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Celestial launches Philippines channel CTE, Viva, Cignal partner on movie channel

Celestial Tiger Entertainment (CTE) is part- nering with Philippines’ producer/distrib- utor Viva Communications and direct- to-home satellite platform Cignal TV to launch a first-of-its-kind movie channel.

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GMA, now TV tie up on Pinoy OTT for Hong Kong PCCW’s now TV & CSL to carry Pinoy TV app

Philippines’ free-TV broadcast network GMA is expanding its Hong Kong foot- print in a mobile deal that puts its new app on PCCW’s now TV OTT platform as well as on telco CSL.

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Stingray fast-tracks Asia investment with MCA stake New push into specialist services, Creevey says

Multiplatform music provider, Stingray Digital Group Inc, is fast-tracking its Asia- Pacific plans in a new tie up with Gregg Creevey’s Singapore-based Multi Chan- nels Asia (MCA).

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AXN greenlights Business as usual for Nat Geo Asia Cash Cab Philippines Ward Platt exits FIC channels for new role

Sony Pictures Television Networks Asia has It’s business as usual for National Geo- Former Fox International Channels (FIC) green lit the first Asian in-country version of graphic Channels in Asia as the new Asia head, Ward Platt, takes a new post all3media format Cash Cab. National Geographic Partners leader- as chief operating officer of National Production kicks off in Manila this week. ship structure in the U.S. takes shape, Geographic Partners. Platt is currently The 13-episode show premieres in De- the company said on Tuesday morning FIC’s chief operating officer and chief ex- cember. following the overnight announcement ecutive of National Geographic Channels Cash Cab Philippines is produced by out of the U.S. International. Michael McKay’s activeTV, which acquired The announcement said U.S. channels Word that central command for both rights from the U.K.-based all3media. ac- head, Courteney Monroe, had been ap- channels and production was being con- tiveTV also produced the regional version pointed chief executive of National Geo- solidated under Monroe in the U.S. started of Cash Cab for AXN in 2011. graphic Global Networks. The role covers circulating about a week ago. Local actor Ryan Agoncillo hosts the channels’ global programming, operations Naysayers warn of a potential loss of show as the faux-cab driver. The format and marketing. programming relevance in Asia. involves passengers agreeing to answer Monroe also takes over National Geo- Monday night’s announcement was general knowledge questions to win cash graphic Studios, the in-house television pro- made by National Geographic Partners prizes. If they get three answers wrong, duction studio previously part of National chief executive, Declan Moore. Additional they are booted out wherever they are. Geographic Ventures. appointments are expected soon.

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Dragon Ball Super SCTV greenlights Turkish drama heads for Screenplay to make local version of Elif Toonami Asia 1st and exclusive rights for SEA, India

Elif

Indonesian free-TV broadcast- gramming and had such an er SCTV has greenlit a local unforeseen impact on our version of Turkish daily drama audiences. We now want Elif following ratings success to remake the show to give with the first two seasons of it more of a local flavour in the original series. order to widen the appeal of The deal is the first an- the show here in Indonesia”. Dragon Ball Super nounced by Swedish distributor Elif, produced in Turkey by Nixon Yau Lim Eccho Rights under new Asia Pa- Green Yapim for Kanal 7, more than Toei Animation’s new Dragon Ball Super cific head Nixon Yau Lim after the exit of doubled SCTV’s audience share when it heads for Turner’s kids channel Toonami in Gary Pudney to join Keshet International. aired earlier this year. South and Southeast Asia in mid 2016. The local version is being produced by The series is the story of a girl whose Turner acquired first and exclusive rights SCTV sister company Screenplay Produc- mother sends her away to live on a farm for the 52-part half-hour series, the first tions. Production is scheduled to begin to protect her from her dangerous step- new Dragon Ball production in almost two later in November for broadcast in Janu- father. Only the head of the household decades. ary 2016. staff knows where Elif comes from, but not Mark Eyers, chief content officer for SCTV’s general manager for acquisi- even she knows that Elif is the daughter of Turner’s Kids Networks in Asia Pacific, called tions, Banardi Rachmad, says the Turkish the son of the rich farming family. As time Dragon Ball “a cornerstone” of Toonami’s series “turned around our daytime pro- goes by Elif’s secrets start to unravel. programming strategy since the channel launched in 2012. The channel previously aired Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball Z Kai. Reuniting iconic characters, Dragon Ball Super follows the aftermath of Goku’s asia battle with Majin Buu as he attempts to c ntent maintain earth’s fragile peace. Dragon Ball’s original creator, Akira Daily news with ContentAsia Insider Toriyama, is involved in the new season, email [email protected] for subscription details produced with Fuji Television. 16-22 november 2015 page 4. c ntentasia 16-22 november 2015 16-22 november 2015 Page 5. Page 5.

