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Asia’s definitive media content and services directory
Index ENTERTAINMENT
FOOD, TRAVEL, STYLE & LIFESTYLE
NEWS
Animax .................................................... page 9
ABC Australia ......................................... page 3
ABC Australia ......................................... page 3
AXN ......................................................... page 9
LUXE.TV HD .............................................. page 12
DW ........................................................... page 8
Canal+ Myanmar ................................... page 12
TV5MONDE Style ..................................... page 11
GEM ......................................................... page 9 OVER-THE-TOP, ON DEMAND, APP & ONLINE
Kanal D Drama ....................................... page 12 Lifetime ………………………………......... page 4
KIDS & FAMILIES
ABC Australia iview................................. page 3
ONE ......................................................... page 9
A+ Kids TV ................................................ page 12
Blackpills .................................................. page 12
Paramount Network …………….........
Da Vinci TV .............................................. page 7
Blutv ......................................................... page 6
TV5MONDE Asie ..................................... page 11
Nick Jr. ...................................................... page 10
Da Vinci Kids ........................................... page 7
TV5MONDE Pacifique ............................. page 11
Nickelodeon ............................................ page 10
Flix Snip .................................................... page 12
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Medici.tv ................................................ page 13 Nick+ ....................................................... page 10 FACTUAL, INFOTAINMENT & EDUCATIONAL
MUSIC & YOUTH
Paramount+ ........................................... page 10
ABC Australia ......................................... page 3
Mezzo Live HD ........................................ page 12
Stingray Karaoke ................................... page 13
Crime+Investigation (CI) ....................... page 4
MTV .......................................................... page 10
Stingray Music ......................................... page 13
DW English .................................................. page 8
Stingray CMusic ...................................... page 13
Stingray Qello ......................................... page 13
DW Deutsch ............................................... page 8
Stingray DJazz ......................................... page 12
Wanna See ............................................. page 13
Heritage 4K ...........................………….... page 12
Stingray Festival 4K ................................. page 13
Vivaldi ..................................................... page 13
HISTORY .................................………….... page 4
Stingray iConcerts .................................. page 12
TV5MONDE Asie ..................................... page 11
HISTORY2 ..............................………….... page 4
Stingray Naturescape ............................ page 13
TV5MONDE Pacifique ........................... page 11
Insight TV .................................................. page 12
Stingray Now 4K ..................................... page 13
InWild ....................................................... page 12 Museum TV .............................................. page 12 All channels operating in or for Asia were given the same opportunity to supply information for inclusion in The Big List 2022
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ABC Australia is the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s international television and digital service, available in 38 countries across Asia and the Pacific. ABC Australia aims to inform, entertain, and inspire international audiences with a uniquely Australian perspective. Our content offering includes the very best news and current affairs journalism from the ABC, live coverage of Australian sport and special events, and compelling documentary, factual and lifestyle programmes carefully selected to appeal to audiences in the Indo-Pacific region.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation ABC Ultimo Centre, 700 Harris Street Ultimo NSW 2007, Australia E: international.distribution@abc.net.au W: http://www.abcaustralia.net.au
Who’s who...
Claire M Gorman Head International Services E: gorman.claire.m@abc.net.au Nesryn Bouziane Manager ABC International Broadcast & Digital Services E: Bouziane.nesryn@abc.net.au
Claire M Gorman
Nesryn Bouziane
Asia focus in 2022
As the increase in news consumption through social media continues to challenge traditional news media outlets, fact checking, in-depth analysis and investigative journalism remain our greatest tools to fight back against disinformation. Now more than ever, ABC Australia is committed to its public broadcast ethos and will continue to deliver public interest journalism that builds trust and informs, educates and entertains audiences.” Claire M Gorman, Head International Services
ABC Australia is a news and factual television channel available via an extensive network of 100+ rebroadcast partners across Asia and the Pacific. Our distribution network includes the region’s largest and most prestigious media organisations. ABC Australia showcases outstanding Australian content, including trusted and independent news and current affairs from the ABC’s newsrooms and correspondents across the globe. The channel also offers live coverage of Australian sport including the AFL and iconic special events such as the Sydney New Year’s Eve fireworks and a selection of compelling Australian documentary, factual and lifestyle programmes carefully selected to appeal to audiences in the Indo-Pacific region. ABC Australia iview is the ABC’s unique international video on demand platform offering the best ABC news and current affairs and a curated selection of the ABC’s high quality and award winning back catalogue of documentary, factual, drama, lifestyle, education and children’s programmes. The service also offers a live stream of the ABC News channel and access to the ABC Chinese Collection – a selection of ABC programmes with Simplified Chinese Subtitles. The ABC Australia iview app is available in iOS and Android stores outside of Australia.
Target Audience ABC Australia is aimed at English speakers (and learners!) with an interest in Australia, in particular educated regional influencers in all key markets in Asia and the Pacific. It is also designed to keep Australians living and travelling in the region in touch with their home.
