18-31 may 2015 C NTENTASIA #TheJobSpace page 9 www.contentasia.tv l https://www.facebook.com/contentasia?fref=ts facebook.com/contentasia l @contentasia l www.asiacontentwatch.com Fox Asia ramps up Asia’s Got Talent wraps, new era opens original content slate Sony, FremantleMedia mum on season two Factual initiative follows drama production boost Fox International Channels (FIC) has committed to between 25 and 30 new hours of original factual content out of Singapore, boosting the local content creation purse by S$6 million from now to mid-2017. FIC’s latest initiative comes on top of an original drama push that could see the Hong Kong-based operation spend up to US$1 million an episode on locally made series. The new factual entertainment fund – Fox Formats Lab – is a partnership Story on page 11 High drama at BCM OTT drives new demand Asia’s Got Talent winners, Philippines’ troupe El Gamma Penumbra Asia’s biggest-ever regional original talent victims. The stage performance of Earth, One of the bigger questions at this year’s competition, Asia’s Got Talent, ended Wind and Fire’s Let’s Groove by the four Busan Contents Market (BCM) was: Who on Thursday night (14 May), significantly judges – David Foster, Melanie C., Anggun gets to air drama of the moment, Shin raising the bar on format production scale and Van Ness Wu – is being offered as a Saimdang. and budgets; very possibly reshaping special single download for HK$8/US$1. High excitement over the latest Korean the relationship between formats rights The TV finale aired on AXN across the drama series is nothing new. Why the el- holders, production companies and region on Thursday night at 8.05pm, two evated chatter this time? broadcasters; and setting new standards hours after the live recording in Singapore. Because the production budget is so for multi-platform engagement in Asia. The finale involved viewers’ votes cast high – about US$650,000 an episode or a The finale of the 10-episode series, over four days via SMS, Facebook and total of US$15.6 million for the 24 episodes. produced by FremantleMedia for Sony the Asia’s Got Talent app. Because it stars actress Lee Young-ae Pictures Television (SPT) Networks’ AXN, Ratings for the results show had not Story on page 7 also benefited Nepal’s earthquake More on page 5 AsiaSat_SatMagazine_FrontCoverSnipe_Advert_OL_HR.pdf 1 12/5/15 7:50 pm C M Y CM MY CY CMY K #/-).'3//.&2/- 3/.90)#452%34%,%6)3)/. 3ONY0ICTURES4ELEVISION)NC!LL2IGHTS2ESERVED 18-31 MAY 2015 page 2. C NTENTASIA 18-31 may 2015 Page 3. StarHub pay-TV revenue up 2% Subs at 545,000, churn hits all-time low Singapore pay-TV platform StarHub million, mainly due to lower broadband has reported a 2% increase in pay-TV revenue. The lower service revenue revenue to S$96 million/US$73 million and higher handset subsidies impacted C NTENT for the quarter to the end of March this profitability for the quarter. Net profit year. after tax was S$74 million/US$56 million, The platform attributed the increase 12% lower year-on-year. to higher subscription revenue from a Broadband revenue decreased 11% Formats larger customer base. to S$48 million/US$36 million, compared Outlook Pay-TV customers grew 11,000 to to a year ago, mainly due to price 545,000 households. The churn rate hit competition, which lowered subscription an all-time low of 0.7% year-on-year. revenue from both re-contracting and 2015 Pay-TV ARPU was at S$51/US$39. new customers. Broadband ARPU for the StarHub’s total revenue increased quarter was at S$33/US$25. StarHub’s 8% to S$618 million/US$467 million from residential broadband customer base higher equipment sales. Service revenue increased by 22,000 year-on-year to The where, when, was 1% lower at S$540 million/US$408 473,000 households. what, why and how of Formats in Asia. Thai regulator faces DTT fee dilemma To postpone or not to postpone 2nd payment BE INCLUDED. Thailand’s digital terrestrial interest groups Local daily, Bangkok Post, lists Nielsen are on high alert over the next phase of Thailand figures showing that 26% – THB8.7 the country’s DTT licence payments. billion/US$260 million – of total ad spend Contact Aqilah at On one hand are those lobbying for in the first quarter was on DTT channels. [email protected] regulators to go ahead with the one-year Those is favour of the payment delay or +65 6846-5985 delay in the second round of commercial have pointed to delays in network DTT licence fees, originally due on 24 May. infrastructure build, among other issues, to add your formats At the same time, they are disputing hampering their commercial timetables. deals and productions the 7.5% interest rate being levied, Local