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Formats outlook: Ups, downs & dramas

Korea: Studio Dragon fire doused?

Plus: New money streams, Korea’s Monday blues, what’s Zee thinking & more

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editor’snote

Spot On Our September issue every year debuts at the ContentAsia Summit, two

Although we of course track trends all year round, we pay special atten-

days of doing face to face what we do all year round across multiple plat-

tion around the ContentAsia Summit to ensure an event of high relevance,

forms – curate a conversation about every aspect of content.

maximum engagement and takeaways that will directly benefit speakers

This year, we’re covered in spots and dots and there’s a good reason other than fashion. The ContentAsia Summit theme – Spot On – throws light on video content players in Asia who are marking their spots in a radically changing universe.

and delegates. Formats and original Asian production, as always, are a particular focus.

Our ongoing Formats Outlook research isn’t, on the surface, painting the prettiest of pictures in pure numbers terms this year so far. The total number

The conversations this year are all about the humongous, super-charged

of formats on air or commissioned by broadcasters, platforms (or increas-

effort going into creating bigger, better, more ambitious stories and build-

ingly production houses) in the first half of this year is 11% down overall on

ing a bigger, better, more ambitious production ecosystem – from show-

last year to 223 titles/seasons. And last year’s 251 were 12% down on the

runners and storytellers to accountants, production assistants and props

same six months in 2017, for a total drop of 22% over the

buyers – that will support them and those who come after them, so that

past two years. That’s 62 fewer series this year than

they, in turn, will make bigger, better, more ambitious...

we counted two years ago.

The effort runs alongside deep uncertainty about how the media in-

The pockets of optimism in a grim/grimmer/

dustry will re-form around the new normal – whatever that turns out to be

grimmest scenario are led by encouraging activ-

(if there even is such a thing), because there sure as hell doesn’t seem

ity in the scripted space, particularly in India but

like much normal happening at the moment. And maybe that’s a good

also (believe it or not) in China, where co-devel-

thing?

opment is on a high and projects are actually

Our best un-normal activities of the day involve premium video that

getting made.

marks a new spot, breaks a barrier, pushes a boundary, fixes something

Another potentially ongoing formats bright

broken. With an Asian angle, of course. And there was a lot to choose from

spot is lit by regional streamers, led by PCCW

in creating the agenda for this year’s ContentAsia Summit.

Media’s Viu, which was at the ContentAsia

Every one of our speakers and many in our audience have done some-

Summit last year talking about The Bridge and

thing brave in the last year or two and/or have big, bold agendas for

will be there this year with a whole lot more.

the next few. I am in awe of the courage I’m witnessing in many places

Viu bought rights to No Sleep No Fomo from

to have a vision and then execute on it, to keep up the passion against

The Story Lab in its search for something

sometimes tough odds. If there’s still a lot of BS out there, I’ve done my

young and buzzy. Malaysian streamer iflix

best, as always, to keep it off the ContentAsia Summit stage, out of the

stepped up a few months ago with inter-

room and well away from me... as I’ve tried to do more or less successfully

view format, Hot Ones, adapted from the

for the 13 and a bit years ContentAsia has been going.

web series owned by Complex Media/First We Feast. Is there more where those came from? Our bet is yes.

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contents...

what’s in this issue Streaming wars

Netflix retains its market-leading position. But the global streamer’s lead is being chipped away in most markets, says data science company Parrot Analytics. We highlight what’s in demand in China and Japan.

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Little Forest, SBS Korea

Hotel Del Luna, Studio Dragon

Search parties

It might have taken a while, but programmers in Asia Pacific are starting to shop for shows – or at the very least research – online. The first insights into Asia search patterns from online trading platform TRX show factual in top spot by a long way, followed in equal parts by drama and factual entertainment.

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14 Dragon training

Some of Studio Dragon’s Q2 numbers are stellar. But its stock price continues to tank. The story the Korean production powerhouse, once riding high on Netflix commissions, is telling the market now is all about expansion, diversification, spreading its love across streaming platforms – including Disney+ and YouTube – and assembling the pieces to drive the transformation into a global studio.

18 Monday blues

Korea’s broadcasters have a bad case of Monday blues. Their antidote includes a dose of kiddie charm and playing around with slots.

20 India

After much excitement and lively speculation in anticipation of a clash of global media titans in our very own backyard, India’s next great big glorious deal turned out to be an unexciting financial

Boom Vietnam, Keshet International

transaction (except for its high price) with an investor who has been part of the Zee money mix for almost two decades.

22 Funding

Production funding is a complicated biz no less disrupted than any other media sector. Here’s where we think new sources of Punit Goenka, Managing Director/CEO, Zee Entertainment Enterprises

Formats Outlook

Asia’s formats market has shrunk in pure numbers. But not every market in the region is in decline, a few key players are driving unprecedented levels of activity in, for instance, scripted development, co-development is trending, and a watchful eye is being kept on regional/global streamers’ appetite for unscripted IP.

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Formats update: 28 Who’s who...

A look at who’s got what formats in Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Philippines and Thailand

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Who won the formats race in Asia in the first half of this year Indonesian Idol, Fremantle

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Trek: Discovery (CBS All Access) and Narcos

Netflix retains its market-leading position with

dominating the top two positions. In seven mar-

64.6% share of demand for global digital origi-

kets, superhero series came out on front, while in

(Netflix), followed by The Grand Tour (Amazon)

nals in more than 100 markets, according to

three markets sci-fi dramas ranked first. The third

and Black Mirror (Netflix).

data science company Parrot Analytics.

largest subgenre was either comedy drama (six

Netflix dominated China’s top 20, with 13 of the most in-demand titles. DC Universe had two – (Ti-

markets) or crime drama (four markets).

However, the global streamer’s lead is being chipped away in most markets. The 24-month

Drama topped demand in the two Asian

tans in seventh place) and Young Justice 13. Ama-

platform share trend in each of the 10 markets

markets – China and Japan – included in the

zon Prime Video also had two (The Grand Tour, The

in Parrot Analytics’ latest study, The Global

report. Q1 demand share of English-language

Marvellous Mrs Maisel), as did Hulu, albeit lower

Television Demand Report, shows that Netflix’s

original drama series in China was 45.3%. Ja-

down the list with Marvel’s Runaways at number

share is slowly declining.

pan came in much lower at 38.5%. Comedy

12 and The Handmaid’s Tale at number 20.

For the first time ever, Netflix’s demand share

was second in both markets, running about

The most in-demand digital original series in

dipped below 50% for some market/genre

level at 20.9% in China and 20.7% in Japan.

Japan in Q1 2019 was CBS All Access’ Star Trek:

combinations. For action/adventure titles in

Action-adventure was third in both, although

Discovery. Of the 10 markets in the report, Japan

the U.S. and Japan, demand for originals pro-

the share of the genre in Japan was higher at

was Netflix’s smallest by demand share at 60%.

duced by other services pushed Netflix de-

14.3% than in China at 13.5%.

The report also showed that while Netflix had

Global Television Demand Report Q1 2019

China’s top three English-language original

the largest drama original title demand share in

drama series in Q1 were House of Cards (Net-

Japan, at 55.2% it was Netflix’s smallest drama

mand share down to around 47.5%.

The highest demand subgenres were uniform

pan digital original genre and subgenre preferences flix) with 44 million demand expressions, Star across markets, with superhero and sci-fi dramas

Horror 3.1%

Reality 3.5%

Variety 1.6%

Action/Adventure 14.3%

Factual <1% Animation 8.8% Drama 38.5%

demand share of the 10 markets covered.

English-language digital original series genre The 10in most in-demand demand share China (Q1subgenres 2019) for digital originals

Children 4.9%

Comedy 20.7%

1,600 Total Demand Expressions (Millions)

Japan market demand share by original

Japan market demand share for by original platform for all digital originals (Q1 2019) platform all digital originals (Q1 2019)

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1,400 1,200 1,000 800 600 400 200 0 Superhero Series

Sci-fi Drama

Comedy Drama

Crime Drama

Sitcom

Anime

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Documentary 4.6%

• Of the 10 global markets in this report, Japan has the largest demand • Drama is the most demanded type of English-language digital original Out of all markets in this report, Japan has the largest demand share for two genres of digital • With 1.35 Billion Demand Expressions for superhero titles recorde share for two genres of digital original series: variety at 1.6% and animaof demand original series: The Japanese demand share for variety is 1.6% and for animation the share isseries 8.8%.in China at 45.3% largest subgenre by total demand. tion at 8.8% • The second largest genre for English-language imports into China is Animation demand is buoyed in the anime which is overwhelmingly • As noted in the of genre • Animation demand is market buoyedbyinthe Japan bysubgenre, the anime subgenre, which comedy, which accounts for 20.9% the demand demandshare, the top animation subgenre produced inis Japan. sixth largest subgenre in the market. overwhelmingly produced in Japan • The proportion of demand is for action/adventure 13.5%, followed by • Japan has the second smallest demand share for drama originals with animation with 5.9% Japan has the second smallest demand share for drama originals with 38.5%, after the USA. • Sitcom is the most demanded comedy subgenre and sci-fi is the m 38.5%, after the U.S. subgenre.

