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Thailand’s TrueID enters , Modest opening act for Thai operator’s regional streaming ambitions

Thailand’s True Group is making a play for ’s on-demand audiences, adding even more streaming activity to the regional frenzy and hanging another heavy load of hopes, dreams and ambi- tion on, among others, Indonesia’s popu- lation of 274 million.

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q Mobile streaming at 657b minutes 4 SEA markets hit 10m paying subs

Mobile video streaming minutes in Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines jumped 30% in the first quarter this year over the same three months last year, with and driving premium video across the four markets, new data from MPA’s AMPD shows.

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• Zee ups premium • ABS-CBN expands Dyogi’s role • Wavve hits 10m /paid subs • 20 Oct debut for Todd Miller’s book • #ContentAsiaRecommends show picks C NTENTASIA Page 2.

ABS-CBN production Mobile streaming at 657 billion minutes boss Laurenti Dyogi to Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines & Singapore @ 10m $ subs head talent agency Magic

Laurenti Dyogi

Veteran ABS-CBN staffer Laurenti Dyogi is taking over from Mariole Alberto as head of the Philippines’ talent manage- ment agency Star Magic from 1 Jan 2021. The new role will run alongside his current job as head of production. Alberto is exiting the com- pany on 31 Dec 2020 as part of sweep- ing cutbacks at ABS-CBN since its broad- Mobile video streaming minutes in Indo- Viu had 17% share, driven by Indone- cast franchise ended in May. nesia, Thailand, Singapore and the Phil- sia, the Philippines and Thailand. ippines jumped 30% in the first quarter The report says SVOD in Indonesia has this year over the same three months “a long way to go” but is showing en- q last year, with Netflix and Viu driving couraging signs of growth driven by af- premium across the fordable plans by key operators cater- ’s NHK adds 3 titles four markets, new data from Media ing to the mobile mass market. Similar Partners Asia’s (MPA) AMPD shows. trends are occurring in Thailand though to Lineup partnership Total mobile streaming minutes rose from a higher base. Philippines and Sin- another 19% in Q2 to reach 657 billion, gapore continue to grow steadily. most of it on YouTube. Netflix remains the largest SVOD play- At the end of June, the four markets er across the four markets with more had a total of 10 million paying subs than 3.3 million subscribers. (unadjusted for overlapping users/subs), Viu is in second place with an estimat- up from seven million at the end of ed 2.2 million paying subs. March 2020. Netflix grew significantly in the first half The report says YouTube’s share of 2020 on the back of mobile pricing and streaming minutes was 84% in Q2 2020, the popularity of its Korean content, in- Chiko’s Challenge driven by free-to-air TV content, music ternational and U.S. originals and local and user-generated kids content. acquisitions. The commercial arm of Japanese public Ex-YouTube, total streaming minutes HBO Go had about 400,000 paying broadcaster NHK is working with Amster- grew 57% to reach 107 billion in Q2 ver- and authenticated subs in Q2 2020 on dam-based indie Lineup Industries again sus 68 billion in Q1. mobile, driven largely by direct subs in to boost the international footprint of Netflix had 39% share, driven by sig- Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines. three formats – puppet-based talk show nificant growth in Indonesia, the Philip- In Thailand, TrueID has 1.5 million pay- The Late Night Show with Nitty & Gritty, pines and Thailand along with steady ing and authenticated subscribers. documentary format 72 Hours, and com- growth in Singapore. edy quiz show Chiko’s Challenge. The new “strategic partnership” announced on Monday (28 Sept) excludes Asia. The contentasia new agreement follows NHK’s adapta- tion of Gaga with Lineup; the show is in its third season in Japan. click to get cooking

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South Korea’s Wavve hits Zee ups Pakistan drama 10m streaming subs New original series from Zee5 & Motion Content Group

South Korea’s year-old streaming plat- form Wavve has crossed the 10 mil- lion paid and unpaid subscriber mark. Wavve chief executive Lee Tae-hyun outlined a two to three-year profitabil- ity timeline to domestic media, and said original content was the best de- fence against global streamers such as Netflix and Disney+. Local reports have tracked Wavve’s dip early this year, at- tributing the fall to Netflix, with a recent rebound driven by shows such as his- torical romcom The Tale of Nokdu and sci-fi romance Alice. The company was formed last year by Korea’s big three broadcast giants – KBS, MBC and SBS – and telco SK Telecom.

