27 november- C NTENT 3 December 2017 www.contentasia.tv l www.contentasiasummit.com ATF Dailies Alert! We will be publishing market dailies on Wednesday (29 Nov), Thursday (30 Nov) and Friday (1 Dec). All news welcome! Send tips, quips and announcements to Aqilah at [email protected] or drop in at our booth #M22 ATF 2017 opens slightly up on 2016 Singapore tops attend- ance with 137 companies registered on eve of market opening More than 1,000 companies from about 50 countries gather in Singapore this month for the annual programming mart, the Asia TV Forum and Market (ATF). More on page 2 What’s inside... Page 17: HBO Asia turns 25 with its big- gest slate of local originals and eyes wide open for more Page 8: China thaw drives new Korean engagement on eve of ATF; MBC strike ends but few think the battle is over Page 10: eOne talks co-production in Asia C NTENTASIA 27 november-3 December 2017 Page 2. ATF 2017 opens DreamWorks shifts from HBO to NBCU slightly up on Kids channel joins Fellowes team from 1 January 2018 2016 Singapore tops attend- ance with 137 companies registered on eve of market opening More than 1,000 companies from about 50 countries gather in Singapore this month for the annual programming mart, the Asia TV Forum and Market (ATF). Two days ahead of the three-day market opening on Wednesday (29 November), ATF listed 1,006 participating companies. This is up from the 978 listed on the eve of last year’s market. All Hail King Julien 812 – or 81% – of companies com- DreamWorks Channel shifts affiliate sales HBO Asia distribution deal in place. The ing into Singapore this year are from 20 and marketing from HBO Asia to NBCU- initial announcement was made in De- countries and territories in the Asia-Pa niversal’s Singapore-based Southeast cember 2014. cific region, including Australia. Asia channels division under Christine The fully dubbed channel, which in- The other 194 companies include 139 Fellowes from 1 January 2018. cludes the DreamWorks Junior block for participants from Europe and 41 from Channel operations will follow. pre-schoolers, currently has distribution North America. The not-unexpected move follows in Singapore, Taiwan, Malaysia, South The biggest single country presence NBC’s acquisition of DreamWorks earlier Korea and Indonesia. this year is from Singapore – unsurpris- this year. The DreamWorks channel debuted in ingly given the location and strong sup- The linear kids and family service Asia in August 2015 in a deal with Thai- port from the domestic media regulator launched in Asia in mid 2015 with the land’s now-defunct CTH. – with 137 companies registered as of 27 November. The total presence from companies in Southeast Asia is 362. Mega series bolster FOX slate North Asia has a strong presence this year, with a total of 353 companies. This Queen Dugu, Martial Universe head for SCC, FOX+ consists of 80 companies from Korea, 75 from China, 83 from Japan, 44 from Mainland Chinese dramas – Zhejiang Hong Kong and 71 from Taiwan. Huace Film & TV’s Queen Dugu and Tianjin Outside of the U.K., which has 36 Azure Media’s Martial Universe are head- companies participating, the biggest ing to FOX Networks Group (FNG) Asia in single European market is France, with exclusive deals announced on the eve of 33 companies taking part in the market this year’s three-day Asia TV Forum, which this year. opens in Singapore on Wednesday. Both Israel, with three companies registered, will air on STAR Chinese Channel and on leads Middle East presence. The other streaming service FOX+. Rights exclude two companies registered are from Jor- China. Both shows will be available on STAR dan and the UAE. Chinese Channel (SCC) as well as FOX+. The two new titles join Ruyi’s Love in the Ruyi’s Love in the Palace Palace, which airs in early 2018. Contact: Tom Bairstow [email protected] www.kewmedia.com Detective Drama Series 11 x 60’ CRAWFORD smalLTOWN Comedy Series 12 x 30’ Drama Series 10 x 60’ Drama Mini-Series 3 x 60’ 50th ANNIVERSARY YEAR Documentary Series 6 x 60’ 27 November-3 December 2017 page 3. C NTENTASIA Turkey picks up 3rd Nippon TV format My Son ventures out of Japan for the first time My Son Turkey’s MF Yapim & Medyapim have following the kidnapping of a family acquired a third scripted format – My member. Son – from Japanese commercial The deal, announced on the eve broadcaster Nippon TV. of this year’s Asia TV Form (ATF) in Shortly after MF Yapim/Medyapim Singapore, expands the relationship won the Special Award for Moth- kicked off with Nippon TV’s Mother in er/Anne at the 2017 Tokyo Drama 2016. Awards in October, Medyapim’s Mother, made in Turkey as Anne for