Philippines’ GMA goes mobile in HK PCCW’s now TV & CSL to carry Pinoy TV app

24 Oras

Philippines’ free-TV broadcast network about 10% of Filipinas in Hong Kong via GMA is expanding its Hong Kong foot- traditional channels. “We want to reach print in a mobile deal that puts its new the other 90%,” Francia says. app on PCCW’s now TV OTT platform as In addition to access to the GMA Pinoy well as on telco CSL. TV channel, the app offers 16 hours of The now Pinoy TV app, developed by catch-up video on demand a month. now TV, is scheduled to be available on now TV carries three GMA-branded lin- CSL mobile before the end of the year. ear channels – GMA Pinoy TV, GMA Life now TV rolled out the app on its OTT TV and GMA News TV International – on platform on 19 October. its pay-TV service and has just launched The app’s subscription tier will be avail- its own OTT platform. able via pre-paid cards for HK$48/US$6 a “The launch of this new now Pinoy TV month. app further demonstrates our commit- Other markets are being explored as ment to providing even more flexible GMA looks at additional ways to reach content access for Hong Kong’s Pinoy Philippines’ nationals living abroad, says community,” says Loke Kheng Tham, PC- Joseph T. Francia, GMA first vice president CW’s executive vice president of pay TV. and head of international operations. The now Pinoy TV app is available for “We intend to roll this out in other mar- Android and iOS users. kets, specifically where we have substan- The app offers access to GMA Pinoy tial unserved or underserved segments of TV shows such as Beautiful Strangers, My our target subscribers in the Asia Pacific, Faithful Husband, The Half Sisters, Celeb- MENA and Europe,” Francia says. riTV, Wowowin, Sunday PinaSaya and Hong Kong is home to about 200,000 Fil- Eat Bulaga, along with flagship news ipinos, most of whom have some access programme 24 Oras, late night newscast to broadband/wifi. Saksi, and hourly news bulletins through Francia says GMA currently reaches Flash Report. c ntentasia 16-22 november 2015 16-22 november 2015 Page 6. Page 6.

Celestial launches Philippines channel CTE, Viva, Cignal partner on movie channel

Lady of the Dynasty

Celestial Tiger Entertainment (CTE) is part- schedules. nering with Philippines’ producer/distrib- CTE isn’t saying how many additional utor Viva Communications and direct- titles it has acquired only for the Philip- to-home satellite platform Cignal TV to pines. “Like with all of our Celestial Movies launch a first-of-its-kind movie channel. feeds, we are actively acquiring to cater Celestial Movies Pinoy (CM Pinoy) de- to local tastes while utilising our econo- buts in January 2016 with exclusive car- mies of scale for regional acquisitions,” riage on Cignal TV’s basic tier, reaching said Ofanny Choi, CTE’s executive vice more than one million subscribers. president, TV networks. The channel, offered in a mix of Tagalog Choi said the Philippines was one of and English, is the first fully localised Chi- Asia’s most dynamic markets on both a nese movie channel in the Philippines. macro-level and for pay TV. The launch schedule includes the lat- “We wanted to launch a Chinese mov- est hits such as Lady of the Dynasty, an ie channel there that had mass-appeal epic drama with Fan Bingbing; Little Big so localisation was key. We had to find Master, 2015’s highest-grossing Chinese the right partner to create a fully loca- film in Hong Kong; and romantic drama lised Celestial Movies and we found such Paris Holiday, starring Hong Kong’s Louis a partner in Viva,” she added. Koo and Taiwan’s Kuo Tsai Chieh. “Filipinos, in general, love movies and CM Pinoy will also showcase classic are now beginning to appreciate Asian favourites such as Jackie Chan’s New productions and actors,” says Viva Com- Police Story, Rob-B-Hood, The Medallion munications’ chairman and CEO, Vicen- and The Myth. te del Rosario Jr. The channel will feature special themat- He added that Tagalog-dubbed con- ic programming every month centered tent “is much easier to understand and around superstars or popular genres. Be- enjoy which will expand its appeal to a yond movies, CM Pinoy will present be- much wider audience”. hind-the-scenes movie specials and in- CM Pinoy TV is the third CTE channel terviews with Chinese stars and directors. Cignal TV will carry after Kix and Thrill. Local Philippines movies are not part Rival SkyCable carries Celestial Classic of the schedule to begin with, but the Movies, which is distributed to the prov- possibility is not being ruled out for future inces by Creative Program Inc (CPI). c ntentasia 16-22 november 2015 Page 7.

