“Cartoon Network Move it Movement – presented by AIA Vitality” event kicks off in Kuala Lumpur on December 9

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA (October 18, 2016) – AIA Bhd., Malaysia’s leading life insurance provider, has teamed up with Turner Asia Pacific to create the Cartoon Network Move it Movement – presented by AIA Vitality. The initiative is a wellness campaign that centres around an event for the whole family in Kuala Lumpur on December 9-11.

This is a partnership of two like-minded brands. AIA Vitality is a science-backed wellness programme that rewards its customers for getting healthier. While Cartoon Network has pledged a continuing commitment to family wellness and providing entertainment that can be enjoyed together by kids and parents.

Two-thirds of children in Southeast Asia regularly enjoy watching cartoons together with their parents*. In the same way, Malaysia’s younger generation usually knows more about their parents’ health than their parents think they do, with kids able to positively change their family’s lifestyle. This campaign is intended to be platform to help kick-start this process.

Thomas Wong, Chief Marketing Officer of AIA Bhd., said, “We are excited about this collaboration with Turner and Cartoon Network to drive awareness on the importance of health and fitness in Malaysia. As a leading insurer in Malaysia, we are committed to putting ‘life’ at the heart of life insurance. To do this, we will play a more active role in empowering and enabling our customers and the community to take better care of their health. This campaign is a fun way for us to reach out to families and inspire them to make positive, sustainable changes to their lifestyle that will translate to better health.”

Turner’s Cartoon Network has made a name for itself as a brand that offers unparalleled opportunity for parents and kids to bond together, through their shared love of comedy, adventure and fun.

Phil Nelson, Turner’s Managing Director of Southeast Asia, said, “Cartoon Network is the perfect partner for AIA to introduce kids to a conversation around health, fitness and lifestyle, where they can play a key role in influencing the entire family’s well-being. We can use the power of the Cartoon Network brand to inspire kids and parents to make healthy choices and build healthy habits together. Turner’s creative team has a wealth of experience partnering with progressive, innovative brands that recognize the tremendous influence of kids on all aspects of family life and parent decision making.”

The Cartoon Network Move it Movement – presented by AIA Vitality will include games of both mental and physical skill, on-the spot health check-ups, food and nutrition quizzes, and meet-and-greet sessions with Cartoon Network’s world-famous characters such as Ben 10 and The Powerpuff Girls.

The event will also help find ways of integrating more physical activity into the daily lives of Malaysians – both young and old. A microsite to promote the event is available here: CartoonNetworkAsia.com/MoveIt.

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Note to editors:
* Data Source: Turner’s New Generations 2015 – Southeast Asia report

For media enquiries, contact:
James Moore
Director of Communications, Turner Asia Pacific
+852 3128 3720 / James.Moore@turner.com

About Cartoon Network Asia Pacific
Cartoon Network, the number one kids’ channel in Asia Pacific, offers the best in original animated content including the multi-award-winning global hits Regular Show, The Amazing World of Gumball and Adventure Time and new comedy We Bare Bears. In 2016, the network welcomes back new series of popular franchises Ben 10 and The Powerpuff Girls. Cartoon Network is available in 31 countries throughout Asia Pacific and is currently seen in more than 88 million pay-TV homes. Internationally, it is seen in 192 countries and over 370 million homes, and is an industry leader with a global offering of the best in award-winning animated entertainment for kids and families, known for putting its fans at the center of everything by applying creative thinking and innovation across multiple platforms. Cartoon Network also reaches millions more through its websites, games and apps, including Cartoon Network Watch and Play and Cartoon Network Anything. Cartoon Network, sister company to Boomerang, POGO and Toonami, is a brand created and distributed by Turner, a Time Warner Company.

About Turner Asia Pacific
Turner Asia Pacific creates and distributes award-winning brands throughout the region, running 61 channels in 14 languages in 40 countries. These include CNN International, CNNj, CNN, HLN, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Boomerang, POGO, Toonami, World Heritage Channel, Warner TV, Oh!K, TCM Turner Classic Movies, truTV, MondoTV, TABI Channel, and HBO, HBO HD and WB in South Asia. Turner manages the business of Pay- and Free-TV-channels, as well as Internet-based services, and oversees commercial partnerships with various third-party media ventures; it teams with Warner Bros. and HBO to leverage Time Warner’s global reach. Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific, Inc. (“Turner Asia Pacific”) is a Time Warner company.

About AIA Bhd.
AIA Bhd. is a leading insurer in Malaysia, where we have been privileged to do business since 1948. We offer a suite of financial solutions including Protection, Health, Personal Accident, Employee Benefits, General Insurance, Mortgage, Retirement and Family Takaful products to meet our customers’ protection and financial security needs at every life stage. Through our wide and diverse distribution footprint which comprises a 14,000-strong Life Planner force, our exclusive bank partner’s branches nationwide as well as corporate sales teams and brokers, we give our customers the choice of deciding how, when and where they connect with us.

Part of the AIA Group, the largest independent publicly listed pan-Asian life insurance group, AIA Bhd. has the financial strength, experience, service centre network and a well-trained team of more than 2,000 staff to serve our 3 million customers nationwide. As at 30 November 2015, AIA Bhd.’s total asset worth was RM47 billion, with a paid-up capital of RM767 million.

