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sequel to Frozen, you’ll have to do it through Disney’s branded channel.
Tim Mulligan, research director and head of video analysis at MIDiA Research, said that
the D2C explosion is set to transform the way consumers’ access content in an era where
content providers and platforms will compete for niche pockets of fragmented fandom.
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consumer trends reaching a new post-peak attention epoch, the battle for screen time will
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content to pay-TV subscribers, including 90 million Comcast-connected homes in the
United States and 52 million from Comcast Cable and Sky internationally. NBCU said it
will offer original content and more from selected partners, but did not elaborate on who
those partners might be.
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contents
5 Review 5 Winsing
build
to
on 7 Talpa commissions
10 People
hit formats
12 Cover Story: Asia Is Now internat ional
16 C-Suite interest in its
22 Features
properties at
23 Analysis
ATF 2019
24 Focus
25 Technology
26
27
Digital Content
Asia Video Summit
A+E Networks 11
28 Review
appoints new SVP
12 20
and Head of Sales
Asia is Now
Regional TV 21
For years, Western observers and
media have been talking about the advertising is New Astro
rise of Asia in terms of its massive
Experience
future potential. But the time has come
for the rest of the world to update its a smart APAC
thinking—because the future arrived
even faster than expected. One of
the most dramatic developments of
GMA dramas
the past 30 years has been emerging
Asia’s soaring consumption and its 22 draw strong
integration into global content space,
co-production, talent and innovation.
viewership for
Kenya’s KTN TV
24 23
26 25 EY survey reveals video
CATCHPLAY On NAGRA and KAON Irdeto and gaming industry at tipping
Demand Rebrands introduce Android Amlogic point as new competitive
to “CATCHPLAY+” TV streaming l a u n c h pressures intensify battle
Promising Boosted solution for pay- Net flix- for market share
Content and TV operators integrated
Enhanced User Hailstorm
Experience for its Hybrid Set-
4.2 Million Users top Box
Platform
35
ZTE and China Unicorn 37
win Best Network HOOQ boosts content offerings 40 D o c u B a y
Intelligence Award at with Asian eSports, Tech
Broadband Awards 2019 signs multiple
Innovations and Inspiring
acquisition
Startup Stories from TechStorm
deals at MIPCOM
in its First-in-Asia Partnership
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Cottonwood Media Winsing to build on
appoints licensing agent international interest in
for Find Me In Paris its properties at ATF 2019
PARIS, FRANCE — Premium New shows include MIPJunior
Project Pitch finalist GOGO BUS &
European Kids content producer TEAM STEAM
Cottonwood Media, (a Federation
Kids & Family company), Winsing, a Top Three Chinese
animation company for over 15
announced a new partnership
years, will be promoting a wide
with L.A. based Beacon Rock range of properties to potential
Growth for the hit tween drama broadcast partners across Asia
series Find Me In Paris. during this year’s Asia TV Forum
& Market (ATF) in Singapore at
Booth No. C10– in particular, its
In coordination with Cottonwood established hit GG Bond, as well
Media, Beacon Rock Growth as two exciting new properties
now under development: GOGO
will serve as licensing agent BUS & TEAM STEAM and Crazy
responsible for the development Candies Season 6.
of Find Me In Paris branded
ATF, the leading entertainment
licensed products and
content event in Asia for professionals to converge, connect, and
merchandise throughout the U.S. and Canada, effective immediately. collaborate, takes place at the Marina Bay Sands, Singapore from 4-6
December.
The deal was brokered by Ana Micoud, who leads Cottonwood’s
Recent deals in India and Malaysia have underlined the overseas potential
licensing business through her company The Wizards. of GG Bond, which is also available in English-speaking markets under
the name Kung Fu Pork Choppers. Winsing will be bringing two series to
Currently airing on Hulu (US) and CBC (Canada), Find Me In Paris has ATF: GG Bond: Dinosaur Diary and GG Bond: Racing, as well as the hit
film GG Bond: Loli Pop in Fantasy.
already sold into a staggering 130 countries and currently broadcasts
in over 80 territories worldwide! GG Bond is a thrilling and funny show for 4-to-8-year-olds in which the
hero, a superpowered piglet, fights numerous threats to his world with
the help of his friends, not to mention courage, enthusiasm, humour,
The roll-out of licensing activities in the U.S. and Canada will be
hope, and a strong sense of justice. GG Bond has already inspired 14 hit
managed by Johanna Mooney, Founder of Beacon Rock Growth. A series viewed by millions of children, as well as five feature films, not to
thought leader with an impressive track record that spans 20 years, mention an enormously popular and award-winning live show, dedicated
Johanna previously held leadership positions at The Walt Disney theme park areas, and a massive licensing campaign. A 15th series
launched in late October and a 16th series is on the way.
Company forging multiple global partnerships for various high-profile
properties. Crazy Candies season 6 tells the story of Marshyo, a wannabe top chef,
With Season 3 already well underway, FIND ME IN PARIS (78 x 26’) is and his assistant, Jackey. They run a food cart, but Marshyo dreams of
one day running a five-star restaurant. In the meantime, he can at least
a premium hit tween series that combines world-class ballet, modern show he’s got what it takes by meeting every order in Dream Garden’s
dance, drama and comedy. It follows the story of Lena Grisky, a Food Square. But sometimes the customers don’t make it easy and Mr.
time-travelling ballet dancer from 1905 Russia trapped in modern day Seed loves to give Marshyo and Jackey a hard time. But Marshyo and
Jackey always find a way to fulfill Mr. Seed’s picky orders and he even
Paris, and the many dilemmas she faces finding her place between two
offers the occasional compliment. Co-produced with cooperation from
worlds. companies in both Malaysia and Brunei, Crazy Candies season 6 will
arrive soon.
