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C NTENTASIA 6 September 2015 27 JuLY- C NTENTASIA 6 September 2015 www.contentasia.tv l https://www.facebook.com/contentasia?fref=ts facebook.com/contentasia l @contentasia l www.contentasiasummit.com Summer break begins DreamWorks rolls out with CTH Thailand now! Our next issue will be 1st kids/family channel launches on 1 August published on Monday, 7 September 2015. Our daily subscription news, ContentAsia Insider, continues as usual. Have a great Summer! What does FremantleMedia’s latest Asia reorg really mean? Flatter management, Singapore production downgrade & yet another All Hail King Julien turn of the multinational corporate cycle in Asia DreamWorks Animation debuts its first The carriage deal indicates something dedicated linear channel in the world of a return to grace of CTH, which is said FremantleMedia is writing a new chapter on Saturday, 1 August, in an exclusive to have lagged on payments to channel in its Asia production story, one with de- carriage deal with Thai pay-TV platform programmers in the recent past. centralisation at its heart, smaller regional CTH. DreamWorks’ signature originals, such as management, and a shift in existing cre- The mass-market DreamWorks kids and All Hail King Julien and The Adventures of ative resources between Asian capitals. family channel goes up in English, with a Puss in Boots, have been included in the A large part of the future action is set fully dubbed Thai schedule up and run- launch grid, along with adventure series in China, India and Indonesia, with the ning by 1 September. Casper’s Scare School, and new original overall tone shaped by regional HQ in The HD channel will be distributed across action series Dinotrux. Australia. the region by HBO Asia (ContentAsia, 10 The channel will also present a daily Singapore has been stripped of its re- December 2014), which will also handle morning pre-school block, DreamWorks gional corporate/management role, be- marketing and technical services out of Junior, featuring new productions such as More on page 15 Singapore. More on page 7 Can you DARES DW D YOU TO FIN recognize Asia‘s OUT! local heroes? dw.com the summit Unboxing: Asia’s content industry unwrapped The 7th annual ContentAsia Summit opens the box on Asia’s current content industry, unwraps the trends & unpacks the latest thinking behind the content ideas and innovation driving video production, distribution, consumption and engagement in Asia. ContentAsia Summit Friday, 4 September 2015 Venue: Westin Singapore ContentAsia Formats Thursday, 3 September 2015 Venue: Westin Singapore REGISTER ContentAsia Production HERE Wednesday, 2 September 2015 Venue: Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios Our sponsors Supporting sponsor Media Partner MAB Contact CJ Yong at [email protected] for details contentasiasummit.com facebook.com/ContentAsia @contentasia 27 JuLY-6 september 2015 page 2. C NTENTASIA 27 JuLY-6 September 2015 Page 3. Hulu Japan adds Turner picks up Korea’s Saimdang Canada’s TUT to Jewel in the Palace star returns after a decade on-demand line up Turner has picked up broadcast and syndication rights to Korea’s most highly anticipated drama in years – Saimdang, starring Jewel in the Palace’s Lee Young- ae in her first TV appearance in more than a decade. The deal with production house Group 8 for the 30x60-minute series covers pay- TV, free-TV and subscription video on demand in four Asia markets – Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei. Tut The agreement allows Turner to air epi- Online platform Hulu Japan has picked sodes within 10 minutes of the domestic Ko- up all rights to event miniseries Tut, star- rean broadcast on free-TV channel SBS. ring Ben Kingsley in the tale of ancient Financial terms of the Turner agreement Egyptian ruler, Tutankhamun. have not been disclosed. The three-part six-hour mini-series, which Turner Asia Pacific president, Ricky Ow, Hulu Japan acquired from Canada’s said only that the deal “demonstrates Lee Young-ae as Shin Saimdang Muse Distribution, premiered on Spike TV Turner’s continued commitment to in- on 19 July. vesting in the very best Asian content out also believed to have gone way above New Zealand’s Sky will also air the se- there”. their usual budgets. ries, which traces the life of a boy who The price tag is highly likely to be on the Saimdang (working title) will air in became Pharaoh at the age of nine, his upper end of anything Turner has paid for 2016. Lee Young-ae plays dual roles as rise to power and his struggle to become a series before. a university lecturer of Korean art in the a great leader, while his closest advisors, The series’ production budget is said to present day and the 16th-century artist, friends and lovers scheme for their own be more than US$15 million, or upwards of writer and poet Shin Saimdang, one of nefarious interests. Tut was produced by US$650,000 