Content ABC Australia’ schedule is comprised of approximately 75% news and current affairs programming produced in the ABC’s newsrooms. The remaining 25% provides a rich and satisfying suite of Australian content selected for its appeal to audiences in Asia and the Pacific. This 25% is comprised of content for which the ABC owns 100% of the rights. ABC Australia invests in content production every year. We also acquire content from the commercial and non-commercial production sector on a non-exclusive basis.
Trends & Outlook 2022 • Audiences’ experience will increasingly become personalised, content suggestions and even user interface will be tailored to each user’s preference. Utilising a user’s history and curating their experience, increases engagement and helps retain users longer. There are clear benefits for public service broadcasters with limited funding in offering a personalised experience to their audiences, as optimising the discoverability of content increases its lifespan. • In 2022, SVOD will continue to impact the linear Pay TV market. Live event TV has been the last bastion of the linear Pay TV market, but with streaming services able to replicate the linear broadcast experience and with the growth in IPTV, audiences can now have a very similar service at a dramatically reduced cost for content providers.
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A+E Networks™ is a global media and entertainment brand portfolio that creates, develops and illuminates entertaining, purpose-driven content that is accessible and captivating to the most expansive, worldwide audience possible. HISTORY™, Lifetime™, History™ 2 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
Who’s Who...
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
Target Audience
John Flanagan
YoungSun Soh
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 Alistair Roseburgh Director of Operations, Digital Productions, Asia Pacific E: Alistair.Roseburgh@aenetworks.com AD SALES CONTACT: Scott Munro Head of Marketing & Sales Development, Southeast Asia E: Scott.Munro@aenetworks.com AFFILIATE SALES CONTACT: Salawati Mohamed Head of Distribution & Partnership Development, Southeast Asia E: Salawati.Mohamed@aenetworks.com PROGRAMME ACQUISITION CONTACT: Amreet Chahal Director Content Sales, Asia Pacific E: Amreet.Chahal@aenetworks.com
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The HISTORY™ Channel offers a unique blend of storytelling and challenges the traditional notion of “history” by offering viewers an alternative perspective, wrapping historical knowledge in entertainment. Targets 25-44 year old male and female audiences who are curious knowledge seekers. They are more affluent, business decision makers and love new experiences and travel. Lifetime™ celebrates, entertains and inspires women with powerful real stories through thought-provoking reality entertainment and feature-length Lifetime Original Movies. Targets 25-44 year old, affluent and working female audiences. Crime+Investigation™ is the only destination dedicated to crime, investigation and mystery. Opening doors to the complex world of crime, beyond the headlines, taking viewers on a journey in pursuit of truth and a better understanding of the human mind. Targets both male and female audiences. History™ 2 digs deeper into history by offering more to explore, more to reveal, more to know and more to understand about history from around the globe. Targets male and female history buffs.
Channel distribution in Asia A+E Networks Asia operates throughout Asia Pacific, reaching 91.7 million cumulative households (excluding India and Australia) across pay-TV/on-demand platforms.
Linear/on-demand A+E Networks Asia’s channels are available on both linear and on-demand platforms through affiliate partners.
Feeds There are five feeds in Southeast Asia for The HISTORY™ Channel, Lifetime™, Crime+Investigation™ and HISTORY™2 and operate separate feeds for HISTORY™ Japan, HISTORY™ Korea and for Lifetime Korea. Various subtitles are offered in the region, including Thai dubbing for some channels. *Note not all channels have all the subtitled/dubbed languages.
On-demand services 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. 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. In Japan, HISTORY™, Lifetime and Crime + Investigation are available on 10 different streaming platforms, including Amazon, Hulu, U-Next, Rakuten and Apple TV Channels.
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Trends & Outlook 2022
We’ll continue to see audiences gravitate toward locally produced quality content with relatable narratives, subjects and characters. Democratization of access to content will continue apace with AVOD and OTT services making local content all the more easier for consumers to watch what they want, wherever they want. Penetration of Connected TV’s over coming years and more seamless UI experiences will accelerate this trend. If travel is a barometer of consumer confidence and physical interconnectedness, then a rebound in economies and the attendant business ecosystem of travel and tourism is going to be exciting for all of us.” Saugato Banerjee, Managing Director, Asia-Pacific, A+E Networks
Advertising & Branded Content Solutions A+E Creative Partners commercial teams work in partnership with brands and agencies to deliver a wide variety of multi-platform content and media solutions from seamless programme integration to customised linear and 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.
Content strategy
Asia focus in 2022
True to our storytelling DNA, we will seek to illuminate local perspectives and stories for local audiences in this part of the world and also bring those to the world through international distribution across multiple platforms. Leading the way will be our Korean production teams and a whole host of new original projects coming from Japan and SEA across long, mid and short form as well as audio IP.”