Find Me In Paris is produced by David Michel, Zoé Carrera Allaix, and
A new approach to edutainment, combining social and emotional learning
Cecile Lauritano (Cottonwood Media) and co-produced with ZDF, ZDF (SEL) and a lovable supporting cast with an exciting central character,
Enterprises, Be-Films and the Opera National de Paris. Written, and GOGO BUS has already been a big hit in its domestic market, and
co-executive produced by Jill Girling and Lori Mather-Welch (creators of enjoyed a strong performance at retail. GOGO BUS will be represented at
ATF by two series: the SEL Series of GOGO BUS and GOGO BUS & TEAM
Nickelodeon’s hit series Ride), with Leila Smith as Executive Producer, STEAM.
Find Me In Paris is directed by Matt Bloom (Emmy Award-Winning Hank
Zipzer, and Disney’s The Lodge), along with heavyweight Irish directing GOGO BUS & TEAM STEAM (104 x 15’) continues the story of Gordon,
the world’s first artificial intelligence school bus who can transform
team Ronan and Robert Burke (TV3’s hit show Ed Rock, Netflix’s Free
into different vehicles, and introduces the daring rescues and exciting
Rein, animated series Roy and Damo & Ivor: The Movie). adventures of Team Steam. GOGO BUS & TEAM STEAM was part
of a final shortlist of five selected to appear at the MIPJunior Project
Find Me In Paris is distributed worldwide by Federation Kids & Pitch. GOGO BUS & TEAM STEAM’s appearance on the platform,
which highlights new kids’ TV projects with the greatest potential for
Family (excluding Germany, GST and Scandinavia which is handled commissioning and multiplatform extension, was a major boost for this
by ZDF Enterprises). Various seasons of the 12-million-euro time- exciting new series.
traveling ballet series have already been snapped up by a plethora
Winsing has specialized in 3D animation production and distribution
of international broadcasters such as France Télévisions and Disney for 15 years and is firmly established as a major animation player in
(France and Italy), NBC Universal and Hulu (USA), ABC (Australia), China. The company has now set its sights on boosting its ongoing
VRT (Belgium), RAI (Italy), Quebecor (French speaking Canada) , HBO expansion into international markets. After a strong response to its
properties at MIPCOM, Winsing is looking to build on this interest at ATF,
(Portugal), Hot TV (Israel), and SVOD service Showmax (South Africa), to
an unmissable content event that last year attracted more than 5,600
name a few. TVAplus delegates from 58 countries and regions across the globe. TVAplus
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Synamedia launches new Danish podcast
video network solutions Equinox 1985 becomes
LONDON — Synamedia, the world’s largest independent video software
provider, will unveil a torrent of new additions to its video network (formerly Netflix original series
video processing) portfolio designed to ratchet up the quality and cost
AMSTERDAM — Netflix announces
effectiveness of live streaming. New solutions will also help customers make
the new Danish Netflix Original
more intelligent use of virtualization and cloud, as well as smooth service
series, Equinox – based on the well-
providers’ infrastructure transformation journey to IP.
known podcast, Equinox 1985. The
six part series will be created by Tea
As the industry moves closer to achieving synchonized latency between live
Lindeburg and executive produced
broadcast and OTT streams at scale, Synamedia will show a real-world use
by Piv Bernth (The Killing, The Bridge
case with a latency from content ingest to display on the OTT device of just 6
and Follow The Money ) and her
seconds, which is equivalent to broadcast latency. This is made possible by
company Apple Tree Productions,
incorporating Common Media Application Format (CMAF) to reduce workflow
which is backed by ITV Studios.
complexity and enable bandwidth-efficient, highly scalable delivery across
Production is expected to start later
the whole technology infrastructure to ABR-aware client devices including a
this year.
low-latency DASH device. Synamedia will also unveil plans to support Apple’s
Low Latency HLS protocol.
Equinox is a character-driven
supernatural thriller about a young
Also on display will be a demo of Synamedia’s virtualized Digital Content
woman named Anna, who is affected
Manager (DCM) with Smart Rate Control showing how automation using
by the unexplainable disappearance
machine learning can optimize quality levels across the entire footprint to
of a school class in 1999. The series
deliver a premium live OTT viewing experience cost effectively. Piv-Bernth
is set in Denmark and swipes back
and forth between 1999, where it all started, and the present time.
Flexing its R&D credentials, Synamedia will use IBC to preview content-aware
encoding, fuelled by AI and machine learning techniques. The demo will show Anna is only 10 years old in the year 1999 when a class of graduating
a new content-aware encoding algorithm that incorporates information such students inexplicably disappears without a trace. Anna, who was close to one
as program recurrence, program similarity and genre taken from sources of the missing students becomes traumatized and plagued by horrific visions
such as program guides and the IMDb database. Using pattern matching after the disappearance. In 2020 Anna is peacefully living with her family
techniques, operators will be able to predict the required quality/bitrate when all of a sudden the nightmares come back and start haunting her. When
per program (or event) to optimize the encoding. Applying machine learning the one survivor from 1999 mysteriously dies, Anna is determined to find out
techniques will hone the encoding algorithms to further minimize the number what happened to the class, only to discover a dark and unsettling truth that
of bits used, while maintaining premium video quality. involves her in ways she never imagined.