Demand Expressions®: The total audience demand being expressed for a title, within a country, on any platform.

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mand Expressions®: The total audience demand being expressed for a title, within a country, on any platform.

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data

search parties It might have taken a while, but programmers in Asia Pacific are starting

acceptance of digital add-ons in a community that still loves traditional

to shop for shows – or at the very least do their research – online. The

face-to-face buying and selling.

first insights into buyers’ search patterns show factual in top spot by a

Almost three years after TRX went live in Asia Pacific, about 45% of the

long way, followed in equal parts by drama and factual entertainment,

platform’s 1,100 registered buyers are from the region, says TRX chief

although even combined the two genres don’t equal interest in factual.

executive, Matthew Frank. He notes the common interest across Asia Pacific in factual content, led by China, which has the highest number of factual content searches “by far”.

Mainland Chinese distributor Huace Film China and the international

TRX data over the past 12 months shows buyers in Hong Kong and

distribution unit of Hong Kong broadcast behemoth Television Broad-

Macau favouring historical and entertainment content. Thailand has

casts Ltd (TVB) have just signed up to online marketplace and trading

the highest number of searches for kids content. In South Korea, drama

portal TRX. The agreement, rolled out just ahead of this year’s

in the most searched genre after factual, with multiple searches for

ContentAsia Summit, adds 375 hours of Huace drama (romance, fan-

nich-interest themes ‘dangerous’ and ‘job’. Buyers in Indonesia have

tasy, action, period/costume) and children’s animation to the platform

been looking at entertainment content and are among those search-

along with 832 hours of TVB drama (period, sci fi, romance, horror). The

ing for Christmas-themed programming. Comedy and eSports top

bigger story, perhaps, is that the latest deals are testament to a growing

searches from Australia and New Zealand.

APAC Keyword Search

APAC Genre Searches 1% Pre-school

Definition

Comedy Movies

Kids

Theme* Distributors

Factual

Drama

Christmas Entertainment Genre

Factual Entertainment

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korea

dragon training

Some of Studio Dragon’s Q2 numbers are through the roof.

But its stock price continues to tank and the story the Korean production powerhouse is telling the market now is all about expansion, diversification, spreading its love across streaming platforms – including Disney+ and YouTube – and assembling the pieces to enable the transformation into a global studio.

Hotel Del Luna

Korea’s Seoul-based production powerhouse, Studio Dragon, has its hands full at home, its heart firmly on planting a stake in the U.S. by early

U.S.-backed THAAD missile defence system.

For all the positive performance in the second quarter, including stel-

2020, and its eyes clearly focused on strengthening its programming

lar revenue gains over last year and the highest programming revenue

alliances in the escalating streaming wars. Plus, company bosses talk

in five quarters, Studio Dragon’s stock price continues to nosedive to

about “enhanced original content” and continuing to “fortify IP com-

record lows of KRW59,900 (19 Aug) and near record lows since the com-

petitiveness”, all of which is driving the highest-ever revenue for both TV

pany listed in Nov 2017.

and digital advertising.

Investors don’t appear to be as impressed, at least not as impressed

During the Q2 earnings call earlier in August, Studio Dragon talked about its 72.6% increase in second quarter revenue to KRW128.2 billion/

as they were when the high-value agreements to produce Netflix

US$106 million. Operating profit was up 47.3% year-on-year to KRW10.8 bil-

originals were all new and shiny, and before China shut down the

lion/US$9 million even with the mega-expensive historical drama Arthdal

mega-lucrative Korean content pipeline over Korea’s support of the

Chronicles for Netflix at nothing more impressive than breakeven. The

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Watcher

KRW7.3 billion/US$6 million net profit reported for the quarter was lower than last year’s KRW8.9 billion/US$7.3 million, with a margin of 5.7%.

are available on PCCW’s Viu streaming platform in Asia.

Hotel Del Luna, about a hotel for ghosts, premiered on tvN on 13 July

Costs of the 18-episode Arthdal Chronicles – said to be around

above 7% and broke through the 10% ratings mark at episode nine. The

KRW54 billion/US$44.5 million – were covered by a presale to Netflix.

series finale is on 1 Sept. Crime thriller Watcher for CJ ENM’s OCN chan-

The series, popularly called Korea’s Game of Thrones, has performed

nel, airs on Saturday/Sunday at 10.20pm. Watcher’s highest rating so

relatively poorly in Korea though, with ratings peaking at 7.705% for

far is 6.094%; the series finale is on 25 Aug.

episode four, dropping to a low of 5.767% for episode nine and never

Other titles driving Studio Dragon’s optimism are romcom Accidental

rising again beyond the 6.8% level for the first two parts (source: AGB

Landing (releasing Nov 2019) and Melting me Softly (Oct 2019), which

Nielsen nationwide). The series, which airs on Saturdays/Sundays at

Choi said “will give us enhanced results” along with shows like single-

9pm on CJ ENM’s tvN cable channel, is divided into three. Part two

camera medical/romcom Dr John (based on the Japanese novel On

ended on 7 July. The third part premieres on 7 September, so there’s

Hand of God), which premiered on 19 July on free-TV network SBS. Choi

runway for a recovery.

pointed to Dr John, which hit 12.3% ratings on 26 July, as an example of

Studio Dragon chief executive, Jinnie Choi, attributed the company’s Q2 financial performance to “enhanced profitability” of other titles that

Studio Dragon’s diversification.

Choi is also on the lookout for expanded/diversified business models

drove programming and sales revenue, such as supernatural roman-

and is in discussions with new global streaming/OTT players. This, she told

tic/crime drama, Abyss, and romance drama Spring Night for free-TV

investors, would secure the company’s future growth.

broadcaster MBC. But the 16-episode Abyss, also sold to Netflix, struggled at home in tvN’s

Also part of the plan is acquiring a U.S. production company in a joint project with parent company CJ ENM. Choi said Studio Dragon’s U.S.

Monday/Tuesday prime-time drama slot. The series premiered at 3.858%

office would be up and running either later this year or in 2020. CJ ENM

on 6 May, and it was downhill from there, dropping to a low of 2.035% on

already has a presence in the U.S. through the L.A.-based CJ America.

episode 14 and limping to a 25 June finale that recovered too slightly to make a difference. Netflix does not disclose consumer take up.

Spring Night, which tested MBC’s new earlier drama slot at 8.55pm on

As for China, once a pot of gold for Korean companies, Studio Dragon hasn’t totally written off its Chinese projects. Choi acknowledges that progress has been slower than expected. But she adds, work

Wednesdays and Thursdays, didn’t break the double-digit ratings mark

on script development hasn’t stopped entirely. Almost two years after

either, building slowly from ratings of 3.9% for the 22 May premiere to the

Korea and China clashed over Korea’s deployment of a U.S. missile

finale at 9.5% – better than Arthdal Chronicles though at nowhere near

defence system, that conflict has been overshadowed by a new one

the cost.

between Korea and Japan linked to Japan’s colonial legacy. As we

CJ ENM is optimistic about the rest of this year, describing the way

went to press on this magazine, China looked set to play mediator. A

forward as Studio Dragon 2.0 and citing dramas such as Hotel Del Luna

real life drama that could, in the end, boost Studio Dragon’s fortunes in

(where the optimism is already justified) and Watcher, both of which

a bigger way than fiction.

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countryprofiles

korea

monday blues

Korea’s broadcasters have a bad case of Monday blues.

Their antidote includes a dose of kiddie charm and playing around with slots.

As drama series flood the market, production costs soar, broadcast/cable ratings spread thin and operating losses mount, Korea’s long-standing Monday/Tuesday night prime-time drama slots are in full flight, some

Sky Castle, JTBC

retreating right off the schedule.

Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) says the radical move,

Little Forest, SBS

which has been rumoured since early 2019 as broadcasters cast around for cost-cutting measures, is temporary. One of the country’s big-three broadcasters, MBC has been playing around with its Monday-Tuesday

date – 7 October, 10pm – when Little Forest ends. SBS comes back with

schedule for a few months, including shifting drama earlier in an effort to

16-part office mystery series, VIP with Jang Na-ra, about a team at a

exit the fast lane and find a friendlier space.

department story that manages VIP clients. The series is written by Cha

A second free-TV broadcaster, Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS), is taking a drama break for a couple of months.

The biggest one of all, public broadcaster Korean Broadcasting System

Hae-Won and directed by Lee Jung-Rim. For now, KBS continues to fill Mondays and Tuesday with drama series, until the end of September at least.

(KBS), isn’t confirming or denying anything, but insiders say the produc-

KBS is currently airing romcom, I Wanna Hear Your Song, in the 10pm

tion schedule falls off a cliff and goes splat in December this year. The last

slot. The series, which runs to 24 September, stars Kim Se-jeong as a wom-

two KBS dramas that will air on Monday-Tuesday nights are I Wanna Hear

an who witnesses a murder and then loses her memory. Period romcom,

Your Song and Mung Bean Chronicles (aka The Tale of Nokdu).