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. As a result, much of the content is Saugato Banerjee, Managing Director, exclusive on its channels. All content Asia-Pacific, A+E Networks acquired by A+E Networks Asia channels features a diverse range of programming that is unique and not typically seen anywhere else, specially curated for our target audiences in Asia.
Rights All Media rights for all platforms including Pay TV, FTV, VOD and FAST. We acquire exclusive rights with first window in our markets.
Local Production With the continued travel and filming restrictions, A+E Networks was committed to producing local productions in 2021. In Southeast Asia, we produced COVID vs The World, Winners of COVID, History Remembers: Subhas Anandan and the most recent four-part series The Making Of: The Beijing Winter Olympics. Together with our partner, SYOK, we also produced HISTORY™ Asia’s first podcast series, History On Our Plate. In Japan, our biggest title in 2021 was War of Innocents (Testimonies of War) that premiered throughout Asia on A+E Networks channels. 2022 will see the release of 5+ series pilots yet to be announced. In 2021, Dramaworld, A+E Networks’ second scripted series premiered across Asia. Featuring stars from both continents such as Jiwon Ha, Henry Lau, Daniel Dae Kim and Brett Gray. On the digital unscripted front, Negotiation King won Korea’s New Media Content Awards. In 2022, A+E Networks doubled down on Korean content with its investment into If You Wish Upon Me featuring Ji Changwook, Choi Soo-young and Sung Dong-il. This is the company’s second project with Ji Chang-wook following its success on 2020’s most popular Asian drama, Backstreet Rookie.
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Blutv is the first and leading local SVOD platform in Turkey with the largest volume of content of over 11,000 hours. Blutv was first launched in 2016 and has since grown to have the largest output of original content in the region and in 2021 Discovery became our strategic partner.
Blutv Eski Büyükdere Cad., AOS 55. Sokak, 42 Maslak, A Blok Sitesi, No.2/140, Sariyer, Istanbul Turkey W: www.blutv.com blutv blutvarabic blutv
Who’s who...
Deniz Şaşmaz Oflaz CCO E: dsasmaz@blutv.com Salmi Gambarova Business Development and Sales Operations Manager E: sgambarova@blutv.com
Target Audience We currently target Arabic-speaking audiences with Blutv Arabic and our partnerships in MENA, a Turkish-speaking audience across territories such as Austria, Switzerland and Germany with Blutv Turkish World, Arabic- and French-speaking diasporas with our digital linear channel initiative, and of course a strong local presence in Turkey as the first and leading local SVOD platform. We offer kids content, dramas and programmes that appeal to a diverse demographic group.
Asia focus in 2022
The Steppe
We not only distribute our original productions but also bring our expertise in high quality production to co-producing stories with global partners. We plan to expand our co-production projects in Asia and expand our reach in the region with Blutv originals of over 280 hours. Along with production, we aim to have D2C bundles and add-ons in Asia following our current and proven success with our products such as Blutv Arabic and continued investment and growth of Blutv Latino.” Deniz Şaşmaz Oflaz, CCO
On-demand Blutv is a SVOD platform with advertising-free subscription.
Programme line ups Wolf 2039
Asia focus in 2022 Being the first and leading local SVOD platform in Turkey, Blutv’s goal has always been to become a global brand. With our strategic partnership with Discovery, we’re heading towards our goal each day. We act not only with the aim of expanding Blutv, but also with the aim of contributing to the recognition of Turkish content around the world, investing and developing our domestic TV series and cinema industry. We will continue to grow in our domestic markets to provide the best content for our users in Turkey and expand our subscribers base internationally.” Aydın Doğan Yalçındağ, Founder & CEO, Blutv
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Blutv Arabic (6,000 hours) and Blutv Latino (3,000+ hours of Neutral Spanish dubbed content) offer localised content for Arab-speaking and Spanish-speaking audiences. The programming consists of Blutv originals and some of the most well-known Turkish dramas.
Streaming We are currently present in MENA with Blutv Arabic. A stand-alone streaming for Asia is not highly possible in the short run but not impossible in the long run considering the gradual and steady growth of appetite for Turkish content in Asia. We are also present in various territories with local partnerships such as in Pakistan in South Asia and Azerbaijan in CIS.
Productions We have an annual output of approximately 80 hours of fresh original productions. We are open to co-production and co-financing opportunities in Asia
Trends & Outlook 2022 Turkish dramas are highly consumed and loved across the globe, with universal themes that capture a global audience. We believe that territories in Asia that have already been consuming Turkish content will start exploring Turkish content even further and other territories will give more room to Turkish content. As global platforms launch in new territories, it looks like a greater volume of local original content will be produced. Similarly, we wish to introduce our content and co-produce content in Asia.” Salmi Gambarova, Business Development and Sales Operations Manager
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Da Vinci is part of the Macademia family of kids brands. Macademia was formed following the acquisition of Da Vinci Media by Azoomee and is an award-winning global EdTech company providing educational programming and games for children. The company’s mission is to help parents raise exceptional humans with a unique selection of STEAM programming including award-winning TV shows, documentaries and educational games for kids 6 to 12.