Operational workflow efficiencies will also be in the spotlight at IBC, with The series originates from the acclaimed podcast Equinox 1985, that locally
the launch of the PowerVu Insights module for video operations teams in topped the iTunes podcast chart with its modern take on audio and will be
the distribution segment. It incorporates a set of monitoring, analytics and produced by Apple Tree Productions for Netflix by executive producer and
remote troubleshooting tools for IP-connected receivers to help customers CEO Piv Bernth. TVAplus
monitor the video distribution chain and drive greater efficiencies. TVAplus
Brassic sold to five new Sony expands its
territories IP-based remote
Sky’s biggest original comedy
launch in seven years,
integration solutions
Brassic, has been sold to five
new territories in the lead LONDON — Sony has unveiled its latest line-up of IP Live production
up to MIPCOM2019 by ITV solutions, including two new IP extension adapters - one for cameras and
Studios Global Entertainment. another for camera control units (CCU). Sony has also introduced two new
Created by Joe Gilgun (Misfits, remote-control panels for Live Element Orchestra, as well as a SMPTE ST
Preacher) and BAFTA and International Emmy-winning writer Danny 2110 interface board for its PWS-5400 4K/HD live production server.
Brocklehurst (Shameless, Safe), and produced by Calamity Films
(Judy, Pride),
In June 2019, Sony entered into a strategic partnership with Nevion AS,
Brassic has been the subject of critical acclaim (see notes to a leading provider of virtualised media production solutions and the two
editors) and universal adoration in the UK, having received its companies will be on hand to showcase the next level of IP-based production
second season commission before the first had even premiered. environments.
The first episode of series one launched with a 7-day cumulative
audience of 1.65 million, making it Sky’s biggest original comedy This new partnership and line-up allow Sony to continue to help customers
series launch since 2012. realise the unique benefits of IP for remote production and effective resource
sharing. Working with broadcasters from across the world Sony has created
Brassic will air on CBC in Canada, ABC in Australia, Rialto in New
advanced IP Live Production solutions and delivered more than 60 IP live
Zealand, Canal+ in France and Comunidad Film in Spain, with several
more major territories sales likely to close in the coming months. studios and OB trucks to date. These include Euro Media Group, NEP
TVAplus Australia and SIC Portugal. TVAplus
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Banijay Rights signs deal Talpa commissions
with Proper Content hit formats
Banijay Rights, the leading distribution arm of Banijay Group, has signed
a multi-year, first look development deal with UK factual specialist Proper
Content to develop and produce series for the UK and international
markets.
The first three titles to spring from this brand new agreement are Suicidal:
In Our Own Words (1 x 90’) and How You Can Help Stop Suicide (1 x 30’)
both for Channel 5 and airing on 10th September; with new series The
School That Tried To End Racism [WT] (2 x 60’) for Channel 4. Proper
Content also has a number of other exciting new projects in the pipeline
Talpa announced two new commissions for its hit formats, Divided and
with the BBC.
The Story of My Life to Alpha TV in Greece. With the addition of these two
blockbusters, Talpa is looking forward to being able to contribute to Alpha
Led by Creative Director, David DeHaney, Proper Content is a UK TV’s ongoing success. Both titles have already traveled widely across
independent production company launched in 2016 specialising in the globe, with Greece being the 22nd country to acquire the fast-paced
distinctive and talked-about factual entertainment and documentary game show Divided. The Story of My Life is currently commissioned by 11
programming. countries. This heartwarming talk show with a twist shows celebrity couples
a sneak preview of how they’ll look at two different stages of their future.
David launched Proper Content in October 2016, before that he held
senior positions in some of the UK’s leading production companies Divided is the general knowledge game show with a tantalizing twist. Three
including Love Productions, BBC, Nutopia, RDF, Darlow Smithson, Victory total strangers must work together to build up a collective amount of cash.
Television, Granada Television and Maverick. He has been an integral At the end of the game, the money is split into three unequal shares. Are
the contestants able to reach agreement as to who gets what, before all the
part of numerous domestic and international hits including Tough Young
money disappears? Find out on this fast-paced game show.
Teachers (BBC), The Woman Who Woke Up Chinese (BBC), Britain’s Gay
Footballers (BBC), The Baby Borrowers (BBC) and Young, Autistic and
In The Story of My Life celebrity couples get a sneak preview of how they’ll
Stagestruck (Channel 4) to name a few. look in 25 years... in 50 years... and maybe even older than that! How will
they react to seeing their loved one age? And what do they think when they
The deal was brokered off the back of both parties meeting during the see the ‘old’ version of themselves in the mirror? Paired with some risky,
Indielab Accelerator earlier this year. IndieLab is the leading growth deep, and emotional questions, the transformation of a lifetime is sure to
programme in the UK TV sector, helping independent production touch hearts like never before. TVAplus
companies to scale-up and super-charge their growth. Banijay Rights is a
major sponsor of the programme.
Globecast announces
Suicidal: In Our Own Words (1 x 90’ for C5)
This feature-length documentary explores the crisis in male mental health GlobecastMCN
through the eyes, emotions and experiences of six suicidal men. For
the first time, a programme follows men during a suicidal episode; the
men’s journeys begin at the moment they want to try and die, and the film
documents the complex, and challenging road to recovery as they are
supported by a remarkable NHS team.
How You Can Help Stop Suicide? (1 x 30’)
This one-off film offers support and advice to anyone struggling with their
mental health or concerned about a loved one’s state of mind. The film
features expert voices from the charity sector as well as the NHS, each
of them with extensive experience in the area of suicide. The film provides
practical and accessible advice to anyone struggling, suggesting coping
strategies as well as signposting individuals to relevant organisations. The Paris — Globecast, the global solutions provider for media, announced the
launch of Globecast Managed Cloud Network (GlobecastMCN), responding to
film also hears briefly from men that have come out the other side of a
pressures across the sports broadcasting market for more content more of
suicidal crisis, as well as a young woman who faced the loss of her father.
the time, to affiliates and viewers.