The Tale of Nokdu, is tentatively scheduled to follow from 30 September.

MBC confirmed earlier in August that its Monday/Tuesday 8.55pm dra-

The reason for the retreat is not difficult to understand. Audience are

mas would be replaced by “some other genres” when current series,

spoiled for choice and ad revenue is spread thin. On any given week

fantasy drama Welcome 2 Life ends on 24 September. Welcome 2 Life,

earlier this year, more than 20 premium long-form dramas competed for

directed by Kim Keun-Hong (Make a Woman Cry), premiered on 5 Au-

attention in an expanded universe of channels, slots, platforms and pro-

gust, replacing the second season of Partners for Justice about a lawyer

duction budgets.

who is accidentally sent to a much more humble life in a parallel world.

And then there’s Netflix, which astonished domestic producers with its

MBC is calling the decision to cut drama from Monday and Tuesday

spend on both Kingdom (released Jan 2019) and Arthdal Chronicles (re-

nights a “temporary strategy” and says there may be a new weekend

leased 1 June 2019). Netflix has never confirmed budgets, but the indus-

drama slot. No final decisions had been made at presstime.

try puts Kingdom’s spend at anywhere between US$1.8 million and US$2

SBS – the home of hits such as My Love From the Star and Legend of the Blue Sea – ditched its 10pm Monday/Tuesday drama slot on 12 August,

million per episode. Arthdal Chronicles is said to have come in at US$2.3 million an episode, with a total budget of KRW54 billion/US$45.8 million.

replacing it with reality/variety show Little Forest for two months until the

Longer-running serial dramas such as KBS’ My Only One, which ran

middle of October. Little Forest (16 x 70 mins, 10pm) puts kids in an eco-

from September 2018 to March 2019, hit 48.5%, but the shorter higher-end

friendly house in the forest for three days with four celebrities, away from

titles find it difficult to hit double digit ratings. Outliers such as Sky Castle,

their parents and their smart phones. SBS’s last Monday-Tuesday night

by JTBC’s DramaHouse and local indie HB Entertainment, which peaked

drama was The Secret Life of My Secretary (6 May to 25 June 2019).

at 23.8%, gave people hope. But clearly not enough to save Mondays

SBS decision really is temporary. The network has already set a return

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india

By Vanita Kohli-Khandekar

to Zee or not to Zee After much excitement and months of lively speculation in anticipation of a clash of global media titans in our very own backyard, India’s next great big glorious deal turned out to be an unexciting financial transaction (except for its high price) with an investor who has been part of the Zee money mix for almost two decades.

The most awaited media deal in India was an anti-climax. It wasn’t Comcast, Sony, Reliance Jio or some Chinese tech company that bought into one of the largest and most profitable media firm in India.

On 31 July, after more than nine months of speculation, it was the U.S.based Invesco Oppenheimer Developing Markets Fund that took 11% in Zee Entertainment Enterprises for roughly US$600 million.

“The street was hoping for a foreign strategic investor to trigger an open offer, but eventually it came to a financial transaction,” says Mihir Shah, vice president (India), Media Partners Asia (MPA).

Zee is among India’s top three broadcasters and a cash-spewing growth machine. At a leading 19% viewership share in the world’s second largest TV market, the Zee network of 41 channels in 10 languages is a prized asset. It is the only competitor that gives Disney’s Star India

Punit Goenka

– currently number two on network share – a good fight. On revenues of just under US$1.2 billion, it had an EBITDA of US$364 million in the

and non-media assets. Invesco, one of the oldest investors in Zee, has

financial year ending March 2019. This has grown at a scorching 16.3%

held an 8% share in the firm for 17 years; it simply picked up more. A

over the last five years.

convenient deal.

In November last year, Subhash Chandra, chairman of the US$4.3billion Essel Group and the man who created Zee, announced that the firm was looking for a strategic partner to scale up globally.

One part of this was triggered by the Disney-Fox deal and the changing nature of the US$24-billion Indian media and entertainment market.

The game has simply got bigger with the US$2-billion+ Star India join-

However this brings neither money (that goes to the lenders) nor a strategic partner into Zee. Why on earth should a profitable firm do this?

“This was a better deal because it was meeting my timelines,” points out Punit Goenka, Zee’s managing director and CEO. The group has to settle everything with its debtors by 30 September

ing hands with the US$10-million Disney India. There is the US$5.5-billion

this year. “If we had more time we could have done that [brought in a

Reliance Jio (which also owns Viacom18) and Sony, which is just under

strategic investor]. But since Black Friday (25 January 2019, when Zee’s

a billion dollars in top line. Then there is Google, which is huge at over

stock crashed by over 30%) we have been fighting. My conjecture is

US$1.3 billion in India revenues, a fifth of that coming from YouTube.

that strategic investors were looking for a bargain,” Goenka says.

The media game will be played among these firms, possibly along with

They would, say analysts, since this was a distress sale of a good asset.

Bharti Airtel, one of India’s largest telcos.

What raised eyebrows was the price of Rs400 per share Invesco paid.

Almost every major media firm is looking to acquire heft and Zee is

This was way higher than the Rs360 or so the share was trading at the

one of the few large, dominating firms left. A Comcast-Zee combination

time. But “at least the floor price of the Zee stock has been reset,” said

could have had the firepower to take on Disney-Star or Reliance Jio.

Goenka in an analyst call to announce the deal.

But in the end, the second reason Zee was selling equity was the reason that ruled.

At a group level, Essel had piled up a huge debt of reportedly over US$2.5 billion and the collateral was the promoter’s equity in various businesses. The only way of deleveraging was to sell stakes in media

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The promoters still own about 25% of Zee stock and they haven’t ruled out another sale to a strategic investor. It might chip away at the family’s control over management.

But if Rupert Murdoch can sell Fox to a bigger rival in order to future proof it, why not Chandra?

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what’sgoingonin...

$ funding

money trail Production funding is a complicated biz no less disrupted than any other media sector. Here’s where we think new sources of money in/for premium production in Asia are...

historical fantasy is said to have cost around KRW54 billion/US$44.5 million, or US$2.4 million per episode. Arthdal Chronicles’ budget is believed to have been more than double that of Mr Sunshine, also for tvN (Korea) and Netflix. The 24-episode Mr Sunshine had an est. budget of KRW30 billion/US$25 million. Rumours are that Netflix’s Ghost Bride is also coming in

Levy contributions from global online/streaming platforms

at around US$1-million per episode. The best case scenario is that Netflix’s

Korean officials have started talking about following France and Ger-

spending spree continues, that Disney starts spending, that iflix gets IPO

many into forcing Netflix, YouTube and other streaming media services

money and boosts spending, and that Hooq persuades Singtel to spend

(whether or not they have a formal financial presence in the country) to

more. There is little to zero expectation that any other Asian market in the

contribute to domestic content/media development funds. In France,

Netflix orb can/will match that in dollar terms. Either way, will the Netflix

foreign streaming/video-sharing platforms pay a 2% levy/tax on sub-

effect on production spend in Asia fall to nothing? Unlikely.

scriptions to the country’s National Film Board; YouTube’s contribution is based on ad revenue. In Germany, streaming companies contribute

Indie content investment funds

2.5% of their revenue to the German Federal Film Board, which subsidis-

There’s clearly a lot more money for content if you are in India (fighting

es local film/TV production; Netflix, which fought the move for a while,

for the hearts & eyes of a billion+ people) and in Korea (where budgets

starts contributing from September this year. Most countries in Asia are

are already gigantic compared to the rest of Asia, and where, it has to

starting to impose taxes (if they haven’t already) on digital services in

be said, indie producers have a long-running set of gripes around rights)

the form of VAT or GST; but it’s not clear if any of it is specifically headed

than there is anywhere else. Last year, India and Korea accounted for

for content development funds. In Korea, traditional free-TV/cable

more than 75% of video content spend (including massive sports rights

channels contribute a percentage of their ad revenue to promote

costs in India) across seven markets, according to Media Partners Asia’s

industry development. So, the current thinking is, why not the streamers,

(MPA) Asia Video Content Dynamics report. The bulk of this comes from

given their impact on local media consumption?

straight channel commissions, says MPA VP, Stephen Laslocky. Production houses – like the Aditya Birla Group’s Applause Entertainment –

Government production grants, subsidies & film incentives

willing to deficit finance (ie. put their money where their mouths are on

This one’s hit and miss although we’re giving Malaysia’s latest film

quality in order to hold onto some of the IP) are the exception rather

incentive – dubbed FIMI 2 – a chance. Among other changes, the new

than the rule. Our question is all about where that kind of money is com-

incentive lowers minimum local spend for foreign companies by about

ing from for producers. Watch this space.

