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APOS 2018 wraps Go-Jek opens throttle on content Plenty of questions, Indonesian platform preps streaming service Go-Play evolving answers over 3 days in Bali

This year’s Asia Pacific Operators Summit (APOS) closed in Bali on Thurs- day (26 April) with a strong sense that if anyone says they have the current me- dia environment all figured out, they’re fibbing. Or delusional. Or, at best, gloss- ing over reality. There was little argument over the three days that the ’s the limit on data consumption, that the pay-TV economics of days gone by (with large minimum guar- antees & multi-million dollar licensing deals) are never coming back, that a larger part of the future belongs to local content and its creators, and that all kinds of new part- nerships will emerge as companies figure out how to match their strengths/weak- Underdogs, a series by Vice Indonesia and Go-Jek nesses with others’ weaknesses/strengths to create businesses of the future. Ride-sharing/payments platform, Go- ative drive”. The news cycle over the three days Jek, is stepping on the gas in its quest to Last year, Go-Jek and Vice worked was dominated by streaming platforms engage Indonesian consumers, moving on sports doc series, Underdogs, which (Viu, Hooq, iflix, Prime Video, into content creation and delivery with focused on “athletes rising above prej- Tribe, StarHub Go), and their content new streaming platform Go-Play. udice, poverty and physical pain to plans, sprinkled with a linear carriage The subscription platform with daily/ achieve greatness”. deal here and there (MTV Classic on So- weekly/monthly access (details not yet Vice said early episodes of the two se- lar, Nick Jr on Telkomsel, KIX on VTVCab/ disclosed), will be driven by new content ries had been viewed more than four mil- Viettel’s nexTV, ducktv on creation unit, Go-Studios. lion times. Cable). “We want to nurture individual talent Gustavia said Go-Jek’s content plans And then there were the new plat- and filmmakers and promote Indonesia covered a range of genres “using what forms, led by Go-Jek’s Go-Play. No and Indonesian content,” said Michy we have learned about our users to cre- details available yet other than that the Gustavia, Go-Jek’s SVP for acquisitions ate content that will have a positive so- service will be available in daily/weekly/ and development, during this year’s Asia cial impact”. monthly options. Pacific Video Operators Summit (APOS) Go-Jek’s early documentaries include Asia’s streaming world is also set to in Bali this month. a programme about women drivers, welcome James Bridges’ iwonder, an One of the in development is many of whom suffered high cancella- indie doc/current affairs platform that When We Dance, produced with Vice tion rates because men don’t believe debuts on iflix in May, and will be fol- Indonesia and directed by Joko Anwar. women can drive motorcycles. lowed by SVOD launches in Singapore, The is scheduled for release by the “The cancellation rates directly impact Australia and New Zealand in Septem- end of 2019. the livelihoods of women,” Gustavia said, ber this year. A broader international roll The feature film follows Go-Jek/Vice adding that “the end product is something out is being planned for 2019, Bridges partnership on Upstarts, which premiered really powerful” and has been submitted said on the sidelines of APOS. in January this year. The documentary to several international film festivals. More APOS news on pages 6 and 10 shorts profile people “changing the face 95% of the content from Go-Studios will and at www.contentasia.tv. of Indonesia using their talent and cre- be Indonesia focused.

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10% IPL cricket bump from OOH viewers New BARC platform rolls out in , Delhi, Bangalore

Out of home (OOH) access bumped up ’s IPL view- ership by 10% in major metros of Mumbai, Delhi and Banga- lore, according to Indian ratings agency BARC India’s new OOH measurement platform. In the first data made public from the new OOH service, BARC said OOH viewing generated a total of 19.4 million impressions for the first eight IPL matches in the three cities. Compared to BARC India’s currency panel in these markets, this represented an additional 10% viewership. is the first broadcaster signed up for the service, which marks BARC India’s first foray beyond in-home TV viewership measurement. The new platform tracks viewing across 900+ establish- ments in Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore using 1500+ meters. “This is a game changer for the industry as it uncovers a significant share of TV viewership that wasn’t being mea- sured until ,” says BARC India chief executive, Partho Dasgupta. “The OOH data is sample study across Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore. If a study was done for other similar cities one could expect to see a comparable lift in viewership,” BARC chief executive Partho Dasgupta said, calling the new plat- form “a natural step” in BARC’s commitment “to measure what India watches”. “This is also aligned with our goal of measuring content wher- ever it plays- irrespective of screen or pipe,” Dasgupta said.