The School That Tried To End Racism (W/T) (2 x 60’ for C4) Taking a tennis tournament as the example, Globecast MCN allows multiple
This bold and engaging new series will explore a ground-breaking school’s additional feeds to be fed into the cloud at the nearest POP, transported
programme that tests for unconscious racial bias in an ordinary class across the world in the cloud and then received at an affiliate’s nearest POP.
of 11 to 12-year-old pupils. The School That Tried To End Racism (w/t) This allows the affiliate to air the content – following matches they choose
(2x60’) is based on a pioneering American scheme and will be led by - without the additional cost of more fibre-delivered feeds and the risk of
leading Multicultural Education academics and scientists where pupils purely public internet. As competitions move from location to location, this
will take part in games, exercises and activities, both in and out of the also provides a very simple way to deliver content without the need for onsite
classroom, that will challenge everything they thought they knew about installation, with the processing and management complexity handled in the
race. TVAplus cloud. We can also take care of last-mile connectivity too. TVAplus
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First two LLNW named a leader in BBC Studios
teams IDC Marketscape report renews
invited to SINGAPORE — Limelight Networks, Inc. (LLNW) has been named
a leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Commercial CDN distribution
ONE Dota 2 deal with
2019 Vendor Assessment (#US44842119). The report provides
a comprehensive view of top global commercial content delivery
network (CDN) providers comparing their capabilities to offer CDN
Singapore services, innovate and strategies for growth.
MEASAT in
World Pro In the MarketScape analysis, IDC cited Limelight’s high-quality/
price ratio as a key strength, and the continuous capacity expansion partnership
of Limelight’s dense and private network for content delivery and
Invitational edge services. Limelight was recognized for its investment in low
latency video streaming delivery formats including WebRTC, HLS
with
announced and CMAF, integrated DRM packaging and integrated video platform.
The report also highlighted Limelight’s exclusive partnership with Globecast
Netherlands
SINGAPORE — A subsidiary of Ericsson’s Edge Gravity and extensive access to more than 1,000+
the largest global sports media ISP networks. TVAplus
property in Asian history, ONE
KUALA LUMPUR — MEASAT
Championship(ONE), ONE Esports’ is
delighted to announce that Chinese Qligent CTO to Explore Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd.,
(MEASAT), in partnership with
powerhouse PSG.LGD and Major
winners Team Secret will be the first
two invited teams at the ONE Dota 2
Cloud-based Data Globecast, has announced that
BBC Studios, the commercial
Singapore World Pro Invitational.
Analytics as IBC2019 arm of the BBC, has renewed
its agreement to distribute its
Content Everywhere
Captained by veteran player Clement BBC channels across Asia via
“Puppey” Ivanov, Team Secret has the MEASAT-3 satellite.
been a dominant squad since its
inception in 2014. They finished first
place at the last 2018-19 Dota Pro
Panelist The channels include BBC Earth
HD, which inspires audiences
Circuit season, scoring two Major MELBOURNE, FLORIDA —
by sharing the incredible
wins. This strong performance saw Qilgent, a specialist in cloud-based,
enterprise-level content monitoring wonders of the universe;
them through to the Main Event at The
International 2019, where they placed and analysis, announces that its CBeebies HD, which provides
fourth. Chief Technology Officer, Ted Korte, preschool age programming
will be a featured IBC2019 Content to encourage learning through
Veteran Chinese team PSG.LGD is Everywhere panelist. Korte will play; and BBC Lifestyle Asia,
one of the strongest Dota 2 teams in contribute his expertise to Running which provides a wealth of
China, having placed sixth in the last Content Everywhere Businesses from inspiration for home, family and
DPC season. With TI9 hosted in their the Cloud on Saturday, September life.
home country, PSG.LGD showed up 14, 2019 from 3:30-4:15pm (15:30-
big time by topping the Group Stage 16:15). The session is scheduled at
Globecast provides MEASAT
as well as delivering a strong Upper the Content Everywhere Hub Theater Ted Korte
satellite capacity, ground and
Bracket run, before ending their in Hall 14 of the RAI Amsterdam Exhibition and ConferenceCenter.
uplink services to BBC Studios,
campaign in third place.
carrying these channels to
Korte will speak alongside other panelists, including Laszlo Zoltan, VP of
Both squads will join 10 yet-to-be- viewers across the Asian
DVEO and Andreas Jacobi, CEO and Co-Founder of Make.TV, with IABM CTO
revealed teams at the Singapore Stan Moote serving as the panel’s moderator. The synopsis shared on the IBC market.
Indoor Stadium from 20-22 December website teases that the “three experts will share their practical experiences”
to compete for a share of the of using the cloud across the entire broadcast and production ecosystem, and MEASAT-3 is collocated with
US$500,000 prize pool. how big data can both streamline media operations and open up new business the MEASAT-3a and MEASAT-
models. 3b satellites at Asia’s prime
Organized together with PGL, the ONE video hot slot of 91.5°E.