Ek Jhoothi Love Story

q Indian streaming platform Zee5 and the story of “an imperfect family chasing WPP-owned Motion Content Group are perfections in this imperfect world”. Netflix, Disney+, following up this year’s Pakistan drama, Churails – the first Zindagi Original pro- Prime Video will control Churails, with light-hearted family series, duced by the Motion Content Group Ek Jhoothi Love Story. and Zee5 – is a about four wom- half the world’s SVOD $$ The new series, premiering as a Zinda- en in Pakistan who join forces to form by 2025, new report gi Original on 30 October, is written by a detective agency to find cheating Umera Ahmed (Behadd, ) husbands and later find themselves em- and directed by (Lala broiled in a conspiracy. The series was Netflix, Disney+ and Amazon Prime Vid- Begum, Jackson Heights). created/written/directed by Pakistani- eo will together control half the world’s Ek Jhoothi Love Story stars Bilal Ab- British filmmaker Asim Abbasi. SVOD subscriptions by 2025, according bas Khan opposite Madiha Imam in the Churails premiered on Zee5 in August. to new data from Digital TV Research. Disney+ will be the biggest winner by adding 142 million subscribers between 2019 and 2025 to take its total to 172 Ex-Celestial Tiger boss Todd Milller turns author million. Netflix will add 91 million sub- scribers to total 263 million. China and Former Celestial Tiger Entertainment/ nancial security and life success and what the U.S. will together account for 51% boss Todd Miller makes life delicious,” Miller says. of the global debuts his book, Enrich, on 20 October. “It is very much a product of Asia, and total by 2025. This is down from 63% in Published by Lioncrest Publishing with I incubated and threaded these con- 2019; indicating that other countries the tagline “creating wealth in time, mon- cepts during entertainment industry are growing faster. ey and meaning”, the book “is about fi- career,” he adds.

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Thailand’s TrueID starts streaming in Indonesia, Philippines Modest opening act for Thai operator’s regional OTT ambitions

Thailand’s True Group is making a play for Southeast Asia’s on-demand audiences, adding even more stream- ing activity to the regional frenzy and hanging another heavy load of hopes, dreams and ambition on, among others, Indonesia’s population of 274 million. In the last few weeks, True Digital has quietly flipped the switch on TrueID advertising-supported on-demand plat- forms in Indonesia and the Philippines, following about nine months of prep in Jakarta and Manila. In both markets, the platform is being offered as a standalone advertising- supported direct-to-consumer service, with telco (or other) distribution partner- Tadhana, TrueID Philippines/GMA Network ships under discussion. Indonesia country head, Armando consumed by Indonesians,” Siahaan “Finding the right content formula is Siahaan, says TrueID Indonesia’s com- says – that other regional players don’t key,” he says. petitive advantage is both its bottom- offer. “This is exactly why TrueID Indonesia up approach in terms of content mix as In the Philippines, the focus is on non- does not want to restrict itself to lim- well as services within the platform. scripted snackable content as well as ited content formats, genres and even “We have the ability to define our a curated list of articles, which other services, and instead offers a breadth platform prioritising the specific charac- OTT players don’t offer, says Philippines’ of content verticals that we believe will teristics of Indonesian audience,” he told country head, Dindo Marzan. resonate with Indonesian audiences”. ContentAsia. TrueID is committed to AVOD, includ- In the Philippines, Marzan says his big- “TrueID Indonesia offers long form con- ing native advertising/branded content gest challenge is “building a new brand tent like movies and series from Indone- in both the Philippines and Indonesia. in a country where True is not widely sia and other Asian countries, which may Any subscription tier (if there ever is one) known and , YouTube, and be similar to the other OTT platforms. But would be layered on top of the free Netflix are household names”. we will also include classic local movie services, Marzan says. Siahaan describes TrueID Indonesia’s titles or reruns of favourite local TV shows, “A huge segment of Indonesian audi- current slate – Asian content, with the which may not be considered by the ence comes from a tradition of watch- focus on Indonesia, Korean and Thai regional and global players,” he added. ing free-to-air TV, so they never had to drama/horror/comedy – as in its “early Indonesian include titles such as pay for content and are used to the stage”. the comedy Cek Toko Sebelah (2016), idea of watching ads. This segment is TrueID enters a space still raw from the romantic comedy Yowis Ben (2018); naturally shifting to digital. They will seek high-profile crashes of (powered by and Thai series Love You So (2019). premium content on digital platforms, smart talking and breathtaking fund-rais- Expansion includes lifestyle and anime, but with no willingness to pay,” Siahaan ing strategies) and (powered by plus a wider geographic spread. Indo- adds. , and War- nesian originals are also part of the plan. In addition, “with such a shift, digital ner Brothers). Opinions range all over the In the Philippines, the platform’s top advertising spend is also growing rapidly place on blame, the simplest of which is are Illustrado (2014) and Tad- in this market. Brands will more and more a difficult operating environment. hana (2017), both from free-TV broad- look for premium inventory. That is where That operating environment remains. caster GMA Network. we come to try and connect those two What True for sure doesn’t have is the Local content creators and digital needs.” same approach to B*S* announcements studios are being invited in to power a Siahaan says his biggest challenge is and claims to be doing and owning short-form layer along with live TV and Indonesia’s diversity and, therefore, the things it isn’t and doesn’t. And that may, articles – “two forms of content still vastly content mix across the archipelago. in the end, be a good thing. COMING SOON

