ContentAsia Summit 2021 Programme by ContentAsia

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“THE PLOT THICKENS” Welcome to the ContentAsia Summit 2021, where everything looks and feels different but the goal stays exactly the same – to keep you current, relevant and on top of Asia’s premium video content trends. Everything important in the region’s content world has been gathered and curated and is available at contentasiasummit.vfairs.com. These three days of live conversations, the ability to ask questions and get answers, to schedule meetings, to access super-sized booths and suites, networking spaces and insights/ intelligence are designed to power your next 12 months. And the best part? You can come back anytime you like for a whole month. The platform is open until 27 September 2020. Our theme this year is THE PLOT THICKENS because who can deny that we’re smack bang in the middle of a mighty page-turner, with billions at stake plus a full load of nerve-wracking decisions and life-changing moments. Our sessions will explore the twists and turns shaping Asia’s content environment, looking at the trends, influences & challenges of the most nail-biting scenarios the industry has ever experienced.

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Wednesday, 25 August 2021 WELCOME to the ContentAsia Summit 2021! This morning we set the scene for the next three days, opening with a spotlight on a Taiwanese agency that’s topping the charts in terms of effective industry support; a series of presentations and conversations about content investment, data and analytics and streaming updates; and conversations with local streaming leaders. At lunchtime, we introduce the first of our ContentAsia Women’s LUNCH WITH… sessions. No-holds-barred conversations with producers, directors and filmmakers in Asia talking about inspiration, motivation and creative influences along with their latest work, triumphs and challenges, what they love, hate and would definitely (or never) do again. The second part of Day One continues the conversation with Asia’s video change makers. We’re spending the afternoon talking about, among other things, Thai Drama and its chances of developing into a global phenomenon in the footsteps of Korea’s Hallyu; new streaming and free-TV hopes and wishes in Southeast Asia; a look at how distributors and rights holders are changing their game; and, only days away from the end of Fox Networks Group channels, we sit down with three of the players that have seen a gap and are going for it.

9:30 AM - 10 AM Time to kick things off! ContentAsia Summit virtual venue opens... Explore the Expo Hall with WarnerMedia, chat with distributors of everything from comedy to current affairs, network in the Viu Lounge, discover amazing entertainment at the Dolby Experience Lounge, brush up on who’s who in Asia and get set for three full days of conference sessions.

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10 AM - 10:25 AM Taiwan: Scaling up its story In the past year alone, Taiwan’s two-year-old government-backed agency Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA) has, among many other initiatives, invested in local production house Screenworks Asia, which plans to produce 100 hours of premium content a year; supported a Creative Content Fest that, among other successes, put hundreds of thousands of dollars into LGBTQ+ original productions; built a full-scale medical film studio, complete with waiting rooms and cashiers counters, to fill gaps in the country’s locations; and stepped up to fund multiple incubation, development and grants designed to boost Taiwan’s film and television output. Set up in mid-2019, TAICCA had by end 2020 seen NT$328.75 million of private funding promoted through its Cultural Content Investment Project, including investment in ContentAsia Awards’ winner Studio76, and helped cultural content enterprises raise funding of NT$954.85 million. This has, the agency says, laid the foundation for a forward-looking, innovative and market-orientated ecosystem for Taiwan’s content industry. Why now and what’s the end game? TAICCA Vice President, Alice Chang, talks to ContentAsia about what the agency is hoping for and how it plans Alice Chang Vice President, Taiwan to get there. Creative Content Agency (TAICCA)

10:25 AM - 10:50 AM APAC’s Global Opportunities: Which platforms offer the best path for Asia’s content & talent Asian content and talent has never been in such high demand around the world. Driven by audience fragmentation and platform consolidation, video entertainment leaders are fighting to stay ahead of shifting audiences’ preferences in order to survive the streaming wars, let alone win them, and an overall view of global opportunities is critical in making expensive high-stakes decisions. In this presentation, Steve Langdon, Regional Director for data science company Parrot Analytics, uses proprietary demand-driven data science and analytics to highlight the platforms and partners that represent the best opportunities for content creators and distributors to export Asian stories to the global stage.

Steve Langdon Regional Director, Parrot Analytics

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10:55 AM - 11:20 AM Content & Growth: A deep dive into online video in Asia The latest data paints a compelling picture for SVOD and AVOD streaming in Asia, with record investment in local content and clear evidence that consumers will pay and that advertisers are on board. In new research for the ContentAsia Summit, regional analysts Media Partners Asia (MPA) and its research division Ampd delve into what content is helping to build and define the SVOD category Vivek Couto in key markets, the use cases for content that helps acquire customers and enCo-founder and Executive gage audiences, the challenges, and what future scalability looks like for new Director, Media Partners Asia (MPA) genres on SVOD, freemium and AVOD.

11:25 AM - 11:45 AM Sutanto Hartono, CEO, PT Surya Citra Media Indonesian streaming platform Vidio has more than 60 million active users, has put millions of dollars into original Indonesian drama, and is ramping up in a big way with, for instance, deals with storytelling platform Wattpad, paid off so far with record audiences for shows such as Turn On and Paradise Garden. The Emtek Group-owned platform is also supporting a robust Korean drama acquisitions strategy that includes rights to new series such as Penthouse, and acquired exclusive digital rights to the Olympics. Plus there’s the added mass market attraction of Emtek-group services such as Indosiar and SCTV. We speak to PT Surya Sutanto Hartono CEO, PT Surya Citra Media Citra Media CEO, Sutanto Hartono, about the seven-year-old platform’s hopes, Tbk (Indonesia) wins and challenges in Southeast Asia’s largest market.