per episode. the most respected women in Korean Muse Entertainment. At the Busan Contents Market in May history. The story moves between past this year, Chinese buyers were said to and present, tracing the efforts of a have committed US$250,000 per episode. modern-day scholar to uncover secrets Ray of light for Buyers in Thailand and Hong Kong are of the past. India’s Sun group India’s Sun group has been cleared to participate in radio frequency auctions, Japanese nets launch on-demand service giving rise to hopes that attempts by TVer set for October roll-out the Ministry of Home Affairs to pull its broadcast licences on national security grounds may disappear. Japan’s five major commercial broadcast The companies said TVer aimed, among Local papers are saying that the networks are rolling out their latest OTT other things, to service new media con- Information and Broadcasting Ministry ambitions in October. sumption habits and to head off piracy. – which is opposing the Home Affairs The new joint venture on-demand plat- The venture has been in development ministry’s efforts – may not pursue ac- form, TVer, is backed by Nippon Television since last year. tion against 33 TV channels in the light Network Corporation, Asahi National TVer is being offered free of charge as a of the radio decision by courts in both Broadcasting, TBS TV, TV Tokyo Corpora- catch-up service. Select archive titles will Delhi and Madras. tion and Fuji Television Network. be included in the line-up. 27 JuLY-6 september 2015 page 4. C NTENTASIA 27 JuLY-6 September 2015 Page 5. Fox launches Korean sports channel C NTENT Tie up with Korea’s JTBC for JTBC3 Fox Sports Formats Outlook 2015 Q3 update out on 2 September The where, when, From left: Eui-Joon Park, managing director, executive, JTBC; Inwon Cho, CEO, Qtv; Kyungmoon Jung, CEO, JTBC Sports; Seongwan Hong, broadcasting sports advisor, JTBC; Sugil Kim, CEO, president, JTBC; what, JTwhyBC3 FOX andSports Sig ning CeremoZubinny Gandevia, president, Asia Pacific/Middle East, Fox International Channels (FIC); Joon Lee, execu- Seoul, Korea tive vice president, content and communications, Asia Pacific/Middle East, FIC; Craig Dobbs, senior vice how ofJu lyFormats 28, 2015 president, acquisitions, Fox Sports Asia; Jay Hyun Yang, vice president, content and communications, FIC Korea in FAsia.rom Left to Right: ● Eui‐Joon Park ‐ Managing FoxDire cInternationaltor, Executive, Channels JTBC (FIC) has tied Open, Roland Garros and Wimbledon ● Inwon Cho – CEO, Qtv up with Korean media company JTBC to tennis grand slams. ● Kyungmoon Jung – CEO, JlaunchTBC Spo rco-brandedts sports channel, JTBC3 FIC Asia Pac/Middle East president, ● Seongwan Hong ‐ BroadcaFoxstin gSports. Sports Advisor, JTBC Zubin Gandevia, said the Korean service ● Sugil Kim ‐ CEO, President, J TTheBC new channel, part of FIC’s localisa- “completes our sports brand’s APAC Zubin Gandevia – President, Asia Pacific & Middle East, FOX International Channels BE INCLUDED.● tion strategy, will carry a mix of interna- footprint”. ● Joon Lee – Executive Vice President, Content & Communications, Asia Pacific & Middle East, FOX International Channels tional and local sports, all fully localised The Korean service comes just head ● Craig Dobbs – Senior Vice President, Acquisitions, FOX Sports Asia of the first anniversary of FIC’s Fox Sports ● Jay Hyun Yang – Vice Presinid eKorean.nt, Content & Communications, FOX International Channels Korea Contact Aqilah at The international line up includes Asia rebrand/re-positioning in August last [email protected] Bundesliga, Formula One, the Australian year. or +65 6846-5985 to add your formats deals and productions Fox Sports’ Wimbledon viewership up 29% in Asia Facebook daily reach up 87%, Asia network says Wimbledon viewership on Fox Sports in Asia ing an increase in its daily reach by 87%. was up 29% this year, according to data FIC attributed increased viewership and www.contentasia.tv from Fox International Channels (FIC). reach in part to extensive cross-promotion The Hong Kong-based regional network on its entertainment, factual and movies @Contentasia says 14.2 million people in Southeast Asia channels, along with an aggressive social Facebook/Contentasia tuned into the grand slam tournament media strategy. over two weeks in July. 11 million people Fox Sports produced more than 200 tuned in in 2014. hours of live tennis for its two sports chan- Fox Sports Asia Facebook page register- nels and Fox Sport Play. C NTENTASIA 27 JuLY-6 September 2015 Page 6. Da Vinci debuts Voice of China breaks ratings records in Korea Season four premiere 28% up on season three finale Da Vinci Media’s Da Vinci Learning channel debuts in Korea in August with branded blocks on Korean educational channel, Jei English TV. The two two-hour blocks (10am- noon/6pm-8pm) premiere on 3 August and will focus on science, art and his- tory.
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