HBO Asia Original Martial Arts Movies With China Movie Channel Premiere Dates Announced

TV Movies To Premiere Same Day On China Movie Channel In China And Across Asia On HBO And RED BY HBO.

Click hyperlink for trailer and images of “Master of the Drunken Fist: Beggar So”

Click hyperlink for trailer and images of “Master of the Shadowless Kick: Wong Kei-Ying”

SINGAPORE, OCTOBER 17, 2016 – The premiere dates of the inaugural HBO Asia Original anthology of martial arts action TV movies co-produced with China Movie Channel (CMC) were announced today. Both movies will premiere on the same day during primetime across Asia on HBO and RED BY HBO and in China on CMC’s premium subscription channel, CHC. “Master of the Drunken Fist: Beggar So” premieres at primetime this December 25 while “Master of the Shadowless Kick: Wong Kei-Ying” will debut a day later on December 26. This is the first time a China co-production movie will premiere on the same day in China as well as across the region. Both movies will also be available on HBO GO and HBO ON DEMAND in Asia, as well as on CCTV6 in China at a later date.

HBO Asia will be distributing¹ the movies which were executive produced by Hong Kong action director, Corey Yuen (The Transporter, X-Men) outside of China while CMC handles distribution within the mainland. The trailers for both TV movies, which boast a cast of Chinese actors professionally trained in mixed martial arts, kung fu and muay thai, were revealed today.

The action-packed movies are set in ancient China at the end of the Qing dynasty. Shot in Chinese language in Hengdian, China, the movies will be dubbed in English with local language subtitles when they premiere in Asia on HBO. Concurrently, both movies will also debut at the same time on RED BY HBO in its original language with English subtitles. Both movies will air in original language in China.

The two TV movies were directed by Guo Jian-yong (国建勇) who specialises in martial arts movies and has choreographed the action sequences for Cradle 2 the Grave (2003), The Twins Effect II (2004), Red Cliff (2007) and Transporter I, II and III (2001; 2005; 2008).

The first movie in the anthology, “Master of the Drunken Fist: Beggar So”, stars Cao Jun (曹骏) [Lotus Lantern (宝莲灯); Magic Mobile Phone (魔幻手机)] as Beggar So Chan (苏乞儿). Due to a conspiracy, wealthy So Chan loses everything but is saved by the Beggars’ Sect. He learns the long lost martial art – Drunken Fist, to defeat the person who framed him.

Sun Hao-ran (孙浩然) [God of War, Zhao Yun (武神赵子龙)] stars in the titular role of Wong Kei-ying (黄麒英). A physician, he learns the legendary martial art – Shadowless Kick – to take down the ruthless and treacherous new governor of Canton in “Master of the Shadowless Kick: Wong Kei-Ying”.

Both movies were written by a team of writers from China, while award-winning Singaporean screenwriter, Koh Teng Liang, contributed to the screenplay of “Master of the Shadowless Kick: Wong Kei-Ying”.

These two anthology TV movies are one of four HBO Asia Original productions this year. The others include HBO Asia’s first returnable series HALFWORLDS Season 2 and HBO Asia’s first Taiwanese co-production, THE PSYCHIC.

¹ For sales enquiries, please contact BeiBei Fan at beibei.fan@hboasia.com or call +65 6288 6303.

About HBO ASIA

Singapore-based HBO Asia brings the best of Hollywood to Asia first through its exclusive licensing deals with major Hollywood and independent studios, including Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures, Universal Studios, Warner Bros. and Lionsgate. HBO Asia has proprietary and award-winning HBO and HBO Asia Original programmes produced exclusively for HBO viewers. Wholly owned by HBO (a Time Warner company), HBO Asia reaches 23 territories across Asia with six 24-hour commercial-free subscription movie channels: HBO, HBO Signature, HBO Family, HBO Hits and Cinemax, as well as Red by HBO, internet streaming platform, HBO GO, subscription video on demand service, HBO On Demand, and in China, 鼎级剧场 (ding ji ju chang). HBO Asia is also the exclusive distributor of BabyFirst and the DreamWorks channel in the region. Log on to www.hboasia.com for more information.

About China Movie Channel (CMC)

China Movie Channel (CMC) is a media organisation directly subordinate to the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television of P. R. China (SAPPRFT). Established in 1995, its services cover a wide range of areas, including broadcasting, content production, print media and new media. CMC’s flagship channel CCTV-6 is the only national movie network in China reaching over 1.09 billion people through basic subscription. CMC also offers 3 premium subscription channels, CHC Family, CHC Action and CHC HD, and has more than 2.8 million subscribers. CMC Channels have exclusive deals with all major Hollywood studios and over 95% of all Chinese movies and exclusive licensing deals with other European and Asian distributors. CMC is also the exclusive Chinese broadcaster for major international awards such as the Oscars®, Cannes Film Festival and the Golden Globes. CMC’s streaming site 1905.com is one of the top film streaming websites in China.

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HBO, Home Box Office and HBO Asia Originals are service marks of Home Box Office, Inc.