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11:50 AM - 12:10 PM Janice Lee, CEO, Viu / MD, PCCW Media Group Regional streaming platform Viu has overtaken Netflix in Southeast Asia, adding 1.9 million new subscribers in the first half of this year for a total of 7 million paying subs. In a recent report, analysts Media Partners Asia (MPA) also said Viu had 17% of premium online video consumption in Southeast Asia, ahead of rival regionals, WeTV and iQiyi. Earlier in August, Viu reported a 37% year-on-year rise in monthly active users to 49.4 million in the first six months of this year, paid subscribers grew by 62% to over seven million, and revenue was up 47%. The platform is now looking at a strong second half, with a new Korean original, We Are Breaking Up starring Song Hye Kyo (Descendants of the Sun), a strong slate of Southeast Asian originals, and rights to a slate of premium titles to follow wins such as Penthouse and The Long Janice Lee CEO, Viu and Managing Ballad. Janice Lee, Viu’s Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of PCCW Director, PCCW Media Media Group, talks about Viu’s Asian content in a much more competitive enviGroup ronment and maintaining the platform’s position as the home of Asian drama.

12:15 PM - 12:35 PM Joanne Tsai, CEO, Taiwan+ In just a few days, on 30 August 2021, Taiwan adds a new voice to its long-running campaign to promote freedom, equality, human rights, openness and innovation. Funded by the people of Taiwan, the new digital service – Taiwan+ – is the nation’s first English-language video news and programming platform targeting users around the world. CEO Joanne Tsai introduces the fledgling service and talks about giving Taiwan a bigger voice on the international stage, flying the flag for credible and independent news along with a Taiwanese perspective for international audiences.

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12:45 PM - 1:30 PM LUNCH WITH.... Fazila Allana, Managing Director, SOL Productions India Fazila Allana is perhaps best known for long-running celebrity talk show Koffee with Karan, which she produced for 15 years for Star India. She also produced romantic drama Kahaan Hum Kahaan Tum, which ran from 2017 to 2020, among many others. Her latest show is Amazon Original series LOL – Hasse Toh Phasse, a reality duel between comedians to see who can keep a straight face the longest. Allana along with Kamna Menezes, founded Sol Productions in January 2003. Over the past 18 years, they have produced more than 100 shows across 40+ platforms. Along with her inspiration, motivation, creative influences, Allana joins us at ContentAsia’s first “Lunch with...” session to talk about secrets to keeping long-running shows going, about crossing from music to sports to high drama to laughing out loud, her favourite series, and what she’s most looking forward to.

Fazila Allana Founder & Managing Director, Sol Production Pvt. Ltd.

1:45 PM - 2 PM Parnsuk (Poppy) Tongrob, Director of Content for Thailand, iQiyi iQiyi burst out of the gate in Thailand last year with bold acquisitions and a brand of content innovation driven by veteran programmer Poppy Tongrob. He tells us what he’s thinking. Parnsuk (Poppy) Tongrob Director of Content for Thailand, iQiyi

2 PM - 2:20 PM The Comiskey Method Migo Founder and CEO, Barrett Comiskey, talks about bringing free-to-air scale to personal on-demand entertainment. “Migo ,” he tell us, “is the durian of telecom / media distribution – a bit funky, strangely shaped, hard for foreigners to understand... but surprisingly well-suited to Southeast Asian consumer taste and habits.” Barrett Comiskey Founder and CEO, Migo

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2:25 PM - 2:45 PM Laura Abril, Head of ViacomCBS Int’l Studios, EMEA & Asia Laura Abril, Head of ViacomCBS International Studios (VIS) EMEA & Asia, talks about Asia’s place in a global content landscape that is increasingly open to stories and ideas from different parts of the world.

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2:50 PM - 3:10 PM Anne Jakrajutatip, CEO, JKN Global Media plc

Anne Jakrajutatip CEO, JKN Global Media Public Company Limited (Thailand)

In the past six months, JKN Global Media has added a free-TV channel to its portfolio along with a range of beauty products, and has expanded its original production scope. CEO Anne Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip talks about the value of free, why she’s upsized her commitment to original content, and, having been instrumental in driving Thai drama to its highest profile, what she sees happening next.

3:15 PM - 3:45 PM A Lakorn Love Story Thai content sales in the region have exploded in the past three years, driven by bold bets, a greater willingness by Thai creators and rights owners to speak about their strengths, the rise of streaming platforms and the halo effect created by greater awareness of Lakorn, its story lines and its stars. As Thai drama makes its way around the region and the world, we discuss its challenges and advantages and look at what Thailand could or should be doing to follow in the footsteps of Korea’s Hallyu?

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3:50 PM - 4:20 PM Be the Change When we’re talking about impact on Asia’s acquisition/distribution environment, Covid-19 of course looms large. ContentAsia’s new distribution survey also shows a wide range of other factors that are turning programme syndication on its head, sometimes in a good way. These include the rise of streaming platforms, major shifts in windowing, a leap in demand for library titles, the changing pay-TV landscape, production delays, the dip in ad revenues, travel restrictions... In this session, we talk to global distributors about what they’re seeing in Asia.