media say the National Anti- in Asia saying that the whole idea was to ease Corruption Commission (NACC) and their financial burden not increase the the Office of the Auditor General are load. Licence holders are free to make keeping a close eye on the process www.contentasia.tv the second payment by 24 May if they being overseen by the National @Contentasia want to. Broadcasting and Telecommunications On the other hand are those who say Commission (NBTC). Facebook/Contentasia that the postponement for the 24 licence Meanwhile, Bangkok Post quotes the holders favours some to the detriment NBTC’s acting deputy secretary-general, of the country’s coffers. The combined Sombat Leelapata, as saying that the payment totals more than THB8.1 billion/ agency faces a dilemma. US$242 million. “If we do postpone the payment... we It’s not clear who exactly is doing the may face an investigation by the NACC. complaining. What is clear is that the But if the postponement does not occur, 24 new DTT licence holders are seriously digital TV operators may take legal action impacting the free-TV environment. against us.” 18-31 MAY 2015 page 4. C NTENTASIA 18-31 may 2015 Page 5. China’s Tencent picks up Sexy Beast Mainland show follows 1st Korean season Sexy Beast China’s Tencent has picked up rights to Asia’s Got Talent judges, David Foster, Anggun, Mel C and Van Ness Wu all3media International’s Sexy Beast, Lion Television’s dating game show with a twist on the classic blind date. The series has contestants appear in full prosthetic masks to test if beauty and attraction are really more than skin deep. Tencent has commissioned 30 one-hour episodes of the show, originally produced by Lion for the U.K.’s BBC Three. Elsewhere in Asia, Paan Media has produced 13 one-hour episodes series for Shadow performances by winners El Gamma Penumbra South Korea’s free-TV broadcaster KBS. From page 1: AGT Penumbra, won season one with Colors been released at press-time. of the Wind shadow-play, taking home SPT Networks Asia said, however, the US$100,000 among various other prizes. series had made AXN the number one Mongolian throat singing band Khusugtun Jackson joins Banijay rated pay-TV channel collectively in was second. Southeast Asia (including Singapore, In the Philippines, El Gamma Penumbra Michael Jackson has joined Banijay Malaysia, Philippines) and Taiwan, among is being hailed, along with Philippines’ International as head of global sales. all pay-TV audiences in its timeslot (Source: second runner up Gerphil Flores, and Jackson was most recently senior sales Nielsen TAM Service Malaysia/Taiwan, finalists Gwyneth Dorado, and Junior New and acquisitions exec at DCD Rights. Kantar Media Research Singapore/ Systems. Broadcaster ABS-CBN featured He is based in London and reports to Philippines; 12 Mar-8 May 2015). the “victory party” on variety show ASAP managing director Emmanuelle Namiech. Philippine shadow-troupe, El Gamma 20 on Sunday (17 May). contentasiasummit.com facebook.com/ContentAsia @contentasia C NTENTASIA Singapore 2-4 September 2015 creating whole new conversations about content in Asia Please contact CJ Yong at [email protected] or +65 6846-5987 for information Out on 1 June 2015 ISSUE TWO 2015 C NTENTASIA C NTENTASIA The thinking behind PLUS: What’s hot in Korea, Asia’s OTT leaderboard Divine Data – or not?, the new India’s hotstar DW & the numbers fit to count SATELLITE 2015 IAC_ContentAsia_Cover_AW.indd 1 14/05/2015 13:10 1. Satellite_Cover.indd 1 14/5/15 18:18:35 IAC_ContentAsia_Cover_AW.indd 1 14/05/2015 13:10 ContentAsia...in print+interactive Find us at Casbaa Satellite Forum, CommunicAsia and Broadcast Asia For editorial info, contact Janine at [email protected] To advertise in any of ContentAsia’s publications or online, contact Masliana at [email protected] (Asia, Australia and Middle East) or Leah at [email protected] (Americas and Europe) 18-31 MAY 2015 page 6. C NTENTASIA 18-31 may 2015 Page 7. From page 1: BCM (Jewel in the Palace), who returns to TV drama for the first time for this show after more than a decade. Because Chinese buyers are said to have committed US$250,000 an episode, which is allaying fears that China’s new censorship rules have put paid to anything above US$100,000 an episode for Korea. Because, driven by new digital terrestrial Lee Namki, SkyLife Attaphon Na Bangxang, Wan Sik Min, MBC; Henry Fung, PCCW Hong (DTT) players, the number said to be on TrueVisions Kong the table out of Thailand is about double the usual fetched for Korean drama. And because the domestic Korean broadcast partner is still up in the air.
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