Media contract:

Karen Lai | Communications Director | HBO Asia

DID +65 6381 1796 | Mobile +65 9111 2655 | Fax +65 6287 2210 | www.hboasia.com

ALL EYES ON NEW, Get ready to watch all that’s NEW on Zee Café

Mumbai, October 17, 2016: Zee Café, the leader in the English entertainment genre has announced its new brand positioning with the slogan – All Eyes On New. The slogan, a catchy turn of phrase not only reinforces Zee Café’s brand commitment to its viewers and strengthens its thought leadership in the English entertainment category.

The positioning is inspired from the consumer insight that people today are constantly exploring and discovering. They are willing to carry change along with them to grow. They want to be bold and actively seek what is new and different.

Aligned to this insight, Zee Café has always endeavored to bring the latest and best of English content to Indian audiences with an incredible line-up of shows. The NEW brand ethos is further emphasized in the narratives and characters of each show which are different from the routine. Thus, reiterating Zee Café as a symbol of the new.

Taking the new ethos forward is the channel Visual Identity – the face of the channel – the first step to surprise and punch in change. The logo shows a bold Zee Café, standing tall and towering over everything. Depicted in strong 3-D, today’s sophisticated visual language of larger-than-life graphics. The look is contemporary with a universal appeal. The colors have been treated in line with today’s sensibilities to reflect the youthfulness and exuberance of the viewers.

The content showcase is a blend of drama, comedy, thrill and action curated for those who are always looking forward to explore something new. Keeping in with their brand promise of airing shows within 12 hours of the US premiere, the channel continues with its marquee property, ‘Along With the U.S.’ and airs shows such as Gotham S3, Big Bang Theory S10, Supergirl S2, Secret and Lies S2 and Lethal Weapon every Monday-Friday, 10PM.

Apart from this, the channel also brings four new Indian Television Premieres – The Shannara Chronicles, Criminal Minds: Beyond borders, Code Black and The Real O’Neals back to back from 8 PM – 11PM under its fresh property ‘Weekend Prime’, 15^th October onwards. After receiving tremendous response for the first season, Zee Café also brings back ‘UNCUT’ – an hour of unfiltered and uncensored content, Monday-Friday 11PM.

Speaking on this, Ali Zaidi, Business Head, Zee English Cluster said, “The viewers in this genre like to explore, experiment and evolve. At Zee Café, the viewers are at the core. ‘All eyes on New’ taps into the current mindset of these viewers. Zee Café has been a trendsetter in the genre all along and the new positioning clearly establishes the forward attitude of the brand. We are sure the audience would respond positively to the change.”

Zee Café’s new positioning “All Eyes on NEW”, will give a NEW dimension to the English Entertainment space.

NOTES TO EDITORS

About Zee Café:

Zee Café is one of the leading player’s in the English GEC category. It encompasses an exhaustive library of the top US shows like The Big Bang Theory, Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal, Two and A Half Men, House of Cards, The Vampire Diaries, Pretty Little Liars, Gotham, Rush Hour etc. Catering to English speaking audiences it boasts of a healthy mix of reality and scripted show offerings directly from the U.S. It has associations with powerful international studios such as Fremantle, Disney, WB, CBS, Sony etc and is currently available across all major DTH & Cable networks in India. For more information please visit the website: www.zeecafe.tv.

About Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL):

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited is one of India’s leading television media and entertainment companies. It is amongst the largest producers and aggregators of Hindi programming in the world, with an extensive library housing over 222,000 hours of television content. With rights to more than 3,818 movie titles from foremost studios and of iconic film stars, ZEE houses the world’s largest Hindi film library. Through its strong presence worldwide, ZEE entertains over 1 billion viewers across 171 countries.

Pioneer of television entertainment industry in India, ZEE’s well-known brands include Zee TV, &tv, Zee Cinema, Zee Action, Zee Classic, &pictures, Zee Anmol, Zee Anmol Cinema, Zee Cafe, Zee Studio, Zee Salaam, Zing, ETC Bollywood, Zee Q, Zindagi, Ten 1, Ten 2 and Ten 3. The company also has a strong offering in the regional language domain with channels such as Zee Marathi, Zee Talkies, Zee Yuva, Zee Bangla, Zee Bangla Cinema, Zee Telugu, Zee Cinemalu, Zee Kannada, Zee Tamil and Sarthak TV. The company’s HD offerings include Zee TV HD, Zee Cinema HD, &tv HD, Zee Studio HD, Zee Café HD, &pictures HD, Ten 1 HD and Ten Golf HD.

ZEE and its affiliate companies have leading presence across the media value chain including television broadcasting, cable distribution, direct-to-home satellite services, digital media and print media amongst others. ZEEL also operates multiple digital offerings like dittoTV, OZEE, and india.com. More information about ZEE and its businesses is available on www.zeetelevision.com.

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Media Contact:

Jayshree Kumar / Arantxa Gonsalves

Corporate Brand – Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL)

Mobile: +91-9769286661 / +91 9820336890

Landline: +91-22-7106 1367 / 7108 5464

Email: jayshree.kumar@zee.esselgroup.com / arantxa.gonsalves@zee.esselgroup.com

William Wade to retire as AsiaSat’s Executive Director, President & CEO and assume new role as Senior Advisor; Andrew Jordan named successor from 1 November 2016

Hong Kong, 17 October 2016 – Asia Satellite Telecommunications Holdings Limited (AsiaSat – SEHK: 1135), Asia’s leading satellite operator, announced that William Wade will retire as Executive Director, President and Chief Executive Officer with effect from 1 November 2016, and remain as Senior Advisor of AsiaSat until 31 March 2017.