Rashmi Bajpai Executive Vice President, Sales, Asia, Banijay Rights

Sabrina Duguet EVP Asia Pacific, All3media International

Ganesh Rajaram General Manager, EVP Sales – Asia, Fremantle

4:25 PM - 5:05 PM Linear: A New Narrative With a month to go until Disney shutters 18 linear channels in Asia, programmers from around the world are stepping into what they think is a viable gap for linear and related content offerings. In a series of separate conversations, we speak to three people whose companies are gathering resources to upsize their Asia operations and their relationships with local platforms.

Luca Fiore Head of Content, Azoomee/Da Vinci

Mitchell Hong Founder & CEO, Eclat Media Group

Nicolas Eglau Managing Director, EMEA/APAC, Moonbug Entertainment

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Thursday, 26 August 2021 We’re back in the JKN Global Media Auditorium for day two of the 2021 ContentAsia Summit. This morning is all about the people shaping Asia’s best stories and how they see this universe unfolding. We break with ContentAsia Women’s LUNCH WITH… the second in our new series of lunchtime conversations with women making a difference in Asia’s original content space. We’re spending the rest of the afternoon talking to commissioning editors, producers, writers and directors about the how, why and when of specific original productions, including WarnerMedia’s Folklore season 2, The Mole: Undercover in North Korea, and last year’s ContentAsia Awards’ winner for Best Director, Erik Matti, about his latest projects. Plus a look at the pressures, challenges, innovation and investment choices facing post-production houses as they deliver on Asia’s upsized entertainment promise. Today’s live line up closes at 5pm, but The platform is open 24/7, so feel free to browse and catch-up on anything you missed for the past two days ahead of the finale tomorrow.

9:30 AM - 10 AM WELCOME to Day Two of this year’s ContentAsia Summit Explore the Expo Hall with WarnerMedia, chat with distributors of everything from comedy to current affairs, network in the Viu Lounge, discover amazing entertainment at the Dolby Experience Lounge, check the conference agenda at the JKN Global Media Auditorium, brush up on who’s who in Asia in content suites and booths, and get set for the best conversations about content in Asia.

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10 AM - 10:30 AM Aron Levitz, President, Wattpad Webtoon Studios

Aron Levitz President of Wattpad Webtoon Studios

Korea’s Naver-owned story-telling platforms – Wattpad and digital comics service Webtoon – merged their studio divisions in June this year, creating a multi-format production business that unites about 100 existing projects and a wide network of global partnerships. The newly formed Wattpad Webtoon Studios, with a combined audience of 166 million people, went live with US$100 million development and production funding. Veteran Wattpad Studios’ head, Aron Levitz, who leads the united entity as president, talks about a new story-telling giant and what it means for Asian story-tellers. This session is followed by a live Q&A.

10:35 AM - 11 AM Aparna Purohit, Head of India Originals, Amazon Prime Video Aparna Purohit, Amazon Prime Video head of originals in India, is behind a killer slate of premium content – think Mirzapur, The Family Man, Mind the Malhotras, Tandav, Four More Shots Please, to name a few – driving a new entertainment era in India. She talks about finding and telling stories with the power to connect people, cultures and values; about managing a slate that sprawls across style and Aparna Purohit genre; how she gets the best out of India’s writers, producers and directors; and Head of India Originals, Amazon Prime Video how she sees premium content creation developing in India.

11:05 AM - 11:30 AM Manoj Punjabi, CEO, MD Corp (Indonesia)

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Indonesia’s MD Corp is at the centre of Southeast Asia’s streaming hotbed, with at least 13 feature films streaming across platforms, five new original series, and titles sold to virtually everyone: Disney+ Hotstar, WeTV, Viu, Netflix, Vidio, Migo and Telkomsel Maxstream. The company’s founder and chief executive, Manoj Punjabi, talks about dealing with the surge in demand, how he views the shifts in release windows, production partnerships, and what comes next after a quarter in which MD Pictures’ revenues were up by more than 200% and gross profit rose 500%.

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11:35 AM - 12 NOON Fumi Nishibashi, Int’l Business Development, Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) Japan In June this year, Japan’s TBS Group leaders renewed their vows to a grand 10year vision called “Vision 2030” that aims to deliver “timeless content and services to the world, respecting diverse values and striving to make a positive contribution to society” by 2030. Included in the three pillars underpinning these goals is a global outreach the pushes TBS programmers and producers far further forward Fumi Nishibashi and much faster than ever before. Which brings us to Deep Crime Unit, a new International Business Development, Tokyo Broadpremium scripted procedural co-developed with Israel’s Keshet and Canada’s casting System (TBS) Japan Facet4. There is also an alliance with Korea’s CJ ENM, another alliance with India’s Zee Entertainment, and a partnership with Smart Dog Media in the U.S. “This is a new era of Japanese codevelopment,” says Fumi Nishibashi, who is part of TBS’ upsized International Business Development team. He joins us at this year’s ContentAsia Summit to speak about what that new era looks and feels like and what’s involved in turning vision to reality one episode at a time.