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In numbers Population...... 1.383 billion Households...... 298 million TV penetration...... 98% Avg H/H size owning TV...... 4.25 Active DTH TV subs...... 70.26 million* Pay TV channels...... 333* - Standard definition...... 235 - High definition...... 98 Registered satellite TV channels...... 926* DTH operators...... 4* Mobile phone subs...... 1,140.71m** Internet subscribers...... 743.19m* - Broadband subs...... 687.44m - Narrowband subs...... 55.75m

Source: Worldometers (population, Sept 2020), TRAI (mobile, broadband, TV channels, DTH), BARC (households, TV, 2018), * End March 2020 (TRAI), ** End June 2020 (TRAI)

Terrestrial/Free TV S12 Established in 1959, Doordarshan (DD) is In- dia’s government-funded national broad- NDTV , /HD, MN+ (Hollywood caster, transmitting to 92% of the popula- New Television (NDTV) distributes movies), /HD, MNX/HD and tion via 1,412 terrestrial transmitters. DD also three NDTV-branded services: NDTV 24x7 Zoom (). operates the DTH DD Free Dish satellite ser- (English-language news), NDTV India vice (launched 2004), offering both TV and radio channels. DD is overseen by public ( news) and NDTV Prime (male- broadcast corporation, Prasar Bharati, an targeted infotainment). Viacom18 is a 49/51 joint venture in India autonomous body that also looks after All between Inc and TV18, distribut- India Radio (AIR). Sony Pictures Networks India ing a portfolio of entertainment channels, Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN) has including Colors (Hindi entertainment), been rationalising its once-sprawling Rishtey (entertainment), MTV (youth/ Multi-channel channels bouquet for a few years, pull- music/lifestyle), Sonic (kids), Nick Jr (kids), Programmers ing (music) and co-branded (English entertainment), channel Sony ESPN () in Mar 2020, VH1 (int’l entertainment) and Comedy ​Discovery Communications and ditching English-language enter- Central (comedy). Viacom18 also oper- Launched in India in 1995, Discovery India tainment networks AXN SD/HD at end ates Viacom18 Motion Pictures and runs reworked its model in 2020, shutting down June 2020. That followed the earlier Viacom’s consumer products business in its two-year old male youth-focused gen- exit of the golf channel and a premium India. eral entertainment channel Jeet in Jan movie channel. 2020 and launching streaming service Zee Entertainment (ZEEL) DPlus in Mar 2020. The company operates Sun TV Network ZEEL owns more than 260,000 hours of 14 channels in India, including the flagship Sun TV Network operates 33 satellite TV television content and rights to more Discovery Channel (as of June 2020). channels (including four HD channels) in than 4,800 Hindi movie titles. Brands four languages (Tamil, Telugu, , include Hindi GECs Zee TV/HD, &TV/ Disney/ ) serving more than 95 million HD, Zing and ; regional enter- Now part of the Disney empire, Star India households in India. The channels are tainment /HD, / broadcasts more than 60 channels in available in 27 countries. HD, Zee Yuva, /HD and Zee eight languages, reaching 9 out of 10 Bangla Cinema; movies Zee Cinema/ C&S TV homes in India. Genres range Times Network HD, Zee Action, Zee Classic and &pic- from GEC, movies, kids to sports and Times Network, the TV arm of Bennett, tures/HD; and niche channels Zee Cafe, lifestyle, including flagship channel Star Coleman & Co Ltd aka , , Zee ETC and &prive HD. Zee Plus. Star India also operates streaming distributes news and entertainment chan- claims a reach of more than 1.3b view- service Disney+ . nels, including , ET Now, Mirror ers in 173 countries.