Andrew Jordan will be appointed by the Board to succeed Mr. Wade as Executive Director, resident and Chief Executive Officer with effect from 1 November 2016. Mr. Jordan, aged 56, has over 25 years of experience in the satellite industry. He was the General Manager in the Marketing Department of AsiaSat from 1991 to 1993. Mr. Jordan has held executive positions with several satellite operators, and has led complex deal negotiations in China, Hong Kong SAR, Australia, Italy and the United Kingdom. He obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Chinese from London University’s School of Oriental and African Studies.

AsiaSat’s Chairman, JU Wei Min, said, “On behalf of the Board of Directors, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Mr. Wade for his many years of dedicated and exceptional service. AsiaSat’s solid reputation in the industry and its strong commitment to quality and reliability are a credit to his leadership. We look forward to his contributions as Senior Advisor to assist in the leadership transition.”

“I would like to welcome back Mr. Jordan, who is an industry veteran with extensive experience, knowledge and contacts across the satellite communications, broadcast and telecom industries. We are confident that he has the strategic vision and experience to drive AsiaSat’s next phase of growth,” Mr. Ju added.

About AsiaSat

Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (AsiaSat), the leading satellite operator in Asia, serves over two-thirds of the world’s population with its six satellites, AsiaSat 3S, AsiaSat 4, AsiaSat 5, AsiaSat 6, AsiaSat 7 and AsiaSat 8. The AsiaSat satellite fleet serves both the broadcast and telecommunications industries. Over 700 television and radio channels are now delivered by the company’s satellites offering access to more than 830 million TV households across the Asia-Pacific region. AsiaSat’s next satellite, AsiaSat 9 on order from the manufacturer is planned to be launched in early 2017. AsiaSat is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Asia Satellite Telecommunications Holdings Limited, a company listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (Stock Code: 1135). For more information, please visit www.asiasat.com

Media Contacts:

Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited

Winnie Pang, Manager, Marketing Communications

Tel: +852 2500 0880

Email: wpang@asiasat.com

Sabrina Cubbon, VP, Marketing & Global Accounts

Tel: +852 2500 0899

Mobile: +852 9097 1210

Email: scubbon@asiasat.com

Follow AsiaSat on:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/asiasat

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/asiasat2014

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/asiasatellite

Website: http://www.asiasat.com

September 2016

Pre-Macau Moments

On Sept 20th and Sept 28th in Singapore and Hong Kong, CASBAA Members and friends enjoyed a pair of festive evenings as curtain raisers for the CASBAA Convention 2016 in Macau, Nov 6th-11th at Studio City. The broad agenda also included the exchange of news and views on the latest industry happenings. Photo highlights of the events can be viewed here.

Making it in Macau

With about a month to go until the CASBAA Convention 2016 in Macau, we have secured an impressive line-up of industry speakers from across the region and around the world. Be sure to check out the latest CASBAA Convention 2016 Programme.

This year we are also celebrating CASBAA’s 25th Birthday, and have declared 2016
The Year of the Operator. So far, more than 40 platform operators from 15 countries across region have confirmed their attendance at CASBAA Convention 2016, with many more still to come.

So join your colleagues and business partners, make new industry connections, and discover new opportunities at the CASBAA Convention 2016. Be on hand as global players, operators from across Asia, and local market telcos share the insights that will shape the market for the next generation.

Regular registration rates run till Friday 28 October.

Register now with mandy@casbaa.com to get the best of the deals.

Exterminate the pirates!!!

CASBAA joins Interpol initiative

Interpol and the UK Police held a conference in mid-September on IP law enforcement, and CASBAA was there. Chief Policy Officer John Medeiros told the conference of Asia’s problems with the growing universe of “illicit streaming devices” — ISDs (aka “black box devices”). Having severely damaged “ethnic” channels broadcasting Chinese, Indian and Korean content, and then movies and sports, the ISD syndicates have now branched out and are taking revenues from all parts of the industry. European delegates said they had seen a massive increase in ISDs in the
European market in the last year, with Eastern Europe as the locus for operation of ISD syndicates in that hemisphere. After the conference, CASBAA reps attended a couple of useful industry workshops to coordinate efforts with the MPA, European anti-piracy organization AAPA, and other players in the global industry.

Thailand in View Forum

September 6th, Bangkok — CASBAA returned to Bangkok for our third Thailand in View conference and cocktails, examining the multichannel TV industry in the Land of Smiles.

During a series of high-powered panels and presentations, the agenda included the challenges faced by pay-TV operators in the fast evolving Thai market and the latest strategies for overcoming some of the challenges of piracy and how to best move ahead with robust audience measurement. Click
here
to view event photos and the synopsis of the event.

Thailand in View Market Report (For Members Only)

Updated for 2016, the exclusive CASBAA’s members country report on the multichannel TV landscape in Thailand provides the latest data and developments in one of South East Asia’s most dynamic markets. With 23 million TV households, 76% cable and satellite TV penetration and 38 million internet users, the Thai market continues to brim with potential.