40% to RM5 million/US$1,200 (including post production), and the rebate process/refund has been squeezed into six months max. Overall, though

Advertiser funding: the next generation

(and not just in Malaysia), there’s the usual debate on whether grants

The emergence of premium production and story telling that integrates

work in the long term and what needs to be done to ensure an outcome

brand values (as opposed to products) into its heart, soul and DNA is a

that actually strengthens an industry rather than populate it with the next

wonderful idea. Don’t get me wrong; there’s absolutely nothing wrong

gen of “grantrepreneurs” that own no IP and may be putting food on the

with the advertiser-backed shows pairing entertainment with brand

table but they aren’t necessarily building viable businesses. But that’s a

goals/campaigns/values, telling heartwarming and/or uplifting stories

discussion for a different day...

that get trillions of online views about young girls/old people/diversity/ triumph over adversity/good vs evil/honesty over temptation... That’s

Netflix

not what I’m talking about. I’m also not talking about brand-backed

This one is plain and simple. The global streamer isn’t saying what per-

shows driven by channel sales execs who cede creative control to their

centage of its US$15-billion global content budget is allocated to Asia

marketing clients. I’m talking about big-picture strategic investments

or what the deals involve, but it’s clear that there’s a whole lot more this

in film or TV projects divorced from the person whose KPI is a spike in

year than there was last year. Just to give you an idea, the most expen-

product sales, on-screen seconds, or social influence. And on the way

sive TV ever made in Korea is Studio Dragon’s Arthdal Chronicles for CJ

owning maybe owning some of the IP and benefitting from having skin

ENM-owned tvN in Korea and Netflix everywhere else. The 18-episode

in the game. Will it happen? With the right people... sure. Why not?

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Boom Vietnam, Keshet International

Formats Outlook Asia’s formats market has shrunk in pure numbers. But not every market in the region is in decline, a few key players are driving unprecedented levels of activity in, for instance, scripted development, co-development is trending, and a watchful eye is being kept on regional/global streamers appetite for unscripted IP acquisitions.

Asia’s formats story for the first half of this year seems grim. About 11%

regional projects but it’s a space to watch.

down overall on last year to 223 titles/seasons either or air or commis-

The good/best news is that the interest in drama adaptation in Asia is

sioned by broadcasters or platforms, according to ContentAsia’s latest

at a record high, with much of the new activity powered by India. This

Formats Outlook. And last year’s 251 were 12% down on the same six

drama turbo charge is not so much about competition/game show fa-

months in 2017, for a total drop of 22% over the past two years. That’s 62

tigue (although there is some of that) as it is about building IP with a lifes-

fewer series this year than we counted two years ago.

pan and value beyond the 20 minutes after the winner is announced.

What’s going on? A lot of things, including a shift towards home-

Looking at pure numbers, Vietnam dived, shaving 15 format titles off

grown originals that might, like the Zense Entertainment/NBCUniversal

its 1H 2019 number compared to 2018, which was 15 shows down on

co-developed Singer Auction in Vietnam, begin to travel; for our pur-

2017 for a total loss of 30 titles in two years.

poses, formats are not included in our data until they have been sold outside their home market.

With the exception of Sony Pictures Television’s AXN, which continues to drive ratings and engagement through shows like Asia’s Got Talent

But it remains the second biggest formats acquisitions/adaptations market by number, with 37 titles in the first half of this year. Thailand tops this year’s 1H list with 45, down from last year’s 53 but still up from 2017’s 42 (see chart on page 26).

and The Amazing Race Asia, big-budget regional formats (actually,

Vietnam led the overall slide in the first half of this year compared to

make that even medium-budget) have fallen off a cliff, victims of a

last year, followed by Thailand (8 titles down) and then Cambodia (6

range of ills, some self-inflicted. So those numbers are down from five in

titles down).

2017 to one this year.

Regional streamers may pick up where regional pay-TV broadcasters dropped off. PCCW Media’s Viu, for instance, adapted The Story Lab’s

The three markets that were up in the first six months of this year compared to last year were led by Indonesia (+7), India (+4) and Singapore (+1). All three were at least level, if not up, on 2017 as well.

youth-focused No Sleep No Fomo, which streamed across Asia earlier

Of the 15 markets plus regional Asia that we cover for the Formats

this year. iflix streamed a version of Complex/First We Feast’s interview

Outlook, nine were down, and four – China, Mongolia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan

format, Hot Ones, across its markets. No word on any other unscripted

– were unchanged in 1H 2019 from last year.

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BEC World (Public) Company Limited & Channel 3 Thailand congratulate Anne Jakkraphong Jakrajutatip, CEO – JKN Global Media for being awarded “Asia Media Woman of the Year 2019” at the 11th Content Asia Summit.

Wishing her all the best, and looking forward to further successful collaborations.

www.becworld.com / email: commercial@becworld.com

formats1H2019

1H2019

1H2018

+/-

2017

Indonesia

22

15

+7

19

India

26

22

+4

26

Singapore

3

2

+1

2

China

23

23

0

39

Mongolia

11

11

0

16

Sri Lanka

1

1

0

1

Taiwan

0

0

0

1

Japan

7

8

-1

4

Malaysia

5

6

-1

5

Regional

1

3

-2

5

Myanmar

10

12

-2

9

Philippines

10

12

-2

20

Korea

10

13

-3

6

Cambodia

12

18

-6

23

Thailand

45

53

-8

42

Vietnam

37

52

-15

67

223

251

-28

285

Sri Lanka 0% Vietnam 17%

Sri Lanka Indonesia 1% 6% Regional 1%

Indonesia 10% Regional 0%

Vietnam 21%

India 9%

India 12%

Singapore 1%

Myanmar 5% Singapore 1%

China 10%

China 9%

Japan 3%

Myanmar 5%

Mongolia 4% Malaysia 2%

Thailand 20%

Cambodia 5%

Korea 5%

Mongolia 5% Japan 3% Malaysia Philippines 2% 5%

2019

Philippines 5% Thailand 21%

Korea 5% Cambodia 7%

2018

Source: Companies, rights holders, ContentAsia Formats Outlook 1H2019

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Broadcast details

Broadcaster/ channel

Genre

TBC

Hang Meas HDTV

Reality Talent

Cambodia

TBC

Hang Meas HDTV

Reality Talent

Fremantle/ Syco

Cambodia

TBC

Hang Meas HDTV

Singing contest

Contest to find the most outstanding unsigned solo recording artist (or “idol”)

Family Feud Cambodia S1

Fremantle

Cambodia

20 Apr 2019

Hang Meas HDTV

Game Show Quiz

Contestants have to guess the top answers to a quiz based on surveys

Heaven or Hell Cambodia S1

Fremantle

Cambodia

20 Apr 2019

Hang Meas TV

Game Show Quiz

A new, action-packed quiz and game show where contestants face a choice: to be clever in Heaven or risk everything in a hilarious journey to Hell and back

MasterChef Cambodia S1

Endemol Shine Group

Cambodia

19 Aug 2018-3 Feb CTN 2019

Reality Cooking

MasterChef Cambodia S2

Endemol Shine Group

Cambodia

Q3/Q4 2020

CTN

Reality Cooking

My Man Can Cambodia

Red Arrow Studios Int’l

Cambodia

Ongoing

MyTV

Game Show

A comedy game show where women gamble on the abilities of their men

Price Is Right Cambodia S1 Fremantle

Cambodia

TBC

Hang Meas TV

Game Show

Contestants compete for cash and prizes by guessing the pricing of merchandise

The Voice Cambodia S3

Talpa

Cambodia

TBC

Hang Meas HDTV

Reality Music

Singing competition to find unsigned singing talent

X Factor Cambodia S1

Fremantle/ Syco

Cambodia

01 Jun 2019

Hang Meas TV

Singing contest

Performers compete to become the nation’s next singing sensation

X Factor Cambodia S2

Fremantle/ Syco

Cambodia

TBC

Hang Meas TV

Singing contest

Performers compete to become the nation’s next singing sensation

Broadchurch China

Kudos (Endemol Shine U.K.)