12 NOON - 12:25 PM Sameer Nair, CEO, Applause Entertainment (India) Applause Entertainment just released its 25th premium show, Mayanagari: City of Dreams 2 on Disney+ Hotstar. The four-year-old production house, powered by a content war chest that could top US$500 million in the next three to four years, has also just announced the adaptation of British drama, Guilt along with its first foray into animation and its first movie slate. Applause has also started marking its territory in the documentary space. And that’s all hot on the heels of Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story, a risky project Applause Entertainment CEO, Sameer Nair, had on his production wish list for 10 years. Ahead of Indian adaptations of Fauda and Luther, Nair returns to our stage to talk about the real impact of the rapid rise in streaming adoption on indie producers, servicing an entertainment market where niche audiences translate to 40 million people, diversity on and off screen and how the greater sensitivity to broader social Sameer Nair issues translates to fiction, and the essential questions he asks and answers beChief Executive Officer, fore agreeing to projects. Applause Entertainment

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12:30 PM - 12:45 PM Mark Francis, Chief Content Officer, sooka Malaysia’s newest streaming platform, sooka, went up in early June this year with a strong sports promise and a plan to create a hub for sports lovers with high value and flexible purchase options, and promises of fresh content for the country’s young audiences. Chief content officer, Mark Francis, talks about carving out a new and unique space. Mark Francis Head of Content, sooka (Malaysia)

12:45 PM - 1 PM Marianne Lee, Chief of Content Acquisition and Development, Viu

Regional streaming platform Viu is looking at a strong slate for the rest of the year, including the premier of its latest Korean original, Now, We Are Breaking Up, and a super-sized Chinese drama offering, and anime blockbusters. The platform’s newly appointed chief of content acquisition and development, Marianne Lee, talks about how she’s thinking and what she’s planning.

Marianne Lee Chief of Content Acquisition & Development, Viu

1 PM - 1:50 PM LUNCH WITH ... Lydia Lubon, Impact Filmmaker

Lydia Lubon Impact Filmmaker

Malaysian filmmaker Lydia Lubon describes herself as an “impact storyteller”, using storytelling skills across multiple activities, from producing and directing to public speaking about climate change. Recognised for everything from producing Operation Sumatran Rhino (2016) to her social contribution as an environmental educator, Lubon has worked across major global brands such as DW, Al Jazeera, National Geographic and Unicef. She joins us for the inaugural Lunch With... series to talk about social responsibility, panic buying, her first job as an intern for an Animal Planet series shot at the Singapore Zoo, why she thinks real people are more fascinating than fiction, connecting with environmental icon Jane Goodall, gardening and her work for NGO the Free Tree Society.

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2 PM - 2:40 PM First Past The Post Like every other sector, post production houses across the region have been pressed and pressured to keep up with platform demand and expectations along with figuring out a whole new virtual production environment. We explore the innovation, investment and tech in Asia behind delivering on the upsized entertainment promise.

Myke Brown CEO, Capital Studio (Vietnam)

Pankaj Kedia Managing Director, Emerging Markets, Dolby Laboratories

Pimlapat (Ying) Chaiviriyachok Managing Director, Kantana Post Production (Thailand)

Paul Stevens General Manager, Space Lion Studios (Singapore)

Scott Inglis Managing Director, Basecamp Films Sdn Bhd (Malaysia)

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2:40 PM - 3 PM Redraw Your World Cartoonito is coming back, Tuzki and Lamput are hanging out, and girls and families are being embraced as Cartoon Network evolves. WarnerMedia’s Carlene Tan and Christopher Ho talk about programming ambidextrously, what redrawing their world looks like, and tapping into a treasure trove of memorable characters.

Carlene Tan Director of Original Production & Development, Kids – APAC, WarnerMedia

Christopher Ho Senior Network Director, Kids Content, SE Asia/ Pacific & Korea, WarnerMedia

3 PM - 3:10 PM Zainir Aminullah, Founder & CEO, Revolution Media (Malaysia)

Zainir Aminullah Chief Executive, Revolution Media (Malaysia)

Malaysia remains in the grip of Covid-19 control measures that are wreaking havoc across the production spectrum. Revolution Media’s Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Zainir Aminullah, talks about life on the coalface of indie production, finding lifelines and figuring out how to make the most of the country’s burgeoning streaming environment.

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3:10 PM - 3:35 PM PRODUCTION FOCUS: “The Mole: Undercover in North Korea” Two men – former chef Ulrich Larsen and former French Foreign Legionnaire and ex-convict Jim LatracheQvortrup – risked their lives to get up close and personal with North Korea in an undercover operation that went on for 10 years and eventually resulted in new documentary, The Mole: Undercover in North Korea. The series written and directed by filmmaker Mads Brugger is on its way to Asia in a deal with Sonia Fleck’s Bomanbridge Media. In an exclusive conversation for the ContentAsia Summit, the four of them tell their story...

Jim Latrache-Qvortrup The Mole: Undercover in North Korea

Mads Brügger Writer/Director, The Mole: Undercover in North Korea

Sonia Fleck CEO, Bomanbridge Media

Ulrich Larsen The Mole: Undercover in North Korea

3:40 PM - 4:05 PM PRODUCTION FOCUS: Folklore S2 WarnerMedia returns HBO Asia original anthology series Folklore this year, extending the franchise across seven more episodes and promising to dial up the horror. Folklore creator and executive producer, Eric Khoo, joins Japanese singer/songwriter and actress, Seiko Matsuda, and WarnerMedia’s Garon De Silva, in a session that looks at everything from life as a first time director, the meaning of fear, and what Asian folktales add to the growing HBO Originals slate.