Netflix drives up Fetch TV viewership, squashes churn, Lorson says in Bali

Fetch TV users who watch on Fetch view an extra 22 hours of content a month, the Australian platform said the Asia Pacific Video Operators Summit (APOS) in Bali last week. @all3media_int In addition, Fetch TV said, Netflix viewers on Fetch churned at all3mediainternational.com lower rates than non-Netflix users. The latest data updates were part of the extended agree- ment Fetch TV has signed with Netflix to add enhanced fea- tures over the next six months. The new functionality includes universal search across all Fetch services, including -TV and catch up, along with easier discovery and faster access via a Netflix-branded but- ton on the Fetch remote control.

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Sales & Distribution Manager- ITV Choice

ITV is the biggest commercial television network in the UK. We’re passionate about content and most importantly Janice Lee, PCCW Media Group MD we understand our audiences. As a growing international PCCW’s regional streaming platform, Viu, will deliver 70 titles company, we’re commercially minded and have a global and more than 900 episodes of locally produced content focus. We’re all about pushing the boundaries and being in , Chinese, Bahasa Indonesia and this year, innovative. PCCW Media Group managing director, Janice Lee, said Part of ITV, ITV Choice is the big British chan- during the Asia Pacific Video Operators Summit (APOS) nel with a great big heart. Available through Asia, the in Bali. Lee told delegates in a session on paths to value Middle East and Africa, ITV Choice is packed full of fresh creation for TV and digital video that “quality content with award-winning dramas, brilliant game shows, star-filled strong relevance is key to our continued high engagement entertainment and inspiring documentaries, all brought to with viewers”. She outlined Viu’s multi-layered approach to you by famous faces from around the world. content creation, including working with top directors and crowd-sourcing ideas from young filmmakers. We have an exciting new requirement for a Sales & Distribu- tion Manager. This position will require you to work closely with the Head of Content and Distribution for ITV Choice Viu adds Tamil originals to formulate an agreed sales distribution strategy and targets for ITV’s portfolio of pay TV services, including the India unit plans 20+ new shows ITV Choice channel, SVOD, and other ventures including the Ginx eSports channel. The role will focus initially on the Asia-Pacific Region and the Middle East – then potentially expanding to other parts of the world as needed.

Requirements: • Personal track record of success in front line sales (ideally in TV channel distribution or similar) • Proven ability to develop business plans, accurately fore- cast on sales revenue and implement new opportunities to generate revenue • An accomplished negotiator with a focus on securing and closing deals to reach revenue and profit targets • Experience with preparation and finalisation of carriage and partnership contracts • Experience of generating and growing customer relation- ships that are of demonstrable value to the business

Love, Lust and Confusion • Knowledge of the technical and operational aspects of the TV channel business would be an advantage Viu India celebrated its second anniversary at end April with plans to deliver almost 30 originals this year as well as Please note: This position will require international travel pushing into Tamil markets for the first time. The platform has premiered seven Hindi and Telugu originals this year so Please send your resume to [email protected] far, and says another 20 (including six Tamil originals) are in the works for the rest of the year. Series on the 2018 slate include Love, Lust and Confusion and Spotlight 2. Viu says Click here to see more job listings users spend an average 1.2-1.8 hours a day on the service.

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Hong Kong’s Daytime Emmy win for Scars of Nanking penetration & use soars, A+E, Jiangsu co-pro wins Outstanding Cinematography new Nielsen data shows

