3-16 October 2016 ! s r a ye 2 0 C 016 g 1 NTENT - Celebratin www.contentasia.tv l www.contentasiasummit.com Hello, IM [your new regulator] MAIN COLOR PALETTE 10 GRADIENT BG GRADIENT R: 190 G: 214 B: 48 S’pore venturesR: 0 G: 0 B: 0 forth withTake the green and the blue Take the green and the blue C: 30 M: 0 Y: 100 K: 0 C: 75 M: 68 Y: 67 K: 90 from the main palette. from the main palette. Opacity: 100% Opacity: 50% R: 0 G: 80 B: 255new media/infotechR: 138 G: 140 B: 143 bodyBlending Mode: Normal Blending Mode: Hue C: 84 M: 68 Y: 0 K: 0 C: 49 M: 39 Y: 38 K: 3 Singapore’s media regulators officially start their new jobs this month, ending an era of separate media and info tech oversight and development. The new IMDA, unveiled on Friday night (30 Sept), is designed to take a holistic approach to industries changed beyond recognition and where the biggest certainty is that no one knows for sure where the next great disruption is going to come from. The full story is on page 6 Fetch TV eyes Asia Win the HDMI-1 or don’t play, Fetch’s Lorson says Australian OTT service, Fetch TV, is explor- ing expansion options into Asia. The effort brings the Malaysian-owned platform closer to home with an integrated offer- ing and a turnkey promise. Fetch’s eye on Asia comes against a backdrop of the by-now usual industry disruption and uncertainty of which bets will fly, which will flop, and which will leave operators with massive investment in short-lifespan infrastructure. The full story is on page 12 PLUS • New free-TV war looms in Hong Kong • Wanda scores global badminton rights • KIX BROs take to HK streets • Asia’s buyers are looking for ... • Interview: Cora Yim talks originals • & more C NTENTASIA 3-16 October 2016 Page 2. TV war looms in Wanda scores global badminton rights Hong Kong BWF centralises commercial rights for the 1st time Phoenix bids for free-TV terrestrial licence, promises US$80m programme spend A new free-TV war is looming in Hong Kong with a multi-billion dollar bid for a domestic free-TV licence from veteran broadcaster, Phoenix Satellite Television. If granted, at least one of the new BWF president, Poul-Erik Høyer (left), and Philippe Blatter, president/CEO of Wanda Sports Holding, free-TV channels could significantly sign the agreement between the Badminton World Federation and Wanda boost regional and international content acquisition in the territory. China’s Wanda Group has stepped onto Major Events. Phoenix Hong Kong Television said in its the badminton court in a big way with a Additionally, the partners said Infront application that content for the English- new eight-year deal that centralises Bad- would “review BWF’s digital landscape language service would be mostly minton World Federation (BWF) commer- to ensure all channels are being maxi- acquired. Content for the Cantonese cial rights in a single global partnership mised to reach badminton’s 500 million channel will be a mix of local produc- for the first time. fans globally”. tions and commissions. The exclusive agreement, announced BWF president, Poul-Erik Høyer, said the The licence application commits in Beijing on Friday (30 Sept), gives the partnership would “give badminton new spend of HK$623 million/US$80.3 million group’s subsidiary, Infront Sports & Media, momentum”. on programming for the two channels. worldwide media distribution and spon- Wanda Group chairman, Wang Jianlin, The Cantonese general entertainment sorship rights to BWF events from 2018 to said the agreement was a “further step channel will air a 24-hour schedule of 2025. Rights include (media, marketing, towards developing Wanda’s influence news, finance, documentary, current digital and betting). in the international sports landscape”. affairs and lifestyle programmes, reality Events include BWF Major Events Wanda’s sports ambitions run alongside shows and programmes for the elderly, (Sudirman Cup, Thomas & Uber Cup Finals the group’s aggressive play on the global children and young persons. and the World Championships) and for a entertainment field. The 18-hour a day English-language revamped BWF Series to be relaunched This includes a US$1-billion bid for Dick channel programming will prioritise for the 2018 season. The new BWF series Clark productions, and follows the acqui- documentary, current affairs, arts and encompasses the current