The CASBAA Thailand in View Market Report also reflects on the Thai video sector’s resilience in the face of economic, regulatory and political headwinds.

Members are now able to download the report through CASBAA website.

CASBAA NEXT Webinar – BarronAsia

On September 22, the CASBAA NEXT Committee members were treated to a Webinar lead by Amit Chatterjee, Digital Director at Barron Asia. Participants received updates on the current state of VR, AR and MR developments for video, gaming and other purposes. Participants in Hong Kong were able to demo content on Microsoft HoloLens, Samsung Gear VR and HTC Vive.

CASBAA OTT Group Webinar – Parrot Analytics

In early September, the CASBAA’ OTT Group hosted a webinar presented by Wared Seger, CEO and Co-Founder at Parrot Analytics demonstrating the power of cutting-edge AI and hundreds of billions of data points providing the world’s first real-time, cross-platform and country-specific rating system. This presentation is highly recommended viewing for CASBAA Members involved in programming, sales or distribution of video content. A video along with a copy of the presentation are located in the OTT and Connected Media Group – Resources page in the Members Zone of the CASBAA website.

CASBAA @ All That Matters

One of the highlights of the recent All That Matters gathering in Singapore was an “In Conversation” session between CASBAA CEO Christopher Slaughter and Arthur Bastings, President and Managing Director of Discovery Networks Asia Pacific. Under discussion were the digital evolution of the Discovery business, partnerships and investments, and how local and regional strategies fit into a global business. Click
here to view the video.

APSCC 2016 Satellite Conference & Exhibition

4 – 6 October 2016

Le Meridien, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

APSCC 2016 – #SATECHrevolution focus new technology, innovations, niche markets and new strategies from new perspectives: economic, technological, regulatory and customer needs. CASBAA members are entitled to 20% discount. For more information, contact erica@casbaa.com

PTC’17 Changing Realities

Now in its 39th year, the PTC annual conference in Honolulu, Hawaii serves as a strategic springboard for the global telecommunications industry. The conference provides attendees with a three-and-a-half-day platform to focus on planning, networking, and discovering what the new year will bring. Join PTC’17: Changing Realities from 15–18 January 2017 at Honolulu to explore the shifting landscapes of business, customer demands, the global economy, and the global regulatory environment. CASBAA members are entitled to 10% discount. For more information, contact erica@casbaa.com

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Upcoming Events

4-6 Oct 2016

APSCC 2016 Satellite Conference & Exhibition, MALAYSIA

7-10 Nov 2016

CASBAA Convention 2016, MACAU

16-18 Nov 2016

Inter BEE 2016, JAPAN

22 Nov 2016 11a.m.

OTT & Connected Media Group Webinar

29-30 Nov 2016

Global Sat Show, TURKEY

5 Dec 2016

CASBAA Spotlight Series: Emerging Southeast Asian Markets, SINGAPORE

15-18 Jan2017

PTC’17, US

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Turner Asia Pacific picks up Seasons 6 and 7 of Xilam’s hit Oggy and the Cockroaches

Oggy_S6-7_02_forever_logo Xilam, the award-winning animation production company, today announces that Turner Asia Pacific, one of its key broadcast partners, has acquired two additional seasons for its ratings-winner Oggy and the Cockroaches. The series in 4K will be delivered from 2017 onwards and available across Turner’s channels including Cartoon Network, Boomerang and POGO.

The strong partnership between Xilam and Turner has seen the slapstick comedy series steadily build its popularity since 2013, when Cartoon Network picked up Season 4, to became one of the channel’s highest rating series. Known to viewers as the ‘Home of the new Oggy’, Cartoon Network then snapped up Season 5 at the Asian TV Forum last year and is slated for broadcast in early 2017. It is the first Oggy series to be produced in 4K. With the acquisition of Season 6 (78×7’) and Season 7 (78×7’), Turner will continues to be custodians of the brand in Asia Pacific and to increase the success on its channels which are available in 88 million households.

In Season 5 (78 x 7’), the battle goes on between Oggy and the roaches as they travel back in time through the ages and meet icons such as Caesar, Leonardo da Vinci and the Cyclops, as well as rocketing forward into the year 3000. Seasons 6 and 7 (156 x 7’) will comprise a mix of brand new episodes along with full remakes of classic stories from seasons 1 and 2 all produced in 4K. After almost 20 years of success, this spectacular addition of 234 new episodes, all in 4K, will project the brand in the next 15 years, as it will keep entertaining the kids and their parents with them.

Mark Eyers, Turner’s Chief Content Officer of its kids’ networks in Asia Pacific, says: “We all know that cockroaches have some serious survival skills, and there’s just something about Oggy and his mischievous friends that continues to connect with kids. By extending the relationship with Xilam, Turner has kept hold of a proven hit to further boost its leadership position in the region.”

Marc du Pontavice, Founder and CEO of Xilam Animation comments: “Oggy’s worldwide success continues to hit new highs, and we are thrilled to pursue the partnership with Turner and Cartoon Network that helped build and expand Oggy as a phenomenon throughout Asia.”