Hong Kong’s smartphone penetration was up 5% to 4.9 million users in 2017 compared to 2016, according to the lat- est Nielsen Media Index data published on 30 April. The amount of time spent online every day was up 14% from 2.8 hours to 3.2 hours. The number of people going online via was up 4% in Hong Kong. The use of other devices for online ac- cess fell 2%. The report said 97% of all users used smartphones for access. The overall proportion of people aged 12 to 64 using the internet rose from 91% to 94%, similar to that for TV, making it one of the key tools for consuming me- dia, Nielsen said. Scars of Nanking Viewership of terrestrial, pay and satel- Docu-drama Scars of Nanking, A+E Net- Nanking Massacre by Japanese forces lite TV rose from 92% to 94%, partly due works’ first international co-production during World War II, the one-hour docu- to the increased popularity of over-the- with ’s Jiangsu Broadcasting Cor- drama premiered on 13 December 2017 top boxes. poration, won a Daytime Emmy this morn- on the History channel in Asia, the U.S., The proportion of households that own ing for Outstanding Cinematography. and on Jiangsu Satellite TV in China. media boxes rose from 16% to 43%. The show was nominated for two The programme tells the story of 22 awards – Outstanding Cinematography American missionaries’ struggle to save Turner countdown to and Outstanding Single Camera Editing. Chinese civilians and to smuggle out evi- Marking the 80th anniversary of the dence of the infamous 1937 massacre. biggest branded event in Singapore streaming piracy soars 280% Turner kicks off its biggest branded event in Southeast Asia on 22 May. 7m visits to top 5 pirate sites in March this year, CCP says The two-week Cartoon Network Streaming piracy in Singapore soared by In March this year, the top five pirate Animate Your Life (26 May-10 June) at more than 280% in the two years to end sites were visited seven million times by Gardens by the Bay’s Bayfront Plaza 2017, according to the Centre for Con- Singapore consumers. is expected to attract 80,000 people, tent Promotion (CCP). The latest data was part of an info Turner says. The total number of BitTorrent movie pack distributed this month as part of the The event includes workshops and and TV downloads was up to a record World Intellectual Property Day events, guest appearances by John Fang, 99 million last year. which included the launch of the latest the creator of Ben 10, and Vaibhav Local visits to pirate video sites were “say no to piracy” consumer awareness Kumaresh, who created Lamput. 1.14 times higher than visits to five legiti- campaign. Supporters include Singapore Tourism mate services – Singtel, Netflix, Toggle, The animated video will play at movie Board’s Leisure Events Fund, Singtel Viu and StarHub – available in Singa- complexes across Singapore as well as and Prudential Singapore. pore, the CCP said using Alexa data. on StarHub channels.

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Who was at ... HBO Asia’s Westworld party at APOS

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Taiwan’s NCC Globe offers 6 months access to FOX+ bangs heads Co-investment message from regional telcos @ APOS Formosa TV, cable ops

told to settle difference... Philippines’ telco Globe Telecom and Telkomsel director and chief marketing “or else” ’s (FNG) streaming officer, Alistair Johnston, said the aver- platform, FOX+, are offering six months age ARPU in Indonesia was US$4. “If you Taiwan’s National Communications free access with new higher-end Globe are putting $2/3 on top of that for a con- Commission (NCC) has given warring At Home plans from tomorrow (1 May). tent subscription, it’s not going to work,” parties Formosa TV and three cable The special offer comes only days af- he said. system operators (Kbro, TWM Broadband, ter Globe president/CEO, Ernest Cu, said Is there a market for premium video – or Taiwan Broadband Communication) until telcos and content providers needed “to any video consumers will pay for – in In- today (Monday, 30 April) to settle their align our goals”. donesia? “Not really,” he added. long-running dispute and come up with “In this world of shifting habits, we have Although local content resonated in In- a payment structure that doesn’t nega- to work on migrating revenue streams donesia, the chances of charging for it tively impact subscribers. If they fail, all from old to new… There should be a part- were slim. “If you look at the markets on four could face fines of up to NT$3 million/ nership in investment,” Cu said during the a monthly subs base, that’s a thin layer,” US$101,274 each. opening session of this year’s Asia Pacific Johnston said, adding that sachet pric- “Each was seeking to maximise its prof- Video Operators Summit (APOS) in Bali. ing was a whole other story. its, but they all have to stay calm,” NCC Monetising content was a major theme Building affinity with customers in all spokesperson, Wong Po-tsung, told local through the three days in Bali. ways possible was a universal goal and daily, The Taipei Times. Singtel’s CEO, consumer Singapore, another theme that ran through the At the heart of the argument is Formosa’s Yuen Kuan Moon said the telco, with three days of this year’s APOS. insistence on bundling its three channels, both content and tech businesses, was “Content is king, but customer is god,” even if operators only plan to carry one, in a “unique position” to see both sides. Lertsutiwong, said. and the operators’ insistence that Formosa “The key is to deliver content in any form In a separate session, delegates heard drop prices because the channels are also and any way,” he said. Business models, he that the Philippines’ PLDT was investing carried on telco Chunghwa’s multi-media added, would continue to evolve with all heavily in technology, including network on demand (MOD) platform. the alternatives coming onto the market. upgrades and data analytics. The country’s Fair Trade Commission Asked what success looked like, Moon PLDT director, Ray Espinosa, said “the may be called in to adjudicate on what said: “We need to monetise content and view is that the more you understand the NCC’s Wong called Formosa’s “coer- not subsidise it with data”. video, the more you invest, the higher cive package licensing”. Optus CEO Allen Lew said a premium data consumption will rise, and therefore mobile network combined with premium revenue will rise”. exclusive content was at the heart of the But, he added, the question was “how GMA hits YouTube Space Optus offer in Australia. does the telco share in the revenue and “At the end of day, if all you do is pro- profits of the video business”. vide connectivity, you will end up like an FNG’s EVP/MD for Southeast Asia, HK electricity company,” Lew said. and Australia, Rohit D’Silva, said during Somchai Lertsutiwong, CEO of Thai- APOS that the streaming platform hoped land’s AIS, also said the telco needed to roll out in four more markets in the next “to differentiate ourselves by something 15 months. FOX+ also has distribution in else other than pricing”. Taiwan (Chunghwa Telecom), Singa- Not all markets are rushing headlong pore (Singtel, StarHub) and Hong Kong Sikat Ka, Kapuso! into the premium space. (PCCW). The Philippines’ GMA Network hit the YouTube Space New York in April. Stars involved in the side trip to New York before the GMA Pinoy TV Sikat Ka, @contentasia /contentasia Kapuso! show in New Jersey were (from left) Alden Richards, Lovi Poe, Dingdong contentasia.tv /company/contentasia Dantes, Dennis Trillo, Jennylyn Mercado and Betong Sumaya. C NTENTASIA

