17-30 October 2016 ! s r a ye 2 0 C 016 g 1 NTENT - Celebratin www.contentasia.tv l www.contentasiasummit.com Aiello/Kamat take US$50m MAIN COLOR PALETTE YuppTV stake10 GRADIENT BG GRADIENT R: 190 G: 214 B: 48 R: 0 G: 0 B: 0 Take 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: 255Original productionR: 138 G: 140 B: 143 will beBlending Mode: Normal Blending Mode: Hue C: 84 M: 68 Y: 0 K: 0 C: 49 M: 39 Y: 38 K: 3 20%-30% of total content within three years Asian investment company Emerald Media is spending US$50 million on YuppTV, giving the OTT platform the fuel to drive original programming up to between 20% and 30% of total content over the next two to three years and to fast-track global subscription ambitions. For its money, the pan-Asian investment platform gets a “significant minority” stake Japan takes centre stage in in YuppTV, based in the U.S. with manage- Cannes ment and engineering teams in India. Hangzhou and other Asia highlights @ The story is on page 7 MIPCOM Japan takes centre stage in Cannes Country of Honour status radiates across MIPCOM agenda Japan takes top spot on the MIPCOM calendar this year, with Country of Hon- our status radiating across the agenda. Highlights include screenings of the Japa- nese version of U.S. drama Cold Case on opening night along with performances by Japanese musicians Ken Ishii, Hifana, Calm and DJ Uppercut. Cold Case Ja- pan, presented by WOWOW, is followed by a NHK screening of Moribito ll, Guard- ian of the Spirit. Stars Yo Yoshida and Kento Hayashi will be in Cannes. The story is on page 4 C NTENTASIA 17-30 October 2016 Page 2. Woman leads Viceland Asia in Nov OUT on 7 Nov! Gloria Steinem show on Outdoor Channel Viceland block C NTENT totally *OTT* 2016 www.contentasia.tv ContentAsia’s OTT update @ Casbaa 2016 Woman – Pakistan: On the Frontlines 61 platforms “From small villages to whole nations, we now know •what’s on them that the wellbeing of women determines the wellbeing •who runs them of society... the greatest indicator of the world’s •why they exist stability, wealth and safety is the status of women”. Contact Malena at [email protected] Gloria Steinem’s 2016 series, Woman, leads creating change, child brides in Zambia, or call the Viceland branded block on Outdoor and mothers behind bars in the U.S., +65 6846-5982 Channel on Friday nights in November. among others. for info Season two, currently in production, will The three-hour Viceland block pre- air on Viceland channel, which launches miered on Outdoor Channel’s Friday night in Asia in the first quarter of next year. schedule across the region this month The Viceland branded block and the ahead of the full Viceland channel roll out channel are programmed and distributed in Southeast Asia in 2017. out of Asia by Gregg Creevey’s Multi The block runs from 9pm to midnight, @contentasia Channels Asia (MCA) in conjunction with and also includes shows like Huang’s Viceland. World, King of the Road, Black Market, Creevey says Woman was chosen be- Cyberwar and States of Undress. /contentasia cause it’s “synonymous with the Viceland Outdoor Channel Asia has a presence approach to content and social issues”. in 17 countries and access to almost contentasia.tv The series follows social and political seven million homes – including almost activist Gloria Steinem as she travels the a million homes in Malaysia. Outdoor’s world meeting women whose “lives are in other top markets are Philippines, Viet- company/ contentAsia the crosshairs”. nam and Thailand. The eight-episode first season looks at Vice announced the deal with MCA how women in Pakistan are responding in June this year (ContentAsia Insider, 23 to the country’s extreme violence and June 2016). Need to Compete Discover unique competitions and traditions from around the world that go beyond ordinary entertainment. It’s just one of many fascinating series of documentaries offered by DW Transtel. Deutsche Welle | Ms. Mee Fung Lee | T +60 (3) 2093-0866 | [email protected] dw-transtel.com 17-30 October 2016 page 3. C NTENTASIA 17-30 October 2016 17-30 October 2016 Page 4. Page 4. Japan