IFA wins Int’l Golden Stingray takes the brakes off Asia plans Panda for China doc MCA stake heralds new push into audio services

Multiplatform music provider, Stingray vantage of opportunities opening up with Digital Group, is fast-tracking its Asia- digital/media fragmentation. This includes Pacific plans in a new tie up with Gregg a greater focus on factual, sports/outdoor Creevey’s Singapore-based Multi Chan- lifestyle and services targeting millenials. nels Asia (MCA). The decision to invest in “It makes sense to bring in a company Asia follows Stingray’s IPO in Montreal in that shares our view of the world and can June this year, and comes after at least provide growth capital to go with it,” he three years of flirting with the region. said. The multi-year agreement involves Sting- Creevey said consumers were driv- ray providing MCA with growth capital in ing demand for specialist, relevant and exchange for an expanded foothold in carefully curated content, and that the the Asia region. The deal includes a provi- exit from set-top boxes could be slowed Singapore production house IFA Media’s sion for Stingray to become a shareholder by providing experiences that kept audi- How China Works won an International in MCA. ences engaged. Golden Panda for Best Documentary Se- This is the eight-year-old MCA’s first out- “We need to invigorate the shop mix,” ries (Society) at this year’s Sichuan TV Fes- side investment. he said. tival. How China Works, made for CICC Speaking shortly after the announce- Stingray, based in Canada, reaches an and Discovery Channel, looks at China’s ment, Creevey said the investment would estimated 135 million pay-TV homes in 127 most ambitious projects and technologi- be used to expand MCA’s presence in the countries with its B2B customised music cal innovations. specialist channels space and to take ad- services. c ntentasia 16-22 november 2015 16-22 november 2015 Page 8. Page 8.

China online rights rush escalates Movies, kids lead in new distribution deals

China streaming gold rush continues, with Canadian kids/family distributor DHX Me- dia adding library content to both LeTV and iQiyi this week. The new AVOD/SVOD deals, an- nounced in the run up to this year’s ATF in Singapore, involve about 350 hours of content. iQiyi acquired non-exclusive AVOD and SVOD rights to more than 400 half-hours of content, in- cluding Teletubbies, Paddington and Caillou. iQiyi had five million pay- ing subscribers as of 15 June 2015. LeTV acquired OTT TV (smart TV and set-top box) and web broadcast rights to

313 half-hours of Teletubbies in English and Caillou, DHX Media Mandarin. DHX’s announcement comes a little The new deal is the latest in the escalat- more than a month since Sesame Work- ing rights rush, with thousands of hours of shop started talking about its collaboration content sold in the past few months. with three of China’s top digital platforms: Although distributors say they’re getting Baidu’s iQiyi, Tencent Video, and Alibaba’s real licensing money out of China, some Tmall Box. say rates are still well below what they Over the next two years, Sesame Work- should be. shop will provide the international ver- The upside is some progress in the battle sion of its classic preschool show, Sesame against piracy, although observers say ille- Street, along with other spin-offs, dubbed gal access is still rampant. in Mandarin, to all three platforms. Recent deals include Sony Pictures Tele- Sesame Workshop has also signed its first vision’s licensing agreement extension for video streaming deal in the territory with feature films with Baidu-owned iQiyi. BesTV, the largest IPTV platform in China. The new multi-year deal, announced at The kids deals follow major licensing the end of October, covers SVOD rights to agreements between China’s powerful hundreds of Sony Pictures titles a year. The video platforms and U.S. studios. exact number of titles has not been dis- Earlier this month, CBS Studios Internation- closed. al and PPTV signed an exclusive, multi-year Sony Pictures titles include Men In Black licensing agreement for streaming rights to and Spider-Man trilogies, thrillers Resident CBS and Showtime series in China. Evil and Underworld, as well as family The new deal provides PPTV’s 400 million friendly titles such as Stuart Little and Ju- users with access to current hit shows and manji. The deal also gives iQiyi VOD rights exclusive premieres in China of selected to the studio’s current film slate, including new series from both CBC and Showtime. Pixels, The Walk and Goosebumps. Details of the titles or number of hours iQiyi senior vice president, Xianghua involved in the latest deal were not dis- Yang, said the platform’s cooperation with closed. CBS has also not said what the major global studios meets “growing de- streaming release window is. mand and helps prevent online piracy”. 16-22 november 2015 page 9. c ntentasia 16-22 november 2015 16-22 november 2015 Page 10. Page 10.