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In numbers Population...... 1.38 billion Households...... 445 million Avg household size...... 3.1 TV households...... 427 million Digital TV households...... 339 million Fixed-line bb internet subs...... 322 million Mobile internet users...... 1.17 billion Mobile phone subs...... 1.32 billion

Source: Companies, National Bureau of Statistics of China

Broadcasters

Beijing​ Gehua CATV Network Beijing Gehua CATV Network, established in 1999, offers a triple-play service consist- Chosen, iQIYI ing of cable TV, broadband internet and telephone to more than five million regis- tered cable TV/HD interactive digital TV (GDCATV), owned by the digital pay-TV channels (Fashion Channel, users and 385,000 broadband subscribers. provincial government, is a cable TV/ Kid’s Education Channel, English Educa- internet broadband network servicing tion Channel, Fortune Channel) and mo- Beijing TV more than 900,000 subscribers in the bile TV channel (Jiangsu Mobile TV). JSBC is Founded in 1979, Beijing TV (BTV) owns 13 province of China. also one of China’s active international for- channels with total reach of about 300 mats buyers having aired, among others, million audiences nationwide. BTV oper- Hunan Broadcasting System talent reality The Brain China 4 and game ates both cable free TV and pay TV ser- Established in 1970 as Golden Eagle show Still Standing China 7 in 2017, as well vices. The company also produces TV dra- Broadcasting System, state-owned as talent shows I Can See Your Voice Chi- ma, animation, news, TV magazine, docu- Hunan Broadcasting System (HBS) op- na and The Remix China in 2016 on Jiang- mentary, sports and training programmes. erates various television channels in su Satellite Channel. JSBC is also involved China, including Hunan Satellite TV, a in content production, movie distribution, (CCTV) 24-hour general entertainment channel. home shopping and online gaming. Founded in 1958, China Central Television Hunan Satellite TV airs mostly local con- (CCTV) is ’s state-con- tent, ranging from variety shows to mov- (SMG) trolled national TV broadcaster, offering ies, animation and game shows. Hunan, Shanghai Media Group (SMG) is one of 50 free-TV/digital pay-TV channels to one a major buyer of international rights, has China’s largest media and entertain- billion+ viewers across China. Content is produced authorised local versions of ment companies, boasting a portfolio mostly local, interspersed with local ver- The X Factor, Your Face Sounds Familiar, spanning traditional TV, radio, newspa- sions of international formats and foreign The Winner Is and I’m A , among pers/magazines, TV/film production/dis- acquisitions. CCTV is also involved in con- others. Hunan’s vibrant original content tribution, OTT/IPTV, online/console gam- tent exchange/co-production projects slate includes shows like Happy Camp, ing, digital , TV shopping/e- with foreign broadcasters. In addition to its Day Day Up and Super Girl/Boy. commerce; live entertainment and tour- television businesses, CCTV operates con- ism. SMG operates 15 cable/satellite TV tent distribution unit, China International Jiangsu Broadcasting Corp networks (including documentary chan- Television Corporation (CITVC), webcast Established in June 2001, Jiangsu Broad- nel Docu TV, kids channel Toonmax and service platform, China Network Television casting Corporation (JSBC) serves house- Dragon TV), 15 subscription-based digital (CNTV) and online TV division Future TV. holds in Jiangsu province. Jiangsu Broad- pay TV channels, 13 radio frequencies, casting owns and operates 16 television eight newspapers, magazines and land- Guangdong Cable TV Network channels, including two satellite channels, mark properties, including the Oriental Guangdong Cable TV Network seven channels, four Pearl TV Tower.

