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A+E Networks Asia

TV5MONDE (The regional Asia-Pacifi c offi ce) Unit 704-706, 7/F Cyberport 1 100 Cyberport Road, Pok Fu Lam Hong Kong T: +852 2989 6090 A+E Networks Asia 18 Purvis Street #02-01 Singapore 188597 E: asie@tv5monde.com W: asia.tv5monde.com Who’s Who... @tv5mondeasiepacifi queSaugato Banerjee @TV5MONDEapac Managing Director, Asia Pacifi c @tv5mondeapac E: Saugato.Banerjee@aenetworks.com

John Flanagan

Who’s who... Alexandre Muller Managing Director Asia-Pacifi c Karine Schroeder Deputy Managing Director, Head of Marketing & digital content 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 Pacifi c E: Chris.Humphrey@aenetworks.com

Joyce Lim

Senior Director of Content, Southeast Asia Dorothee Ulrichs Dorothee UlrichsE: Joyce.Lim@aenetworks.com Feryal Hemamda Alexandre Muller Karine SchroederDirector of Marketing, Digital, Communications, Southeast Asia Affi liate Sales Contact E: Feryal.Hemamda@aenetworks.com

Nicolas Bence Alistair Roseburgh

Distribution & Business Development Director of Operations, Manager Digital Productions, Asia Pacifi c E: Alistair.Roseburgh@aenetworks.com

AD SALES CONTACT Rohit Potphode

Head of Ad Sales & Brand Partnerships E: Rohit.Potphode@aenetworks.com

Nicolas Bence

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

TV5MONDE is the world’s fi rst French language network, which broadcasts a wide variety of subtitled primetime fi lms and dramas, A+E Networks™ is an award-winning global content company consisting in-depth coverage of international news, live sports events, high-of some of the world’s most iconic and culturally relevant brands in quality documentaries and discovery magazines, kids’ programmes, media, including The HISTORY Channel™, Lifetime™, History2™ and exciting game shows, etc. TV5MONDE is designed for those who wish Crime+Investigation™. A+E Networks™ Asia operates and distributes its to explore a different kind of TV content. In Asia Pacifi c, TV5MONDE portfolio of channels across multiple platforms in Asia Pacifi c, produces a offers three live channels to over 125 million cable, satellite, IPTV variety of original content series and provides digital content capabilities homes, a subscription-based TV everywhere and standalone OTT for 3rd party partners in the region. Globally, A+E Networks’ channels and service to 370 million users. branded programming reach more than 340 million households in over 230 territories in 42 languages and have 500+ million digital users.

Linear Television Channels In Asia

TV5MONDE broadcasts three 24-hours channels across Asia: TV5MONDE Asie is a general entertainment channel that Channel distribution in Asia A+E Networks Asia operates throughout Asia-Pacifi c, reaching 87.2 million cumulative households across pay-TV and on-demand platforms. covers GMT+5 to GMT+8 *Note: fi gure above excludes India and Australia. time zone (Central Asia, Indian subcontinent, Greater On-demand services China, Southeast Asia) with A+E Networks offers a range of content across AVOD, TVOD, FVOD, SVOD and a free-to-air signal in SD (4:3 OTT to existing linear TV channel subscribers with the number of hours of content ratio) available on AsiaSat-7 varying throughout the region. Its content and channels are also offered on a and an HD encrypted feed subscription basis on various local and regional OTT platforms such as Hulu and on AsiaSat-5 (16:9 ratio, HD Apple TV in selected territories in Asia. MPEG4 with DVB subtitles in English, French, Vietnamese Advertising/sponsorship and Russian). A+E Networks Asia’s commercial teams work in partnership with brands and TV5MONDE Pacifi que is a agencies to deliver a wide variety of multi-platform media solutions from seamgeneral entertainment chanless programme integration to customised digital content creation, consumer nel that covers GMT+8 to GMT+12 time zone (North Asia, Australia, New Zealand, activations and engaging social media campaigns. A+E Networks Asia’s ability Pacifi c Islands) with one encrypted feed on IntelSat-19 (16:9 ratio, MPEG4 with to reach local and international audiences in a brand safe environment is sought DVB subtitles in English, French, Japanese and Korean). after by advertisers seeking to interact with active multi-platform audiences. TV5MONDE Style is a channel entirely dedicated to the “art of living”; The French lifestyle programming covers the whole Asia-Pacifi c region with one encrypted Trends & Outlook 2021 feed on AsiaSat-5 (16:9 ratio, HD MPEG4 with DVB subtitles in English, traditional and simplifi ed Chinese).We expect to see the continued growth of VOD, including premium AVOD services. Target Audience The TV5MONDE channels are the meeting points between French culture lovers and French language learners. But globally, our channels are designed for those who want to watch a different kind of TV. There is content for everybody (cinema, drama, documentaries, entertainment, live sports-events and kids 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.” programmes) Saugato Banerjee, Asia-Pacifi c Managing Director, A+E Networks

Asia focus in 2021 Content strategy

A+E Networks Asia has an increased focus on creating local productions from Our primary focus will be to maintain the the region, however the majority of its content comes from the vast programme equilibrium between our current pay services and the group’s new global AVOD offering: TV5MONDEplus. We believe that the addition of this 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. AVOD service will serve as a “discoverability” tool to Local Production the unique content we have been providing in this Through 2020, A+E Networks was committed to producing local productions. region for over 25 years, and will ultimately be benefi cial to our existing linear services and partners.” 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 Alexandre Muller, Managing Director Asia-Pacifi c, TV5MONDE titles included Backstreet Rookie produced by Taewon Entertainment led by legendary producer Myeongwoo Lee. Negotiation King topped digital content, avAdvertising eraging 4.4M views per episode. In 2021, Dramaworld premieres in Asia. The series All channels provided by TV5MONDE in this region are pay channels and is A+E Networks Korea’s second premium scripted drama featuring Korean and therefore are advertising-free. American actors Jiwon Ha, Henry Lau and Daniel Dae Kim.

Streaming Asia Focus in 2021 TV5MONDE Asia-Pacifi c channels are also available through a subscription-based TV everywhere service available on the company local website – apac.tv5monde.com – and via Apps free to download on the Google Play/ Apple local stores. The online OTT service gives access, in all countries of the region, to all three live channels, as well as two dedicated news and kids TVs and a full On Demand service. The interface is available in four languages (French, English, Korean, Japanese) and offers subtitles in French, English, Vietnamese, Korean, Japanese, simplifi ed and traditional Chinese. “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 benefi ts and opportunities to our clients and partners.” – Saugato Banerjee, Asia-Pacifi c Managing Director, A+E Networks C N T E N T A S I A C N T E N T A S I A

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