Macademia Floor 5, 111 Charterhouse Street London EC1M 6AW United Kingdom T: +44(0)20 7253 1900 W: www.davincikids.tv davincikidstv davincikids Da Vinci Kids da-vinci-kids
Who’s who...
Douglas Lloyd CEO Estelle Lloyd Co-founder & COO Una Suput Senior Operations Director Luca Fiore Director of Content
Linear Television Channels In Asia Da Vinci TV brings learning to life with a world of award-winning TV shows, documentaries. We inspire kids to think bigger by stimulating their natural curiosity and transforming it into a lifelong passion for exploration. All of our content is carefully selected by educational experts. Da Vinci Kids app hosts award-winning TV shows, games and quizzes. We provide ad-free, age-appropriate content, accessible on tablets, TVs and smartphones.
The Fixies
Target Audience Kids aged 6-12
Linear/on-demand
Douglas Lloyd
Estelle Lloyd
Da Vinci TV content is delivered in both linear and on-demand formats. Available in 22 languages to an audience of 60 million households in over 190 countries. Programming line-ups differ slightly on feeds, with approximately 90% overlap.
Operation Ouch
Trends & Outlook 2022
Una Suput
Luca Fiore
Asia focus in 2022 The primary focus of Macademia is to deliver premium educational family content and we do this through partnerships with operators in digital media and TV who align with our mission. Our objective is “Anytime, Anywhere” leveraging our suite of bestin-class products: digital streaming apps, pay-TV and FAST channels, connected TV apps and integration within devices. We’re also planning to co-produce content with partners such as educational institutions, NGOs and companies who are passionate about education, especially STEM and Social Emotional Learning.” Estelle Lloyd, Co-founder & COO
• Increased digitalization and direct-to-consumer pivot among content providers and broadcasters. • FAST channels expansion. Ad-supported streaming is well established in Asia and will continue to grow. • Rise of new niche streaming services designed to fill the gaps left by the larger players.” Estelle Lloyd, Co-founder & COO
Advertising Advertising is currently supported in Vietnam only, but we are planning to expand into other markets in 2022.
Streaming Da Vinci Kids D2C streaming service, Da Vinci Kids mobile app and Da Vinci Kids app for connected TVs and mobile are available all across Asia.
Content strategy Due to our educational editorial requirements as a specialized content provider, we acquire content from distributors, studios and TV providers all over the world, generally buying Pay-TV and VOD rights. Where possible, we try to acquire exclusive windows for our feeds. We premiere roughly 2-3 new titles per month and have been working on several original productions as well.
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Deutsche Welle (DW) is Germany’s international broadcaster and a trusted source for reliable news and information with content in 30 languages. The flagship channel DW provides analysis and insights to viewers around the globe, reporting on important issues in English 24/7. With continuous news reports, special features and talk shows covering everything from business, science and politics to culture and sports, DW brings people closer to what matters most – made in Germany, made for minds.
HQ in Asia PIK Film No. 30, Lorong Bukit Pantai, Lucky Garden Bangsar, 59100 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia T: +60 3 2093 0866 W: www.dw.com/en/topstories/s-9097
Who’s who...
Mee Fung Lee Asia Representative Andres Palacios- Degwitz Head of Sales and Distribution Asia
Target audience Mee Fung Lee
Andres PalaciosDegwitz
Asia focus in 2022
The number of users on social media in Asia continues to grow tremendously, regional platforms throughout Asia are delivering engaging and exciting quality content to its users. DW in 2022 will be rolling out more and thrilling social media content to our existing partners and potential partners as we seek to increase our reach across Asia. Furthermore, DW will continue to work with local partners on co-productions and regionalised adaptions of popular programming.” Andres Palacios-Degwitz (Head of Distribution Asia)
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DW’s audience in Asia consists of opinion leaders and professionals working with governments and businesses that are located primarily in urban areas and are aged between 17 and 49 years old.
Linear television channels DW distributes two linear channels in Asia – DW English and DW Deutsch (German). DW channels are distributed via satellite or IP stream across Asia on local Cable, DTH, IPTV, mobile, DVB-T and Online services in 24/7 linear format or via re-broadcasting partners that offer select DW programmes on terrestrial free TV, online, and on mobile devices. DW linear channels are available in more than 120 million households in Asia.
On-demand content DW Premium service offers OTT and Mobile partners easy access to an evergrowing catalogue of short-form content, with select local subtitles and variety of technical formats. Besides factual series, partners have access to daily curated news clips selected by our editorial team. DW on-demand content is widely distributed across local VOD streaming services in Asia, besides via Pay-TV partners.