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Direct To Home (DTH) HD/89 SD). Tata also operates mobile ser- cable TV subs (incl. 268,000 HD, June Satellite vice Tata Mobile. 2020) across 350+ cities/towns. Monthly subscriptions starts from Rs130/US$1.80 for Airtel Digital TV the FTA pack. owns and operates Multi-system Cable 15 in-house channels. The platform also Telecommunications provider Bharti Air- Operators has 840,000 broadband subs and claims tel launched DTH satellite platform, Airtel 5.5m broadband homes passed in 16 cities Digital TV, in Oct 2008. The service offers Asianet Digital (June 2020). 648 channels/services, including 86 HD Asianet Satellite Communications (est. channels, 7 international channels and 1993) provides digital cable TV and InDigital 4 interactive services to over 16.8 million broadband internet in , Karna- IndusInd Media and Communications subs (June 2020). taka, Andhra Pradesh and . Limited (IMCL, est. 1995), backed by Hin- Cable subsidiary, Asianet Digital, offers /Dish TV/Zing duja Ventures, carries about 700 TV chan- about 270 SD/60 HD channels. Asianet nels to about 5m subscribers in India. The merger of Videocon d2h and Dish TV also operates an OTT service, Asianet Mo- Monthly subscription costs from Rs130/ took effect in March 2018. The two plat- bile TV, accessible worldwide from US$30/ US$1.80 for 475+ free-to-air TV channels forms continue to be offered separately. six months or US$50/year for about 100 in Delhi. The combined entity, Dish TV India, car- live TV channels and 20 radio channels. In ries more than 700 channels/services, India, the OTT service costs Rs499/US$7 for including 31 audio channels and 75 HD six months or Rs899/US$12 a year. ’s multi system operator, Siti channels/services to 23m (June 2020) Networks (formerly Siti Cable Network/Wire subs. Dish TV launched in Jan Den Networks and Wireless India), operates 10 digital 2015 to provide regional language DTH Den Networks (est. July 2007) is a cable head-ends and a fibre/coax network of services for Tamil viewers in Kerala, West TV/fixed line broadband provider with a approx 33,000km. Monthly rates range Bengal and Odisha. reach of about 4m active subs in 500+ from Rs152.87/US$2.15 for 140 TV chan- cities across 13 states. Monthly plans DD Free Dish nels to Rs459/US$6.50 for 249 TV channels. range from Rs149/US$2 to Rs385/US$5. Broadband costs from Rs599/US$8.40 a State-owned broadcaster, Doordarshan Owned by -led Reliance month for an unlimited 20-Mbps connec- (DD), launched free-TV DTH service, DD Industries (RIL), Den Networks along with tion to Rs9,900/US$139 for 18 months (un- Free Dish (formerly DD Direct Plus), in Hathway Cable & Datacom and TV18 limited 50-Mbps). The network had 9.1m Dec 2004 with 33 channels. The Ku-band now falls under Reliance’s Network18 Me- active digital subs and 200,000 broad- platform now offers 80+ TV channels and dia and Investments. band subs in Dec 2019. about 40 radio channels. DD Free Dish transmits to about 20 million subscribers, Fastway Transmissions Arasu Cable TV and is available nationwide. Fastway Transmissions was founded in The state-owned platform was incorporat- 2008 in association with Digicable Net- TV ed in 2007 (as Arasu Cable TV) to provide work India. The aim was to fast track affordable cable services. TACTV offers Established in Dec 2007 as an 80:20 JV digital migration and to provide value three packages – basic at Rs120/US$1.60 between India’s Maran Group and Ma- added services. The platform serves over a month with all free-TV channels, a Rs200/ laysia’s Group, Sun Direct TV offers 4m subscribers in 200+ cities. US$2.65 monthly pack, and a191-channel more than 200 channels in multiple lan- pack at Rs220/US$2.90 a month. The plat- guages. Monthly subscriptions cost from GTPL Hathway form had 2.4m active subs in Sept 2019. Rs129.66/US$1.76 for 182 channels to GTPL started operating in 2006 in Gujarat Rs334.75/US$4.54 for 306 channels. offering CATV services and now serves 750+ towns across 11 states, providing Channel Distributors CATV and broadband services. GTPL Launched in Aug 2006 as a JV between had 7.75m active CATV subs, of which IndiaCast Media Distribution and TFCF Corporation (formerly 7.2 million are paying subs (June 2020) IndiaCast, owned by TV18 & Viacom18, ), Tata Sky offers upward and 455,000 are active broadband subs, manages subscription and placement of 645 TV channels and services (495 SD, incl 120,000 FTTX subs. GTPL distributes services for 68+ channels, including 17+ 91 HD, 24 interactive services, and 15 SD, 716+ channels, including 87 HD and 47 HD channels. 8 HD movie showcase to about 19m users in-house (June 2020). across more than 20,000 towns. Monthly fees range from Rs36.34/US$0.50 for the Hathway Digital Online/mobile/OTT Hindi Bachat plan (31 SD channels) to Hathway Cable & Datacom (est 1995) Rs762.61/US$10.35 for the Tamil Telugu is a digital cable TV and broadband AltBalaji Premium Sports English HD package (65 service provider. The platform has 6m Alt Digital Media Entertainment Ltd, C-13, C NTENTASIA countryprofile 28 September-4 October 2020 Page 12.