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For further press information, please contact Kirsty Barr or Sophie Dalmedo at MI PR Global:

+44 (0)1494 372130 or firstname.lastname@miprglobal.co.uk

Or James Moore at Turner Asia Pacific +852 3128-3720 / james.moore@turner.com

About Xilam

Xilam is one of Europe’s leading animation companies, producing and distributing original children’s and family entertainment content in both 2D and CGI formats across TV, film and digital media platforms. Founded in 1995 by Marc du Pontavice, the award-winning Paris-based company owns a catalogue of more than 2,000 animated episodes and 3 feature films including strong brands such as Oggy & the Cockroaches, Zig & Sharko, The Daltons, Rolling with the Ronks and its first pre-school property, Paprika.

Broadcast in over 160 countries on all the major global children’s TV networks, these series are also breaking records on all the major digital platforms, including YouTube with over 250 million views per month, ranking Xilam as one of the top global content providers in animation.

Xilam employs more than 400 people, including 300 artists, who are based across its four studios located in Paris, Lyon, Angoulême and Hô-Chi-Minh Ville in Vietnam.

About Turner Asia Pacific

Turner Asia Pacific creates and distributes award-winning brands throughout the region, running 61 channels in 14 languages in 40 countries. These include CNN International, CNNj, CNN, HLN, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Boomerang, POGO, Toonami, World Heritage Channel, Warner TV, Oh!K, TCM Turner Classic Movies, truTV, MondoTV, TABI Channel, and HBO, HBO HD and WB in South Asia. Turner manages the business of Pay- and Free-TV-channels, as well as Internet-based services, and oversees commercial partnerships with various third-party media ventures; it teams with Warner Bros. and HBO to leverage Time Warner’s global reach. Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific, Inc. (“Turner Asia Pacific”) is a Time Warner company.

14 October, 2016

Welcome to News Views, CASBAA’s news round-up culled from sources across the industry for the week ending Oct 14th. Curated by CASBAA, News Views keeps you in the loop. We always value your feedback, so tell us what you think!

Brought to you by:

Christopher Slaughter

CEO

CASBAA shares its deepest condolences with the people of Thailand over the loss of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who died Thursday at the age of 88. The King ruled Thailand for seven decades, and we join the nation in commemorating his life.

Kevin Jennings

Vice President, Programme

All television channels in Thailand — including international networks — were replaced with black and white palace broadcasts late on Thursday following the death of the King. Domestic stations switched to monochrome pictures and video of the king throughout his reign. Satellite channels — including international news networks BBC and CNN — were replaced later in the day with the same programming. A government spokesman said all TV networks were ordered to replace programmes with a prepared rolling state media programme and all broadcasters must “link to the signal from the TV Pool for the next 30 days.

Christopher Slaughter

CEO

Unless you’ve been living in a cave the past week, it’s hard to imagine that you’ve overlooked the new depths that have been plumbed in the US presidential race; but let’s consider the TV implications of the whole sordid affair. Among other industry-related aspects, it all began with a “hot” microphone (which then affected the broadcast operational aspects of the second debate), has expanded to include outtakes from “The Apprentice”, and has cost Billy Bush, the sniggering interlocutor for Trump’s “locker room” ravings, his “Today Show” job — for which he is apparently lawyering up and ready to sue. Leave aside the countless hours of talk show time this scandal has fuelled, what’s really scary is that it has also revived speculation about Trump’s post-election TV ambitions. Meantime, overseas Americans reading this — have you voted yet?

Kevin Jennings

Vice President, Programme

In a week that saw the second of the US Presidential candidate debates done and dusted, it’s fascinating to see that political smear campaigns on TV are nothing new. Here’s an historical selection of attack ads compiled by The Guardian. And a reminder that CASBAA will be featuring live coverage of the US Election results during the CASBAA Convention on November 8th.

John Medeiros

Chief Policy Officer

Piracy roundup: Uploaders of pirated content were targeted in court actions in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. Russia was thinking about levying fines on serial downloaders. From Australia, impending rumbles of a storm of site blocking that may be coming. A South African commentary observed it’s been a bad year for pirates. And one of those guys having a bad year, the guy behind the Kickass torrents website who is detained in Poland pending extradition to the USA, had his lawyers put out a statement saying Kickass was just another search engine, and “if we’re pirates, so is Google!” (Torrentfreak noted that the defunct isohunt website tried a similar tack in a civil case against content producers, but that didn’t prevent it from losing its court case.) Torrentfreak also had an interesting look at the RIAA suit against youtube-mp3, a website that helped consumers “rip” files off YouTube. Finally, in India, the government’s Copyright Office announced it would take action against……a false copyright registration site that led people to believe they were registering officially with the government. What a world….we go from pirated content to fake copyright….

Mark Lay

Vice President, Singapore

A good number of my News Views items come from the fantastic REDEF website curated by Jason Hirschhorn. Some of the best stories were from their Media Originals series by Matthew Ball. This week REDEF has released a fantastic summary of these pieces in a presentation: REDEF on the Future of Video. Well worth the download. Some prize quotes: “The traditional bottlenecks to content production and distribution have been opened up by technology, reducing the power and value of gatekeepers and creating a new bottleneck: consumer attention.” “While first wave of OTT services succeeded through core deliver excellence, the impetus for product differentiation and content integration will only grow.” “Digital era distributors have unprecedented power because digital allows for audience aggregation and more importantly audience management at unprecedented scale.” Enjoy.