Asia original productions 2022 is an exciting year for DW as we will be releasing several new original series from Asia. Following the success of the first series, DW will be launching HER Women In Asia, Sr. 2 in April, sharing more authentic stories from women living here with our global audience. Thailand, Philippines and Hong Kong profiles will be added to the current line-up of stories from Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Bangladesh and Pakistan. Production on Sr. 3 has already started, and scheduled to premiere in Q4 2022. Adding to the Asia original production slate is a brand new five-part series on art and travel. Art.See.Asia : An Art Lover’s Guide will premiere in Asia first before its global release on DW. Each episode is hosted by a local artist from the city, who will discover new experiences engaging in art challenges and master classes with local contemporary artists. This must-see series features Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Singapore, Bangkok and Taipei.
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KC Global Media Singapore Pte. Ltd. 10 Changi Business Park Central 2, Hansapoint@CBP, #03-08, Singapore 486030 T: +65 6980 0210 E: help@KCGlobalMedia.com W: www.KCGlobalMedia.com @KC Global Media
Target Audience
Who’s who...
KCGM Asia owns 4 linear channels across 18 markets in SEA, Taiwan and Korea, with on-demand availability via affiliates in select territories. AXN (www.AXN-Asia.com ; www.AXN-Taiwan.com) Featuring top-rated drama series, blockbuster features, reality programmes and groundbreaking Original Productions, AXN is defined not by a genre, but by an attitude that truly redefines action. | Language: English Animax (www.Animax-Asia.com ; www.Animax-Taiwan.com ; www.AnimaxTV.co.kr) Animax is Asia’s leading destination for Japanese anime and offers a wide variety of programmes from popular genres, including some that are simulcast with Japan. In Korea, Animax is home to high-quality animation from domestic licensors, Japan and more. | Language: Japanese, Korean (KR only) ONE (www.ONETVAsia.com) ONE is the leading destination for the best of Korean entertainment, showcasing the latest South Korean drama and entertainment programmes. This includes selected prime-time dramas that air at the same time as Korea and within 24 hours of their debut broadcasts in Korea | Language: Korean, Chinese GEM (www.GEMTVVAsia.com) GEM is your preferred destination for the best of Japanese entertainment, featuring first-run and exclusive dramas and variety entertainment shows from Japan. This includes selected prime-time dramas airing at the same time and within the same week of their broadcast in Japan. | Language: Japanese
George Chien Co-Founder, President and CEO E: George.Chien@KCGlobalMedia.com Andy Kaplan Co-Founder and Chairman E: Andy.Kaplan@KCGlobalMedia.com AFFILIATE & ADVERTISING SALES CONTACT: Avani Bhanchawat Vice President and Head of Revenue E: Avani.Bhanchawat@KCGlobalMedia.com Jay Kang Representative Director for Korea E: Jay.Kang@KCGlobalMedia.com PROGRAMME ACQUISITION CONTACT: Denise Tham Director, Programming & Acquisition E: Denise.Tham@KCGlobalMedia.com Shuning Fu Director, Programming & Acquisition E: Shuning.Fu@KCGlobalMedia.com Timothy Teo Manager, Programming & Acquisition E: Timothy.Teo@KCGlobalMedia.com Hanna Cho Senior Executive, Acquisition E: Hanna.Cho@KCGlobalMedia.com LOCAL ORIGINAL PRODUCTIONS CONTACT: Derek Wong Vice President and Head of Production & Creative E: Derek.Wong@KCGlobalMedia.com
Trends & Outlook 2022 While there are more great, premium products coming out of Hollywood than ever before, local content is what truly resonates with the audience, and so what we’ll focus on is moving the needle a little bit away from the large acquired Hollywood programme investments, to moving some of that money into more and more original content.” Andy Kaplan, Co-Founder and Chairman
AXN appeals to sophisticated working professionals aged 25 to 44 seeking the biggest hits in English entertainment. Animax Asia draws fans of Japanese animation aged 4 to 34, while Animax Korea is the leading kids’ entertainment channel in South Korea, attracting audiences aged 4 to 25. ONE and GEM target culture-savvy audiences aged 15 to 55, who are interested in the latest and hottest programmes from South Korea and Japan respectively.
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Content
AXN content, apart from locally produced Original Productions, comes from the U.S. and U.K. with exclusive Pay-TV and digital rights, with up to 12 months FTA and digital rights holdbacks for key markets. AXN offers 2 to 6 fresh titles per month. Animax Asia airs Japanese anime, with exclusive and non-exclusive Pay-TV, OTT and VOD rights. A select number of titles every quarter is simulcast with Japan. Animax Korea airs animation from South Korea, Japan, France, U.K and the U.S. as well as local gaming content with Pay-TV rights for kids, and both Pay-TV and VOD rights with exclusivity for Japanese anime for youth and adult anime fans. Animax Korea provides 4 to 5 fresh titles per month and 6 to 8 new anime series per quarter that are simulcast with Japan. ONE and GEM air content from South Korea and Japan respectively, with exclusive Pay-TV rights. A select number of titles every quarter is simulcast with South Korea and Japan respectively.