Balaji House, Dalia Industrial Estate, New Link Bigflix 196.8m registered users worldwide (Mar Road, Andheri (West), , Grandeur, 2020). Premium plans cost Rs99/US$1.30 a 400053, India 8th Floor, Veera Desai Extension Road, month or Rs399/US$5.40 a year unlimited T: +91 22 4069 8000 www..com Andheri (West), Mumbai 400 053, India access to all content. Who’s who... T: + 91 22 4955 4000 Managing Director Who’s who... Nachiket Pantvaidya Group COO, Amit Khanduja Disney+ Hotstar & CEO, Alt Digital CEO, Digital, Reliance Entertainment Novi Digital Entertainment, a subsidiary of Star India, launched ad-based/SVOD Balaji Telefilms’ streaming platform AltBa- Reliance Entertainment’s VOD platform, platform Hotstar in Feb 2015. In Apr 2020, laji, launched in April 2017 offering original Bigflix, offers 1,000+ movies in nine regional Hotstar became Disney+ Hotstar. Ad- Indian content. The platform reported languages (Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Punjabi, upwards of 1.5m active direct subscribers Malayalam, Gujarati, Marathi, Bhojpuri, Ben- supported content, which includes some (June 2020). gali). Bigflix costs Rs1.99/US$0.03 a month. movies, news and sports, is available free. Disney+ Hotstar VIP costs Rs399/US$5.40 a Airtel Xstream DailyHunt year, Disney+ Hotstar Premium is Rs1,499/ Limited (A Bharti Verse Innovation, No. 2, 1st Main, US$20 a year or Rs299/US$4 a month. Enterprise), Bharti Crescent, 1 Nelson 1st Block, Koramangala, Jakkasandra The premium tier offers access to English- Mandela Road, Vasant Kunj, Phase II Extension, Bangalore, 560034, language content and Disney+ Originals, New Delhi 110070, India India www.dailyhunt.in including The Mandalorian, High School T: +91 11 4666 6100/+91 11 4266 6500 Who’s who... Musical: The Musical: The Series and Lady www.airtel.in/digitaltv Virendra Gupta Founder and CEO and the Tramp. VIP and Premium tiers Who’s who... also include access to the Marvel movie Manoj Murali CEO, Tamil Nadu & Kerala, A news and local language app offering universe. Bharti Airtel live TV (incl. YuppTV, Republic TV, BBC News, ABP News) and VOD. The group Discovery Plus Airtel Xstream (launched Sept 2019) is a claims 90+m users spending over 3.7b Discovery launched its direct-to-con- revamped version of Airtel TV. The An- minutes on the service every month. sumer streaming app Discovery Plus droid TV box offers DTH/IPTV Airtel subs Investors include Matrix Partners India, (DPlus) in Mar 2020, offering science, 400+ TV channels live streamed and Sequoia Capital India, Omidyar Net- adventure, food and lifestyle program- 10,000+ VOD movies/TV titles, as well as work, Falcon Edge and Bytedance. The ming. The multi-language app costs third-party services such as Zee5, Eros platform launched as Newshunt in 2009 Rs299/US$4 a month. Select content is Now, Netflix and HungamaPlay. The ser- rebranded as Dailyhunt in Aug 2015. offered for free. vice offers three access options: Airtel Xstream Stick, a plug-and-play device for Den TV+ Hoichoi TV sets; a set-top box; and app/web. The Cable TV provider Den Networks Launched in 2017 by SVF Entertainment, stick/STB costs Rs3,999/US$54 each with launched Den TV+, a mobile TV app ex- global streamr Hoicho offers Bengali a complimentary one-year subscription tension of Den TV, in Feb 2017. Den TV+ content, including 50+ hours of original worth Rs999/US$14 for new subscribers. offers 150+ live channels, movies and web series/films and over 500 acquired VOD content in Hindi, English and regional movies on demand as well as Bengali India languages. The service is offered for free songs. Subscription costs Rs399/US$5.40 Brigade Gateway, 8/F, 26/1, to Den’s TV and broadband subscribers. a year. Dr. Rajkumar Road, Malleshwaram (W), Bangalore 560055, India Non-subscribers pay RS80/US$1.10 for two www.amazon.in months. Hungama Play Who’s who... Hungama Digital Entertainment Media Amit Agarwal SVP/Country Head, Amazon launched Hungama Play in July 2015 India Media, 901-902 Supreme offering 5,000 movies and 1,500 hours of Subramaniam Director & Head, Con- Chambers, Off Veera Desai Road, Andheri tent, Amazon Prime Video India TV shows in local languages. Hungama (W), Mumbai 400 053 India Play carries original series, including Amazon added video services to its India T: +91 22 6602 1500 erosnow.com youth comedy Boys with Toys; Bar Code platform in Dec 2016. Prime Video offers Who’s who… and triller Damaged. content across six languages – Hindi, Ta- Sunil Lulla MD, Eros International mil, Telugu, Bengali, Marathi and Kannada Ali Hussein CEO, Eros Digital – with a strong slate of local originals. JioTV/JioCinema Amazon Prime membership costs Rs129/ Ridhima Lulla Chief Creative Officer Reliance Infocomm launched live US$1.75 a month or Rs999/US$14 a year. TV streaming platform JioTV and VOD Available standalone and via Airtel Broad- Bollywood production house Eros In- service JioCinema in Sept 2016 exclu- band and BSNL. ternational’s Eros Now offers 12,000+ sively for its mobile Jio subscribers. JioTV Hindi, Tamil and regional language films/ offers upwards of 600 live TV channels, TV content to 29.3m paying subs and including 100+ HD channels. JioCinema C NTENTASIA countryprofile 28 September-4 October 2020 Page 13.