Anjan Mitra

Executive Director, India

Indian broadcast carriage regulator TRAI’s draft guidelines on setting maximum retail price for genre-wise TV channels under a complex formula (a GEC price can’t exceed Rs12, while a sports channel price has a MRP of Rs. 19, etc) hasn’t pleased everybody, understandably so, but distribution platforms mostly are a happy lot. Since the guidelines are just a draft, some amendments could be expected. TRAI seems to be doing a balancing act by setting quality of service regulations for distributions platforms too. Regulatory suggestions on inter-connect agreements later may also iron out revenue sharing formula amongst stakeholders. But then some Asian experiences have shown that regulating prices could be a slippery slope.

Kevin Jennings

Vice President, Programme

Following on from a story we covered last week, the Pakistani regulator PEMRA continues to flex its muscle after it announced that it intended to ban Indian DTH services in the country. It is now illegal to own an Indian DTH service and anyone found selling or using the service could face prosecution. PEMRA has now specified how stringent the punishment for those using Indian DTH for commercial or personal use. The electronic media watchdog will impose a fine of up to Rs. 10 Million (approx US$95,000) with a possible jail term of 4 years. The banning deadline Indian DTH is set for this weekend, 15th October.

Christopher Slaughter

CEO

In these troubled times of cord-cutting, it certainly doesn’t help when a mainstream publication like the New York Times publishes “…a definitive guide” on how to end a pay TV subscription. Or when media mogul Barry Diller says that for established players, he doesn’t think “…there’s anything more than survival.” But there is some cold comfort to be found in news that some US cord-cutters are going further and also dropping their fixed-line broadband Internet connections in favour of wireless data plans. Likewise, it’s hard not to feel a certain schadenfreude when you read critics bashing Netflix for shrinking its content library.

Kevin Jennings

Vice President, Programme

In a ground-breaking move by Australia’s free-to-air television, the networks have announced they will launch a joint streaming app next month. Freeview FV will offer live mobile streaming of more than 15 FTA channels as well as catch-up content in an initiative that industry group Freeview says is a world first. It is seen as a response to declining viewership figures and the related advertising dollars. The new app is in addition to the individual catch-up live streaming services already offered by the individual commercial channels, as well as the ABC’s iView app. It’s is a big win for NRL fans who will be able to watch games for free on mobile phones from 2018 but the news is not so good for cricket or AFL lovers as Cricket Australia holds the digital rights for both Big Bash League and international matches while Telstra is in charge of the streaming rights for the AFL.

John Medeiros

Chief Policy Officer

There’s a lot of hype about 5G mobile broadband. And it’s surely coming. The European Commission is determined that Europe should regain a leading role in this mobile tech (as it had with GSM, a couple of decades ago). The FCC is trying to push through spectrum allocations to benefit the US 5G industry. But some of that spectrum is already being used by satellites; the satellite industry says that higher frequencies should be used instead, and satellites should be integrated with other networks for 5G benefits to be enjoyed all across national territories. So 5G standards should be designed to incorporate satellites, especially for coverage of non-urban areas. Meanwhile, TelecomAsia’s John Tanner writes that progress on 5G may not be as rapid as some advocates would like. And looking at the very modest 5G predictions, alongside the huge numbers of people using current technologies, Tanner says that LTE (4G) will be the backbone of Asia’s mobile communications for a long time to come.

Kevin Jennings

Vice President, Programme

The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission has instructed the country’s internet service providers to immediately suspend IPTV and video-on-demand services, with the regulator threatening legal action against ISPs that do not follow the directive. Currently there are no official guidelines for IPTV and VOD services in Bangladesh but the BTRC have said that ISPs are breaching their licence agreement. According to some reports the BTRC is also in the process of developing its own triple play service which will provide IPTV and video-on-demand services. Meanwhile the state-owned Bangladesh Telecommunications seemed surprised by the suspension, after also investing heavily to develop a triple play service.

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Eurosport makes waves with international surfing association deal

2016 World Championships highlights to be shown on Eurosport in Asia-Pac
Surfing set to debut at the next Summer Olympic Games

Singapore, 14 October 2016 – Eurosport has strengthened its association with the Olympic Games after agreeing a partnership that will see highlights of the 2016 ISA World Championships broadcast in the Asia-Pacific region.

With surfing set to reach brand new audiences across the globe when it debuts at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Eurosport’s partnership with the International Surfing Association (ISA) comes at a time when the sport’s profile is set to grow immeasurably.

The deal is the first ISA has announced since surfing was officially welcomed into the Olympic program by the International Olympic Committee in August. Broadcast in 47 countries, Eurosport Asia-Pacific will show highlights from each of the four ISA World Championship events held during the 2016 season starting with the competition in Costa Rica.

Eurosport Asia-Pacific will also show the 2016 VISSLA ISA World Junior Surfing Championship from the Azores, the 2016 ISA Fiji Stand-Up Paddle (SUP) and Paddleboard World Championships in Cloudbreak, Fiji and the 2016 ISA Stance World Adaptive Surfing Championships from La Jolla, USA.