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Shenzhen Media Group Online/OTT subscribers with advertising-supported owns and op- (AVOD), subscription erates, among other businesses, 12 TV BesTV video on demand (SVOD) and trans- channels and four radio stations in China, BesTV offers about 400,000 hours of local actional video on demand (TVOD) op- including Shenzhen , and international shows across a wide tions. Subscriptions cost RMB19.80/US$3 which bought the formats rights to Nippon spectrum of genres, including factual, a month or RMB198/US$30 a year. iQIYI TV’s business entertainment format Drag- drama and kids to more than 26 million is owned by Chinese web service, Baidu. ons’ Den in 2017 and Shine’s real subscribers. Launched in 2005, BesTV is life thriller format Hunted in 2016. owned and operated by Shanghai Media Mango TV Group’s media entertainment subsidiary Hunan Broadcasting System launched Sichuan Radio and Television Shanghai Oriental Pearl Group. OTT platform Mango TV in 2011, offering Sichuan government-owned network, SD and HD channels, as well as VOD con- Sichuan Radio and Television (SRT), was tent of films, movies, TV dramas, variety established in May 1960 and started Millennial-targeted digital platform Billibili shows, documentaries and animation for broadcasting nationwide in August 2003. (aka B Station) offers online streaming of free to more than eight million subscribers The broadcaster operates 11 satellite TV UGC and acquired local/international in China. channels and eight radio stations. shows, including anime, , drama series, games, entertainment, movies and PP Video HD Southern Media Corporation factual (travel, nature, food) content. Launched in 2005, PP Video HD (former- Southern Media Corporation (SMC) is a Bilibili features real-time commentary ly PPTV) offers more than 300,000 hours wholly owned operating subsidiary of subtitling that displays users’ comments of local/international content, includ- Guangdong Television Station (GDTV). while watching. Monthly subscriptions ing Chinese and Korean drama, movies, SMC’s primary businesses include cable cost RMB25/US$3.60. Launched in June sports, entertainment and news via live network television, media operations, ad- 2009, Bilibili has over 71.8 million monthly streaming and on-demand. The line-up vertising, , , active users (81.7% under 28 years old) at covers live events, including talent show content marketing, cable network sup- the end of 2017. Super Girl and original online content, in port, TV content production, digital mag- cooperation with other media groups azine publication and related activities. China Blue TV and studios in China. PP Video HD is free SMC is made up of Radio Guangdong, Launched in July 2015, China Blue TV is the with some pay options. Guangdong TV, Southern TV, Radio and platform of Zhejiang Radio Television Technical Center of Guang- & TV group. The platform offers original Video dong Province, Guangdong Cable Radio and select content from the Online platform Sohu.com provides a and Television Network Inc, which consists group’s free-TV channel Zhejiang TV, a network of web properties and com- of 19 city-level TV stations and 76 county- satellite broadcast station serving viewers munity based/web 2.0 products. So- level TV stations. SMC was established in in Hangzhou, Zhejiang. hu’s content platform, Sohu Video (tv. January 2004 by the merger between sohu.com), offers free access to most GDTV and Southern Television (TVS). China Network Television (CNTV) content, including local/international China Network Television (CNTV) is a nation- drama series, variety shows, original Zhejiang Radio & TV Group al web-based TV broadcaster launched productions, news, documentaries, ani- China’s provincial broadcaster, Zhejiang in Dec 2009 by China Central Television mation, entertainment, live TV and user- Radio and Television Group (ZRTG) was (CCTV). CNTV’s online news portal, CCTV. generated content. Premium content is established in Nov 2001 operating in Zhe- com, carries local and international news, mostly movies and educational. Sohu jiang province. The network owns and live/on-demand video content and Video is available on the go via mobile operates 12 TV channels and seven radio searchable archives in multiple languages, video site and mobile video application. stations, and produces original/localised including French, Russian, Korean and Chi- Premium plans cost from RMB30/US$4.60 content and live events for both regional nese ethnic minority languages). a month to RMB360/US$55 for 12 months. and national audiences. ZRTG is mostly Sohu was incorporated in 1996 as Inter- known for its flagship reality talent show iQIYI net Technologies China and renamed Sing! China (the evolution of The Voice of Founded in April 2010, iQIYI is an online/ Sohu.com in 1999. China after an ugly struggle over the for- streaming platform offering local/inter- mat and the Chinese name/characters), national/in-house titles, including movies T-Mall Box Office (TBO) China Dream and Hurry up, Brother. and TV drama, to over 20 million paying Online/mobile commerce giant Alibaba