carries over 100,000 hours of on-demand original and acquired content. Subscrip- shows, music, health and lifestyle across content). tion starts from US$2.49 a month. Found- 12 languages (English, Hindi, Bengali, ed in 2010 and incorporated in Aug 2015, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Lattu Kids TVF is owned and operated by Conta- Marathi, Oriya, Bhojpuri, Gujarati, Pun- Launched in 2016, edutainment platform Lat- gious Online Media Nework. jabi), as well as live TV channels. Zee5 tu Kids curates content for kids/toddlers for costs Rs99/US$1.50 a month. Available Rs299/US$4 for three months or Rs999/US$14 a year. Select content is available free. New Play standalone and via Airtel Broadband, users get one month free trial. Lattu Kids has Vodafone’s OTT service, Vodafone Play, of- Samsung smart TVs, Amazon Fire Stick, fers 300+ live streaming HD/SD TV channels about 100,000 users. Flipkart and Xiaomi Mi TV. in 14 languages in addition to int’l/Indian MX Player TV shows and a catalogue of 14,000+ mov- ies to both prepaid and postpaid 3G/4G Production MX Player, owned by Ltd Vodafone subscribers. Vodafone Play also (TIL), a subsidiary of The Times Group, start- offers third-party OTT services such as Eros ed off as a cross-platform media player Now, Hoichoi and YuppTV. Aditya Birla Group-backed Applause developed by South Korea’s app pub- Entertainment is a content and IP cre- lisher J2 Interactive. A majority stake was /Voot Select/Voot Kids ation studio with a focus on creating acquired by Times Internet in June 2018 Voot (launched May 2016) is an ad-sup- digital drama series. Production credits for Rs1,000 crores/US$143m. In Oct 2019, ported VOD platform offering 60,000+ include the Indian version of Israeli dra- mainland China’s paid US$110m hours of content to 80+ million active ma Fauda and family comedy Mind the for an undisclosed stake. The fremium users a month. Voot’s SVOD extension is Malhotras. platform offers original shows and 50,000+ Voot Select (launched Mar 2020) promis- ing digital content 24 hours before its TV hours of content from partners such as Balaji Telefilms premieres. The offering includes originals, AltBalaji, Arre, TVF and Sony, as well as Balaji Telefilms incorporated in 1994 and movies and live TV channels. Voot Select Pakistan’s Hum TV and ARY, in 10 Indian went public in 2000. Today, the listed costs Rs99/US$1.30 a month or Rs999/ languages. company has produced over 17,000 US$13.34 a year. Voot Kids is a SVOD hours of TV content, including drama Netflix platform launched in Nov 2019, offering series Kyu Ki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bhau Thi (Star Netflix in India costs between Rs199/US$2.70 20,000 local/int’l children/family titles. and Rs799/US$11 for four HD/UHD screens. Plus/Hotstar), Available direct and through partnerships Wacho ( Television), Pavitra with telecom and broadband players like Rishta (Zee TV) and Naagin (Colors TV). Airtel and ACT Broadband; and devices Dish TV launched Wacho in April 2019 Balaji Telefilms is also involved in such as Vu TVs and OnePlus 7 Pro. targeting younger audiences. Watcho production () and offers 1,000+ hours of library movies, short streaming services (AltBalaji). NexGTv films and TV shows, as well as originals Mobile TV app NexGTv, offers 130+ live TV and UGC in Hindi, Kannada and Telugu. Banijay Asia channels and 10,000+ hours of shows. Dish TV’s foray into original series includes Banijay Asia, a JV between Banijay Vote the Hell, which features comedians Group and Deepak Dhar, creates SonyLIV and their satirical take on on the Indian TV and films across a broad range of Launched in Jan 2013, ad-based plat- elections; action/thriller drama Mission genres in India and regionally. Produc- form SonyLIV offers 40,000+ HD videos Breaking News; a comedy drama Chhori- tions include ARRived, Roar of The Lion from Sony Entertainment Network- yan; and thriller drama Rakhta Chan- and The Show. branded channels and 700+ Bollywood/ dana. The Watcho app is available for Hollywood movies as well as original download and view on the web for free. web series, live sports, live TV channels Contiloe Pictures Founded in 1995, Contiloe has produced and music. Premium plans range from YuppTV over 100 television shows for networks Rs99/US$1.30 a month to Rs499/US$6.80 YuppTV delivers 250+ live TV channels in like Star TV, Sony TV, Zee TV, Colors and a year. 14 national/regional languages, 200+ TV Discovery. Genres cover mythologicals, shows and 3,000+ Bollywood/regional horror and thrillers. movies from India, short films, web series, Global streaming service Spuul launched starting from Rs99/US$1.40 a month. in 2012 targeting the South Asian Diaspora with over 10,000 hours of Hindi/regional lan- Dharma Productions was founded in 1976, guage movies. In India, Spuul costs Rs150/ Zee5 producing its first film Dostana starring Am- US$2 a month. Zee’s global OTT freemium platform Zee5 itabh Bachchan. The company has pro- (launched Feb 2018), consolidates Zee’s duced more than 40 Hindi films, including 2019’s period film . TVF Play former ad-based OZee and subscription- (TVF) launched video based dittoTV. Zee5’s offering includes streaming TVF Play in June 2015, offering Shine India originals, Indian and int’l movies and TV Established in 2015, Endemol Shine India C NTENTASIA countryprofile 28 September-4 October 2020 Page 14.

