28 July- C NTENTASIA 7 September 2014 www.contentasia.tv l https://www.facebook.com/contentasia?fref=ts facebook.com/contentasia l @contentasia l www.asiacontentwatch.com ContentAsia Summit: “Great Stories, Well Told” 2014 agenda includes 1st ContentAsia Formats Charo Santos, president and chief ex- E X C L U S I V E ecutive officer of Philppines’ broadcaster ABS-CBN, opens this year’s sixth annual ContentAsia Summit in Singapore on 3-4 F I R S T T I M E I N A S I A September. Santos is joined during the A S L I V E V I A S AT E L L I T E F R O M T H E U K two-day event by speakers from across the content spectrum with the best sto- ries from every level of content creation, production and distribution. The full story is on page 6 Universal unveils new schedules August debut follows Diva’s June rebrand Universal Networks launches new sched- ules and programming across its channel bouquet in Asia in the first week of August. Changes include regular weekly theatri- cal and TV movie slots from 7 August and a two-hour branded Telemundo telen- ovela block from 4 August. The full story is on page 9 DW Asia revamp planned for 2015 Limbourg expands Premieres August 31 international profile Sundays and Mondays at 10:30am (9:30am JKT/BKK) Primetime Encore at 9:00pm (8:00pm JKT/BKK) German broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW) is working on significant upgrades to its Asia service in 2015, says director gen- eral, Peter Limbourg. As he celebrates his first anniversary in the role, Limbourg says too that domestic network housekeep- For carriage inquiries, please contact [email protected] ing is done and that his agenda in year two will include a lot more facetime with WWW.RTLCBSASIA.COM RTLCBSEntertainment @RTLCBSEntertain platforms in Asia. The full story is on page 11 c ntentasia 28 JUly-7 September 2014 Page 2. India’s pay-TV industry up 11% a year over the next five years, MPA Broadcasters continue to benefit big time from digitisation, new report says India’s pay-TV industry will grow from US$3.3 billion in 2013 to US$6 billion by MPA notes a growing opportunity US$7.4 billion in revenue in 2013 to US$12.3 2018 and to US$8.3 billion by 2023. for alternative platforms, including the billion by 2018 – an average annual India had about 65 million paying digi- Doordarshan-owned Free Dish, head- growth rate of 11%, according to industry tal subscribers at end-2013. Digital cable end-in-the-sky (HITS) and OTT media, to analysts Media Partners Asia (MPA). subscribers will total 50 million by 2018 address a widening need gap between By 2023, MPA predicts that India’s and 55 million by 2023. Digital cable con- TV households and pay-TV subscribers. pay-TV industry will generate revenues version will climb from 29% in 2013 to 48% DTH revenues will reach US$4 billion by of about US$16.4 billion. MPA also says by 2018, and 50% by 2023. 2018 and US$5.5 billion by 2023. DTH in- in its new report, India Pay-TV & Broad- MPA expects total pay-TV subs to reach dustry revenue growth will be driven by band – Future Trends, that broadcasters 165 million by 2018 and 180 million by 2023, robust subscriber additions over 2014-16 will continue to be major beneficiaries of implying long-term penetration of 80%, and by improved churn and suspension digitalisation, capitalising on improved adjusted for multiple subscriptions. management. addressability and higher yields. Subscriber growth will remain strong be- MPA forecasts active DTH subscriber Broadcaster subscription revenues are tween 2015-17 as digital addressable sys- base growth from 37 million in 2013 to 60 expected to grow at 11.3% from 2013- tems continue to roll out. After 2017, digital million by 2018, and 70 million by 2023. 