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rolled out T-Mall Box Office (TBO), a sub- erhouse, with growing scale across digi- CICC scription-based video-streaming service, tal cable TV, OTT and internet TV. It also China Intercontinental Communication in Sept 2015. TBO ​is delivered via set-top owns 42% of national cable company Center (CICC) is an international media box and smart TV devices, ​​offering ​ in- China Cable Network. institution established in 1993 dedicat- house and local/foreign ​ content, includ- ed to international cultural exchange ing a strong slate of Hollywood titles and through co-production, promotion and related entertainment content. China’s digital entertainment platform publishing of film, TV and new media. Youku Business Division (Youku BD), which CICC specialises in documentary pro- OTT is a part of Alibaba & En- duction covering Chinese nature, history Launched in 2015, Tencent OTT is the tertainment group, was formed by the and culture. Production partners include content service of , a merger of Youku, and Alibaba the Chinese state-owned organisations, multi-faceted online business offering home entertainment in Oct 2016. Youku’s as well as more than 40 international gaming, e-commerce and social apps businesses span PC, TV and mobile. Con- companies and broadcasters. (QQ, WeChat). Tencent OTT delivers tent includes copyrighted, co-produced, local/int’l content, including films, TV in-house, UGC/PGC (user/professionally Ciwen shows, formats, original productions, generated content), live webcasts and Ciwen Media Group produces and dis- sports events and news. Premium con- VR (virtual reality). Youku offers about tributes TV, film and animation in China. tent is behind a subscription paywall. 3,000 television drama titles, 7,000+ mov- The company’s kids and rights division is Subscription costs RMB30/US$4.40 a ies, 540+ variety shows, as well as current responsible for original content creation, month or RMB330/US$48 a year for VIP events, music , UGC and in-house/ production, distribution, brand manage- membership. Tencent OTT has 200 mil- original productions. Youku serves approx- ment, and licensing and merchandising lion total activated terminals (includ- imately 580 million monthly unique de- animated properties and characters ing TV and set-top box) and 20+ million vices and an average of 1.1 billion daily from around the globe. average daily active terminals. (source: mobile views. Tencent, Aug 2017). Endemol Shine China Endemol Shine China is engaged in de- Tiantian Kankan Production veloping and co-developing formats, pro- Video streaming platform Tiantian Kankan viding production services, exploiting IP was known as Kankan until Aug Beijing Hualu Baina Film & TV and promoting Chinese content abroad. 2015 after it was acquired by Beijing Ne- Established in 2002, Beijing Hualu Baina The group has been active in China since sound International Media for RMB130 mil- Film & TV (HBN) is an entertainment com- 2005, working with local partners including lion/US$20 million from former owner Xunlei pany specialising in film/TV planning, broadcasters and digital platforms. Limited in mid 2015. Tiantian Kankan car- production, distribution and licensing. ries local and int’l content from 200+ part- Enlight TV Production ners. It claims monthly users of about 150 Cenic Media Enlight TV Production/Beijing Enlight Me- million (12 million daily users) and about Cenic Media specialises in the produc- dia specialises in the production of TV 70 million average daily video views. Sub- tion, distribution and investment of con- content in China, and is also involved scription costs RMB150/US$22 a year. tent in the China market. The aim is to be- in film distribution. Production genres in- come an ideal partner of global drama/ clude TV drama, formats, news, variety Wasu formats producers and media platforms. and lifestyle. Launched in 2003, Wasu is an offering live TV channels China Huace Film & TV Fantawild Animation and local/international VOD content to Established in 2005, China Huace Film & Fantawild Animation Inc (FAI) specialises about 20+ million subscribers. The VOD li- TV is a TV and film media group primar- in original animation design and produc- brary includes drama, movies, animation ily focused on production and distribu- tion. Globally, the company has distribut- and documentary series. VIP pack costs tion of TV drama, films and variety shows. ed its programmes to over 100 countries RMB40/US$6 a month. Wasu is owned The group has more than 20 subsidiaries via TV networks such as Disney and Sony and managed by Wasu Digital TV Media (including Croton Media) and has made as well as Netflix. Known mostly for its TV Holdings, an investment by the Hangzhou strategic alliances and investments into animation series Boonie Bears, Fantawild Culture, Radio and Television Group and areas such as a film studio, cinema the- Animation is a part of the Fantawild Hold- the Zhejiang Radio and Television Group. atres, advertising/artist agencies and on- ing, a subsidiary of Cultural and Technol- The Wasu group is China’s media pow- line gaming. ogy in China.