produces over 800 hours of program- Telcos/mobile Regulators ming annually, including TV shows like , Fear Factor, MasterChef India, Bharti Airtel Department of So You Think You Can Dance and over Bharti Airtel (est. July 1995) offers 450 episodes of Deal or No Deal for Sun Telecommunications (DOT) 2G/3G/4G, mobile commerce, fixed-line, Network. The Department of Telecommunication is high-speed DSL broadband, IPTV, DTH, responsible for setting growth strategies, Eros International Media OTT TV and enterprise services to 306m granting telecoms service licences and for Eros International Media co-produces, ac- subs in India (June 2020). spectrum management. quires and distributes Indian language films in multiple formats worldwide. BSNL Ministry of Information and Broad- Ideas Entertainment State-owned telco BSNL provides fixed casting (MIB) Established in 1996, Ideas Entertainment line and mobile telephony, internet, digi- The Ministry formulates and administers produces TV shows, web series, plays and tal television and IPTV services to about rules/regulations/laws relating to infor- movies. 124m customers. mation, , the press and films, and is responsible for administering Mango People Media Idea/Vodafone Prasar Bharati, which oversees broad- Mango People Media produced season and com- two of Love, Lust and Confusion (2019) for caster Doordarshan (DD). Viu. pleted its US$23b merger in Aug 2018. The combined entity, which continues Prasar Bharati Corporation Red Chillies Entertainment to operate as separate mobile brands, The Prasar Bharati Corporation is an Red Chillies Entertainment was involved reported over 280m subscribers in India autonomous body established in 1997. in the production of Netflix’sThe Bard of at end June 2020. Blood. Objectives include safeguarding citi- zens’ rights to be informed on all matters Viniyard Films Mahanagar Telephone Nigam of public interest; creating awareness Viniyard was involved in 2019 series iB Limited (MTNL) about women’s issues; and protecting Super Over League, a virtual game State-owned telco MTNL offers fixed-line, the interests of children and the aged. show for India and Middle East. GSM/CDMA cellular and broadband services to about 3.5m subscribers in Delhi Yash Raj Films Telecom Regulatory Authority of and Mumbai areas. India (Trai) Yash Raj Films has produced over 75 films TRAI was established in Feb 1997 to since it was founded in 1970. Services Reliance Jio regulate telecom services. range from production to post produc- ’ Jio is a LTE mobile tion, domestic/international distribution, network operator founded in 2010. Com- licensing and merchandising. mercial services launched Sep 2016, and quickly became a front runner with 398m Adapted from ContentAsia’s subs (June 2020). The Big List 2020