Dota 2 Singapore World Pro Invitational Korte has become an in-demand speaker on the topic of analytics, having The three satellites form
is the first event in ONE Esports Dota presented at the 2017, 2018 and 2019 NAB Shows, the 2018 IEEE Broadcast the region’s strongest video
2 World Pro Invitational series, with the Symposium, and the TecnoTelevisión México Conference last month. Korte neighbourhood, providing
second ONE Dota 2 Jakarta World Pro brings further validity as a speaker through his development work with
UHD, HD and SD channels
Invitational taking place on 17-19 April Qligent’s Vision Analytics platform. On demonstration at Qligent’s Hall 14
across Asia, Australia, East
next year at the Indonesia Convention Stand (14.C19), Vision Analytics harnesses advanced technologies (AI, machine
Exhibition (ICE BSD). Africa and Eastern Europe. The
learning, virtual IoT-based probes, data mining) to analyze massive datasets
that detail the quality of service and experience, as well as measure, manage MEASAT fleet will be further
Tournament information and ticketing and monetize viewer engagement. This helps users prevent viewer churn by strengthened with the addition
details will be unveiled at a later date. predicting and detecting problems out to the last mile, including penetration of MEASAT-3d in 2021. TVAplus
TVAplus into end user devices. TVAplus
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Irdeto appoints BBC Studios appoints
new Head of Sales, Executive Vice
North & South East President, APAC
Asia BBC Studios has brought
its Asia and Australia & New
AMSTERDAM – Irdeto Zealand regions together
to create a newly formed John Penn
announced that Dario Choi
has been appointed to Asia-Pacific (APAC) regional sales, branded services
the role of Head of Sales, business comprising its and ancillaries, came
North & South East Asia. international sales and together as a single global
Mr. Choi joins Irdeto from distribution business, under distribution group from
Huawei, where he was the leadership of Jon Penn, 1 September under Paul
Dario Choi formerly Managing Director, Dempsey. In his expanded
Vice President of Digital
Services, Cloud & Data he held senior management Australia & New Zealand, role, Penn will continue to
Center and responsible positions at Asianet, BBC Studios. report to Dempsey.
for assisting its global Harmonic, Avid, Harris
customer base with their Broadcast and Ericsson. The move follows the Prior to his successful
digital transformation With extensive experience departure of Myleeta tenure as Managing
strategies. In his new role, in the technology and media Aga, Acting EVP, Asia, Director, Australia and New
he will be responsible for and entertainment sectors, and comes after all BBC Zealand, Jon was, for four
driving sales growth in the Mr. Choi will strengthen and Studios’ international sales years, CEO Asia-Pacific for
region. expand Irdeto’s substantial and distribution business, Fremantle’s International
customer base across this encompassing content distribution division. TVAplus
Prior to his role at Huawei, market. TVAplus
New Network Head appointed for Cartoon
Cohesity appoints Sheena Chin as Network and POGO in South Asia
Managing Director of Sales, ASEAN MUMBAI, INDIA –
Abhishek Dutta has been
Former Veritas and Symantec Executive Brings Deep named Senior Director
Experience in Data Management and Data Protection to and Network Head –
ASEAN Market. Kids, overseeing Cartoon
Network and POGO in South
SINGAPORE –
Asia.
Cohesity announced the
appointment of Sheena Based in Mumbai, his
Chin as the managing responsibilities include
director of sales for the programming, channel
Association of Southeast operations, acquisitions
Asian Nations (ASEAN) to and promotions, as well as
continue the company’s the content direction for
Sheena Chin
the two brands.
rapid growth in the region. Chin will be responsible for
driving go-to-market strategy and execution for the Abhishek will also be
ASEAN region, working with channel partners, systems Abhishek Dutta
working closely with and
engineering, operations, and marketing teams. under the direction of Leslie recently, was Senior Kids
Lee, VP of Kids Content, Programming Director
Chin brings years of data management expertise to WarnerMedia Entertainment at Viacom18, a company
Cohesity. She joins Cohesity from Veritas, where she Networks APAC. he joined in 2016. His
served as the Singapore country director, building a various roles have
strong presence in the region and significantly impacting Abhishek has more than included programming,
two decades of experience channel operations and
revenues during her tenure with consistent year on
and expertise in the media management, content
year growth. Previously, Chin worked as an enterprise
and entertainment industry. development and
sales director for Symantec, growing the company’s acquisitions, and animation
He has been a part of four
cybersecurity and information management software development.
successful TV channel
business in Southeast Asia. launches as well as a digital
platform focusing on kids in Abhishek is a sports
With more than 20 years in enterprise technology sales, India. Besides his creative enthusiast and has won
Chin has extensive experience in developing deep and programming skills, multiple honours for
customer engagements with large global customers and his technical skills include volleyball and handball. He
securing strategic wins in hyper-competitive markets. sound recording, voicing, has also been involved in
Throughout her career, she has helped organizations music mixing and editing. the National Cadets Corps
address the challenges of exponential data growth by and has represented his
His career includes stints platoon as the commander
leveraging cloud scalability, achieving infrastructure and
at ALT Balaji, Discovery in India’s Republic Day
application resiliency, and adapting to the latest data
Networks India and, most parade. TVAplus
protection and compliance requirements.TVAplus
10 | television asia plus november-december 2019people
Cobalt Digital promotes Ciro Noronha to GatesAir appoints new Regional
Executive Vice President of Engineering Sales Manager
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. –
Cobalt Digital announced SINGAPORE – GatesAir,
the appointment of a global leader in wireless,
Ciro Noronha, Ph.D., as over-the-air content delivery
executive vice president solutions for TV and radio,
of engineering. Noronha continues to strengthen its
joined the Cobalt team global presence with the
in 2016 when iMediaTV appointment of Graham
was acquired. He will Lay as Regional Sales
work closely with Ryan Manager, MEA (Middle
Wallenberg, vice president East and Africa), effective
of engineering, and Kyle immediately. Based in
Wilken, vice president of Dubai, Lay reports to Andy
Ciro Noronha McClelland, Managing
firmware, managing the
Director, EMEA, with a Graham Lay
engineering team and providing valuable resources for
focus on building GatesAir’s integrators throughout
Cobalt Digital as the company continues to offer the
market share and brand the region, possessing
highest quality, latest technological solutions to meet
visibility in the Middle East a customer-friendly mix
the needs of the broadcast industry.
and eastern Africa. of relationship skills and
Noronha was responsible for the development of ARQ technical knowledge.