10 features head for S’pore in Dec 1st SEA Film Financing initiative kicks off

The Long Walk

Ten feature-length projects go before fi- Malaysia’s HomeGreen Films; and Chaplin nanciers, distributors, programmers and in Bali, a France-Singapore co-production potential co-production partners during directed by Raphael Millet. the first Southeast Asian Film Financing Lao Art Media Co’s The Long Walk, di- (SAFF) Project Market. rected by Mattie Do, flies the flag for Laos The three-day market will be held in Sin- on the list of projects chosen. gapore (2-4 December) at the same time Cambodia is represented by Sok Visal’s as the Asia TV Forum and ScreenSinga- In the Shade from 802AD Production, and pore. Vietnam by Vo Thach Thao’s Lonely Fish The top 10 projects were chosen from 148 by Vblock Media. submissions from 23 countries, and include The pitch days will be preceded by the films from Singapore, Laos, Malaysia, Bhu- Asia leg of the Ties That Bind co-produc- tan, Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar and tion workshop (30 November-4 Decem- the Philippines. Two of the projects have ber), which links 10 additional projects European partners. from Europe and Asia to the SAFF Project The line-up includes a mix of feature- Market. The extra 10 films will also be part length documentaries, animation and of the pitching process. live-action fiction projects from both es- The event culminates in ScreenSinga- tablished and emerging filmmakers. pore’s film financing conference with Four of the projects involve Singapore speakers from across Asia and Europe companies. Three of these are co-pro- talking about media investment trends ductions, including director Ong Chao and the outlook for producers. Hong’s A Small Place, a co-production The SAFF Project Market is a new part of between Singapore’s Daoyu Pictures and this year’s ScreenSingapore. c ntentasia 16-22 november 2015 16-22 november 2015 Page 11. Page 11.

Viacom sells 1,000 hours to China People’s Video boosts animation content

Viacom has sold 1,000 SpongeBob and Teenage Mutant Ninja hours of animated Turtles. content to China Elsewhere in Asia, Nickelodeon pre- Mobile partner, mieres new pre-school title Shimmer and People’s Video, Shine in Malaysia and the Philippines on 1 the online plat- December, followed on 21 December on for m operated Nick Jr in Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, by People’s Daily. Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia. The three-year deal The 20-episode series follows twin ge- includes titles such nies-in-training, Shimmer and Shine, who Shimmer and Shine as Dora the Explorer, grant wishes for their friend Leah.

Outdoor backs women’s Siberia trek WOAM raises awareness for war/abuse survivors

WOAM founding partner, Christine Amour-Levar

Regional adventure lifestyle channel, short films from the 12-day trek with the Outdoor Channel (Asia), has signed on Nenets reindeer herders, who make the as the official supporting broadcaster 60-kilometre journey across the Gulf of for Women on a Mission’s (WOAM) trek Ob in Northern Russia twice a year. across Siberia to raise awareness and The Siberia trek starts on 24 November. money for women survivors of war and WOAM is a non-profit based in Singa- abuse. pore. The three previous treks were in Outdoor Channel will air highlights and Nepal and Jordan. c ntentasia Production 16-22 november 2015 Page 12.

ContentAsia’s regular section, ContentAsia Production, looks at original content development in Asia and the productions and coproductions breaking new ground across different genres in the region.