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Singapore demand runs wide Top spot for finance, police and rogue superheroes C NTENT

Editorial Director Singapore’s entertainment tastes long-running medical drama, Grey’s Janine Stein ranged wide for the week of 9-15 Anatomy. [email protected] September, topped by Billions and Then there are the kids’ shows, Assistant Editor Brooklyn Nine-Nine, which tied for first topped by Sesame Street, with Peppa Malena Amzah place on the overall list with 20.2% Pig and Paw Patrol tied right behind. [email protected] more average demand than there While Disney+ hasn’t actually come Events Manager was for other titles across the week. to Singapore yet, there’s clear de- CJ Yong Amazon Prime Video’s The Boys, a mand for its flagship title, The Man- [email protected] 2019 series about rogue superheroes, dalorian, which ran ahead of The Um- was second on the overall list by a brella Academy and Cobra Kai. Design hair’s breadth, with 20.1%. The series China’s Tencent made the top 10 Rae Yong topped the digital list by a long way. with animated series Grandmaster of Associate Publisher HBO’s Game of Thrones remains in Demonic Cultivation – the only Asian (Americas, Europe) and VP, the top five along with Disney ABC’s series on a list dominated by Netflix. International Business Development Leah Gordon Top 10 overall TV shows: Singapore [email protected] Rank Title Average Demand Expressions® Sales and Marketing (Asia) 1 Billions 20.2 Masliana Masron [email protected] 2 Brooklyn Nine-Nine 20.2 3 The Boys 20.1 To receive your regular free copy 4 Game Of Thrones 18.0 of ContentAsia, please email [email protected] 5 Grey's Anatomy 17.7 6 Sesame Street 15.8 Published fortnightly by: 7 Peppa Pig 15.6 Pencil Media Pte Ltd 730A Geylang Road 8 PAW Patrol 15.6 Singapore 389641 9 The 100 15.6 Tel: +65 6846-5987 10 The Mandalorian 15.1 www.contentasia.tv

Copyright 2020 Pencil Media Pte Top 10 digital originals: Singapore Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Rank Title Platform Average Demand Expressions® 1 The Boys Amazon Prime Video 20.1 2 The Mandalorian Disney+ 15.1 3 The Umbrella Academy Netflix 14.1 4 Cobra Kai Netflix 11.5 5 Titans DC Universe 11.3 6 DC's Stargirl DC Universe 10.7 7 Lucifer Netflix 10.3 8 Dark Netflix 9.9 9 Grandmaster Of Demonic Cultivation Tencent QQ 9.5 C NTENT 10 Stranger Things Netflix 9.5 Daily news with ContentAsia Insider Date range: 9-15 September, 2020 email [email protected] Demand Expressions® (DEx): The global TV measurement standard devel- for subscription details oped by Parrot Analytics, which represents the total audience demand being expressed for a title, within a market. Audience demand reflects the desire, engagement and viewership, weighted by importance; so a stream/ download is a higher expression of demand than a ‘like’/comment.