It's done! & speculation we've been hinting at for weeks is... Andy Kaplan & George Chien have bought the channel assets of Sony Pics in Asia (ex India/Japan) & not incl (yet) Japanese JV Gem. Great vote of confidence in linear in Asia. Story/context at https://t.co/KYf2VsCccX
Here's what you can expect at our keynote at @ContentAsia on Aug 29: Region-specific insights✔️ Platform trends✔️ Impact of diversity in content✔️ This presentation shines a light on the opportunities uncovered by understanding demand for content.
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“People say that we need programmes of shorter lengths on OTT. That’s not how it’s playing out in India. Good, relevant story telling is far more important. Family themes work.” Guarav Bannerjee, President, Hindi entertainment, Hotstar at #contentasiasummit
“Thailand is an AVOD market. Subscription won’t work in here. OTT is free but data is not. TV is here to stay.” Arisya Banomyong, President & Director, BEC World Public Company Limited (Thailand)
“We need to shed the tyranny of the programming grid. We should be looking at how consumers engage with us and how to optimise them.” Loke Kheng Tham, Chief Executive, Mediacorp, Singapore.
“I’m trying to attract more risk capital. We do the heavy lifting. We put skin in the game. I follow Warren Buffet - get rich slow. There is money to be made for everyone if we do things right.” Sameer Nair, CEO, Applause Entertainment, India.
“For the indie sector to succeed, it must 1)retain its rights 2) have an eye on the global market but have relations with good local broadcasters 3)use the revenue from international to grow their business” Louise Pedersen, CEO all3media international. #contentasiasummit