Local production
Local Original Production makes up a content pillar on KCGM channels. AXN Asia’s first crime thriller podcast, Fey Hollow: The Fairytale Murders, launched in 2021 and has gained strong popularity, making its way to the ‘Top Fiction Podcast’ on Apple Podcasts and ‘Top 5 Best Podcasts’ on Spotify within a month. Developments for multi-genre content, such as reality, scripted, animation, podcast and branded content, are lining up for 2022. Animax Korea is developing a shortform animated series exploiting its own character, OO-KUN, in 2022.
Technology advancement evolves the way consumers digest content and sets new market trends. Despite the challenging times amidst the recent climate, our brand thrives on pushing the boundaries of creativity and innovation. We are thrilled to roll out initiatives targeting local talents to develop new formats, produce original content and make it available on all platforms.” George Chien, Co-Founder and CEO
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The brainchild of former Sony executives Andy Kaplan and George Chien, KC Global Media (KCGM) is paving the way for a new standard of entertainment as Asia’s leading entertainment hub through the production, distribution and programming of quality, ground-breaking content. Backed by more than two decades of industry experience, KCGM Asia boasts an impressive portfolio of premium Pay-TV channels in Southeast Asia and Korea, including English-language general entertainment network AXN, anime channel Animax, South Korea’s ONE and Japanese entertainment channel GEM.
Paramount, formerly known as ViacomCBS, owns 4 linear channels in Asia, with on-demand available via affiliates in select territories. Nickelodeon appeals to kids 4-14 while Nick Jr. is targeted at kids 2-6 and parents. Target audience for MTV is older teens to working adults in their early 30s to mid-40s; Paramount Network is for young to midcareer professionals, aspiring singles and family-oriented individuals.
Channels
Paramount 151 Lorong Chuan #03-08 New Tech Park Lobby H Singapore 556741 W: www.paramount.com
Who’s who...
Catherine Park SVP, Head of Office & Streaming, Asia Susumu Imata SVP and General Manager, Japan Syahrizan Mansor VP, Kids & Family and MTV Entertainment, Asia Masakazu Soeda VP, Head of Licensing, Japan and Southeast Asia Jennifer Pang VP, Head of Licensing, Greater China Hendro Xu Director, Brand Partnerships, Asia Julian Lim Director, Content Distribution Management, Southeast Asia
Nickelodeon (linear, SVOD, branded blocks, Catch Up TV) The number-one entertainment brand for kids. Includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, consumer products, digital, location-based experiences, publishing and feature films. Two feeds, with different programming line-ups. Language dubbed tracks for pre-school and animation shows, subtitles for live action titles. Subtitling and/or audio dubs in English, Mandarin, Bahasa Indonesia, Bahasa Malaysia, Thai. Ad supported. Nick Jr. (linear, SVOD, Catch Up TV) The “Smart Place to Play,” giving kids and parents what they want – educational and entertaining content with great stories and characters that empower kids to learn while they play. Award-winning PAW Patrol and other worldclass programmes are designed to engage and encourage early childhood development. Single feed. Pre-school shows available in more than 20 local languages. No advertising.
Trends & Outlook 2022
More streaming services and more time spent on streaming products, IP-driven content production, and coming together through consolidation, co-production, and partnerships.” Asia focus in 2022
MTV (linear, programming block, VOD) The leading youth entertainment brand and the best place to watch original Catherine Park, SVP, Head of Office & Streaming, Asia scripted series, musical performances, festivals, music videos, interviews with celebrities, documentaries, and to stay on top of today’s celebrity news and music. Single feed. Subtitling in English, Bahasa Malaysia. Ad supported. Paramount Network (linear, programming block, VOD) A premium entertainment destination that pushes the limits of storytelling with bold scripted and non-scripted content. The home of global hits like Star Trek, Transformers, Yellowstone, NCIS, Saturday Night Live, The Daily Show, South Park. Single feed. Subtitling in Thai, Traditional Chinese, Vietnamese, Bahasa Malaysia, Bahasa Indonesia. Ad supported.
Launching streaming products like Paramount+ and PlutoTV, and developing local IPs and talent.”
Content
Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. content is largely from Nickelodeon studios, with some titles acquired from U.S. and U.K. Rights acquired for Pay TV, multi-platform (FTA, Catch Up TV, AVOD, SVOD, TVOD, DTO/DTR, Wireless/Mobile), mostly exclusive to the brand. 20-50 fresh episodes per month, higher during special occasions. MTV’s long-form content is from the studio pipeline in the U.S. and U.K. 20-30 fresh hours monthly. Local production is focused on short-form digital content. Rights for Paramount Network are mostly exclusive for key titles but also depend on local strategy. 20-30 fresh hours monthly.
