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Mad About You heads to China Sony JV Huaso, Croton Media greenlight local comedy
A local version of long-running U.S. sitcom series, Mad About You, heads for China in 2015 in a first of its kind deal for rights holder Sony Pictures Television (SPT). The series is being co-produced by Huaso Film/TV Digital Production, SPT’s joint-venture production company with CCTV6’s HuaCheng Pictures, and Croton Media, which belongs to the Zhejiang- based Huace Film & TV. Huaso and Croton have begun cast- ing the two lead roles and supporting characters; production is slated to start in More on page 16
Scripps’ HGTV debuts in Asia this week Newbie channel kicks off with StarHub carriage
Scripps Networks Interactive debuts home and lifestyle network, HGTV, in Asia at 9am this Thursday (4 December). The HD channel’s first carriage deal is with Singapore platform StarHub. The launch schedule includes Property Brothers, with real estate experts Drew and Jonathan Scott (Sunday, 7 Dec, 9pm); Rehab Addict, which follows Ni- cole Curtis saving and restoring historic houses (Thursday, 4 Dec, 9pm); Cousins on Call with construction experts Antho- ny Carrino and John Colaneri (Friday, 19 Dec, 9pm); and The High-Low Proj- ect with Sabrina Soto (Monday, 8 Dec, 7pm). Local content is based on Scripps format Extreme Homes. More on page 5 JUSTIN CHE WEI JIANBO BARRY CHOI SHREYA KAPDI Managing Director VP, Sales Liaison Director, Sales Liaison Director, Sales Liaison Asia Pacific China Korea South Asia
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National Geographic Channel Asia has doc, Treblinka: Hitler’s Killing Machine, picked up three titles – Dog Patrol, Pet which will air on NHK Japan. Hoarders and World’s Most Extreme – Hong Kong free-TV broadcaster, Televi- from U.K. distributor TCB Media Rights. sion Broadcasts Ltd (TVB), bought seasons The deals are part of an 80-hour slate eight and nine of Bondi Rescue, about TCB sealed for Asia Pacific in the run up to the lifeguards who patrol Australia’s busi- this year’s Asia Television Forum market, est beach. which opens in Singapore on Wednes- Out of Singapore, Discovery Asia ac- day, 10 December. quired Snap TV’s 10-part Ainsley Eats the Broadcasters in China, Japan and Streets, in which TV chef Ainsley Harriot Hong Kong acquired a range of factual explores back-street food traditions of an- titles, including one-part special feature cient cities, such as Istanbul and Osaka.
Thailand’s Workpoint celebrates #3 Digital TV “beyond our expectations”, CEO says 100% first run, fresh and exclusive original Listed Thai production company Work- Workpoint has so far invested THB1.2 programming point Entertainment moves into the year- billion/US$37 million in its digital TV opera- end holiday period in third place in the tions, including licence fees and studios. country’s TV rankings, ahead of MCOT For the first nine months of this year, the Channel 9 for the first time. company’s TV segement revenue grew Nielsen Thailand ratings put Workpoint 102% to THB460 million/US$14 million. The TV at 5% of total TV viewership, with shows digital TV operation is expected to gen- such as The Singer Thailand, Let Me In Thai- erate THB550 million/US$16.7 million this land and Indian series Gautama Buddha. year, rising to THB1.8 billion/US$55 million Local daily, The Bangkok Post, quot- next year. ed Workpoint chief executive, Panya Production priorities are more female- www.multichannelsasia.com Nirunkul, as saying that “this result on digi- focused content to run across weekdays tal TV is beyond our expectation”. for the first quarter of 2015.