Eric Khoo Producer/director, Zhao Wei Films

Garon De Silva Lead of Development & Production – Scripted, India, Southeast Asia & Korea (INSEAK) WarnerMedia

Seiko Matsuda Director, Folklore S2, Japan episode

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4:05 PM - 4:25 PM PRODUCTION FOCUS: On the Job with Erik Matti A version of Erik Matti’s Filipino crime thriller, On The Job, heads to Venice in September as the only Asia film screening in competition. At the same time, a six-episode series, with previously unseen and remastered footage, will stream on HBO Go across Southeast Asia, Hong Kong Kong and Taiwan. All this eight years after the first two episodes debuted as a feature film in Cannes. Inspired by true events, On The Job centres around crime syndicates, controlled behind the scenes Erik Matti by sitting politicians, which release prison inmates to carry out political assassinaWriter/Director, Co-founder, Reality Entertainment Inc, tions. Our conversation with Erik Matti, winner of the ContentAsia Award for Best Philippines Director last year, goes behind the scenes of a long-lived/multi-life production.

4:30 PM - 4:45 PM New Recruits: Managing the creator universe (Part 1) Online creators continue to rise up through the ranks, with top talent a magnet for brands, creator networks continuing to build scale, and professional management and processes reshaping the influencer marketing model. In a world where YouTube consumption dwarfs all other online habits, Bloomr.SG’s Diogo Martins talks about scaling to 1,000 creators, the changing world of the social content creators, and the the latest demands of a branded content universe.

Diogo Martins Lead, Bloomr.SG, Mediacorp

4:45 PM - 5 PM New Recruits: Managing the creator universe (Part 2) In the second part of our focus on social content creation, OML’s chief executive officer, Gunjan Arya, speaks about building a diverse community of social content creators, from comedians and musicians to financial literacy, and maximising endto-end opportunities in the online and offline space. Gunjan Arya CEO, OML Entertainment Pvt. Ltd

5:05 PM - 5:10 PM Wrap & Close

And it’s a wrap on Day Two of this year’s ContentAsia Summit. Join us tomorrow for a look at Asia’s booming audio entertainment environment and, of course, for the ContentAsia Awards tomorrow night Live on Facebook from 6.30pm. The ContentAsia Summit virtual platform is open around the clock and will be until 27 September, so feel free to stay and explore. See you tomorrow! 32

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Friday, 27 August 2021 We’re kicking off the final day of this year’s ContentAsia Summit with a focus on audio entertainment in Asia, including a whole lot of podcasting intelligence and a push for radio the likes of which haven’t been seen in a decade or more. ContentAsia Women’s LUNCH WITH… the third in our new series of lunchtime conversations with women making a difference in Asia’s original content space. And then it’s a wrap on the ContentAsia Summit conference sessions and we’re turning our attention to tonight’s ContentAsia Awards The ContentAsia Summit virtual universe is open until 27 September 2021 with the full schedule on-demand and access to the entire Resource Centre, including special editions and reports. We look forward to welcoming you back!

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9 AM - 10 AM Explore the Expo Hall with WarnerMedia, chat with distributors of everything from comedy to current affairs, network in the Viu Lounge, discover amazing entertainment at the Dolby Experience Lounge, brush up on who’s who in Asia and get set for three full days of conference sessions.

10:05 AM - 10:30 AM Karen Appathurai Wiggins, Vice President, Content, APAC, Audible

Karen Appathurai Wiggins Vice President, Content, Audible APAC

In May this year, Audible.com premiered pilots for 10 made-in-Asia audio stories, from Elena Yeo’s Malaysian murder mystery, The Golden Knot, and Abhi Kumar’s British Raj romance Barefoot in Bengal, to Karl Gan’s zombie apocalypse tale Therapy Z. These are all part of a sprawling push to create audio-first entertainment across Asia, led by India, Australia and Japan and with ears open for stories from everywhere. Audible’s Asia Pacific VP, content, Karen Appathurai Wiggins, talks about listening trends, audio’s place in the entertainment ecosystem, growing the podcasting community in Asia Pacific, understanding the unique characteristics of audio stories, and working with best-in-class talent to create premium bespoke series.

10:35 AM - 11 AM Joanna Denington, Head of Partnerships, Fremantle Australia & Carly Heaton, EP, Wentworth: The Fall Girl Joanna Denington Head of Partnerships, Fremantle Australia

Carly Heaton EP, Wentworth: The Fall Girl

When Wentworth: The Fall Girl debuted in July this year, Fremantle’s scripted series, Wentworth, achieved a whole new level of drama. This session looks at the journey from long-running hit TV series to a podcast that has a five-star rating on Audible, and talks about the thinking behind developing a audio-only strategy.

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11:05 AM - 11:25 AM Derek Wong, VP & Head, Production & Creative, KC Global Media Asia Derek Wong Vice President & Head, Production and Creative, KC Global Media

KC Global Media (KCGM) ventured into podcasts for the first time with eightepisode Asian crime thriller, Fey Hollow: The Fairy Tale Murders. The audio series premiered in June, kicking off a slate of podcasts for flagship entertainment brand AXN Asia and expanding KC Global Media’s traditional business. Derek Wong, KC Global Media Asia’s VP and Head, Production and Creative, talks about the new direction, the opportunities and challenges of audio storytelling, and how he sees the audio environment unfolding for traditional video brands.

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM Nazri Noran, CEO, Media Prima Audio Very little in Malaysia sounds the same as it did three months ago thanks to sweeping changes in radio ranks at Malaysia’s Media Prima. Nazri Noran, talks about listening, hearing and acting on the latest trends as he rolls out the company’s biggest radio revamp in at least 15 years.