China

TBC

Drama

A town wrapped in secrets. Broadchurch explores what happens to a small community when it suddenly becomes the focus of a police investigation, following the tragic and mysterious death of an 11-year-old boy

Confidence Man China

Fuji TV

China

TBC

Drama Comedy

A con artist team of three resorts to any means necessary to steal from money-mad, insatiable and unscrupulous industries leaders and Mafia heads

Titles

Rights holder

Cambodia’s Got Talent S3

Fremantle/ Syco

Cambodia’s Got Talent S4

Fremantle/ Syco

Cambodian Idol S4

Country Cambodia

Synopsis The talent show with no age limit, no talent restrictions and no cultural boundaries

A competitive cooking reality show

Desperate Motherhood China

Fuji TV/FCC

China

TBC

Drama

A series of complex relationships form between five mothers, stemming from their children’s primary school entrance exams. It is “mom-friend hell”. A chillingly real depiction of survival of the fittest among mothers struggling with child-rearing

Document 72 Hours China S2

NHK

China

1 Aug 2019 Tencent

Factual

Activity is recorded in one place for 72 hours

Don’t Stop Me Now China S8

Fremantle

China

5 Jan 201921 Dec CCTV 2019

Game Show

Game show where everyone in the audience thinks they’re a superstar and wants the chance to prove it

Family Food Fight China

Endemol Shine Group

China

TBC

Reality Cooking

A cooking competition showcasing the very best in home cooking

First Class China

Fuji TV

China

TBC

Drama

Survival of the fittest is the name of the game where women clash daily in a treacherous catfight for a constant power struggle to reach the top of the world

Ghostwriter China

Fuji TV

China

TBC

Drama

A best-selling novelist, trapped by her status, becomes dependant on a talented ghost writer, who eventually seeks her own fame

Humans China S1

Matador Film, Sveriges Television

China

TBC

Drama

What might happens if technology is so advanced it takes over our lives

Jekyll & Hyde China

ITV Studios Global Entertainment

China

TBC

Drama

After Robert Jekyll experiences a disturbing transformation, he finds other people know more about his past than he does

Life on Mars China

BBC Studios

China

TBC

Drama

A retro investigation drama of a principled, intelligent detective from the present and an instinctive detective from the past

Matrimonial Chaos China

Fuji TV

China

TBC

Tencent

Drama comedy

When you fall in love with your ex-wife all over again, life suddenly becomes very complicated

Puzzle Masters China S2

Endemol Shine Group

China

15 Feb 2019-3 May 2019

Jiangsu Game Broadcasting Show Corporation / Quiz Vision

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Huace

Finding the cleverest, smartest, most complete puzzle solvers and brings them to compete against each other

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on being awarded Asia Media Woman of the Year

Anne Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip CEO & Managing Director JKN Global Media Plc, Thailand

Betrayal

Now & Forever

Mea Culpa

I n t e r n a t i o n a l s a l e s . a b s - c b n . c o m

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Saturday Night Live China

NBCUniversal International Formats

China

28 Jun 2018, ongoing

Youku

Entertainment

Topical and political subject matter mixes with observational humour and parody, with an ensemble of comic actors and a big-name guest host

Say Yes To The Dress China

Discovery

China

TBC

Migu

Reality – Dating/ Marriage

Say Yes to the Dress follows brides-to-be on their search for the perfect wedding dress

Second to Last Love China Fuji TV

China

TBC

Drama

Falling in love mid life is definitely not easy – can love prevail?

Sweet Kiss Bitter Kiss China

TV Asahi

China

TBC

Youku

Reality – Dating

Wanna-be-famous actors and actresses get together to perform in short dramas every week to see if the line between acting and reality crosses.

The Chart China

Fremantle

China

27 Apr 2019-29 Jun 2019

Beijing TV

Reality – Music

Singers compete each other with their rank position showing on a Chart board after the performance

The Hours of My Life China

Fuji TV/Kyodo TV

China

TBC

Drama

A young college graduate is diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) and only has a short time left to live.

How will he choose to spend his remaining days?

The Lie Detective China

Fremantle

China

23 Apr-9 Jul 2019

Xigua digital platform

Reality

Two people in a relationship break with their lies and start telling the truth.

World’s Got Talent China

Fremantle/ Syco

China

19 Apr-12 Jul 2019

Hunan TV

Reality – Talent

Contestants from 49 countries compete in China

Younger China

Endemol Shine Group/ TV Land

China

TBC

Drama

Liza, a 40-year old woman, pretends to be 26 in order to get a job in the highly competitive world of publishing – and succeeds

Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries China

Everycloud/ all3media

China

TBC

TenCent

Drama

The Honourable Miss Phryne Fisher – our lady sleuth – sashays through the back streets, jazz clubs and divine mansions of the 1920s, fighting injustice with her pearl-handled pistol and her dagger sharp wit.

Anti Social Network India

Red Arrow Studios Int’l

India

1 Feb 2019

MTV India

Game Show

VJs take over the social media pages of few selected common people and give them a dramatic twist

Baker and the Beauty India

Keshet Int’l

India

TBC

Vuclip

Drama Comedy

A romantic comedy about the impossible love between a simple baker and an international superstar.

Big Brother Telugu India S3 (Bigg Boss Telugu)

Endemol Shine Group

India

21 July-3 Nov 2019

Star Maa

Reality – Social Experiment

Strangers live together with cameras/microphones recording every move

Facebook Watch

Interactive Game Show

Facebook Watch live quiz show where people answer questions about Bollywood, pop culture, etc to win their share of the prize money

Applause Entertainment

Drama – Crime

A young man is accused of a murder he doesn’t remember committing Contestants answer questions while being distracted in strange ways

Confetti India

Facebook

India

12 Jun-7 Nov 2019

Criminal Justice India

BBC Studios

India

5 Apr 2019

Distraction Bengali India

Fremantle

India

9 Sep 201810 Feb Star Jalsa 2019

Game Show

DNA India S8

Bomanbridge

India

30 Aug 2019

Zee5

Game Show

DNA India S9

Bomanbridge

India

Continued Zee5 after S8

Game Show

False Flag India

Keshet International

India

TBC

Drama

Fear Factor India S10

Endemol Shine Group

India

5 Jan 201910 Mar Colors 2019

Game Show

Fear Factor India S11

Endemol Shine Group

India

TBC

Colors

Game Show

Hostages India

Banijay Asia for Applause Entertainment

India

31 May 2019

Hotstar Special

Drama

30

Simple and fun family studio game show divides 10 fathers/mothers and 10 sons/daughters. Contestants have to match parents and children False Flag is the rare ensemble thriller, which adds an extra layer of who’s-scamming-whom intrigue, with an almost Lost-like vibe of surprising connections and shifting alliances

Participants put aside their biggest fears for the chance to win a cash prize

A surgeon is forced to choose between her oath to save lives and her family

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Indian Idol

Fremantle, U.K./19 Entertainment

India

Oct 2019

Sony

Singing contest

Contest to find the most outstanding unsigned solo recording artist

La Famiglia India

Born Free for Applause Entertainment

India

7 Jun 2019

Amazon Prime Video

Drama – Comedy

Embarrassing, bizarre & insane moments that are a part of family life

Luther India

BBC Studios

India

TBC

Drama

A gripping psychological thriller driven by an intellectually brilliant but emotionally impulsive cop

Minute To Win It Kannada India S4

Endemol Shine Group

India

29 Sep 2018-13 Jan 2019

Game Show

Complete a challenge in 60 seconds

Oh My Ghost India

CJ ENM

India

11 Jul 2019 Applause TV

Drama

A timid girl’s life changes when she is possessed by a lustful virgin ghost

Rising Star India S3

Keshet International

India

17 Mar 2019

Colors

Reality – Music

Viewers control the talent show’s narrative via an integrated app

The Office India

BBC Studios

India

28 Jun 2019

Hotstar VIP

Drama Comedy

The series follows Indian boss Jagdeep Chaddha and his hapless attempts to inspire and motivate a reluctant workforce

The Stylist India

Keshet International

India

TBC

Vuclip

Drama

A Cinderella story about a young woman from the periphery who dreams of being a celebrity stylist in the big city

The Voice India S3

Talpa

India

3 Feb-5 May 2019

Star Channel

Reality – Music

Competition to find currently unsigned singing talent

Big Brother Hindi 13 (Bigg Boss Hindi)

Endemol Shine Group

India

TBC

Colors

Reality – Social Experiment

Strangers live together with cameras/microphones recording every move

Big Brother Kannada S7

Endemol Shine Group

Strangers live together with cameras/microphones recording every move

Big Brother Marathi S2 (Big Boss Marathi)

Endemol Shine Group

Big Brother Tamil India S3 (Bigg Boss Tamil)

Colors Kannada

india

TBC

Colors Super

Reality – Social Experiment

India

26 May 2019-01 Sep 2019

Colors Marathi

Reality - Social Experiment

Strangers live together with cameras/microphones recording every move

Endemol Shine Group

India

23 Jun 2019-6 Oct Star Vijay 2019

Reality - Social Experiment

Strangers live together with cameras/microphones recording every move

Liar India

all3media

India

TBC

Viacom 18/ Voot

Drama

Liar tells the story of a night that changes the lives of two individuals forever

Family Feud Indonesia S21 (Super Family100)

Fremantle

Indonesia

25 Feb 2019

GTV

Game Show – Quiz

Contestants have to guess the top answers to a quiz based on surveys

Family Feud Indonesia S22 (Family 100 Indonesia)

Fremantle

Indonesia

20 July 2018-24 June 2019

GTV

Game Show – Quiz

Contestants have to guess the top answers to a quiz based on surveys

Family Feud Indonesia S23 (Family 100 Indonesia)

Fremantle

Indonesia

16 Jul-23 Nov 2019

GTV

Game Show – Quiz

Contestants have to guess the top answers to a quiz based on surveys

Hear Me, Love Me, See Me Fremantle Indonesia S1

Indonesia

29 Jul 2019-10 Aug 2019

SCTV

Reality – Dating

A single girl dates 3 guys in a day, without leaving her room

Game Show

A word-based gameshow pitting two teams of five people against each other. In each round, captains are given an everyday word they need to communicate to their team members without saying the word Contest to find the most outstanding unsigned solo recording artist

