ATF 2021 gathered buyers from all around the world. Based on the interviews published at the market Daily News, Prensarioselected key buyers from APAC, MENA, Central Asia and Turkey that were part of ATF Online+… ATF 2021: What do global buyers want?
Amazon Prime Video plans to make great efforts in the South East Asian market, according to Erika North, director of local originals, APAC,Amazon Studios, who highlighted that it is looking for local language projects to… Amazon Studios APAC expands towards SEA
Lee Tae-Hyun, CEO of the Korean streaming powerhouseWavveunderlined the evolution of the company and the Korean content globally, as well as opportunities and challenges for the coming years. He began the session by mentioning the… Wavve: ‘The industry grows when there are more players’
Valencia HerlianiTanoesoedibjo, Director of Digital Business at MNC Media, talked about the Indonesian content market, as well as the current moment of his company in the country and the SEA region. Tanoesoedibjo said that despite… MNC Media: Indonesian content for export
On itpresentation at ATF, Glance announced that between 2020-2021 more than 1,700 programs have been presented in ten Asian territories such as: China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea and Vietnam, and 60% of… Glance: Asia launched over 1,700 scripted series between 2020-2021
SPI/FilmBox has secured a deal with Transvision in Indonesia for its premium drama hub Dizi. The channel will be available on all of Transvision’s linear pay-TV services along with its on-demand offering accessible via Xstream… SPI/FilmBox launches Dizi with Transvision in Indonesia
The 2021 edition of the Tokyo Drama Awards was held within the framework of ATF 2021, where the most recent titles were recognized between July 2020 and July 2021 on Japanese TV. Among the companies… ATF hosted the 2021 Tokyo Drama Awards edition
Vuulr announced a partnership with Mediagenix, the market leader in lean content supply chain solutions with the media business management platform Whats’ON. Through the partnership, the clients can now directly publish their content on Vuulr,… Vuulr and Mediagenix provide monetization opportunities for rights holders
With focus on strategic alliances, Viu, ViacomCBS and iQiyi International, highlighted at ATF 2021 the strategies lead in the field of VOD and linear TV within the APAC region. The three players confirmed key partnerships… ATF 2021: distributive alliances to expandgrowth
iQiyi International starred in a showcase where it released six new Southeast Asian original series. The conference was part of ATF 2021, where it featured five shows from Malaysia and the first original from Thai.… iQiyi expands across SEA with six new productions
The Infocomm Media Development Authority(IMDA)is building stronger media capabilities for the Singaporean industry through several strategic industry partnerships announced during the Singapore Media Festival 2021. The main objective is to reinforce the country’s regional leadership… IMDA transforms Singapore into SEAmain content hub
TBS Holdings, one of Japan’s leading media companies, formulated a plan for the promotion of its content expansion strategy called EDGE, which means: «Expand Digital, Global and Experience». The creation of this plan is to… Japan: TBS reinforces its content expansion strategy with “EDGE”
Vision Films returns to ATF with a diverse roster of independent films that promote inclusion and acceptance, including the award-winning dance comedy, Tango Shalom. This film continues to rack up awards at festivals and boasts… VisionFilms presents in the Asian market “Tango Shalom”
MADD Entertainment (Turkey) promotes four new series at ATF, which are already gaining significant ratings in Turkey: Family Secrets on Kanal D, All about Marriage and My New Family on FOX, and The Bad Penny… MADD promotes four hit dramas for APAC
With a catalogue of sports and historic documentaries, as well as entertainment formats, Onza Distribution (Spain) continues betting on the APAC business by attending ATF Online+. Sports documentary Real Madrid: the White Legend (6x’45) shows… Onza Distribution: sports documentaries and formats
All3Media is one of the main providers of several Latin American channels, such as DirecTV, which it recently renewed a multi-genre agreement for several seasons of dramas with the distributor, as well as documentaries about… All3media: Three new hit dramas and non-scripted titles
By Nicolás Smirnoff The first physical events this year have given content industry a sweet surprise: the post pandemic reactivation seems to be here, with strong enthusiasm to attend and move both delayed projects and… ThePost Pandemic newest content trends
By Nicolás Smirnoff The content industry is experiencing very special times, with the last sparkles of the Pandemic on one hand, and the violent transformation of the market on the other, with the rise of… ATF: Ups & Downs of the Asian OTT picture, 2022
APAC is one of the markets that is seeing the greatest transformations this year, and although the battle is fierce among content distributors, pay TV and SVOD have stood out significantly in 2021. Prensario reviews… APAC: Pay TV market still leader and VOD start to saturating
By Nicolás Smirnoff Well, at last it seems the pandemic is being left behind. Though the safety protocols will continue for some time, we can already speak about the Post Pandemic stage and its openings.… Now yes, Digital Transformation
WarnerMedia’s direct-to-consumer streaming business towards the APAC region has strengthened and the company is expecting to launch its D2C service HBO Max by the end of this year, beginning of 2022 in key territories in… APAC: HBO Go evolves while local market expects for HBO Max
ABC Commercial preschooler’s series The Wonder Gang S1 & S2 (60 x 15’) premiere on CBC (Canada) linear channeland on its streaming service CBC Gem —+400 hours of advertising-free content for kids— is part of… ABC Kids adds strategic international co-productions with Canada, France and UK
BBC Studios (BBCS) is strongly focusing on its APAC and MENA, by merging these businesses through the appointment of Nick Percy, president. According to TBI, the executive who has led the EMEA region since April… Nick Percy takes BBC APAC & MENA to the next step
Dr Hendy Lim, Director of Content Business at Indonesia Entertainment Group (IEG), has joined the panel of judges for this year’s ATF Animation Pitch. His presence reflects his purpose of consistently looking for good quality… Indonesia: Emtek Group to launch new FTA kids’ channel
The latest season of Fremantle and Syco format China’s Got Talent with new broadcast partners Tik Tok China and JiangsuTV, has seen ratings soar since it premiered on 31 October from 100 million views to… China’s Got Talent Continues To Smash Ratings
Insight TV announced its millennial-focused linear UHD HDR service will launch on LG U+ in South Korea. This launch comes after three successful years reaching viewers in South Korea with the Insight TV 4K service… Insight TV to launch on LG U+ in South Korea
LAVA is the new OTT of Star Media, one of the fastest growing Russian producers and distributors in the market. With an original production catalog, and with an offer of different genres, the company has… Star Media’s LAVA: original productions from Russia
Sony Pictures Networks India has confirmed. The executive will be spearheading the content and programming division for the channel and will be responsible for managing the content line-up and the channel’s creative strategy. With an… Sony SAB: Prashant Bhatt, new Programming Head
Global kids and family entertainment major Toonz Media Group (India) has launched a new kids television channel in Indonesia. The 24×7 pay TV channel Toonz Kids is available on Indonesia’s leading satellite TV network Transvision.… Toonz Media Group launches new kids TV channel in Indonesia
With the releases of Boarding School: Las Cumbres, a new season of Paco’s Men and A Normal Family: The Return, Atresmedia International Sales (Spain) promotes its nostalgia dramas in renewed versions that gain relevance for being successful international brands. The company… Atresmedia: strong focus in Asia Pacific
