23-29 November C NTENT 2020 www.contentasia.tv l www.contentasiasummit.com COMING SOON 2020 winners at www.contentasiaawards.com DECEMBER 2020 C NTENT Schwebig unveils Price Guide: Who spends ContentAsia’s country-by-country look Trending: LGBTQ+ what on production in Asia at the top issue in Asia going into 2021 content in Asia new leadership structure Magdalene Ew takes over WarnerMedia original production WarnerMedia India/SEA/Korea head, Clement Schwebig, unveiled his new-look team this afternoon, putting Magda- lene Ew in charge of all entertainment programming and original production. Jessica Kam, original productions SVP, exits as part of the new structure, along with South Asia head Siddharth Jain. The full story is on page 2 q Price Guide: Who spends what on production in Asia Xmas bow for ContentAsia’s country-by-country Taiwan LGBTQ hit look at the top issues in Asia going into 2021 on Netflix Trending: LGBTQ+ content in Asia Exclusive global rights for Your Name Engraved Herein All in the latest issue of ContentAsia online Netflix premieres Taiwanese blockbust- For editorial info, contact Janine at [email protected] To advertise in any of ContentAsia’s publications or online, er, Patrick Liu’s NT$50-million Your Name contact Masliana at [email protected] (Asia, Australia and Middle East) Engraved Herein, on 23 Dec in an ex- or Leah at [email protected] (Americas and Europe) clusive global deal that throws even more light on Taiwan’s lead as an Asian www.contentasia.tv creative centre. contentasia The full story is on page 4 C NTENTASIA 23-29 November 2020 Page 2. Schwebig unveils new leadership structure Magdalene Ew takes over WarnerMedia original production; Jessica Kam exits WarnerMedia India/SEA/Korea head, Clement Schwebig Asia. Simonsen will work with Johannes Clement Schwebig, unveiled his new- Larcher’s global HBO Max team to “lay look India, Southeast Asia and Korea the foundation for its future launch”, team this afternoon, putting Magdalene WarnerMedia said. Ew in charge of all entertainment pro- Jae Chang heads up TV distribution gramming and original production. and home entertainment, overseeing Jessica Kam, original productions SVP, physical and digital distribution licensing. exits as part of the new structure, along Vikram Sharma takes charge of with South Asia head Siddharth Jain. consumer products, advertising and Ew’s expanded remit includes all HBO partnerships, leading licensing and channels, Warner TV, Oh!K and Ding Ji merchandising businesses for all Warner- Theatre in China, plus all entertainment Media IP, brands and franchises, and ad production, including HBO Asia originals. sales business on all platforms linear and Leslie Lee continues to lead all the digital. kids brands for WarnerMedia across Asia nels, CNN International, Cartoon Net- Athreyan Sundararajan leads an Pacific, including India, Southeast Asia work, Boomerang, Pogo, Warner TV and integrated group marketing team for and Korea. Oh!K, and B2B carriage partnerships for all WarnerMedia business, including Yasmin Zahid heads up affiliate and streaming platform, HBO Go. advertising and distribution sales trade, B2B distribution for all WarnerMedia David Simonsen continues to lead the consumer and brand as well as theatri- linear TV networks, including HBO chan- development of HBO Go in Southeast cal. creative services and social media. “The sense of warmth and “Splendid escapism. Heaven community, now more than knows, we need some of that” ever, feels nigh on irresistible” DAILY EXPRESS THE DAILY TELEGRAPH BASED ON THE WORLDWIDE BEST-SELLING NOVELS @all3media_int all3mediainternational.com HISTORY’S GREATEST THE UNXPLAINED WITH MYSTERIES PRESENTED BY FELIZ NAVI-DAD WILLIAM SHATNER LAURENCE FISHBURNE TRAVEL BUDDIES MORE TO SHOW 840+ HOURS OF FRESH, NEW CONTENT #1 IN TV MOVIES PREMIUM SCRIPTED RATINGS-PROVEN FACTUAL © 2020 A+E Networks. Claimed marks are the trademarks of A&E Television Networks, LLC protected in the United States and other countries in the world. Networks, LLC protected in the United States and other countries in the world. Television A&E A+E Networks. Claimed marks are the trademarks of © 2020 sales.aenetworks.com C NTENT eNewsletter 23-29 November 2020 page 3. C NTENTASIA 23-29 November 2020 Page 4. Bilibili hits 15m paying Xmas Netflix bow for Taiwan LGBTQ hit users at end Sept Exclusive global rights for Your Name Engraved Herein Mainland Chinese streaming platform, Bilibili, says it has 15 million paying us- ers at the end of Sept 2020, an 89% increase over the same time last year. Average