Lay comes to GatesAir with Lay is already building
technology, which was instrumental in enabling a cost-
more than a decade of sales a foundation for new
effective means of live, low latency contribution and
and account management business, and is especially
distribution of broadcast content over the internet. As
experience in the broadcast bullish on digital transition
a result, Cobalt was one of the companies selected
and communications opportunities. He notes that
to receive the Emmy® Award for “Pioneering Reliable
industry. He spent most GatesAir is an established
Transmission Method for Live Contribution and TV
of this time with electrical brand in his region,
Links.”
cable distribution with a ripe-for-growth
company IEWC, where he transmission presence in
“Dr. Noronha has extensive engineering knowledge
consistently took on roles most countries.
and management experience that will assist in guiding
of increasing responsibility.
Cobalt to an increased successful future,” added Gene
Lay was instrumental in Lay expects to fortify
Zimmerman, president and CEO of Cobalt Digital. “We
the launch and growth GatesAir’s regional service
are pleased to have him on board to strengthen our
of IEWC’s broadcast and and support presence
engineering management team.” TVAplus
communications business through expansion of its
in Europe. He relocated to channel partner network,
A+E Networks appoints new SVP and Dubai in 2015, taking on in addition to working
Head of Sales the role of Business Unit directly with customers
LONDON – A+E Networks International Division has promoted Glen Leader, MEA for Argosy to solve problems, reduce
Hansen to Senior Vice President of Content Sales in the Asia-Pacific Cable, part of the IEWC operational costs, and
region, and Ellen Lovejoy to Senior Vice President and Head of Sales group of companies. create new opportunities.
in the Americas and Formats. Both report to Managing Director, This includes helping
Content Sales & Co-productions Richard Tulk-Hart. Lay’s years of in-region broadcasters transition
experience with IEWC and from legacy TDM networks
Hansen’s new role will expand upon his duties as Vice President of Argosy well-positions him to intelligent IP transport
Content Sales in the Asia-Pacific markets to include Territory Manager for success with GatesAir. architectures, leveraging
across Australia & New Zealand. Since joining A+E Networks in 2014, He has established strong GatesAir’s quickly-growing
Hansen has overseen international content sales across Asia-Pacific, business contacts with Intraplex product line.
developing and implementing sales strategies for A+E’s programming broadcasters and systems TVAplus
catalogue in the developing region.
when she was brought on as Senior Director, International Content
Hansen came to A+E Networks International from Zodiak Rights, Sales overseeing sales into Australia, NZ and Canada. She was
where he was Senior VP of Sales and Acquisitions for the North promoted to Vice President in 2013 expanding her remit to launch a
American market. Prior to Zodiak Hansen worked as Head of Sales global format sales business, and again to Vice President, Head of
for Finished Programming and Formats at Fox Look, and Senior Sales, Americas and Formats, in 2017 taking responsibility for the
VP of Sales and Acquisitions at Target Entertainment and Granada Americas region and expansion of A+E’s off-net US strategy.
International (now ITV).
Originally based in London as Head of Sales for Beyond Distribution,
In her new role, Lovejoy will expand her leadership responsibilities Lovejoy moved to New York to set up their U.S. sales office in 2002.
in the region as well as continue to grow A+E Networks’ format She then moved to Target Entertainment Ltd, where she served as SVP
business around the world. Lovejoy joined A+E Networks in 2011 Sales & Programming in 2003, overseeing the Americas. TVAplus
november-december 2019 television asia plus | 11cover story
Asia Is Now
For years, Western observers and media have been talking about
the rise of Asia in terms of its massive future potential. But the time
has come for the rest of the world to update its thinking—because
the future arrived even faster than expected. One of the most
dramatic developments of the past 30 years has been emerging
Asia’s soaring consumption and its integration into global content
space, co-production, talent and innovation.
In the decades ahead, Asia’s media industry will go from participating
in these flows to determining their shape. Indeed, in many areas—
from conceptualisation, direction, scripting to completed shows—
they already are. The question is no longer how quickly Asia will
rise; it is how Asia will lead. K. Dass reports.
12 | television asia plus november-december 2019cover story
the period 2018 to 2023) and
China adding S$115bn (7.7%
CAGR).
In Singapore, the growth
forecast for the E&M industry
will remain at a healthy 3.7%,
in line with other mature
markets such as Hong Kong
(2.3%), New Zealand (3.3%)
and Japan (2.1%). Regional
neighbours such as Indonesia,
Vietnam and the Philippines
are also growing in line with
more developed consumer
markets, at 9.4%, 7.1%, and
6.1% respectively.
A s media gets
increasingly digital, it’s also
interests. We’re also seeing
more active individualised
consumption through the rise
growth in spending on mobile
Internet. It will hasten the
trend towards personalisation
According to Oliver Wilkinson,
“It’s become cliché to speak
of how heterogeneous are
getting more personal. of technologies such as the – making it easier, more the countries of Asia. There
We’re moving towards a new smart home – China, for one, convenient and cheaper are indeed stark differences
type of space – one in which will overtake the US to be to access E&M on phones in the E&M industry across
we are curating our own the largest market for smart and other mobile devices,” our region, with rapid-growth
universe of media choices and speakers in 2021, and is said Mark Jansen Partner in Indonesia and mature
experiences, across different projected to house 156 million and Technology, Media and Singapore. The common
platforms and various devices. devices by 2023. Telecommunications Leader, denominator across all
We’re seeing consumers PwC Singapore. these markets, however, is
create and select what they “The central theme in this the onward march of digital
want to watch or listen to via growing world of media The Asia-Pacific region will be revenue, which is increasingly
OTT services – bringing more is that it’s personal and seeing growth – both digitally, becoming more important.”