Kenny Ong CEO, Astro Radio & Rocketfuel Entertainment

Nazri Noran Chief Executive Officer, Media Prima Audio

11:50 AM - 12:05 PM Kenny Ong, CEO, Astro Radio & Rocketfuel Entertainment Reimagine Radio: Mega trends in Malaysia’s Radio and Audio industry

12:10 PM - 12:30 PM Gaurav Choudhury, Co-Founder & CEO, Earshot India Audio platform Earshot launched in India in 2020, part of a boom that has made the country the third largest podcast market in the world. Founder & CEO, Gaurav Choudhury, talks about sprawling audio storytelling ambitions that range from investigations including Sex, Scandal & Bollywood and AI’s impact on Indian tea yields, to news and interviews on Radio Pakistan, Indian Spy Ops and illegal mining in West Bengal, monetising audio and competing in a market forecast to have 200 Gaurav Choudhury Founder and CEO, Earshot million listeners a month by 2023. 38

Japan's Multi-Platform Entertainment Powerhouse Unscripted

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12:30 PM - 01:00 PM Kok-Siew Yeo, Media Partnerships, Greater China, Facebook Facebook’s new live audio rooms – part of the broader social audio experiences announced in April this year – have been tested in Taiwan. Kok-Siew Yeo talks about how it went down and what’s next.

Kok-Siew Yeo Media Partnerships, Greater China, Facebook

01:00 PM - 02:00 PM LUNCH WITH.... Nicole Midori Woodford Nicole Midori Woodford is a Singaporean film director, writer and editor. Her short films have competed in festivals, including Busan International Film Festival, ClermontFerrand International Short Film Festival and Singapore International Film Festival, among others. She has directed commercial and narrative works for Zhao Wei Films, and is currently working on her debut feature film, You Are There, which was selected in Torino Film Lab, SGIFF Southeast Asian Lab, Talents Tokyo at FILMEX and SEAFIC. You Are There, produced by Jeremy Chua and Shozo Ichiyama, is currently in preproduction. Nicole Midori Woodford Nicole is also a film lecturer at the School of Art, Design & Media at Nanyang TechFilmmaker nological University and was awarded the Youth Inspiration award by NYFA in 2019 in recognition of her mentorship.

2 PM - 02:20 PM Megan Davies, International Director of Sales, Acast Seven-year-old global podcast platform Acast had 31,00 shows and 880 million listens in the second quarter of this year, giving it a total of more than 1.7 billion listens since the beginning of this year and putting it on track to beat last year’s 3 billion. Megan Davies, Acast’s international director of sales, talks about listening trends, monetisation opportunities, and the effort going into nurturing a fair, profitable and thriving open ecosystem.

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Megan Davies International Director of Sales, Acast

And that’s it for this year... The live element of this year’s ContentAsia Summit has ended, but the platform stays open until the end of September. All the sessions are available on-demand, and please browse booths and suites, watch trailers and full episodes, download brochures and other info, and immerse yourself in the best the region has to offer.

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AND THE WINNERS ARE...

Best 2D Animated Kids TV Programme Tish Tash Studio Gale / Big Crunch Entertainment / EBS

Best 3D Animated Kids TV Programme Ejen Ali Misi: Juang Primeworks Studios / WAU Animation

Best Kids TV Programme (non-animated) Shimajiro: A World of WOW! – Our Oceans Benesse / Dash / The Answerstudio (Japan)

Best Factual Programme Ancient China From Above National Geographic / China Intercontinental Communication

Best Factual Programme (Covid-19) Virus Hunting: Cave to Covid Beach House Pictures for Smithsonian Channel

Best Current Affairs Programme Tears of the Dragon Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific / Yunji Media

Best Factual Entertainment Programme Into The Wild with Bear Grylls and Akshay Kumar Discovery Communications India / Discovery Channel / Banijay Asia and The Natural Studios

Best Asian Talk Show Hear U Out Mediacorp Singapore

Best Asian Comedy Programme Adventure Of The Ring HBO / WarnerMedia / Good Image

Best Asian Original Game Show Otoraction Tokyo Broadcasting System Television (TBS), Japan

Best Original Song for a TV Series/ Programme or Movie Please Come Back To Me (Nont Tanont), My Forever Sunshine BEC World / Channel 3 / Chandelier Music (Thailand)

Best TV Format Adaptation (Non-scripted) The Masked Singer Malaysia Measat Broadcast Network Systems, Astro Malaysia / Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC), South Korea

Best TV Format Adaptation (Scripted) Humans China Banijay Rights

Best Short-form drama (<20 mins per episode) The Miracle Barbershop Viddsee

Best LGBTQ+ Programme Made in Asia A Tale of Thousand Stars GMMTV Thailand

Best Asian Feature Film or Telemovie Kill for Love Studio76 Original Productions / Taiwan Mobile myVideo / Even Creative Studio (Taiwan)

Best Director of a Scripted TV Programme Tommy Dewo (Serigala Terakhir) Vidio / Screenplay Productions, Indonesia

Best Drama Series/Telefilm Made for A Single Asian Market To Me, It’s Simply You (Mon Rak Nong Pak Kayang) BEC World / Channel 3 / Do Entertainment (Thailand)

Best Asian Drama Series for a Regional/ Int’l Market Criminal Justice - Behind Closed Doors Applause Entertainment & Disney+ Hotstar

Best Male Lead in a TV Programme Abimana Aryasatya (as Alex in Serigala Terakhir) Vidio / Screenplay Productions, Indonesia

Best Female Lead in a TV Programme Kimberley Anne Woltemas (as Pilasluk / Deunyard in The Unidentical Twins) BEC World / Channel 3 / Maker Group (Thailand)