CEO, Fatih Aksoy, said a further two Star TV, was followed this year with acquisitions were possible. He did not Woman – My Life For My Children, disclose details. which aired as Kadin on FOX Turkey The two new titles would bring the in October. total number of acquisitions from Ja- Nippon TV’s president of interna- pan to five. tional business development, Atsushi Aksoy said Japan was, for Turkey, Hatayama, said one of Nippon TV’s “a new source of stories”. drama strengths was portraying “fe- The new deal is Nippon TV’s first for- male characters living strongly in the mat sale for the 60-minute drama. modern world”. My Son is the story of three women The award is for dramas produced who learn what it takes to become a outside of Japan that foster cultural un- mother amid the struggles and pain derstanding and business partnerships. @contentasia /contentasia contentasia.tv /company/contentasia 27 November-3 December 2017 page 4. THE #1 ENTERTAINMENT SHOW ON SATURDAY NIGHT 27 November-3 December 2017 page 5. C NTENTASIA 27 november-3 December 2017 Page 6. Turner swells Japan Asia’s movie tastes diversifying – SGIFF channels bouquet with Healthier ecosystem emerging, festival panel says three new brands Wacky Races, Boomerang Turner Japan launches three new chan- nels in January 2018 on NTT DOCOMO’s streaming service dTV Channel. Najwa Abu Bakar, Astro Shaw; Daphne Yang, Catchplay; Garon de Silva, HBO Asia The three channels are Boomerang, which is being made available in Japan Movie tastes across Asia have diversified Bakar said. for the first time, and new brands Mondo and a healthier ecosystem is emerging, “Sometimes it’s a struggle for us to sell Mah-jong TV and Tabi Tele. delegates at the Singapore Interna- our films outside Malaysia, even in Sin- Turner also operates Cartoon Net- tional Film Festival (SGIFF) heard at the gapore. Some of Malaysia’s biggest hits work, Mondo TV, Tabi Channel and CNN weekend. don’t travel,” she added. International in Japan. “Audiences are becoming more HBO Asia executive producer, Garon de Mondo Mah-Jong TV is dedicated to savvy,” Catchplay executive director Silva said the Singapore-based regional the popular game of Mah-Jong, includ- and group CEO, Daphne Yang, told a programmer was looking for “projects that ing the Mondo Mah-jong Pro League panel discussion on Southeast Asian producers really want to tell rather than competition with celebrity professionals. production. them thinking what does the broadcaster Tabi Tele’s original local travel and Yang said “hero titles” that took up to want”. documentary-style content will spotlight US$15 million at Taiwan’s box office had “We are really open, even to debut film- popular tourist locations in Japan as well given way to a greater number of re- makers,” De Silva added. as in Europe and Hawaii. leases that took between US$2 million to All agreed on the importance of col- US$3 million. laboration, and said partnerships were “We believe this will lead to a healthier becoming more important as production Andy Pirki lights up POGO ecosystem,” she added. costs increased. “Filmmaking is about Andy Pirki Political films aren’t going to be part of ‘we’,” Abu Bakar said. that ecosystem for the next few years – Government funds and incentives had at least not in Southeast Asia, panelists also become a critical part of the funding agreed. process, she said. But, said Astro Shaw head, Najwa Abu A more complex funding environment Bakar, “you can make a good story with- meant increased pressure on producer. out being politically controversial”. “Producers need to have a good sense Abu Bakar said Astro Shaw “wanted to of business... need to be able to control make films that have a voice”. the budget and the contingency,” Yang AUM Animation Studios’ Andy Pirki Malaysia’s challenge was creating said. premieres exclusively on Turner’s India’s films that appealed not only to domestic Replying to a question on big data’s role POGO on Sunday, 3 Dec, at 9.30am. audiences. in production, Yang said big data helps, The non-dialogue series is about a pink “It’s not true, for instance, that all In- “but in terms of storytelling, data can’t tell dinosaur and his simple-minded human donesian films do well in Malaysia,” Abu you anything”. friend. CONTENT ASIA FULL PAGE.ai 1 17/11/2017 09:22:05 a.m. FP: Caracol (Paid Ad) C M Y CM MY CY CMY K 27 November-3 December 2017 page 7. C NTENTASIA 27 november-3 December 2017 Page 8. China thaw drives new Korean engagement on eve of ATF & relief washes over Korean variety buyers as MBC strike ends Two big questions hover around anything Korean as this year’s Asia TV Forum kicks off on Wednesday.