tailored content in their lives increasingly digital. It’s one and for the E&M industry as
with the use of technology. that is constructed by the a whole – over the next five As a case in point, Singapore
individual for his or her own years. Within that period, consumers are forecast to
In Singapore, this trend enjoyment and gratification, China’s absolute growth will spend twice as much on
holds true. As a case in delivered through personal exceed that of the US for the digital E&M by the year 2023
point, over-the-top (OTT) devices. Companies are, in first time, with the US adding (up from S$1.05bn in 2018
video is expected to exceed turn, tailoring their offerings S$97bn (a 2.5% CAGR over to reach S$1.9bn five years
spend in cinema by 2020, to reach not at audiences
and traditional home TV and of billions, but at billions
home video by 2021. While of individuals,” said Oliver
getting personal, consumers Wilkinson Partner and
also expects OTT video to Entertainment and Media
be almost 50% greater than Leader, PwC Singapore.
traditional TV and home video
by 2023. We’re seeing people The way we consume media
move from more passive to will be fuelled by the rise of
active, on-demand media 5G, which will establish new
consumption. means in which media and
content are streamed and
What are the reasons for flowed through to individual
these changes? users – all leading to a more
For one, consumers prefer active, personalised way of
to construct their own media consumption.
ad hoc bundles, buying
complementary streaming “5G’s impact will be felt along
offerings to cover the full the entire TMT value chain
Mark Jansen, Partner and Technology, Media and
gamut of their tastes and over the next decade, fuelling Telecommunications Leader, PwC Singapore
november-december 2019 television asia plus | 13cover story
so by managing their media Acclaimed director David
consumption via smartphones Michod’s epic The King was
and an expanding range of one of four major Netflix
devices, by curating their productions screened at Asia’s
personal selection of channels largest film festival this week,
via OTT services, and by underlining how streaming
bringing more digital content services are increasingly
into their lives with the use challenging Hollywood and
of technology such as smart traditional media for the
cars and connected cars. attention of artists -- and
viewers.
As users are looking for
a more personalised Asia is seen as an important
experience, we’ve seen part of the global streaming
OTT video on the rise in industry’s growth plan. In
Singapore, with revenue conjunction with the main
later). Digital consumer and complex individuals who want expected to grow at a rate event, Busan International
advertising revenue is also to consume media on their of 17.6% (from S$272mn in Film Festival also hosted its
expected to grow at a rate of own terms. 2018 to S$611mn in 2023) first Asia Contents Awards
11.7% over the next five years at the expense of traditional reflecting how the market is
reaching S$2.9bn, whereas Consumers today not only TV and home video which is rapidly changing.
non-digital is set to decline at have their own personal declining at a rate of 4.9% “They gave us the resources
a rate of 1.8%. E&M media consumption (from S$513mn in 2018 to and the freedom to make
profile that is tailored to
On local shores, traditional their own individual needs
E&M players including – they’re also discerning
publishers, broadcasters and and powerful, meaning that
telcos have been moving more organisations need to
towards providing more invest further in customer
digital services to engage the experience. Measuring return
consumers where they are at. on experience (ROX) will help
The ease of engaging online companies understand the
is also boosting the presence earnings on investments that
of native online platforms with are directly related to how
more and more publishers people interact with their
going on social media to brand. S$399mn in 2023). this properly,” Michod said of
capture audiences. working with Netflix. “I like that
Media gets personal Not only will OTT consumer I don’t feel I am sacrificing
What this means for E&M We’re in a world where we’re spending surpass traditional myself at the altar of the box
players? seeing the convergence of the TV and home video in office,” he added.
Knowing your customer consumer and the individual Singapore for the first time
and their preferences is as experience. Consumers are in 2021, it is expected to The over-the-top (OTT)
important as offering the increasingly mobile, and are be over 50% greater than platforms or video-on-demand
right content. Companies that empowered to decide how traditional TV and home video (VOD) -- online services that
succeed are the ones that they want to control and by 2023. viewers can access directly
understand consumers as experience media. They do such as Amazon Prime,
In this personalised world, YouTube, Hulu and Apple TV
companies need to be able -- are booming.
to reach individuals at the
point of consumption, while Hollywood stars including
being able to anticipate Julia Roberts, Rooney Mara,
their customers’ needs Brad Pitt and Will Smith,
with the help of AI-enabled, have embraced streaming as
algorithm-driven playlists and audiences grow. “If people
recommendations. want to can go see (films) on
the big screen they can, but
Online streaming battle for my TV at home is amazing,”
audiences Michod explained.
14 | television asia plus november-december 2019cover story
Sylvia Chang -- but global in the company’s chief content
ambition. officer.
“VOD platforms widen the Singapore-based documentary
distribution and amplify the streaming service iwonder
presence of these Asian films recently expanded into eight
to global audiences,” the film’s new Southeast Asian markets.
producers said in a statement “As we expand our offerings,
to AFP. a key focus will be finding
documentaries from within
Netflix is rolling out 17 those markets, accessing
Asian productions, with the local voices who shine their
platform’s first series from own unique light on their
Thailand expected to debut by world,” said the platform’s co-
the end of the year. founder James Bridges.
platform Hotstar have all
Disney and Apple are set to experienced significant growth Know your audience Adapting content to audiences
launch their platforms across in the past few years.
the Asia Pacific this year,
capitalising on growing mobile “Local content has historically
usage and rapidly improving been the preserve of large
access to faster speed incumbent TV networks in
internet. markets such as India, Japan
and Korea but as content and
Vivek Couto, executive consumption moves online
director at research group the availability and creation
Media Partners Asia, believes of premium local content
the region is “crucial” to the becomes important,” said
plans of global streaming Couto.
platforms as there are
Despite the arrival of global need will be vital to success.