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Asia media fest nigh TV, film festival frenzy kicks off on 3 December
Two weeks of media frenzy in Asia kicks off on Wednesday, 3 December, with the opening of this year’s Asian Anima- tion Summit in the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi. The three-day animation fest presents 18 projects from Korea, Malay- sia, Thailand, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand. In Singapore, the 10-day Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) opens Property Brothers, HGTV/Scripps Networks Interactive on Thursday, 4 December, with Unlucky From page 1: HGTV Food Channel and the Travel Channel. Plaza and The Crossing. Zhang Ziyi and HGTV will be part of the Lifestyle Basic HGTV Asia – Scripps first HGTV channel John Woo will be among the celebrities HD Upsize, with a free preview from De- outside of North America – will be de- on the red carpet. The festival, which cember to the end of June 2015. livered across Asia by Malaysian satel- runs to 14 December, will screen 147 films StarHub also carries Scripps’ three oth- lite operator Measat and Globecast in from 50 countries. er Asia channels – Food Network, Asian Singapore. The SGIFF will run alongside simultane- ous events in Hong Kong and Singapore – film festival CineAsia in Hong Kong (9- Asian channels pick up Canadian kids slate 11 December) and the Asia Television Broadcasters from Taiwan, Korea, Sin- Thailand’s TrueVisions was the biggest Forum and ScreenSingapore in Singa- gapore and Thailand have picked up buyer, with almost 200 half hours, includ- pore (9-12 December). at least nine kids titles from Canadian ing Peg + Cat, Almost Naked Animals The Singapore events have been producer and distributor 9 Story Media and Turbo Dogs. Taiwan’s Good TV and grouped together for the first time un- Group in the run up to the Asia TV Forum Korea’s EBS and Asiana Licensing bought der a Singapore Media Festival banner, in Singapore from 10-12 December. multiple seasons of Arthur. backed by the regulator/industry devel- opment authority, the Media Develop- ment Authority (MDA). The regional film industry’s attention ABU backs 2004 Tsunami doc turns to Australia on Thursday, 11 De- The Kuala Lumpur-based Asia Broadcast- broadcasters in the Asia Pacific. The tsu- cember, for this year’s 8th annual Asia ing Union (ABU) is backing a five-minute nami killed more than 230,000 people in Pacific Screen Awards in Brisbane. 36 docu short, 10 Years Later (working title), 14 countries. The short is being produced films from 21 Asia Pacific countries have to mark the 10th anniversary of the Indian with support from the UN Trust Fund for been nominated for awards this year. Ocean tsunami on 26 December 2004. Tsunami, Disaster and Climate Prepared- The programme will be offered free to all ness set up in 2005. 1-14 DECEMber page 6. c ntentasia 1-14 DECEMBER 2014 Page 7.
Wong argues for Toggle ditches in-house linear channels licence-free mobile TV Would-be Hong Kong free-TV broad- Bye bye Eve, Kids, Movies; Hello Disney Movies on Demand caster, Ricky Wong, was back in court in Singapore’s monopoly broad- gapore. Titles include Toy Story 3, November saying Hong Kong’s broad- caster, MediaCorp, is ditching Mickey’s Once Upon A Christ- casting regulations did not cover mobile three in-house online linear mas and The Princess Diaries. TV services and that a licence was not channels from its over-the- New HD titles on Toggle for required for his mobile TV services. top platform Toggle. December also include The The Office of the Communications Toggle Eve, Toggle Kids Tigger Movie, Snow White Authority has already ruled that Wong and Toggle Movies go dark and the Seven Dwarfs and needs to obtain a licence to launch on 31 December, followed on The Hunchback of Notre his mobile TV services using the Digital 31 January 2015 by third-party Dame. Terrestrial Multimedia Broadcast transmis- Amit Malhotra, General Man- Korean service KBS World. A Toggle spokesperson sion standard. ager, Studio Entertainment, The old linear services are The Walt Disney Company says the increased focus on Wong’s legal team argued that the Southeast Asia being replaced by Disney on-demand will continue as ordinance was aimed at regulating static and Pixar movies on the Disney Movies the platform’s early emphasis on linear services that reached large audiences, on Demand platform from Monday, 1 channels winds down. and that mobility was a key differentiator. December. Subscribers to Toggle Prime (S$9.90/ Toggle will carry 34 Disney/Pixar titles US$7.58 a month) will not have to pay Don’t renew ATV’s as part of the new deal, brokered by additional fees to access the new slate licence, HK regulator says Amit Malhotra’s Disney team out of Sin- of movie titles. Hong Kong’s media regulators have advised the territory’s legislators not to renew the terrestrial television licence of Asia Television Ltd (ATV). Puri takes over FIC Malaysia The recommendation came to light Fox International Channels (FIC) of 2012. Yeap left earlier this year during court hearings brought by ATV has appointed veteran media and FIC’s India general man- investor Antenae Investments, backed and television exec Vineet Puri ager, Keertan Adyanthaya, by Taiwanese snack food mogul Tsai to head up its Malaysia oper- filled the gap temporarily. Eng-meng. ations, effective 1 December. Puri was previously head of Antenae says ATV is being poorly man- Puri will relocate to Kuala Southeast Asia ad