BWF World Su- sition of production/finance company culture content. perseries and Grand Prix Gold events. Legendary Entertainment for US$3.5 bil- Phoenix’s application, originally Infront will support the federation with lion at the beginning of this year. lodged in May and accepted in Sep- television production operations – pro- On Friday, the Wall Street Journal said tember, involves a six-year investment of viding host broadcast, post-production Wang was “buying Hollywood, one piece HK$2.37 billion/US$306 million in the two and broadcaster servicing across all BWF at a time”. digital terrestrial channels. Hong Kong’s Communications Author- C NTENT ity (CA) has opened public consulta- ContentAsia Formats tions, which run to 3 November. The CA Outlook @ MIPCOM 2016 will forward recommendations to the Chief Executive in Council, which is the Formats Be included! licence-granting authority. No timetable Outlook Contact Aqilah at [email protected] or +65 6846-5987 for the process has been given. to add your formats deals and productions in Asia Phoenix will also spend HK$131 million/ 2016 US$17 million on capex and HK$1.6 billion/ www.contentasia.tv @contentasia /contentasia US$206 million on opex in its first six years. 3-16 October 2016 page 3. C NTENTASIA 3-16 October 2016 Page 4. ABS-CBN’s Myx TV KIX BROs take to Hong Kong streets premieres Cast Me! Celestial Tiger rolls on new reality original From left: Myx TV GM/EP Miguel Santos, Cast Me! EP Harlan Freedman, David Kang, Becky Wu, Ger- man Legarreta, EPs Charles Kim and Raymond Watt, and actress Ajay Rochester The Philippines’ ABS-CBN-owned U.S.- based Asian American entertainment network, Myx TV, premiered new original reality series, Cast Me!, at the end of Sep- tember. The show, pitting aspiring actors against each other for a big break, is set at Hollywood talent agency, David Kang Casting (DK Casting). Judges include DK Casting co-owners David Kang and Bjorn Shen, Philip Ng, DJ PK, SonaOne and Billy Crawford in The Ultimate BROcation Becky Wu, The Biggest Loser Australia’s former host Ajay Rochester, and former Latino child star Germán Legarreta. Celestial Tiger Entertainment (CTE) is up award-winning Malaysian songwriter, pro- and running on its new reality original, ducer and rapper SonaOne; and Singa- The Ultimate BROcation, which started porean maverick chef and restaurateur Asia leads internet shooting in Hong Kong at the weekend. Bjorn Shen. Hong Kong martial arts star The five-episode show, announced dur- Philip Ng makes a cameo appearance. speeds, Akamai says ing the ContentAsia Summit at the begin- The debut series for CTE channel KIX is ning of September, follows four Southeast backed by the Hong Kong Tourism Board The Asia Pacific region continued to lead Asia celebs – the “bros” in BROcation – and others. Rights belong to CTE and can the world in average peak connection around Hong Kong on the “ultimate guys – like CTE’s Are You Tough Enough? – be speeds in the second quarter, with the playground”. adapted for different sponsors. top three global leaders all found in the The “BROs” are Filipino-American singer, The Ultimate BROcation is produced region, Akamai’s Second Quarter, 2016 dancer and actor Billy Crawford; Thai TV by Celestial Tiger Entertainment and En- State of the Internet Report said. and radio host DJ PK (Piyawat Kempetch); demol Shine Group. ContentAsia’s MIPCOM Dailies Asia news from the market floor. Direct to you. Daily. News, leads, updates, intelligence... send to [email protected] Join our mailing list: send your email address to [email protected] #CAsiaDailies #wefilteroutthenoise When the will to change becomes stronger than fate. 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Launching the new body, Minister for Communications and Information, Dr Yaacob Ibrahim, outlined strategies to “spearhead Singapore’s transition into a digital future by helping businesses, workers and the community to har- Westworld ness the opportunities from Infocomm Media convergence and technological HBO Asia’s big deal this week is the pre- prime-time encore Monday night at change”. miere of new sci-fi drama series West- 9pm (8pm Thailand/Jakarta). “Simply put, [convergence] refers to world simultaneously with the U.S. on New episodes of the dark odyssey how infocomm and media are com- Monday morning (3 October).