“massive prospects to go He added this would drive
giants, local platforms believe Around 250 million people
after”. up demand, and create
they can hold their own. regularly watch films on their
opportunities for subscription
mobile devices in India.
Content boom streaming and for advertisers.
The Southeast Asian HOOQ
Online video revenue --
platform this week announced In response, Netflix introduced
predominantly from film and HBO Asia had the world
19 productions were in a mobile-only version of its
TV subscriptions as well as premiere of its star-studded
the works all made by film- streaming, but Asian firms
advertising -- in the region will Malaysian co-production The
makers from the region. “As may have the edge on
increase by 24 % in 2019, Garden of Evening Mists
a company that is built-in Asia understanding what local
making it worth US$27 at BIFF. The film is Pan-
for Asians, we believe that audiences want.
billion (S$37 billion) annually, Asian by design -- starring
local stories are best told by
according to a report by Malaysian Lee Sinjee, Japan’s
locals,” argued Jennifer Batty, “Where I think companies like
Couto’s firm. That figure is Hiroshi Abe, and Taiwan’s
ours in Asia have the edge is
predicted to hit US$50 billion
that we are up with the trends
by 2024.
out here instantly. We are
addressing the way people
China accounts for around 59
watch content in Asia,” said
% of revenue for the region in
Indian producer Ekta Kapoor,
2019, according to the report
managing director of the VoD
-- but its strict regulations
service ALT Balaji.
make access difficult for
outside players with local
She added: “We are making
platforms iQIYI, Tencent Video
shows designed to be
and Youku dominating.
watched on mobile devices,
not adapted for them. Shorter-
Google-owned YouTube earns
form, about local characters
the largest share of revenues
and issues. That puts us
in Asia, but Netflix, Amazon
ahead.” TVAplus
Prime and Disney’s Indian
november-december 2019 television asia plus | 15C-suite
Inter Medya, Turkish
distribution giant
Inter Medya has expanded its catalog of strong dramas -like
Bitter Lands or Broken Wings- with new genres, including
animations, formats, mini-series and films. They also
have 10-episode series, which have been filmed for digital
platforms in Turkey including It’s Innocent and Bozkir. In
addition, Inter Medya has delved into original production
in Turkey this year with Behzat Ç, a short premium series
developed for a Turkish OTT platform. They believe these
are all powerful dramas expected to move the audiences’
emotion and appreciate them. Turkish giant distributor,
Ahmet Ziyalar, President / COO of Inter Medya speaks to
K. Dass. Ahmet Ziyalar, President/COO, Inter Medya
Globally renowned for extremely strong. Exathlon all over the world. We still Where do you foresee
providing Turkish delight - competitors are selected consider Asia as a new your biggest success
films, dramas and formats, from Olympic athletes, region for us but continue in the content space?
Inter Medya is an aggressive football players or celebrities to develop successful Series, formats, movies
distributor in the international with strong sports skills. client relationships in the etc?
market place, constantly The Box Challenge – thirty continent. ATF Singapore is Ahmet : Distribution of
increasing its presence randomly located boxes and a great opportunity for us to TV series and feature
with an extended portfolio. three contestants begin the meet old and new clients and films represents the core
Apart from premium series, show with USD 200,000 and see an increasing demand of our business and we
it provides entertainment they choose the amount they for Turkish content in Asia, have managed to establish
ourselves as one of the
formats and actively involved wish to allocate to the boxes. especially in South East Asia
biggest Turkish series and
in production ventures. region. On the other hand,
films distributors. At the same
Where do you see there are many remakes of
time, we invest a lot of time
At MipCancun, it announced potential for growth in Asian dramas in Turkey as
and effort in development,
two deals for the series Mrs. the next 12 months? well.
production and distribution
Fazilet and Her Daughters. Ahmet : We will continue
of entertainment, reality TV
The successful Turkish our distribution focus in the You have significantly
and game show formats.
drama has been licensed to next 12 months. We see that expanded your original
Panama and Honduras. With both South East Asia and slate. What have you What works best for the
a captivating and intriguing India have great potential learned from this all? Asian market? Period
plot, Mrs. Fazilet and Her when it comes to Turkish Ahmet : In over 27 years, we dramas or modern
Daughters tell the story of content acquisition. We have have accumulated significant programming? What is
a mother with a life-long also started to gear our experience in the industry the reason?
dream of become wealthy. catalogue to include more and spread our titles in many Ahmet : In Asia, strong
After her husband’s death, titles that appeal to digital countries across the globe. dramas, dramedies and
she lives in a small house platforms, which have seen We have taken important softer dramas are in high
with her two daughters and a tremendous growth in the steps to become a significant demand. For instance,
her failed dream. But a new past year. The presence of content distributor in the we licensed HAYAT, our
life will start for Mrs. Fazilet strong digital platforms in international marketplace. first dramedy series, to
and her daughters when they the region gives us hope We follow global trends and Sri Lanka and it had great
find themselves absorbed in to extend our reach to new provide our clients with an ratings from day 1. We
the life of a rich in Istanbul. territories. We believe that up-to-date library. In today’s licensed the International
we can spread our titles to world, trends in content Emmy Award winning
At the same time, Inter free-to-air TV broadcasters consumption change every Turkish drama ENDLESS
Medya is showcasing two through digital platforms. day and we always push LOVE to an OTT platform in
reality formats – Exathlon is ourselves to continuously India, which is very exciting
a competition format for the Is Asia ready for Turkish improve and learn. Our as it was our first digital
agreement in Asia. Asia is
sports and reality challenge content? primary goal is to extend our
a huge and varied continent
of two teams of athletes Ahmet : Turkish content is slate to new territories that
and different regions have
whose physical strength is still at the center of attention we have not penetrated.
different preferences. TVAplus
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