sales for aged and is asking the court to appoint Lumpur from Singapore to take ESPN Star Sports and joined an independent supervisor. up the new role as Malaysia ter- FIC in 2012 when 21st Century ATV bosses told the court that the ritory head, which includes P&L Fox bought out the sports joint Communication’s Authority’s draft Vineet Puri, Territory Head, responsibility for Malaysia. He venture. recommendation surprised them. Hong Malaysia, Fox International reports to Joon Lee, FIC’s man- Channels He has more than 18 years Kong’s existing two free-TV licences aging director for Hong Kong and South- of experience in the media and payTV expire at the end of 2015. east Asia. industry across India, Indonesia and most Puri succeeds Anthony Yeap, who be- recently Singapore. came territory head of Malaysia after Basil FIC currently has 26 channels available
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Taiwan ditches content rules Taiwan’s National Communications Commission (NCC) is ditching old rules the space that mandate permission to import and C NTENTASIA export TV and radio programmes. The J b the place to look for the jobs that matter exception is programmes from mainland China, which still need Ministry of Culture clearance to broadcast on domestic stations, according to local sources. The NCC said the regulations were outdat- ed, had not been enforced for years, Tech Storm, the international TV channel that brings global audiences closer to and contravened the International Cov- technology, innovation and entrepreneurship stories, broadcasting in HD – the enant on Civil and Political Rights. channel inspires and delights audiences with award-winning programmes across linear, on demand, online and mobile screens.
Pakistan TV turns 50 We are inviting talent to join our vivacious team based in Singapore to make a Pakistan’s state-backed broadcaster, difference in breaking down barriers between awesome technology infotainment Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV) and its fans everywhere. celebrated its 50th anniversary in No- vember. Special broadcasts aired for Affiliate Sales Senior Manager: Responsible for all distribution sales across the re- the occasion included clips from popu- gion, develop key client strategies, negotiations to effectively manage the sales lar series over the years. PTV channels pipeline. Act quickly to secure distribution growth opportunities, building and include family entertainment service growing rapport with key clients. Must be a people-person, goal-driven, proving PTV Home; PTV News; PTV Sports; PTV tangible results and with a high work ethic. Skilled in presentations and articulate, Bolan in Balochi, Pushto and Brahvi lan- collaborate effectively with Programming and Marketing teams. guages; PTV National; PTV Global for the U.S., U.K. and Europe; and AJK TV. Marketing Senior Manager: Lead the channel’s marketing strategies, execution to achieve targeted yield and results on brand mindshare, drive ratings, support affiliate sales and key clients’ initiatives. Hands-on experience in B-to-B and B-to-C Modi talks up India satellite marketing is a must-have. Desired candidate should be tech-savvy, curious, pas- An Indian satellite for South Asia is on sionate about TV, skilled in articulating the channel’s USPs to stakeholders. the regional radar some time after 2016 following Indian prime minister Naren- Programming Senior Manager: Review, shortlist and compile suitable programmes dra Modi’s address to the South Asian from 3rd party distributors for acquisition, follow-up on contracts, status of rights, Association for Regional Co-operation adhere to budgets and reporting. Prepare key highlights documentation, lead (Saarc) gathering in the Nepalese capi- Request-For-Proposals for original content creation, impartial assessment of pro- tal of Kathmandu at the end of Novem- duction companies, ensuring timely delivery. Familiarity with broadcast censorship standards. Experience in acquisitions and/or production is a-must along with a ber. Modi said India would be ready to great work attitude, eye for details and a strong communicator. develop the satellite by 2016. On-air Promotions Senior Producers/Editors: Conceive, write, produce and edit Siwaporn takes over MCOT on-air promotional spots and marketing campaigns, adapt on-air toolkit for on- Siwaporn Chomsuwan is the new presi- going channel usage, proficient with Final Cut Pro, AE. Must have a strong eye for dent of Thai broadcaster MCOT, filling creative, visualization, able to deliver within given deadlines, a team player who a post that has been vacant for about collaborates well with Programming and Marketing teams. six months. The state-owned MCOT operates Channel 9. Chomsuwan is Senior Programming Schedulers: Create on-air schedules using in-house scheduling software, hands-on with MAM systems, reconcile daily as-runs to ensure broadcast the former chief executive of Nation accuracy, updating programme synopses, EPGs, weekly and monthly programme International Edutainment. He takes grids for the channel. Must be detail-oriented and organized, preferred individual control of a broadcast operator under should have a passion for TV with a great attitude and strong team player. threat from new and aggressive digital entrants and with revenues in steep Interested applicants are invited to email their CVs to [email protected] decline. indicating the position applied. 1-14 DECEMber page 9. c ntentasia 1-14 DECEMBER 2014 Page 10.