Ku Tinggalkan Cinta di Okinawa

Malaysia-Japan drama production, Ku Tinggalkan Cinta di Okinawa (Leaving love in Okinawa), takes tourism board- backed content to a new level, sidestep- ping the usual travel format in favour of a 26-episode tale of love, family, friendship, passion and sacrifices. The series, designed to promote Okinawa to Malaysians, follows 21-year old karate enthusiast Alisa (Hanis Zalikha) and her search for her long-lost mother. When Alisa falls in love with Shun (Shogen Itokazu), she has no idea of the shocking places to which her quest will lead. Mimi Lana plays Riana, Shun’s girlfriend. Sharnaaz Ahmad stars as Alisa’s friend, Raykal, who keeps his feelings for her hid- den because of her affection for Shun. Ku Tinggalkan Cinta di Okinawa The RM1.1 million/US$252,000 Ku Tinggalkan Cinta di Okinawa is the first Malaysian TV drama national free-TV channel TV3. The series, directed by Double Vi- series with a Japanese lead. Double Vision’s head of sion’s Amor Rizan, targets Malay viewers 12 episodes were shot in production, Lim Siu Min, aged 15-40. Production started in June Okinawa and the rest in Ma- said Mabui Stone suggested 2014 and completed in February 2015. laysia. working together on a show The series premiered on 5 August on Ku Tinggalkan Cinta di for the Okinawa Convention Astro Mustika HD and Astro Bella, airing Okinawa is the second co- and Visitors Bureau. Wednesdays.9.30pm-10.30pm. The last Lim Siu Min production between Malaysia’s “They had wanted a show to episode is scheduled to air on 23 Janu- Double Vision and Okinawa-based promote Okinawa to Malaysians but in- ary 2016. Mabui Stone. The show is backed by stead of doing a traditional travel show, Communication between cast and the Okinawa Convention and Visitors we thought that it would be a better crew members from Malaysia and Japan Bureau. idea to do this via a drama series, half was the greatest challenge, Lim says. The first Double Vision-Mabui Stone set in Okinawa and the other half set in Scripts were in three languages (English, production was Ryujin Juwara, Malaysia’s Malaysia,” Lim says. Malay, Japanese). first Tokusatsu (live-animated/special ef- “The idea was to set a show around Lim says drama, especially stories of fects) TV drama series based on the origi- karate – something that originated from love, relationship and family, continue to nal Ryujin Mabuyer Japanese format. Okinawa – and to use it as a backdrop trend on Malaysian TV. Another notable The series premiered in January 2014 on for our story,” she adds. trend in Malaysia is comedy, she adds.

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ISSUE SIX 2015 C NTENTASIA PLUS: Asia formats leaders Sony Pictures’ Workpoint Entertainment’s 4K – ready, steady, oh hold on Andrea Wong Chalakorn Panyashom The great adaptors: Asia’s newsmakers

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Scripps closes 2015 on an original production high AFC, HGTV originals lead strong slate for 2016

Scripps Networks Interactive gets an early start on original production for 2016 with season two of Food Wars on Food Net- work premiering on 11 January 2016 in a prime time 10pm slot. The show, produced by Endemol Shine’s Singapore-based production unit, is part of an original slate Scripps has green-lit for 2016 as the network contin- ues to ramp up original productions com- missioned and funded in-house. The slate also includes the first local ver- sion of long-running U.S. format House Hunters for HGTV Asia, which Scripps started talking about at the ContentAsia Summit in September this year. Details are expected to be announced in the next few weeks. The new format commissions keeps Food Hero 2015 winner Debbie Wong Scripps on the list of top three regional entertainment broadcasters out of the gate so far with original Asia productions/ A+E Networks Asia premiered the first 10pm slot. The show, produced by Sin- formats for 2016. season of MasterChef Asia in early Sep- gapore-based Freeflow Productions, is The top five (by budget) in the space tember. The show ran for 15 episodes, hosted by Food Hero 2014 winner Sarah in 2015 were Sony Pictures Television Net- with the finale on 10 December. A+E Benjamin, who goes in search of favou- works with Asia’s Got Talent (Fremantle- hasn’t announced season two yet. rite dishes across six new destinations. Media Asia), Fox International Channels HBO Asia, which premieres this year’s Scripps sponsor-funded content cre- with Asia’s Next Top Model season three original series Halfworlds on 29 Novem- ation initiative in partnership with tourism (Beach House Pictures), A+E Networks’ ber, is expected to continue to add boards around the region includes Asian MasterChef Asia (Endemol Shine Asia), high-end drama to its schedules. No an- Food Channel series, Wonderful Indone- NBCUniversal Channels with How Do I nouncements on 2016’s originals have sia Flavours. Look? Asia (Matchbox Pictures Asia) and been made yet. The show, a first partnership with Tourism Scripps with Food Wars (Endemol Shine) Scripps’ Food Wars showdown show, Indonesia, premieres on 23 November, season one. hosted by Food Hero 2015 winner Debbie and will run Mondays to Thursdays at 7pm Fox International Channels leads for Wong, pits food establishments in differ- (6pm in Jakarta and Bangkok). 2016 so far. The Hong Kong-based region- ent cities against each other to find best The eight half hours, produced by Ma- al network started production on Asia’s of the best dishes. laysia’s Wild Snapper, follow Australian Next Top Model season four this month. Countries covered in the second sea- chefs Tobie Puttock and Darren Robertson 2015’s other big regional players have son are Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia and Indonesian celeb chef Rinrin Marinka not showed their hands yet, with no con- and Singapore. across Indonesia in their quest to discover firmation on second seasons ofAsia’s Got Food Wars follows a strong end to 2015, and recreate local Javanese dishes. Talent (Sony Pictures Television Networks with two original productions – Must Try Wonderful Indonesia Flavours follows Asia) or How Do I Look? Asia (NBCUniver- Asia season two and Wonderful Indonesia content creation partnerships earlier this sal Channels). Flavours – running on Asian Food Channel year with Tourism Philippines (The Amaz- Sony Pictures Television Networks has, through November and December. ing Food Challenge season three), Jakar- however, green lit a Philippines’ version The six-part half-hour Must Try Asia re- ta Tourism (Back to the Streets Jakarta) of Cash Cab by activeTV. turned on Tuesday, 10 November, in a and Penang Tourism (My Penang). c ntentasia ATF programme listings 16-22 november 2015 Page 15.

