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A+E Networks™ is an award-winning global content company consisting of some of the world’s most iconic and culturally relevant brands in media, including The HISTORY Channel™, Lifetime™, History2™ and Crime+Investigation™. A+E Networks™ Asia operates and distributes its portfolio of channels across multiple platforms in Asia Pacific, produces a variety of original content series and provides digital content capabilities for 3rd party partners in the region. Globally, A+E Networks’ channels and branded programming reach more than 340 million households in over 230 territories in 42 languages and have 500+ million digital users.
A+E Networks Asia 18 Purvis Street #02-01 Singapore 188597
Channel distribution in Asia
Who’s Who...
On-demand services
Saugato Banerjee Managing Director, Asia Pacific E: Saugato.Banerjee@aenetworks.com John Flanagan General Manager, Japan and Regional Head of Programming & Marketing E: John.Flanagan@aenetworks.com YoungSun Soh General Manager, Korea & Regional Head of Digital Business Development E: YoungSun.Soh@aenetworks.com Chris Humphrey Head of Production, Asia Pacific E: Chris.Humphrey@aenetworks.com Joyce Lim Senior Director of Content, Southeast Asia E: Joyce.Lim@aenetworks.com Feryal Hemamda Director of Marketing, Digital, Communications, Southeast Asia E: Feryal.Hemamda@aenetworks.com Alistair Roseburgh Director of Operations, Digital Productions, Asia Pacific E: Alistair.Roseburgh@aenetworks.com AD SALES CONTACT Rohit Potphode Head of Ad Sales & Brand Partnerships E: Rohit.Potphode@aenetworks.com AFFILIATE SALES CONTACT Salawati Mohamed Head of Distribution & Partnership Development, Southeast Asia E: Salawati.Mohamed@aenetworks.com PROGRAMME ACQUISITION CONTACT Pooja Nirmal Kant Director of International Content Sales, Southeast Asia E: Pooja.NirmalKant@aenetworks.com
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A+E Networks Asia operates throughout Asia-Pacific, reaching 87.2 million cumulative households across pay-TV and on-demand platforms. *Note: figure above excludes India and Australia. A+E Networks offers a range of content across AVOD, TVOD, FVOD, SVOD and OTT to existing linear TV channel subscribers with the number of hours of content varying throughout the region. Its content and channels are also offered on a subscription basis on various local and regional OTT platforms such as Hulu and Apple TV in selected territories in Asia.
Advertising/sponsorship
A+E Networks Asia’s commercial teams work in partnership with brands and agencies to deliver a wide variety of multi-platform media solutions from seamless programme integration to customised digital content creation, consumer activations and engaging social media campaigns. A+E Networks Asia’s ability to reach local and international audiences in a brand safe environment is sought after by advertisers seeking to interact with active multi-platform audiences.
Trends & Outlook 2021 We expect to see the continued growth of VOD, including premium AVOD services. Locally produced quality content combined with affordable data will continue to power the growth of content consumption. At the same, select markets will continue to witness resilience of the linear content ecosystem.” Saugato Banerjee, Asia-Pacific Managing Director, A+E Networks
Content strategy
A+E Networks Asia has an increased focus on creating local productions from the region, however the majority of its content comes from the vast programme offering from A+E Networks U.S, exclusive on its channels. All content acquired for A+E Networks Asia channels feature a diverse range of programming that is unique and specially curated for our audiences in Asia.
Local Production
Through 2020, A+E Networks was committed to producing local productions. In Japan, our biggest titles included Tokyo Legacy and the theatrical release, Sono Otoko Tokyo Ni Tsuki. War of Innocents, will premiere globally across A+E Networks channels this year. Other productions include Back to Nature, which features Japan’s unique pristine nature sites and Sado. In 2020, Korea’s biggest titles included Backstreet Rookie produced by Taewon Entertainment led by legendary producer Myeongwoo Lee. Negotiation King topped digital content, averaging 4.4M views per episode. In 2021, Dramaworld premieres in Asia. The series is A+E Networks Korea’s second premium scripted drama featuring Korean and American actors Jiwon Ha, Henry Lau and Daniel Dae Kim.
Asia Focus in 2021
“We will continue to create locally relevant quality content that entertains and inspires our audience in Asia. We will build further upon our success in Korea, creating sought after scripted, unscripted and digital content across the region. In Japan we are telling thought-provoking stories that captivate HISTORY fans all over the world. In Southeast Asia, we are working on a variety of original content productions both for linear and our digital platforms. Our strength continues to be our ability as a multi-location business to partner with the creation and distribution ecosystem in bringing the best of A+E’s global IP with relevant local content. This unique proposition provides valuable benefits and opportunities to our clients and partners.” – Saugato Banerjee, Asia-Pacific Managing Director, A+E Networks
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