Streaming in Asia Nick+ in Japan. Paramount+ launching in South Korea in 2022.
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TV5MONDE Asia-Pacific (The regional Asia-Pacific office) Unit 704-706, 7/F, Cyberport 1 100 Cyberport Road, Pok Fu Lam Hong Kong T: +852 2989 6090 E: asie@tv5monde.com W: apac.tv5monde.com tv5mondeasiepacifique TV5MONDEapac tv5mondeapac
Who’s who...
Alexandre Muller Managing Director Asia-Pacific Karine Schroeder Deputy Managing Director, Head of Marketing & digital content AFFILIATE SALES CONTACT: Nicolas Bence Distribution & Business Development Manager
Linear Television Channels In Asia TV5MONDE broadcasts three 24-hour channels across Asia: TV5MONDE Asie is a general entertainment channel that covers GMT+5 to GMT+8 time zone (Central Asia, Indian subcontinent, Greater China, Southeast Asia) with a free-to-air signal in SD (4:3 ratio) available on AsiaSat-7 and an HD encrypted feed on AsiaSat-5 (16:9 ratio, HD MPEG4 with DVB subtitles in English, French, Vietnamese and Russian). TV5MONDE Pacifique is a general entertainment channel that covers GMT+8 to GMT+12 time zone (North Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands) with one encrypted feed on IntelSat-19 (16:9 ratio, MPEG4 with DVB subtitles in English, French, Japanese and Korean). TV5MONDE Style is a channel entirely dedicated to the “art of living”; The French lifestyle programming covers the whole APAC region with one encrypted feed on AsiaSat-5 (16:9 ratio, HD MPEG4 with DVB subtitles in English, traditional and simplified Chinese).
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 programmes)
Linear/on-demand Karine Schroeder
Nicolas Bence
TV5MONDE Asie and TV5MONDE Pacifique are both linear and on-demand channels. Their line ups are different and customised to each region they target. The subtitles are also available according to the feeds and the target demographic.
Main focus in 2022
Trends & Outlook 2022
“As the streaming video industry matures and more players will compete for the same eyeballs, likely, the existing business models will also evolve to reach greater profitability. In Asia Pacific, the current AVOD and SVOD business models will compete with a new dual-stream revenue scheme (Ads + Subs) and Freemium services. In the meantime, many of the current Pay-TV operators will try to shift to vMVPDs (virtual Multichannel Video Programming Distributors). It is becoming increasingly evident that streaming will Alexandre Muller, Managing Director Asia-Pacific ultimately take over traditional pay-TV a few years from now, especially in the most mature markets. The number of FAST (or Free AdSupported Streaming) channels is also likely to increase significantly. This increase will serve the need of many viewers to return to their old laid-back streaming habits, especially those equipped with Connected TV.” With another year under the socioeconomic impacts of the global pandemic, the convergence to a new technology-driven world will continue to amplify. The Video Industry will be facing another year of doubts and opportunities that would lead to significant changes. That will include mergers and acquisitions and disappearances of existing players, and the rising of new ones. Our focus will be to surf those waves and remain relevant to our partners and viewers.”
Advertising All channels provided by TV5MONDE in this region are Pay-TV channels, and are advertising-free.
Streaming TV5MONDE Asia-Pacific channels are also available through a subscriptionbased 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, simplified and traditional Chinese.
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Channels: Linear & VOD
TV5MONDE is the world’s first French-language network, broadcasting a wide variety of subtitled prime-time films and dramas, in-depth coverage of international news, live sports events, high-quality documentaries and discovery magazines, kids’ programmes, exciting game shows... TV5MONDE is designed for those who wish to explore a different kind of TV content. In Asia Pacific, TV5MONDE offers three live-channels to over 136 million cable, satellite, IPTV homes, a subscription-based TV everywhere and standalone OTT service to more than 500 million users
Founded in 2005, THEMA now includes 5 subsidiaries overseas. The company represents 180 channels and has created strong relations with the main television platforms in Europe, in Asia, in the Middle East, in Africa and in North America, thanks to its expertise in TV content distribution, TV packaging and marketing strategy. THEMA Asia Pacific distributes a diversified portfolio of linear and on-demand content in HD and 4K covering a wide range of thematics, such as Lifestyle, Cinema, Series, Arts, Youth, Music and Sports.
THEMA Asia Pacific 1 North Bridge Road, High Street Centre #06-02 Singapore 179094 T: +65 6734 2400 W: www.thematv.asia THEMA APAC SCREENING ROOM https://screening.thematv.asia/
Short Form
FlixSnip
Who’s who...