Agatha Christie’s Nature Cat Partners in Crime Nature Cat follows a cat named Fred, who A classic whodunit with a dreams of exploring the great outdoors. contemporary twist, Part- There’s one small problem: he’s a ners in Crime is a new house cat with no instincts for na- crime thriller series, ture. With the help of his animal produced by Hilary friends, Nature Cat embarks on Bevan Jones’ Endor action-packed adventures that Productions along- include exciting missions full of na- side Agatha Christie ture investigation, “aha” discovery moments and a healthy dose of humour. Productions. The suc- Length: 80x11 mins 9 Story Media Group 23 Fraser Ave, Toronto, Ontario M6K cess of Agatha Christie 1Y7, Canada T: +1 416 530 9900 ATF Booth # E31 television adaptations are world-renowned with her works now Fish: The Dish managed by Agatha Christie Ltd (an Fish: The Dish aims to prove that cooking RLJ Entertainment company). Partners delicious seafood dishes isn’t as compli- in Crime is based on two of Christie’s cated as it seems. Each episode follows Tommy and Tuppence novels: The Secret chef Spencer Watt as he develops ac- Adversary and N or M? David Walliams cessible, tasty fish recipes and Jessica Raine star as the titular “part- for his new sustainable ners”, amateur detectives Tommy and seafood cookbook Tuppence, who stumble into a world and demystifies a of murder, undercover agents and variety of sea- The Dengineers Soviet conspiracy. Length: 6x60 food dishes. The Dengineers rips up the blueprints of mins all3media international Berk- T h r o u g h o u t traditional makeover programmes and shire House, 168-173 High Holborn, the series he instead presents a kid-focused transfor- London, WC1V 7AA, U.K. T: +44 (0) explains how mation show. The Dengineers are an elite 20 7845 4350 to clean, cook, team dedicated to making out-of-this- ATF Booth # K08 p r e s e n t , a n d world dens for deserving children. The serve whole fish, fish Dengineers travel throughout the U.K. fillets, fish steaks, a vari- making children’s den dreams become ety of shellfish, and different kinds of a reality. Presenters Mark Wright and roe. He answers commonly asked questions Lauren Layfield lead the show, along Ready Jet Go! and concerns in an approachable and with the build trio: Sege Rosella, builder Ready Jet Go! follows two neighbour- casual manner and shows that meals that extraordinaire and the mastermind hood kids: Sean and Sydney as they taste and look gourmet can actually be behind some truly awe-inspiring worlds; befriend the new kid on their street, quick and easy. Length: 15x30 mins Gusto Olga Skumial, TV and theatre set design- Jet Propulsion, whose family members TV 66 Muriel Street, Suite 203, Ottawa, ON, er and creator of magical atmospheres; happen to be aliens. Together, they K1S 4E1, Canada T: +1 613 730 1728 and Dee Saigal, digital genius and a embark on adventures, exploring the ATF Booth # D20 technology queen. This visually exciting solar system, learning about space and series aims to inspire, inform and edu- science, but always back in time for dinner. cate. There are jaw-dropping surprises, Aimed at 3-8 year olds, Ready Jet Go! was celebrity twists, amazing feats of engi- created by Craig Bartlett, (Dinosaur Train, Hey neering and (of course!) the kids are in Arnold!) and produced by Wind Dancer Films, charge! Length: 11x30 mins HD Beyond (What Women Want, Home Improvement, Distribution 109 Reserve Road, Artarmon, Roseanne). The show premieres nationwide Sydney, New South Wales 2064, Australia on PBS Kids in the U.S. next year. Length: 40x30 T: 61 2 9437 2000 mins CAKE 76-78 Charlotte Street, London, ATF Booth # E28 (Australia Pavilion) W1T 4QS, U.K. T: +44 (0)20 7307 3230 ATF Booth # K32 (U.K. Indies) c ntentasia ATF programme listings 16-22 november 2015 Page 16.