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New titles More than 50 titles are added each month Three most-watched content Generally, the three current primetime drama series on TVB Jade are the most- watched on myTV. Is there anything that has surprised you about the way people are us- ing myTV? ”Mobile viewing behaviour trends include the increasing usage of short-form videos. We also observed that the average time spent by users on myTV (even for short-form videos) is quite long and it keeps increasing.” What’s the biggest challenge you are facing? ”The screens of smartphones in the market keep changing/expand- ing. There is a need to keep up and In a regular section looking at up-and-coming OTT/online platforms in enhance the video quality but such Asia, Malena Amzah speaks to myTV’s Winnie Tsui, head of strategic enhancement induces additional data content and business development. consumption, which in return increases users’ mobile data charges. How to strike the balance between customer What is myTV? myTV is a free, geo-blocked up service of select local and interna- experiences and data consumption will (for Hong Kong) live and catch-up service tional TV programmes. Offers around 200 be the challenge.” offering drama series, variety programmes titles at one time What are myTV’s priorities for 2015? ”To and selected international programmes. Subscribers/registered users More than enrich content, enhance the services Launched November 2008 two million active users a month stability and increase the service plat- Owner myTV is owned and operated by Targeted users Users with mobile devices forms. The target is also to increase TVB.com Limited, a subsidiary of Hong in Hong Kong the number of streaming views by 50% Kong’s dominant terrestrial broadcaster How are you using social media to next year.” Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB). expand your online presence? "Tailor The best thing that has happened to Who’s in charge Cheong Shin Keong, made short clips and content to attract myTV so far... ”Providing live stream- general manager of Television Broadcasts the users to watch the full length ing of the 2014 World Cup and match Limited and Kenneth Wong, chief operat- programmes on myTV." highlights as well as bringing additional ing officer of TVB.Com Limited Average viewing time More than one features such as second screen to TV The offering Live TV channels and catch- hour per user a day and instant playback to users.” c ntentasia 1-14 DECEMBER 2014 Page 11.
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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.
Vietnam’s Next Top Model season 5 (Người Mẫu Việt Nam 2014)
Vietnam’s Next Top Model (VNTM) is part of the country’s enthusiastic embrace of a wide range of foreign formats, including everything from a local version of Ugly Betty in the early days to today’s The Voice and Big Brother. Now in its fifth season, the property has been taken from newbie to established franchise b y p r o d u c t i o n h o u s e Multimedia JSC for national free-TV broadcaster VTV’s VTV3 channel. season four, which “made the competition in Milan. “We strongly believe that their Season five premiered in more fierce and cut-throat than ever”, says unique Asian characters will impress this November 2014 and runs Multimedia JSC owner, Trang Le Thi Quynh. new market in context of the prominence Saturdays at 8pm. The finale Season five also has movement coach of Asian faces on international runways is in Ho Chi Minh City on 17 Adam Williams returning as model mentor now,” she says. Previous seasons travelled January 2015. Auditions and one of the show’s main judges. “This to Thailand and Australia. were held in Hanoi and is the first time we have a permanent The biggest challenge in every season H o C h i M i n h C i t y i n international judge on the judging panel, has been how to up the ante, keep August 2014. Season giving an international view to the show,” audiences coming back, and find the best one premiered in 2010 she adds. ways “to both entertain the audience, and ran to end January Other firsts for season five include satisfy the sponsors/partners while keep the 2011. allowing experienced models to be part best model training quality for the show”. Production house of the show. Previously, only amateurs and “VNTM’s biggest goal is to search Multimedia JSC says wannabe models were accepted. for, train, and generate new potential changes have been This season also features the first catwalk model generations for Vietnam, so that made every season lesson on a helipad atop a 68-storey they are not only successful in the local to make the series building as well as the inaugural spiral market but also able to strut their walk more interesting. catwalk challenge and the first photo- at international catwalks for big fashion F o r e x a m p l e , shoot challenge where contestants are weeks/events,” Trang says. male models were hung up to 25 metres by only one string. Judge and style i n c l u d e d f o r The best contestants in the new season coach, Adam will do the rounds of modeling agencies Williams the first time in c ntentasia FORMATS at the ContentAsia Summit 2015 September 2015. Be included. Contact Malena at [email protected] c ntentasia 1-14 DECEMBER 2014 Page 13.