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Our partners and sponsors are the biggest and most innovative suppliers in the market. All3Media International is one of the leading independent distributors of television programming and formats in the UK. All3Media International is the distribution arm of All3Media group and manages a distribution catalogue spanning more than 15,000 hours of content across all genres. As well as Britain’s top-selling drama series Midsomer Murders, quality scripted content includes Fleabag, The Missing, Skins, Mystery Road, Liar and National Treasure. Non-Scripted and Format highlights include Gogglebox, Undercover Boss, Gordon Ramsay’s 24 Hours to Hell and Back, The Dog House and Race Across the World. The company is renowned for delivering quality, ground-breaking and pioneering shows to a global audience, supporting over 1,000 broadcasters and media platforms in more than 200 territories around the world. Dolby allows you to feel more and connect more deeply with your favorite entertainment. Whether its movie night with your family, gaming with friends, or just listening to music while on the go, Dolby heightens and deepens your experience through its innovative audiovisual technologies. Dolby Vision makes your picture come alive with remarkable brightness, contrast, and color. The multidimensional sound of Dolby Atmos moves all around you with incredible clarity and detail. Revolutionize your entertainment with Dolby.

JKN Global Media Plc (JKN) is one of Thailand’s leading global conglomerates, listed in the Market for Alternative Investment (MAI) in November 2017 and subsequently on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) in November 2020. A content distributor for outstanding global and Thai productions, it is recognized for being the 1st to introduce compelling Korean, Chinese, and Indian shows into Thailand. Helmed by CEO Anne Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip, voted Content Asia – Woman of The Year 2019, JKN was honored by the Asian content industry for its vision and innovative excellence with its content marketing and licensing management. JKN brings the Best Thai productions within Asia and beyond. Drawing on its strengths, JKN has extended its dynamism and verve into greater frontiers through its various enterprising business units. JKN Best Life Co., Ltd (JKNBL) is a powerhouse that provides 360 full-fledged production, marketing, and advertising services, including airtime media buys. 42

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Mediacorp is Singapore’s national media network and largest content creator. Its purpose is to create engaging and trusted content, as well as to connect communities and inspire people. Mediacorp engages over three million people in Singapore daily across four languages on its digital platforms including meWATCH, meLISTEN and CNA.asia, six TV channels and 11 radio stations. Beyond Singapore, Mediacorp also has a growing international audience through CNA and content distributed across markets. With a focus on nurturing talent and growing the sector, the company is committed to investing in nation-wide initiatives like Star Search, Anugerah, Yaar Antha Star and SPOP, commissioning a wide variety of work from local content creators, and collaborating with institutes of higher learning. For more information, please visit mediacorp.sg. Viu, PCCW’s leading pan-regional over-the-top (OTT) video streaming service, is available in 16 markets across Asia, the Middle East and South Africa with 45 million monthly active users (MAU) as of December 2020. The Viu service is available to consumers through a dual model with an ad-supported free tier and a premium subscription tier. Viu offers fresh premium TV series, movies and lifestyle programming in local and regional languages and subtitles in different genres from top content providers, as well as premium original productions under the brand “Viu Original”. Viu also offers users streaming and download features, and localized user interfaces across a myriad of connected devices. www.viu.com.

A leading media and entertainment company, WarnerMedia brings people, technology, and the world’s best storytellers together to drive culture and meaningful connection. WarnerMedia creates and distributes premium and popular content from a diverse array of talented storytellers and journalists to global audiences through its consumer brands including HBO, HBO Max, Warner Bros., TNT, TBS, truTV, CNN, DC, New Line, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Turner Classic Movies and others. The organization also includes Xandr’s suite of advanced advertising solutions designed to help to improve advertising for brands, publishers, and consumers. In Asia Pacific, WarnerMedia has a presence across the region including Auckland, Bangkok, Bangalore, Beijing, Hong Kong, Karachi, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Melbourne, Mumbai, New Delhi, Seoul, Singapore, Shanghai, Sydney, Taipei and Tokyo.

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Banijay stands as the largest in-

Deutsche Welle (DW) is Germany’s international

ternational

producer

broadcaster and a trusted source for reliable

and distributor; home to over 120

news and information. Its flagship channel DW

production companies across 22

English provides analysis and insights to its view-

territories, and a multi-genre catalogue boasting over 100,000

ers, reporting on important issues in English 24/7.

hours of original standout programming. A collective of cre-

With continuous news and special features cov-

ative entrepreneurs, the group represents some of the biggest

ering from business, science and politics to culture and sports,

global brands including Survivor, Big Brother, Peaky Blinders,

DW brings people closer to what matters most – made in Ger-

Temptation Island, MasterChef, Wallander, The Kardashians,

many, made for minds.

content

Mr Bean, The Wall, Hunted, Black Mirror, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition and Deal or No Deal among others. Imagining and delivering high-quality multi-genre IP that was born locally and travels globally, the business offers the best stories told the best way. Built on independence, creative freedom, entrepreneurialism and commercial acumen, the company, launched in 2008, operates under the direction of Chief Executive Officer, Marco Bassetti.