Who’s On Top Money isn’t the only thing that goes up and down in this show. Who’s on Top? has three contestants suspended in “air pods” that are scaling in-studio towers five stories high, faced with fun trivia ques- tions to which only two answers apply – “more” or “less” and “true” or “false”. If answered correctly, the contestant’s air pod springs to life and quickly ascends to the next level of the tower accumulat- ing money as it goes, but if wrong, they plummet all the Beowulf: Return To way to the basement level. Length: Format (60 mins) Keshet The Shieldlands International Hong Kong Office: 11-12/F, BOC Group Life Assurance Tower, 134-136 A tale of fantastical creatures of battles, Des Voeux Road, Central, Hong Kong T: +852 3956 7168 politics, power, loyalty and love. This epic ATF Booth # C21 drama follows Beowulf as he strives to be a man as well as a hero while defend- ing those he loves from a hostile world. Thomas and Friends season 20 Annedroids Length: 13x60 mins ITV Studios Global Thomas and Friends are back and it is the A live-action/CGI series following the Entertainment Rooms 517-520, 5th Floor, year of racing. The series is full of humour adventure of kid scientist Anne, her Sun Hung Kai Centre, 30 Harbour Road, and drama and focused on themes fun-loving friends and her android Wan Chai, Hong Kong T: +852 2511 9700 creations as they perform experi- ATF Booth # D21 ments in Anne’s junkyard laboratory. Together they learn about friendship and each other, one experiment at a Cleverman time. Length: 52x30 mins Picture Box Cleverman is a new genre drama star- Distribution Inc. 141 East 23 Avenue, ring Iain Glen (Game of Thrones) and Vancouver BC, V5V 1X1, Canada T: +1 Frances O’Connor (The Missing). This dra- 604 783 1745 ma for ABC Australia and SundanceTV is set in the near future, where a spe- cies from ancient mythology must live of friendship, participation, determina- among humans and battle for survival tion and teamwork. Length: 20x10 mins in a world that wants to silence, exploit Mattel Inc. Rm 504-512, 5/F, North Tower, and destroy them. The drama is directed World Finance Centre, Harbour City, Tsim by Wayne Blair (The Sapphires, Septem- Sha Tsui, Hong Kong bers of Shiraz) and Leah Purcell, with ATF Booth # F20 creatures and effects by Jacob Nash (Bangarra Dance Company) and the Oscar-winning Weta Workshop (The Hob- Blood and Water bit trilogy, Avatar). Length: The one thing Josephine “Jo” Bradley knows for certain is that she’s a good cop. She’s 6x60 mins Red Arrow ambitious and tough (or thinks she is) and has just been assigned her first case as International 701, 7/F lead detective following her promotion to Vancouver’s Homicide Division. Born in Tower 2 Silvercord, China and abandoned by a family she never knew, Jo was adopted as a tod- 30 Canton Road, dler and relocated to Vancouver. Kowloon, Hong When Charles Xie goes missing, Kong Jo is forced to reveal a long-held ATF Booth # H21 secret in order to solve a murder. Length: 4x60 mins/8x30 mins HD Breakthrough Entertainment 35 Britain Street, Toronto, Ontario M5A 1R7, Canada T: +1 416 766 6588 c ntentasia 16-22 november 2015 Page 17.

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