2023. MPA says total pay-TV channel pay-TV subscriber growth will decelerate This implies that DTH will have a 39% share revenues for broadcasters, including ad- as consolidation and monetisation take of India’s pay-TV market by 2023, and a vertising and subscription, will grow from priority, MPA says. 56% share of the digital market. c ntentasia 28 JUly-7 September 2014 Page 3. China’s StarTimes ups Rewind on a roll, regional net racks up carriage Africa investment, US$80m HQ opens in 2015 Hits adds Philippines’ SkyCable, Indonesia’s Indovision Chinese pay-TV company StarTimes Me- Friday, 1 August, is a big day for Avi Hi- channel will be subtitled in Bahasa Indo- dia is spending almost US$80 million on matsinghani’s eight-month-old Hits chan- nesia and authenticated access to Hits its new Africa HQ in Kenya. The 20,000- nel, with two new carriage deals kicking app on iOS and Android and online will square-metre centre in Nairobi is sched- in on major Southeast Asian platforms. be offered from the fourth quarter of this uled to be complete at the end of 2015. The latest agreement is with Philippines’ year. The development includes production network SkyCable, which includes a six- The new deals mean Hits has carriage and training facilities and a digital TV re- month free preview for all SkyCable cus- on three major platforms in Southeast search and development centre. tomers. The SkyCable deal also includes Asia. The channel launched on Singa- StarTimes has established digital TV net- access to Hits’ authenticated app on pore’s StarHub in December 2013. works in 10 African countries and offers a iOS and Android as well as online by the The first ratings released earlier in July bouquet of local and international chan- end of this year. put the channel in Singapore’s top three nels across a range of genres. This week’s SkyCable announcement charts. Hits came in at #3 among inter- The two newest channels are StarTimes follows last week’s exclusive deal with In- national general entertainment chan- Sport2 (launched 19 July) and Star Swa- donesia’s Indovision (ContentAsia Insider, nels, with an audience share higher than hili (launches August). 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Lose Candland takes over Disney Asia New U.S.-based role underscores growing importance of Asia Yourself Disney veteran Paul Candland has been Rob Gilby, managing director, TWDC To Find appointed to the newly created position Southeast Asia, reports to Candland. of president, The Walt Disney Company Candland, currently Walt Disney Japan Yourself (TWDC), Asia, with oversight of Japan, president, reports to Andy Bird, chairman, Korea, Southeast Asia and Greater Chi- Walt Disney International. na, The Walt Disney Company said in an In another move, Stanley Cheung, MD announcement out of the U.S. on Mon- of TWDC Greater China, has been pro- day (28 July). moted to chairman of TWDC Greater The company said the appointment China, reporting to Bird. SVP Luke Kang underscored “he growing importance of assumes Cheung’s role as MD of TWDC Asia to The Walt Disney Company’s glob- Greater China. Kang reports to Cheung al growth strategy”. and Candland. Celestial Pics in major deal with El Rey 225 martial arts pics head for U.S. cable Hong Kong- based on the Shaw Brothers’ films. b a s e d The licensing deal, which expands an C e l e s t i a l existing agreement, kicks off on 1 Oc- Pictures has tober. signed a five- Titles in the new package include The The Five Deadly Venoms year programming Five Deadly Venoms, Mad Monkey Kung partnership with El Rey Network that gives Fu, The Brave Archer Trilogy and Have filmmaker Robert Rodriguez’s U.S.-based Sword Will Travel, ”which will air through- cable network access to 255 martial arts out the schedule as well as during the titles from the Shaw Brothers library. network’s monthly Kung Fu marathons. Celestial Pictures and El Rey said this All films come with English subtitles and/ morning that they were also discussing or English dubbed tracks. new original programming concepts Financial details were not disclosed. 100% first run, fresh Le Rendez-Vous French fest turns 20 and exclusive original programming Annual French TV fest, Le Rendez-Vous, attend this year. International sales of celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, French programmes have also doubled with participation from buyers across in the past two decades. Detailed export more than 60 markets around the world. figures for 2013 will be released during this Between 12% and 15% of participants this year’s event. year will be from Asia and at least seven TV France’s new digital platform and markets in the region – including China, Ko- plans will be a key focus this year.