Hot Streak Indonesia S1

Fremantle

Indonesia

26 Mar 2018-1 Mar GTV 2019

Indonesian Idol S10

Fremantle, U.K./19 Entertainment

Indonesia

7 Oct 2019-24 Feb 2020

RCTI

Singing contest

Killer Karaoke Indonesia S1

Fremantle Indonesia

Indonesia

27 Oct 2018-10 Mar 2019

ANTV

Game Show

ANTV

Game Show

GTV

Game Show

Killer Karaoke Indonesia S2

Fremantle Indonesia

Indonesia

24 Jan 2019-17 Feb 2019

Let’s Make A Deal Indonesia S2

Fremantle Indonesia

Indonesia

24 Dec 2018-27 Feb 2019

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Let’s Make A Deal Indone- Fremantle sia S3 Indonesia

Indonesia

28 Feb-30 April 2019

GTV

Game Show

Let’s Make A Deal Indonesia S4

Fremantle Indonesia

Indonesia

4 May-14 July 2019

GTV

Game Show

Let’s Make A Deal Indonesia S5

Fremantle Indonesia

Indonesia

16 Jul 2019-18 Nov 2019

GTV

Game Show

Mask Singer Indonesia S4

MBC

Indonesia

18 Jan 2019-8 Mar Global TV 2019

Entertainment

A singing competition in which celebrities face off against one another while shrouded from head to toe in an elaborate costume, concealing their identity

MasterChef Indonesia S5

Endemol Shine Group

Indonesia

3 Mar 2019 -16 Jun RCTI 2019

Reality – Cooking

A competitive cooking reality show

Pretty Little Liars Indonesia

Warner Bros Int’l TV Prod

Indonesia

TBC

VIU

Drama

The series follows the lives of four high school girls whose clique falls apart after their leader disappears

Shadow Singer Indonesia

CJ ENM

Indonesia

TBC

GTV

Reality – Music

Closet singers a chance to shine by ‘borrowing’ the appearance and the fame of a celebrity clone singer

Singing Battle Indonesia S2 KBS

Indonesia

20 Jan 2019, ongoing

GTV

Reality – Music

A 1:1 duet survival singing competition by non-singer celebrities teaming up with top musician-producers

Take Me Out Indonesia S1

Fremantle

Indonesia

22 Jul 2019-18 Aug 2019

GTV

Reality – Dating/ Marriage

A single man dates one of 30 single women

Takeshi’s Castle Indonesia S3

TBS

Indonesia

24 Mar 2019

Game Show

Contestants vie for a cash prize by attempting to storm the castle and defeat Takeshi

The Voice Indonesia S3

Talpa

Indonesia

1 Nov 2018-28 Mar 2019

Reality – Music

Singing competition to find currently unsigned singing talent

The Voice Indonesia S4

Talpa

Indonesia

21 May-21 Nov 2019

Reality – Music

Singing competition to find unsigned singing talent

The Voice Kids Indonesia S4

Talpa

Indonesia

TBC

GTV

Reality – Music

Kids version of singing competition, The Voice

Deep Crime Unit Japan

Keshet Int’l

Japan

TBC

Tokyo Broadcasting

Drama

A series about an underwater police investigation unit

Mistresses Japan

BBC Studios

Japan

19 Apr-21 June 2019

Drama

A story about four women in their 30s

The Bachelor Japan S3

Warner Bros Int’l Television Production

Japan

TBC

Amazon Prime Video Japan

Reality – Dating/ Marriage

One lucky man has the opportunity to find the woman of his dreams

Warner Bros The Bachelorette Japan S1 Int’l Television Production

Japan

TBC

Amazon Prime Video Japan

Reality Dating/ Marriage

One lucky woman has the opportunity to find the man of her dreams

The Fugitive Japan

Warner Bros Int’l Television Production

Japan

TBC

TV Asahi

Drama

A man tries to prove his innocence after being sentenced to death for murdering his wife

The Good Wife Japan S1

CBS Studios International

Japan

13 Jan-17 Mar 2019

TBS

Drama

A woman returns to work as a litigator after her husband is jailed in a sex and corruption scandal

Voice Japan

CJ ENM

Japan

13 Jul 2019 Nippon TV

Drama

A detective who is burning with revenge after he loses his wife to a criminal pairs up with a voice profiler, who solves crimes with her exceptional hearing

This is an audience participation programme in which members of the studio audience are selected at random to trade items

1 Litre of Tears Korea

Fuji TV

Korea

TBC

Drama

The story of a high-school girl diagnosed with an incurable brain disease but lives the fullest life possible until her death 10 years later. Based on a diary penned by a 15-year-old

Confidence Man Korea

Fuji TV

Korea

TBC

Drama – Comedy

A team of three con artists resort to any means necessary to steal from money-mad, insatiable and unscrupulous industry bosses and mafia heads

dele Korea

TV Asahi

Korea

TBC

Drama

A programmer on a wheelchair and a freelancer work together trying to delete unfavourble digital data of clients and protect privacy after their death

Designated Survivor: 60 Days Korea

Co-pro: eOne/Studio Dragon

Korea

1 July-20 Aug 2019

Drama

When the National Assembly suffers a catastrophic attack, Minister of Environment Park Mu-jin has to find a way to lead Korea through the ensuing chaos

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Genre

Synopsis

Korea

TBC

JTBC

Drama

Mystery-drama series that leads the protagonist down a dark path

Channel A

Drama

Seemingly perfect housewives’ “Hirugao” – afternoon face – emerges after they kiss their husbands off to work. A drama about the hidden desires of ‘ordinary’ modern housewives

Title

Rights holder

Country

Doctor Foster Korea

BBC Studios

Hirugao – Love Affairs in the Afternoon Korea

Fuji TV

Korea

5 Jul-29 Aug 2019

Legal High Korea

Fuji TV/Kyodo TV

Korea

8 Feb-29 Mar 2019

JTBC

Drama

Attorney Kensuke Komikado is stubborn, abusive, sarcastic, moody and extravagant. He has also never lost a case

Love at First Song Korea

CJ ENM

Korea

Aug-19

XtvN

Reality – Dating/ Music

A hybrid music dating show that matches people looking for their soulmates through musical taste

Luther Korea

BBC Studios

Korea

3 Dec 2018-29 Jan 2019

MBC

Drama

A psychological thriller driven by an intellectually brilliant but emotionally impulsive cop

Younger Korea S1

Endemol Shine Group

Korea

Early 2021

JTBC

Drama

A 40-year old single mother finds it’s nearly impossible to return to work... until she pretends to be 26

Heartbeat Malaysia

Fox Networks Group

Malaysia

TBC

Drama

A rich and handsome man tragically loses the love of his life just before they are due to be married

Hot Ones Malaysia

Complex/First We Feast

Malaysia

9 May 2019 iflix

Entertainment

An interview show where host and guest eat increasingly spicy food

Malaysia

April-5 May TV3 2019

Reality – Dating/ Music

A hybrid music dating show that matches people looking for their soulmates through musical taste

Malaysia

14 Feb-19 May 2019

Reality – Music

A weekly singing game show

Love at First Song Malaysia CJ ENM

Mikrofon Impian Malaysia

Thai Broadcasting Company

Astro Ria & Astro Ria HD

Puteri Yang Ditukar Malaysia

MNC TV

Malaysia

9 Jul 201928 Oct 2019

Astro Prima & Astro Prima Drama HD

Two girls from different backgrounds, Zahira and Amira are used as pawns in an elaborate revenge plot against a man who does everything in his power to get what he wants, regardless of who he hurts along the way. The girls are unwittingly thrown into a tangle of lies and betrayal as their family history is exposed two decades later.