monthly active users (MAUs) reached 197.2 million in the quarter to end Sept, an increase of 54%. Mobile MAUs reached 183.5 million, up 61% from the same period in 2019. Average daily active users (DAUs) reached 53.3 mil- lion, a 42% increase. Total net revenues reached RMB3,225.7 million/US$475.1 mil- lion) for the quarter, a 74% increase from the same period in 2019. q Q3 2020 recovery for Thailand’s BEC World Thai broadcaster BEC World’s Q3 net profit was more than 122% up on Q2, Edward Chen and Jing-Hua Tseng in Your Name Engraved Herein but the broadcaster has warned of an unstable climate and “no clear trend of Netflix premieres Taiwanese blockbust- is set at the end of martial law in Taiwan economic recovery” as well as risks from er, Patrick Liu’s NT$50-million/US$1.8 mil- in 1988 and follows two young Catho- domestic political protests. BEC World’s lion Your Name Engraved Herein, on 23 lic school students (played by Edward net profit for the three months to end December in an exclusive global deal Chen as A-Han and Jing-Hua Tseng as Sept was THB60 million/US$1.98 million, that throws even more light on Taiwan’s Birdy) who meet in the school band, fall compared to a THB267 million/US$8.8 lead as an Asian creative centre. in love, are forced apart by rampant ho- million loss in Q2. But the company is The film is Taiwan’s highest-grossing mophobia and misunderstanding, and still well down on Q3 last year, when net LGBTQ film ever and this year’s biggest meet again more than 30 years later. profit hit THB93.6 million/US$3 million). hit, breaking box office records a week Adapted from Liu’s true story, Your Overall income was 40% down on last after its release at end Sept, earning Name Engraved Herein was written and year to THB1,323 million/US$44 million, NT$30 million/US$1 million. By the first produced by Arthur Chu (Chu Yu Ning). but almost 12% up from Q2 this year. week of Nov, the film had grossed al- The production house was Oxygen Films. most NT$100 million/US$3.5 million to be- Your Name Engraved Herein won come Taiwan’s top film this year. Golden Horse Awards this year for Best contentasia A romance with political and historical Cinematography and Best Original relevance, Your Name Engraved Herein Song. Explore the new Banijay Rights catalogues CLICK HERE C NTENT eNewsletter 23-29 November 2020 page 5. C NTENTASIA 23-29 November 2020 ASIA TV FORUM 2020Page 6. Page 6. Taiwan’s Angel Teng wins 1st GagaOOLala Pitch US$100K for Fragrance of the First Flower Genre: Docu-Series Duration: 7 X 60’ NEW SEASON Angel Teng Taiwanese filmmaker Angel Teng’s Fragrance of the First Flow- Genre: Crime er won the top US$100,000 prize in the inaugural GagaOOLala Duration: 257 X 60’ Pitching Sessions (GPS). Teng’s film is the story of two women who, separated in high- school by prejudice and fear, reunite later in life and open the possibility of a love they never dared to dream would blossom. The GPS, held on 16 Nov was part of the Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA)-backed series of creative events in Taipei this week. These included the GOL Summit and the Taiwan Creative Content Fest. Two prizes of US$50,000 each went to Mexican filmmaker Flavio Florencio’s Chronic Dissatisfaction, about a 33-year-old man who finds himself at a crossroads; & Philippines’ film- Genre: Factual maker Adolfo Alix Jr’s Almost, about a bisexual man coming Duration: 150 X 60’ to terms with live and love after a trip to Taiwan. Format also Available Five of the final 15 projects – all shorts – were given US$10,000 each. The 15 finalists were chosen from 150 submissions. Rohit D’Silva joins Viu Middle East/Africa Former Fox Networks Group veteran, Rohit D’Silva, has joined regional streamer Viu, taking care of the regional streamer’s Middle East/Africa. Viu has not made any external an- nouncements. D’Silva exited Fox at the end of June last year after 15 years as the group was integrated into Disney. His last role at Fox was as SEA/Australia cluster head. Genre: Competition Duration: 10 X 60’ Koik joins Disney+ SEA Format also Available Video industry newbie Danny Koik joined Amit Malhotra’s Disney+ Singapore-based SE Asia team today as exec direc- tor of partnerships & biz dev. He was most recently regional www.grbtv .co m s ales@ grbtv.com l partnerships director at Grab, and previously worked for International Enterprise (IE) Singapore and the Infocomm De- velopment Authority of Singapore. C NTENTNOVEMBER.eNewsletter 2020 23-29 November 2020 page 6. 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