Blackpills More than 50 original short-form series available for mobile and TV. Original and premium ground-breaking series, documentaries and adult animation, Exclusive and premium series. Flix Snip offers short-format, on-the-go entertainment for people in today’s busy world. Premium multilingual 20 minutes films and series covering thrillers, drama, animation, horror, romance, comedy and more.
Nature, Culture and Knowledge
Alexandre Bac Managing Director Asia Pacific E: alexandre@thematv.com (Based in Singapore) Julia Laude-Bousquet VP Global Marketing E: julia@thematv.com (Based in Paris)
InWild is all about nature and wildlife from all around the world. Nature and wildlife has always been a bingeable, high-value genre on television. Nature can be exhilarating, beautiful, inspiring, amusing and emotional. Experience 1,000 hours of dynamically scheduled, incredible content. HERITAGE 4K 100% native 4K breathtaking documentaries focusing on Discovery, Archaeology & Sacred Sites, History & Heritage Sites, Architecture, Culture, Travel & Education. Museum is the first TV channel entirely dedicated to Art, covering Fine Arts (classic, modern, contemporary), but also Street-Art, Comics, Digital Art, Photography, Video Art, Architecture, Design, Factual entertainment.
Multicultural Alexandre Bac
Canal + Myanmar releases its in-house original productions of Burmese content: movies, series, documentaries produced with talented local producers released every year. Kanal D Drama The first and only channel that brings together the best Turkish dramas in HD. Kanal D Drama explores universal stories with exceptional characters in fascinating places that inspire, transform and captivate.
Julia Laude-Bousquet
Lifestyle & Entertainment
Insight TV Global factual entertainment channel with a passion for creating content that takes the viewer on an adventurous journey to explore and interact with stories in 4K and HD. LUXE.TV HD is pleased to unveil the world of luxury with more than 400 hours of programmes, documentaries, reports and topics dedicated to the world of luxury and lifestyle.
INWILD
Kids & Education
A+ Kids TV provides children aged 3-7 quality, fun and comprehensive programmes on learning skills development and preparing for school through multi-platform support and helping them to “Grow Smart”.
Music (Linear)
Mezzo Live HD Gives access to the greatest international venues from all around the world: opera houses, concert halls, festivals, dance theaters and jazz clubs. With around 40 live performances each year, shot exclusively in high definition, and commercial-free, Mezzo Live HD brings the best of the international music scene. Stingray iConcerts is the essential television destination for fans of live music who can’t get enough of that front-row feeling! Over 500 titles • 10 titles refresh per month Stingray DJazz allows you to experience the world’s major jazz festivals, famous clubs and intimate concerts.
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Channels: Linear & VOD
Stingray CMusic is a specialty television channel dedicated to classical and cinematic music videos – a revolutionary combination in the world of music television. Stingray Festival 4K will be blown away by massive concerts by top stadium fillers, must-see theatre productions, colourful circuses, electrifying DJ sets, beautiful ballet and opera performances. Stingray Now 4K brings home non-stop music videos by today’s biggest and most popular stars in dazzling 4K Ultra HD. Stingray Naturescape is a unique channel that combines beautiful, peaceful scenery filmed in 4K Ultra HD, and soundtracks tailormade to accompany every moment of your day.
Music App & non-linear
Stingray Karaoke Over 13,000 karaoke songs, including today’s hits and yesterday’s classics, in all genres. Stingray Music A multiplatform digital music service that brings to listeners the best music for every moment, place and mood; available on TV, mobile and on the web, over 2,000 channels in 100s of music genres, featuring local and international artists, curated by music experts from around the globe. Stingray Qello Discover the world’s largest catalogue of concert films, award-winning music documentaries, and live streaming music events from the 1920s to today. Medici.tv Online streaming platform for classical music, Medici.tv offers the world’s largest VOD catalogue of more than 2,600 videos with over 150 live performances throughout the year.
Trends & Outlook 2022
FAST corner
Wanna See The contemplative TV produced by THEMA offers a wide array of curated international content, selected to satisfy and inspire family audiences around the world, who will enjoy the most magnificent sceneries of the planet. Vivaldi Classical for everyone: the new FAST TV channel designed to offer the great popular work of classical music to a large audience.
Target Audience
Non-linear and streaming will continue to grow in 2022. The rapid change of the industry will also favour the development of FAST channels in the region. Our niche content offer will bring alternatives and further diversity to platforms.” Alexandre Bac, Managing Director Asia Pacific
Our portfolio is addressing all ages groups, all audiences. Specificity of our multicultural offers addressing Burman community.
Channel
Both linear and on-demand content
Local original production
Canal+ Myanmar produces local content in Myanmar to be broadcast on its in-house channels, including documentaries, series, talk-shows. THEMA distributes these to other platforms in the region.
Advertising
THEMA distributes two FAST TV channels – Vivaldi and Wanna See – in the region.
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