Beat The Champions Mongolia S1

TV Asahi

Mongolia

8 Dec 2018, ongoing

TV9

Adventure – Sports

Celebrities challenge world-class athletes at their very own sports

Chef In Your Ear Mongolia S4

Bomanbridge

Mongolia

1 Nov 2019-Feb 2020

NTV

Reality – Cooking

Cooking competition in which two professional chefs aim to deliver a restaurant-quality dish – by remote control tp novices wearing earpieces

DNA Mongolia S1

Bomanbridge

Mongolia

TBC

Mongol TV

Game Show

A family studio game show divides 10 fathers/mothers and 10 sons/daughters. Contestants have to match parents and children

Doctors vs Internet Mongolia

Bomanbridge

Mongolia

TBC

Mongol TV

Entertainment

Two teams compete to diagnose the medical conditions of real people in the studio. The twist is that while one team is made up of doctors, the other team are ordinary people with access to Google

Dress To Impress Mongolia

ITV Studios Global Entertainment

Mongolia

TBC

Mongol TV

Entertainment

Three competitors try to win the heart of a fashion conscious singleton

Shark Tank Mongolia S2

Sony Pictures Television

Mongolia

TBC

Mongol TV

Reality

Aspiring entrepreneur-contestants pitch business ideas to a panel of “shark” investors

Spelling Star Mongolia S1

Endemol Shine Group

TBC

Ekh Oron TV, Univision, Look TV, DdishTV

Reality – Talent

TBC

Ekh Oron TV, Univision, Look TV, DdishTV

Reality – Talent

Spelling Star Mongolia S2

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Broadcaster/ channel

Genre

Synopsis

Mongolia

TBC

TV9

Game Show

10 opponents vie for $1m prize

Talpa

Mongolia

12 Jan 2020-17 May 2020

Mongol TV

Reality – Music

Singing competition to find unsigned talent

Your Face Sounds Familiar Mongolia S4

Endemol Shine Group

Mongolia

5 May-7 Jul Education 2019 Channel TV

Reality

Celebrity contestants imitate musical icons

Dancing with the Stars Myanmar

BBC Studios

Myanmar

TBC

Dance contest

Celebrities are paired with professional ballroom dancers

Family Feud Myanmar S7

Fremantle

Myanmar

TBC

Title

Rights holder

Country

Still Standing Mongolia

NBCUniversal

The Voice Mongolia S2

MRTV4

MRTV4/Channel 7 Game Show – MRTV4/Chan- Quiz nel 7

Contestants have to guess the top answers to a quiz based on surveys

Family Feud Myanmar S8

Fremantle

Myanmar

TBC

It Girls Myanmar

Dori Media Group

Myanmar

Q4 2019

TBC

Reality

A show about four beautiful and enviable “It Girls”

MasterChef Myanmar S2

Endemol Shine Group

Myanmar

14 Jul-24 Nov 2019

MRTV 4, PYONE PLAY

Reality – Cooking

The hunt for the nation’s best amateur cook whose talent and passion could transform their life

Myanmar Idol S4

Fremantle

Myanmar

7 Sep 2019

Myanmar NaSinging tional TV and contest Channel 9

Myanmar X Factor

Fremantle / Syco

Myanmar

TBC

Myanmar’s Got Talent S6

Fremantle / Syco

Myanmar

23 Jun 2019

The Money Drop Myanmar Endemol S3 Shine Group

Myanmar

The Voice Myanmar S2

Talpa

Contest to find the most outstanding unsigned solo recording artist

Reality – Talent

Performers compete to become the nation’s next singing sensation

MRTV-4, CH 7

Reality – Talent

Talent show with no age limit, no talent restrictions and no cultural boundaries

7 Jan-27 Dec 2019

Channel 7

Game Show

A pair of contestants are given their cash prize at the start of the show. All they have to do it keep hold of it

Myanmar

24 Feb-16 Jun 2019

MRTV4

Reality

Singing competition to find unsigned talent

Reality – Social Experiment

Strangers live together with cameras/microphones recording every move

Big Brother Philippines S8 (Pinoy Big Brother)

Endemol Shine Group

Philippines

ABS-CBN Channel 2, 11 Nov Jeepney TV 2018-4 Aug Channel, 30 2019 provincial stations, TFC

Boom! Philippines S2

Keshet International

Philippines

24 Sep 2018-7 April 2019

GMA7

Game Show

Boom! Philippines S3

Keshet International

Philippines

7 Apr 2019GMA7 11 Jul 2019

Game Show

Descendants of the Sun Philippines

KBS/Descendants of the Sun SPC

Philippines

TBC

Drama

Trivia challenge

Young soldiers and doctors try to find true life values and dreams of success in Uruk, a land with extreme environments struck by war and disease

Minute To Win It Philippines Endemol S4 Shine Group

Philippines

7 Jan-20 Sep 2019

ABS-CBN Channel 2, Jeepney TV Game Channel and Show 30 provincial stations & TFC Platforms

Philippines Got Talent S7 (Pilipinas Got Talent)

Fremantle

Philippines

TBC

ABS-CBN Channel 2

Reality – Talent

Talent show with no age limit, no talent restrictions and no cultural boundaries

Philippines Idol S1 (Search for the Idol)

Fremantle

Philippines

21 Apr-28 July 2019

ABS-CBN

Singing contest

Contest to find the most outstanding unsigned solo recording artist

Rush 4 Win Philippines

TBS

Philippines

31 May 2019

Game Show

Players must climb slippery stairs to the top and get the flag to win

The Voice Kids Philippines S4

Talpa

Philippines

1 Aug 2019

Reality Music

Kids version of singing competition, The Voice

Philippines

12 Jan 2019 ABS-CBN

Reality

Expert dancers mentor top talent

World Of Dance Philippines NBCUniversal

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Broadcast details

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Thailand

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Broadcaster/ channel

Genre

Synopsis

TBC

Adventure

30 elementary school children run for 50 meters with their legs tied together

Thailand

4 Feb-4 Mar ‘19 Channel 7

Game

Tech and skill align in a pic-based quiz

all3media

Thailand

TBC

Ent’ment

Contestants convince audiences they are professionals

Divided Thailand

Talpa

Thailand

27 Jan-12 May 2019

Channel 3

Game Show

3 strangers work together to build a collective amount of cash... then split it into unequal parts

Entertainment Tonight S2

CBS Studios

Thailand

Fall 2019

PPTV

Variety

An inside look at television, film and music

Family Feud Thailand S4

Fremantle

Thailand

23 Dec 2018, ongoing

Channel One Quiz

Hollywood Game Night Thailand S4/S5

NBCUniversal

Thailand

Q4 2018; S5 Channel 3 from 15 May ’19

Game Show

Two contestants take part in a casual game night with celebrities and win cash prizes

Human Knowledge Thailand Talpa

Thailand

TBC

PPTV

Ent’ment

Studio entertainment show

I Can See Your Voice S4

CJ ENM

Thailand

TBC

Workpoint TV

Reality

Studio-based music entertainment show

Let Me In Thailand S4

CJ ENM

Thailand

21 Oct 2018-6 Jan 2019

Workpoint TV

Reality – Extreme life makeover show about women changMakeover ing their looks to make life truly beautiful

Lip Sync Battle Thailand S2

Viacom

Thailand

5 May-28 Jul 2019

GMM25

Reality – Talent

Celebrities go head to head lip-syncing

Mask Singer Line Thailand

MBC

Thailand

25 Oct 20118-7 Workpoint Mar 20119

Entertainment

Masked celebrity singing competition

Masterchef All Stars S1/ MasterChef Junior S3/ MasterChef S3

Endemol Shine Group

Thailand

Feb-May 2020; BBTV ChanSept ‘19; 3 nel 7 Feb-16 Jun ‘19

Reality – Cooking

Competitive cooking reality shows

Next Iron Chef Thailand

Fuji TV

Thailand

23 Jun-8 Sep 2019

BBTV

Reality

A spin-off of Iron Chef Thailand

Price Is Right Thailand S5/S6 Fremantle

Thailand

TBC

True4U

Game

Contestants compete for cash and prizes

Ranking Show 123 Thailand MBC

Thailand

3 Mar 2019 ongoing

Workpoint

Entertainment

Celebrity guests have to figure out how contestants have ranked themselves

Real Housewives of Bangkok NBCUniversal

Thailand

Apr-19

PPTV

Reality

A lot into the city’s “real housewives”

Shark Tank Thailand S1

Sony Pictures

Thailand

TBC

Reality

Entrepreneurs pitch their ideas

Still Standing Thailand S7

NBCUniversal

Thailand

Ongoing

Amarin

Game

10 opponents vie for $1m prize

Thailand

TBC

Channel 3/TV Dating Thunder

Take Me Out Thailand S14/ Fremantle S15

Contestants answer questions based on surveys

A single man dates one of 30 single women

The Best Of All Thailand S2

Dori Media Group

Thailand

8 Jun 2019

TV3

Game Show

Will a crowd answer a question correctly more often than an individual?

The Face Men Thailand S3

Endemol Shine Group

Thailand

Oct 2019-Dec 2019

Thairath TV

Reality

Supermodels choose new faces to create teams of potential models

The Face Thailand S4

Endemol Shine Group

Thailand

23 Feb 2019-18 Ch3 May 2019

Reality

Supermodels choose new faces to create teams of potential models

The Great Bake Off Thailand

Love Productions/BBC

Thailand

8 Jul-9 Sep 2019

PPTV

Reality – Cooking

To find and crown the best amateur baker

The Money Drop Thailand S3

Endemol Shine Group

Thailand

4 Aug 2019-2 Aug 2020

Channel 7

Game Show

Contestants are given their cash prize at the start of the show. All they have to do it keep hold of it

The Voice Kids Thailand S6/7 Talpa

Thailand

8 Apr-1 Jul ‘19, S7 TBC

PPTV HD 36

Reality Music

Kids version of singing competition, The Voice

The Voice Senior Thailand S1/S2

Talpa

Thailand

11 Mar 2019-1 Apr 2019/TBC

PPTV HD 36

Reality Music

Seniors version of singing competition, The Voice

The Voice Thailand S7

Talpa

Thailand

19 Nov 2018-4 Mar 2019

PPTV HD 36

Reality Music

Singing competition to find currently unsigned singing talent

The Wall Thailand S1

Endemol Shine Group

Thailand

6 Oct 2018-Jan One 31 HD 2020

Game Show

The Wall is a wildly unpredictable, fast and simple game show with huge cash sums on the line

Top Chef Just Desserts Thailand S1

NBCUniversal

Thailand

TBC

One31

Reality – Cooking

Chefs compete against each other in culinary challenges, desserts version

Top Chef Thailand S2/S3

NBCUniversal

Thailand

TBC

One31

Reality

Chefs compete in culinary challenges

Tunnel Thailand

CJ ENM

Thailand

Nov 2019

TRUE4U

Drama

A detective traverses past & present to save his daughter

Voice Thailand

CJ ENM

Drama

A cop with hearing abilities solves crimes

Thailand

Nov 2019

TRUE4U

World of Dance Thailand S2 NBCUniversal

Thailand

TBC

GMM One HD Reality

Your Face Sounds Familiar Thailand S4

Thailand

10 Nov 2018-26 BBTV ChanJan 2019 nel 7

Endemol Shine Group

Reality

Expert dancers guide talent Celebrity contestants imitate musical icons

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ContentAsia’s Formats Leaderboard Fremantle 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

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20.