Who was at... RTL CBS Entertainment’s media appreciation party in Manila
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Who was at... Devil’s Friday Singapore Media Drinks in November
Derek Chang, Scripps Dr Loretta Chen, author;sx Pinky David, 21CF, Janine Stein, ContentAsia; Mark Glazier; Kelly Jang, Fox International Channels Networks Interactive Dave Roberts, Rohit D’Silva, Fox International Channels
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13% of Thai TV reports violate children’s rights New Unicef study highlights widespread infringements C NTENTASIA
Children’s rights continue to be regularly as well as during previews of headline Editorial Director violated in Thai newspaper and television news on TV. The highest number of viola- Janine Stein news coverage, according to a new me- tions was found in reports related to child Assistant Editor dia study supported by Unicef Thailand. abuse, including sexual abuse, violence Malena Amzah The study, How Major Thai Print And and children in conflict with the law. [email protected] Electronic Media Present News About According to the study, most news re- Research Manager CJ Yong Children, found that 21% of the newspa- ports on children were incident-based, [email protected] per reports and 13% of TV reports violat- and there were few reports that provid- Editorial Research ed the rights of children. The study was ed in-depth analysis or an exploration of Aqilah Yunus conducted by Chulalongkorn University’s possible solutions to the challenges that [email protected] Faculty of Communication Arts. children in Thailand faced. Design Most violations were related to privacy, Unicef’s Thailand rep, Bijaya Rajbhan- Rae Yong including the regular disclosure of the dari, said while Thai media were “far identities of children who were victims of more aware of children’s rights today Associate Publisher abuse and those suspected of criminal than they were just a few years ago... we (Americas, Europe) and VP, activities. Most of the violations revealed still have a long way to go”. International Business Develop- the names of the children or showed their He added that “these violations can ment Leah Gordon faces. Many also revealed the names of have devastating consequences for the [email protected] relatives, schools or home address, and children involved and it is the responsibil- Sales and Marketing (Asia) were found to misuse stock photos of ity of everyone involved in the news-mak- Masliana Masron identifiable children who had nothing to ing process to be aware of and sensitive [email protected] do with the content of the news item. to the rights of these children”. The second most frequent type of viola- The report also said public monitoring To receive your regular free copy tion was the use of sensational, provoca- could play an important role in changing of ContentAsia, tive and/or inappropriate language or the way media reports on children, but please email defamatory headlines when referring to that there were only eight complaints to [email protected] child victims or the behaviour of children. the National Press Council of Thailand The study also noted that children in- regarding violations of child rights from Published fortnightly by: Pencil Media Pte Ltd volved in criminal activities or are victims 2003 to 2012. 730A Geylang Road of crimes are often brought to press con- The researchers sampled 1,800 items of Singapore 389641 ferences conducted by the authorities, in news from three leading Thai-language Tel: +65 6846-5987 violation of their basic rights. newspapers for 182 days and three TV contentasia.tv Of the violations, most were found in stations for 48 days in 2012. Of the sam- asiacontentwatch.com hard news reports, mainly in the crime pled items, 1,513 were from newspapers section and front page of newspapers and 287 were from TV coverage. Copyright 2014 Pencil Media Pte Ltd. All Rights Reserved. MICA (P) 111/06/2013
From page 1: Mad About You duction, Asia, says the companies picked early 2015. Mad About You “because we believe This is SPT’s first in Asia adaptation of this story about a young couple trying to the series, which follows a newly wed balance their lives in the big city will be asia couple trying to sustain marital bliss de- especially relevant to local audiences”. c ntent spite many hurdles, including careers, Huaso has also produced local ver- Daily news with families and friends. sions of SPT shows Dr. Oz, Raid the Cage ContentAsia Insider SPT’s Dai Huang, executive director, and Dancing Nation, adding to an Asia email [email protected] for subscription details sales, international distribution and act- formats slate that also includes I Dream ing executive director, international pro- of Jeannie in India.