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FremantleMedia China casting ( China, Xing Kong broadcast in about 90 countries and re- FremantleMedia in China creates, pro- International Channel and Channel [V] gions, including the U.S., Europe, Japan duces and distributes content in the China), filmmaking, artist management and Africa. The company is also involved country across traditional TV and digi- and music/concert production. Star Chi- in drama/live-action films, global distribu- tal platforms. Production credits include na’s TV production subsidiary, Canxing/ tion of content, publishing and licensing. dating show Date With Fate China (aired Starry, produces local adaptations of in- on iQiyi) and reality talent Don’t Stop Me ternational formats. Star China’s original Now China (CCTV1) and Let’s Get Gold formats include native Chinese format Telcos China (CCTV3). Sing Song and Sing! China. Star China was established in August 2010 as a joint China Mobile Huayi Brothers Media venture between Chinese Media Capital China Mobile Communications Corpora- Huayi Brothers Media Corporation is one (CMC) and . In January tion is a state-owned telecommunication of China’s dominant media and enter- 2014, CMC acquired 20th Century Fox’s corporation offering mobile voice and tainment companies. Founded in 1994 47% stake to become sole owner. services through nationwide by the Wang brothers, the company (2G/3G/4G) mobile began with feature film production and Tangren Media network across mainland China. China Mo- distribution, and has since expanded into Tangren Media specialises in the pro- bile had over 873 million subs in Aug 2017. television production, talent manage- duction of TV dramas, 3D animation and ment, cinema, music, new media, gam- movies, and is involved in distribution, China Telecom ing and theme parks. publishing and talent management. The China Telecom provides mobile, broad- company was incorporated in 2012. band internet and fixed line services to IPCN about 248 million mobile subscribers, 132 Established in 2007, Shanghai-based Inter- UYoung Culture & Media million wireline broadband subscribers national Program Content Network (IPCN) Launched in 2000, UYoung produces, and 122 million access lines (Nov 2017). specialises in the acquisition and distribu- distributes and licenses animated kids’ tion of format rights to China/Asia-Pacific. content across all platforms. The com- China Unicom The company has brokered more than 35 pany also creates its own preschool China Unicom was founded as a state- deals or about 5,000 hours of international consumer product lines and runs strate- owned enterprise in 1994 by the Ministry TV for the Chinese market in original and gic media operations across a number of Railways, the Ministry of Electronics In- localised versions. Production credits in of Chinese kids’ channels. Headquar- dustry and the Ministry of Electric Power 2017 include season two of business en- tered in Beijing, UYoung has offices and Industry. As of Nov 2017, China Unicom tertainment format Dragons’ Den China. production facilities in Beijing, Shanghai had 281.3 million mobile subscribers, 77.5 and Los Angeles. million fixed-line broadband subscribers Sony Pictures Entertainment (Beijing) and 60.6 million fixed-line customers. Sony Pictures Entertainment’s production Zhejiang Versatile Media outfit in China (formerly known as Huaso Hangzhou-based Zhejiang Versatile Me- Film and TV Digital Production) was co- dia launched in 1993 as Hangzhou Ver- Government/Regulator founded by China Film Group Corpora- satile Advertising and is an integrated tion and Sony Pictures Entertainment in media company involved in film/TV, ani- SAPPRFT 2004. In 2011, China Film Group shifted mation, advertising, internet and mobile The State Administration of Press, Publi- its shares to CCTV6 movie channel and services. cation, Radio, Film and Television of the the Beijing-based production house be- People’s Republic of China (SAPPRFT) came a joint venture company owned Zhejiang Zhongnan Animation oversees state-owned television, radio, by CCTV6 and Sony Pictures. Established in 2003, Zhejiang Zhongnan film and publications enterprises. The Animation (Zoland Animation) special- body directly controls state-owned me- Star China International Media ises in original animation production. dia, including China Central Television Star China International Media (Star Chi- Titles – both original animation series and (CCTV), , China Ra- na) specialises in TV production (Canxing films, with an aggregate length ofap- dio International. SAPPRFT is also respon- Production/Starry Production), broad- proximately 80,000 minutes – have been sible for policing China’s censorship rules.

Adapted from ContentAsia’s The Big List 2018 Be included! Please send your details to Malena at [email protected] or +65 6846 5982 C NTENTASIA events 30 APRIL-13 May 2018 Page 15.

