiered its new afternoon drama, 18 April. for Man x Man in D’ Originals, testing star-studded dram- D’ Originals is scheduled to run for 13 20+ languages edy in the prime-time day-time slot weeks to mid July 2017. instead of the usual melodrama. Prime-time drama, My Destiny, remains The new series, starring 2016 Cannes GMA’s top selling drama. The 2014 series Best Actress Jaclyn Jose, is about three has been sold in 14 territories and script- wives and their tussles with the three ed format rights were sold to Mexico. women – their husbands’ mistresses – who disrupt their lives and marriages. This is the first time the controversial issue of marital infidelity is being tack- Picture courtesy of Netflix Katrina Halili, led in the afternoon block, says GMA D’ Originals Worldwide vice president, Roxanne Barcelona. Another differentiator is the doc- umentary-style interviews injected by GMA’s news and public affairs division, which produced the series. GMA has also ramped up the afternoon star power for its lat- est series. In addition to Jaclyn Jose, the D’ Originals cast includes 2016 Urian Best Actress Lj Man x Man Reyes and online sensa- tion Kim Domingo, to- Netflix airs Korean broadcaster/produc- gether with Katrina Halili, tion house JTBC’s weekend series, Man Jestoni Alarcon, Mark x Man, in more than 20 languages on 21 Herras, Meg Imperial, April. Archie Alemania and The series will be live on Netflix globally Lovely Abella. (excluding Korea and the U.S.) an hour D’ Originals, directed by after its domestic Korean telecast. Adolf Alix, debuted on In the U.S., Man x Man will be offered in domestic free-TV chan- two parts of eight episodes each. Debut nel, GMA-7 on Monday (17 April), dates have not been announced. stripped from 4.20pm to 5pm This is the first time Netflix has simulcast Mondays to Fridays. a Korean drama globally in so many The show replaced family mel- languages. odrama Envy, about a husband Man x Man, directed by Chang-min and wife and their two children, Lee (Giant, Bride of the Sun, Birth of a living in the slums, happily, until Beauty), stars Park Hae-jin (My Love from a fire breaks out and daughter the Star) as a ghost bodyguard for a top Glenda dies. Hallyu star. The free-to-air domestic pre- miere is followed by a slot on OUT NOW! ISSUE ONE 2017 C NTENT Live: 235 PLUS Formats, shows most in For Real JapanTrim: 245Who’s who & Bleed: 260.0 demand & top-of-mind Asia’s factual landscape what they’re up to issues across the region !" 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HK’s i-Cable Jackie Chan unveils US$6m series halts trading 3D animated series targets young Chinese consumers Speculation rife about new investor for ailing platform Hong Kong’s i-Cable Communications halted trading on Hong Kong’s Stock Ex- change on Tuesday (18 April) pending the release of an announcement the com- pany said involved “inside information”. The suspension comes a little more than a week before the 26 April dead- line for i-Cable’s decision on whether or not to proceed with its licence renewal. Speculation is rife about potential new investment in the ailing platform, which has been for sale but so far unable to secure a buyer. Local media outlets say a potential investor may be on the horizon. Chinese daily Ming Pao has mentioned Forever Top as a potential investor. If i-Cable doesn’t accept the new licence, the platform will likely go dark by June this year. Prime Video boosts Jackie Chan at the launch in Beijing of All New Jackie Chan Adventures Action film star Jackie Chan has unveiled lows the American animated TV series, Bengali titles his new US$6-million animated series – All Jackie Chan Adventures, which aired Amazon seals exclusive New Jackie Chan Adventures, featuring from 2000 to 2005 and was distributed in deal with the epic adventures of an animated about 60 countries. Jackie Chan. “With young children increasingly Shree Venkatesh Films The show airs later this year on at least searching for new role models to look three children’s satellite TV channels up, it is imperative that celebrities in Amazon has acquired long-term exclu- and 200 terrestrial TV channels in China, China use their influence to help shape sive streaming rights to a slate of titles including Hunan TV Children’s Chan- the values of today’s young Chinese from major Bengali producer, Shree nel, BTV’s Kaku Children’s Channel and children and indeed people in general,” Venkatesh Films (SVF). Toonmax TV. Chan said at an event in Beijing just be- Titles include upcoming releases, The 3D-animated series, with Kyana fore Easter. including detective thriller Byomkesh Poppy Downs as Chan’s partner and The new series was created after about Pawrbo, as well as films such as Zulfiqar classmate, kicks off a new initiative to 18 months of research, which found that and Gangster. appeal to young Chinese audiences and Chinese children between six and eight SVF and Amazon have already worked includes TV and consumer products. years old in seven cities prioritised com- together on Khawto, which premiered The 104-episode show was produced edy, magic and adventure. on Amazon Prime Video before its televi- by Zhejiang Talent Television & Film, Khor- Chan said series promoted positive val- sion premiere. gas JJ Culture Media and VJ Animation ues, with storylines embodying Chinese Select titles going forward will also stream Studio. etiquette and traditional virtues, teach- on Prime Video before their TV window. All New Jackie Chan Adventures fol- ing good habits and discipline. C NTENTASIA 17-30 April 2017 Page 5. VIU rolls out in Thailand, Sony launches kids channel in India Songkran special offer Sony Yay! rolls out with four animated originals Hong Kong telco PCCW’s mobile stream- ing platform, VIU, has soft launched in Thailand with local telco AIS. The commercial launch is scheduled for May. Subscription through AIS is THB99/ US$2.90 a month. No details on direct subscription are immediately available. The launch slate includes Running Man, The Return of Superman, Song Ji Hyo’s Beauty View, King of Mask Singer, Descendants of the Sun, Infinite Chal- lenge and Doctors. To celebrate the Thai festival of Song- kran, AIS and VIU are offering a 15-day free VIU Premium trial “with no charge and no obligation”. Trial registration runs from 18-19 April and is open to AIS mobile phone custom- ers only. Successful registrants will be sent a confirmation message on their phones between 25 April and 3 May and the free trial has to be activated by 9 May. Sony Yay! brand ambassador Tiger Shroff, with Sony Pictures Networks India’s Leena Lele Dutta The VIU Premium offer is limited to the first and NP Singh at the channel launch in Mumbai 200,000 who sign up via a link on VIU Thai- Sony Pictures Networks India’s kids enter- to Friday; animal show Sab Jholmaal land’s Facebook page, according to AIS. tainment channel, Sony Yay!, went live Hai, stripped Mondays to Fridays at 9am; on Tuesday, 18 April, with four animated Prince Jai Aur Dumdaar Viru, stripped originals and the promise of “unlimited weekdays at 11am; and ghost comedy Fear the Walking Dead happiness” for children in India.