takes centre stage in Cannes Hangzhou and other Asia highlights @ MIPCOM ELLA SARA BALLENTINE BOTSFORD MARTIN AND SHEEN Moribito ll, Guardian of the Spirit; Cold Case Japan Japan takes top spot on the MIPCOM Hangzhou – the company’s first ever calendar this year, with Country of MIP in China – on Wednesday morning, Honour status radiating across the 19 Oct. The new event takes place in agenda. Hangzhou on 23-25 May. The Japanese version of U.S. drama Doing the honours will be Wang Cold Case screens on opening night Guofu, deputy director of China’s Bu- along with performances by Japanese reau of Press and Publication, Radio, musicians Ken Ishii, Hifana, Calm and Film and Television, Zhejiang province; DJ Uppercut. Cold Case Japan, pre- Xia Jingge, deputy secretary general of sented by WOWOW, is followed by a Hangzhou Municipal Government; and NHK screening of Moribito ll, Guardian Reed Midem’s MIP China Hangzhou of the Spirit. director Ted Baracos. Cold Case Japan star Yo Yoshida will Announcing the event on 19 Septem- be in Cannes, along with Moribito’s ber, Reed Midem said the aim was “de- Kento Hayashi. signed to foster content development Kazuo Hirai, Sony Corporation’s presi- between Chinese and international dent and chief executive, kicks off the production companies, as well as pro- Media Mastermind Keynote series on vide an intensive educational forum for Monday (17 Oct). Chinese media professionals to learn He follows the Japan market over- more about international TV markets view on Monday morning (17 Oct). and trends. Tokyo Docs presents a factual show- MIP China Hangzhou combines a case on Tuesday afternoon, followed by Partnership Forum and a professional 2 NEW FILMS! a look at the country’s animation pro- training conference designed to share gramming and an overview of drama. best practices in production, distribu- Japan’s 4K prowess is on show on tion and content development across Tuesday (18 Oct) during the 4K Ultra multiple platforms. HD showcase with a look at WOWOW’s Participants from 20 countries in Asia move into the format. Pacific and execs from 752 companies Looking forward to May next year, – including 128 from Japan and 116 Canadian Pavilion P-1 A.0 Reed Midem and China’s state me- from China – will be in Cannes for this BREAKTHROUGHENTERTAINMENT.COM dia powers will talk about MIP China year’s MIPCOM (as of 11 Oct 2016). C NTENTASIA 17-30 October 2016 Page 5. Langenberg to Celestial Pics rescores Shaw classic drive Banijay India Kung fu hip hop mashup for 36th Chamber of Shaolin New group COO charged with “building synergies” Hip hop meets martial arts in New York on 10 November in a tie up between Shaw Brothers movie library owner, Ce- Banijay Group’s newly appointed chief lestial Pictures, and U.S. theatre chain operating officer, Peter Langenberg, will Alamo Drafthouse. drive the India business directly as part The live event, “RZA – RZA: Live from of a portfolio that also covers Russia, the 36th Chamber”, features a re-score Germany, the U.K., the Netherlands and of Shaw Brothers classic The 36th Cham- Belgium. ber of Shaolin. Langenberg, most recently VP, busi- A life-long Shaw Brothers movie fan, ness management for Warner Bros In- The Wu-Tang Clan founder RZA will RZA hip hop meets Shaolin kung fu in “RZA: ternational TV Production, will focus on use the Wu-Tang catalogue from two Live from the 36th Chamber” in New York “building synergies at group level and decades with the film’s existing audio increasing development opportunities,” track “to create a fully realised, real- originally released in 1978. the company said in the appointment time audio and visual experience,” the RZA has gone on record as saying announcement. companies said. he has been dreaming for decades of He reports to CEO Marco Bassetti. The 36th Chamber of Shaolin was stepping into the 36th Chamber. RECOGNIZING ASIA’S FINEST. WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2016 HOTEL MULIA JAKARTA, INDONESIA Visit abla.cnbc.com for the list of award nominees and broadcast details. 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