What’s on where...

May 2018 9-11 Busan Contents Market, BCM Busan, South Korea

15-23 L.A. Screenings L.A., U.S.A.

22-23 PromaxBDA India Mumbai, India

June 2018 6-7 MIP China Hangzhou, China

7-9 Vietnam Telefilm Vietnam

11-13 DW Global Media Forum Bonn, Germany

Shanghai International Film & TV 12-14 Shanghai, China Festival TV Market

25 CASBAA Satellite Industry Forum Singapore

26-28 BroadcastAsia Singapore

26-28 CommunicAsia Singapore

August 2018 28-29 ContentAsia Summit Singapore

September 2018 5-7 BCWW Seoul, South Korea

13-16 Gwangju ACE Fair Gwangju, South Korea

October 2018 2-4 APSCC Jakarta, Indonesia

13-14 MIP Junior Cannes, France

15-18 MIPCOM Cannes, France

23-25 TIFFCOM 2018 Tokyo, Japan

30 Oct-1 Nov CASBAA Convention Hong Kong

November 2018 28-30 Asian Animation Summit Seoul, South Korea

December 2018 3-4 PromaxBDA Asia Singapore

5-7 Asia TV Forum & Market, ATF Singapore

March 2019 18-21 Hong Kong FILMART Hong Kong

April 2019 8-11 MIP TV Cannes, France

The full list of events is available at www.contentasia.tv/events-list C NTENTASIA 30 APRIL-13 May 2018 Page 16.

Online activity dips in Hong Kong The Walking Dead tops list of measured titles C NTENT

Editorial Director Online activity around regional and in- being onboarded by data science com- Janine Stein ternational hits in Hong Kong – including pany Parrot Analytics. [email protected] Netflix and other international streamers Demand expressions for the week were Assistant Editor – was way low for the week of 12-18 April, d-own by 50% from the week of 20-27 Malena Amzah with not a single title coming anywhere September 2017, when top title – Game [email protected] near the one-million demand expressions of Thrones – drew 1.8 million demand Research Manager mark. expressions and six of the titles on the CJ Yong Reasons could be the high-attraction overall list topped the 500,000 demand [email protected] of local titles offered by Television Broad- expressions mark. Editorial Research Aqilah Yunus casts Ltd’s (TVB) streaming platform myTV Netflix’s Black Mirror topped the digi- [email protected] SUPER as well as PCCW Media-owned tal originals list, way up from 7th place in Design free/pay platform Viu. Local titles are still September last year. Rae Yong

Associate Publisher HONG KONG: Top 10 Overall TV Shows (Americas, Europe) and VP, Rank Title Average Demand International Business Development Expressions™ Leah Gordon 1 The Walking Dead 886,059 [email protected] 2 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 386,822 Sales and Marketing (Asia) 3 Game Of Thrones 378,021 Masliana Masron 4 Tokyo Ghoul (東京喰種) 375,253 [email protected] 5 Supergirl 364,170 6 Running Man (런닝맨) 339,821 To receive your regular free copy 7 Arrow 325,344 of ContentAsia, please email 8 The Flash 312,425 [email protected] 9 Brooklyn Nine-nine 302,213 10 DC’s Legends Of Tomorrow 291,654 Published fortnightly by: Pencil Media Pte Ltd HONG KONG: Top 10 Digital Originals 730A Geylang Road Rank Title Platform Average Demand Singapore 389641 Expressions™ Tel: +65 6846-5987 1 Black Mirror Netflix 270,163 www.contentasia.tv 2 Stranger Things Netflix 214,915 3 Star Trek: Discovery CBS All Access 180,183 MCI (P) 091/11/2015 4 Altered Carbon Netflix 171,346 5 Marvel’s Jessica Jones Netflix 159,935 Copyright 2018 Pencil Media Pte Ltd. 6 The Grand Tour Amazon Video 156,463 All Rights Reserved. 7 Narcos Netflix 140,711 8 The Good Fight CBS All Access 132,225 9 13 Reasons Why Netflix 121,206 10 The Looming Tower 113,358 C NTENT Date range: 12-18 April 2018 Market: Hong Kong Daily news with Demand Expressions®: A global metric standard developed by Parrot ContentAsia Insider Analytics which represents the total audience demand being expressed email [email protected] for a title, within a market. Audience demand reflects the desire, engage- for subscription details ment and viewership, weighted by importance; so a stream/download is a higher expression of demand than a ‘like’/comment. Note: Local/regional content in this country is still being onboarded by Parrot Analytics