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

29.

30.

31.

32.

33.

34.

35.

36.

37.

38.

39.

40.

41.

42.

43.

44.

Asia’s Got Talent S3 Cambodian Idol S4 Cambodia’s Got Talent S3 Cambodia’s Got Talent S4 The Chart China Confetti India Distraction Bengali India Don’t Stop Me Now China S8 Family Feud Cambodia S1 Family Feud Indonesia S21 Family Feud Indonesia S22 Family Feud Indonesia S23 Family Feud Myanmar S7 Family Feud Myanmar S8 Family Feud Thailand S4 Hear Me, Love Me, See Me Indonesia S1 Heaven Or Hell Cambodia S1 Hot Streak Indonesia S1 Indian Idol Indonesian Idol S10 Killer Karaoke Indonesia S1 Killer Karaoke Indonesia S2 Let’s Make A Deal Indonesia S2 Let’s Make A Deal Indonesia S3 Let’s Make A Deal Indonesia S4 Let’s Make A Deal Indonesia S5 The Lie Detective China Man O Man Vietnam S2 My Mum Cooks Better Than Yours Vietnam S4 Myanmar Idol S4 Myanmar X Factor Myanmar’s Got Talent S6 Philippines Got Talent S7 (Pilipinas Got Talent) Philippines Idol S1 (Search for the Idol) Price Is Right Cambodia S1 Price Is Right Thailand S5 Price Is Right Thailand S6 Price Is Right Vietnam S14 Take Me Out Indonesia S1 Take Me Out Thailand S14 Take Me Out Thailand S15 World’s Got Talent China X Factor Cambodia S1 X Factor Cambodia S2

Endemol Shine 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

21.

22.

23.

The Band Rules Vietnam S3 Big Brother Hindi S13 Big Brother Kannada S7 Big Brother Marathi S2 Big Brother Philippines S8 Big Brother Tamil India S3 Big Brother Telugu India S3 The Brain Vietnam Broadchurch China Face Men Thailand S3, The Face Thailand S4, The Face Vietnam S4, The Family Food Fight China Fear Factor India S10 Fear Factor India S11 Humans China S1 Masterchef All Stars S1 MasterChef Cambodia S1

MasterChef Cambodia S2 MasterChef Indonesia S5 MasterChef Junior Thailand S3 MasterChef Myanmar S2 MasterChef Thailand S3

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

29.

30.

31.

32.

33.

34.

35.

36.

37.

38.

Million Dollar Minute Vietnam S4 Million Dollar Minute Vietnam S5 Minute To Win It Kannada India S4 Minute To Win It Philippines S4 Money Drop Myanmar S3 Odd One In Vietnam S6 Puzzle Masters China S2 Spelling Star Mongolia S1 Spelling Star Mongolia S2 The Money Drop Thailand S3 The Wall Thailand S1 The Wall Vietnam Younger China Younger South Korea S1 Your Face Sounds Familiar Mongolia S4 39. Your Face Sounds Familiar Thailand S4 40. Your Face Sounds Familiar Vietnam S7

Talpa 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

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20.

21.

22.

23.

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25.

5 Gold Rings Thailand 5 Gold Rings Vietnam Divided Thailand Divided Vietnam Human Knowledge Thailand It Takes 2 Vietnam S3 Next Boy/Girl Band Vietnam The Voice Cambodia S3 The Voice India S3 The Voice Indonesia S3 The Voice Indonesia S4 The Voice Kids Indonesia S4 The Voice Kids Philippines S4 The Voice Kids Thailand S6 The Voice Kids Thailand S7 The Voice Kids Vietnam S7 The Voice Kids Vietnam S8 The Voice Mongolia S2 The Voice Myanmar S2 The Voice Senior Thailand The Voice Senior Thailand S2 The Voice Thailand S7 The Voice Vietnam S6 The Voice Vietnam S7 The Wishing Tree Vietnam

NBCUniversal 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

Hollywood Game Night Thailand S4 Hollywood Game Night Thailand S5 Real Housewives Of Bangkok Saturday Night Live China Singer Auction Vietnam Still Standing Mongolia Still Standing Thailand S7 Still Standing Vietnam S2 Top Chef Just Desserts Thailand S1 Top Chef Thailand S2 Top Chef Thailand S3 Top Chef Vietnam S2 Who Is the Real Celebrity Vietnam World Of Dance Philippines World Of Dance Thailand S2

Fuji TV 1.

2.

3.

4.

1 Litre of Tears Korea Confidence Man China Confidence Man Korea Desperate Motherhood China

5.

6.

7.

First Class China Ghostwriter China Hirugao—Love Affairs in the Afternoon Korea 8. The Hours of My Life China 9. Legal High Korea 10. Matrimonial Chaos China 11. The Next Iron Chef Thailand 12. Second to Last Love China

Keshet 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

Baker and the Beauty India Boom! Philippines S2 Boom! Philippines S3 Boom! Vietnam Deep Crime Unit Japan False Flag India Master Class Vietnam Masters Of Dance Vietnam Rising Star India S3 Rising Star Sri Lanka S2 Stylist India, The

BBC Studios 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

Criminal Justice India Dancing w/the Stars Myanmar Doctor Foster Korea The Great Bake Off Thailand Life on Mars China Luther India Luther Korea Mistresses Japan The Office India Stupid Man, Smart Phone Singapore

CJ ENM 1.

2.

Crazy Market Vietnam I Can See Your Voice Thailand S4 3. Let Me In Thailand S4 4. Love at First Song Korea 5. Love at First Song Malaysia 6. Oh My Ghost India 7. Shadow Singer Indonesia 8. Tunnel Thailand 9. Voice Japan 10. Voice Thailand

KBS 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

Descendants of the Sun Philippines Immortal Songs - Singing the Legend Vietnam Live or Die Vietnam My One and Only Vietnam Rebirth Vietnam Singing Battle Indonesia S2

All3media 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Catch Me Out Thailand Face the clock Vietnam Liar India Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries China Sexy Beasts Vietnam

Bomanbridge 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Chef In Your Ear Mongolia S4 DNA India S8 DNA India S9 DNA Mongolia S1 Doctors VS Internet Mongolia

Warner Bros 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

The Bachelor Japan S3 The Bachelor Vietnam S2 The Bachelorette Japan S1 The Fugitive Japan Pretty Little Liars Indonesia

Nippon TV 1.

2.

3.

4.

Abandoned Thailand Block Out Thailand Old Enough! Singapore Old Enough! Singapore S2

TV Asahi 1.

2.

3.

4.

31 Legged Race Thailand S14 Beat The Champions Mongolia S1 dele Korea Sweet Kiss Bitter Kiss China

MBC 1.

2.

3.

Mask Singer Indonesia S4 Mask Singer Line Thailand Ranking Show 123 Thailand

Red Arrow 1.

2.

3.

TBS 1.

2.

3.

Anti Social Network India My Man Can Cambodia You Deserve It Vietnam S7 Rush 4 Win Philippines Sasuke Vietnam S5 Takeshi’s Castle Indonesia S3

Armoza 1.

2.

Hostages India La Famiglia India

CBS Studios International 1.

2.

Entertainment Tonight Thailand S2 The Good Wife Japan S1

Dori Media 1.

2.

The Best Of All Thailand S2 It Girls Myanmar

ITV Studios 1.

2.

Dress To Impress Mongolia Jekyll & Hyde China

Sony Pictures Television 1.

2.

Shark Tank Mongolia S2 Shark Tank Thailand S1

Discovery

Say Yes To The Dress China

Entertainment One

Designated Survivor: 60 Days Korea

Fox Networks Group Heartbeat Malaysia

iflix

Hot Ones Malaysia

MNC TV

Puteri Yang Ditukar Malaysia

NHK

Document 72 Hours China

Thai Broadcasting Company Mikrofon Impian Malaysia

Viacom

Lip Sync Battle Thailand S2

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