Eurosport CEO Peter Hutton said: “Surfing is a great, high-energy, youth-orientated sport and the stunning seascapes and dynamic action on the waves make it perfect for TV. The sport’s inclusion on the Sports Programme of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games ties in perfectly with our forthcoming status as an Olympic broadcaster and we are looking forward to working together to take surfing to more people globally.”

ISA President, Fernando Aguerre, said: “This exciting new partnership with Eurosport Asia-Pacific is further evidence of the ISA’s ambition to grow and develop surfing outside of its traditional markets. We have seen huge growth of the sport across the world in recent years, especially in Asia, Latin America and Africa. We are thrilled to partner with a future Olympic broadcaster to showcase surfing in 47 countries throughout Asia Pacific – a region of huge potential for the sport.”

In June 2015, Discovery Communications and the International Olympic Committee signed an agreement that will give Eurosport exclusive television and multi-platform broadcast for 50 countries and territories in Europe for the next four Olympic Games, including the Winter Olympics in Pyeonchang 2018 and Beijing 2022.

Airing details:

Highlights of the Vissla ISA Junior World Surfing Championships will premiere today, October 14 at 1330 local (GMT+8).
Several repeat timings including this Saturday, October 15 at 1930, and Sunday, October 16 at 1630.

Turner and CNN Unveil CNN MoneyStream – a Personalized Business News App

Team Stream for Business and Financial News

Turner and CNN announced the launch of their newest mobile app — CNN MoneyStream, a personalized business news experience available to iOS and Android users. Inspired by Turner’s Team Stream, CNN MoneyStream enables users to follow companies, businesses, topics, and market data just like they follow teams and players through Bleacher Report’s app.

“CNN MoneyStream is an app for fanatics. People are as passionate about business as they are about sports and MoneyStream plays directly to those passions. It’s not just a news feed – it allows you to dive deeper into your obsessions – whether that’s markets, companies, or the heavy-hitters of industries,” said Andrew Morse, Executive Vice President of Editorial of CNN U.S. and General Manager of CNN Digital Worldwide. “So for example, you can choose to follow Apple or Starbucks or Bob Iger or Jamie Dimon. You can follow the latest news tied to oil prices or the latest tech companies shaking that sector. There’s nothing like it in the business news space.”

Key features of CNN MoneyStream include:

Customized streams bringing you the latest news on top companies, business leaders, the economy and markets in the form of articles, social media posts, videos and charts.
Award-winning coverage of financial, market & economic news from a wide range of sources including CNNMoney and other leading media outlets.
Unlimited market data with more 13,000 companies, 5,400 indexes and 30,000 ETFs and mutual funds.
Alerts and breaking news notifications delivering up-to-date trading information.
Exclusive content and guest curated streams from the biggest names in business including Richard Branson, Warren Buffett, Howard Schultz and John Legere.

CNN MoneyStream will replace CNNMoney’s existing app. Users can update their current app or download CNN MoneyStream in the iOS App Store and Google Play.

E*TRADE and SAP are the official launch sponsors of CNN MoneyStream.

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‘Medici: Masters of Florence’ in Ultra HD by RAI to broadcast in Italy through Eutelsat

Eight episodes of landmark series available for Tivùsat satellite homes from 18 October

Paris, 12 October 2016 – Satellite TV homes in Italy are set for a feast of exceptional Ultra HD viewing with ‘Medici: Masters of Florence’, a landmark series from RAI that starts broadcasting on 18 October. The eight-part series starring Dustin Hoffman and chronicling the rise of the Italian Renaissance political dynasty will be available exclusively in the RAI 4K channel on Italy’s Tivùsat platform that broadcasts through Eutelsat’s HOTBIRD satellites.

The Ultra HD broadcasts to Tivùsat homes equipped with an Ultra HD set will be accompanied by HD broadcasts of the series on RAI 1. RAI is collaborating with Eutelsat, MThree and DBW Communication on the Ultra HD transmissions, continuing the partnership earlier this year on live broadcasts of Euro2016 soccer matches.

For Eutelsat, this prestigious production is new evidence of the emergence of the Ultra HD market and the capability of satellites to provide the bandwidth needed to broadcast linear and event-driven content. For Renato Farina, Managing Director of Eutelsat Italy: “A growing library of native and high-quality Ultra HD content is one of the conditions for Ultra HD to firmly take root in consumer homes. RAI’s commissioning of ‘Medicis: Masters of Florence’ is a strong signal to viewers and we are proud to be part of the delivery chain to Italian TV homes.”

About Eutelsat Communications

Established in 1977, Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL, ISIN code: FR0010221234) is one of the world’s leading and most experienced operators of communications satellites. The company provides capacity on 38 satellites to clients that include broadcasters and broadcasting associations, pay-TV operators, video, data and Internet service providers, enterprises and government agencies.

Eutelsat’s satellites provide ubiquitous coverage of Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific and the Americas, enabling video, data, broadband and government communications to be established irrespective of a user’s location.

Headquartered in Paris, with offices and teleports around the globe, Eutelsat represents a workforce of 1,000 men and women from 37 countries who are experts in their fields and work with clients to deliver the highest quality of service.

For more about Eutelsat please visit www.eutelsat.com

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