KC Global Media Entertainment LLC is a global multi-media company based in the United States. The brainchild of forme Sony Executives Andy Kaplan and George Chien, KC Global Media Asia (KCGM Asia) is primed to be Asia’s leading entertainment hub through the production, distribution and programming of quality, groundbreaking

BEC World (Public) Co., Ltd. (BEC) is Thai-

content. Backed by more than two decades of industry expe-

land’s leading content and entertainment

rience, KCGM Asia boasts an impressive portfolio of premium

platform. Over 51 years of experiences and

pay-TV channels in South-East Asia and Korea, including English-

expertise in television broadcasting and

language general entertainment network AXN, anime chan-

content production, BEC produces daily

nel Animax, South Korea’s ONE and Japanese entertainment

news, varieties and around 900 hours of drama series per year,

channel GEM. By combining award-winning and well-loved

with a lot of popular Thai celebrities. Our mission is to become

entertainment formats with extensive knowledge and insight of

a forwardthinking and lean organization, leveraging Ch3 cre-

the Asia Pacific market, KCGM Asia is paving the way for a new

ative DNA to deliver fresh and engaging content for today’s

standard of entertainment in Asia and beyond.

users, and technology to deliver innovative and effective media across all screens, beyond Thailand. BEC also has its own OTT platform called CH3Plus, with SVOD services that offer exclusive content, and over 10,000 hours of continuous content without commercials, plus “Fandom”, a feature that allows

Outdoor Channel is all about REAL.LIFE.

viewers to be closer to their favorite stars. In addition to the

ADVENTURE. Dedicated to outdoor

core businesses, BEC has also been expanding internationally

lifestyles and entertainment, Outdoor

via Global Content Licensing. All of these are to ensure that

Channel is loaded with a first run and

BEC can provide the best quality of programs and entertainment to its viewers.

exclusive combination of action, adventure and survival programming with top personalities. Outdoor Channel (Asia) is owned and operated by Multi Channels Asia and available in more than 10 million households in Asia and more than 45 million households globally.

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Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad (Astro) is Malaysia’s leading content and entertainment company, serving 5.7 million homes or 74% of Malaysian TV households, 8,700 enterprises, 17 million weekly radio listeners (FM and digital), 13.2 million digital monthly unique visitors and 2.9 million shoppers across its TV, radio, digital and commerce platforms. To be Malaysia’s #1 aggregator of the best streaming services, Astro will have more additions joining Netflix, Disney+ Hotstar, HBO GO and iQIYI alongside Astro GO in our family.

CJ ENM HK is the regional office of Korean media conglomerate CJ ENM. Operating from Hong Kong and Singapore, core products are two premium Subscription Brands (TV & OTT) available in Africa, South East Asia, Hong Kong and Taiwan. It is also the production and distribution centre for Asian (non-Korean) language scripted series and branded contents.

Discovery, Inc. is a global leader in real life entertainment, serving a passionate audience of superfans around the world with content that inspires, informs and entertains. Discovery delivers over 8,000 hours of original programming each year and has category leadership across deeply loved content genres around the world. Available in 220 countries and territories and nearly 50 languages, Discovery is a platform innovator, reaching viewers on all screens, including TV Everywhere products.

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes Disney Parks, Experiences and Products; Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution; and three content groups—Studios, General Entertainment and Sports—focused on developing and producing content for DTC, theatrical and linear platforms.

Nippon TV is Japan’s leading multiplatform entertainment powerhouse and ratings champion broadcaster as well as owner of streaming giant Hulu in Japan. One of the biggest successes for the nation’s finest producer of all genres of programming is the Emmy Award-winning Dragons’ Den/Shark Tank, as well as scripted formats Mother and Woman -My Life for My Children-, whose Turkish versions have become mega-hits that have gone on to air in almost 50 territories around the world, a first for a format from Japan. Mother has also been licensed to South Korea, Ukraine, France, Thailand, China, Indonesia and Spain, making it one of the most exported formats out of Asia.

Incorporated and headquartered in Singapore, Rewind Networks is a multimedia branded entertainment company, dedicated to providing the best in class TV content to multi-screen audiences across the Asia Pacific region. HITS is Rewind Networks’ maiden venture launched in 2013 as a linear 24x7 pan-regional pay-tv service. It features a curated selection of the greatest television drama and comedy series from the past few decades in High Definition. As the fastest growing basic general entertainment channel in Asia, HITS now reaches more than 19 million households across 13 countries including Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, South Korea, India, Taiwan, The Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Brunei, Sri Lanka and the Maldives. Sony Pictures Television (SPT) is one of the television industry’s leading content providers, producing, distributing and carrying programming worldwide in every genre and for every platform. In addition to managing one of the industry’s largest libraries of award-winning feature films, television shows and formats, SPT is home to a thriving global content business, operating a robust portfolio of wholly-owned and joint-venture production companies across the U.S., Europe, Latin America, and Asia Pacific, as well as linear and digital channels around the world. SPT is a Sony Pictures Entertainment Company. TechStorm is Southeast Asia’s fastest growing and defacto largest 24/7 entertainment network on Asian esports, gaming and tech. The network has expanded to 9 pan-Asian countries across Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Cambodia, Taiwan and Sri Lanka. Available to more than 100 platform partners with 30 million mobile OTT subscribers and more than 6.6 million subscriber households, reaching an aggregate 55 million audience at top speed of 24 months.

ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI), a unit of ViacomCBS Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAC), is comprised of many of the world’s most iconic consumer brands. In addition to offering innovative streaming services and digital video products, ViacomCBS Networks International provides powerful capabilities in production, distribution and advertising solutions for partners on five continents and across more than 180 countries. In Asia, its portfolio of brands includes Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., MTV, Comedy Central Asia, and Paramount Network, as well as OTT service Nick+ and ViacomCBS International Studios, entertaining every demographic on every platform. ViacomCBS Global Distribution Group is the leading distributor of premium content across multiple media platforms throughout the global marketplace.

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