1 - 4 Dec 2015
Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
WHAT DO
BUYERS WANT
AT ATF
2015?
www.asiatvforum.com
ANIPLUS INC.
Your Activity:
TV Channel (terrestrial, digital, cable, SAT)
Your Editorial Line:
ANIPLUS HD is an animation channel run across
different platforms such as cable TV, satellite
IPTV and OTT mainly in South Korea, Singapore,
Indonesia and Thailand, covering over 20 million
subscribers Asia wide.
Seungtaek Jeon
Representative
Director,
South Korea
What type of programs are
you looking for?
1) Animations
What territories do you buy from?
Japan, Korea, Germany, France, China
What kind of sales pitches do you
best respond to? What type of
information should be included when
you evaluate programmes for buying?
Clear and suitable audience targeting based on
www.aniplus-asia.com
stable quality. Should be possible to simulcast
with origin country by supportive and timely
logistics.
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DENTSU MEDIA
Your Activity:
Advertising Agency
Your Editorial Line:
CIA (Content Ideation & Acquisition) has been
established as an individual unit under Dentsu
media (Thailand) which is a communication agency.
Dentsu media (Thailand) offers diversified service
to pursue clients’ success business which consists
of 3 media agency units 1 holistic communication
Tatiya
Sinhabaedya
Chief of Content
Acquisition,
Thailand
design unit and 1 content business unit.
What type of programs are
you looking for?
1) Format (for all platform)
2) Digital content
3) Finished Content
What territories do you buy from?
Japan, USA, UK, Korea, Australia
www.dentsu-media.com
What kind of sales pitches do you
best respond to? What type of
information should be included when
you evaluate programmes for buying?
1) Understanding local market situation and flexibility
in terms of localization and adaptation. We rather
prefer to work with a long term win-win business. Fair
play and honest business partner are the best to work
with.
2) Other than the concept of the program itself, the
success case in other countries, average rating and
whether it is advertiser’s friendly or not is the key
concern.
Buyers at ATF 2015
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DISCOVERY
NETWORKS
ASIA-PACIFIC
Your Activity:
TV Channel (terrestrial, digital, cable, SAT)
Your Editorial Line:
Discovery Communications is the world’s #1 pay-TV
programmer. Discovery is dedicated to satisfying
curiosity, engaging and entertaining viewers with
Sarah Kwek
Associate
Director,
Programming,
Singapore
high-quality content on worldwide television
networks. In Asia Pacific, 15 Discovery brands reach
674 million cumulative subscribers in 36 countries
and territories with programming customized in 14
languages and dialects.
What type of programs are
you looking for?
1) Animation for 5-8 year olds
2) Live-action for 5-8 year olds
What territories do you buy from?
International
What kind of sales pitches do you
best respond to? What type of
information should be included when
you evaluate programmes for buying?
www.dkids.asia
Simple introduction to the project including basic
information such as program synopsis, target
audience, number of episode, duration and stage
of development. Trailer or at the very least a bible
with character profiles.
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DISCOVERY
NETWORKS
ASIA-PACIFIC
Your Activity:
TV Channel (terrestrial, digital, cable, SAT)
Your Editorial Line:
Discovery Communications is the world’s #1 pay-TV
programmer. Discovery is dedicated to satisfying
curiosity, engaging and entertaining viewers with
Amelia Mak
Assistant
Manager,
Programming,
Singapore
high-quality content on worldwide television
networks. In Asia Pacific, 15 Discovery brands reach
674 million cumulative subscribers in 36 countries
and territories with programming customized in 14
languages and dialects.
What type of programs are
you looking for?
1) Travel Cuisine
2) Food - Cookery, Business, Reality, Competition
3) Style/Fashion
4) Luxury
5) Weddings
What territories do you buy from?
www.tlcasia.com
International
What kind of sales pitches do you
best respond to? What type of
information should be included when
you evaluate programmes for buying?
A sales pitch should be comprehensive yet concise,
and should highlight the strengths of the program.
Program information like episodes, duration, delivery
format, production year, commissioning network and
talent info is preferred.
Buyers at ATF 2015
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DISCOVERY
NETWORKS
ASIA-PACIFIC
Your Activity:
TV Channel (terrestrial, digital, cable, SAT)
Your Editorial Line:
Lynn Ng
Director of
Programming,
Singapore
Discovery Communications is the world’s #1 pay-TV
programmer. Discovery is dedicated to satisfying
curiosity, engaging and entertaining viewers with
high-quality content on worldwide television networks.
In Asia Pacific, 15 Discovery brands reach 674 million
cumulative subscribers in 36 countries and territories
with programming customized in 14 languages and
dialects.
What type of programs are
you looking for?
1) Military content
2) Locally relevant content for Asia Pacific
3) Extreme Jobs
4) Science, Space, Technology, Engineering
5) Blue Chip Natural History
6) Pets
7) Personally Driven Wildlife Programs
What territories do you buy from?
www.tlcasia.com
International
What kind of sales pitches do you
best respond to? What type of
information should be included when
you evaluate programmes for buying?
A good pitch is one which gets to the heart of why
the program is unique and how it fulfills the needs
of the network. Number of episodes, synopsis,
production budget, commissioning network and tape
format are some basic information we require.
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DM DON SQUARE
ENTERTAINMENT
Your Activity:
Rights Holder/Distributor
Your Editorial Line:
DM Don Square Entertainment is a local company
based in Negara Brunei Darussalam. We are
now 12 years as film distributor. Prior to this we
were in the film/movie business since 1992. As
Film Distributor we have acquired and licensed
Mariani Abdullah
Head of
Acquisitions,
Brunei
programmes and films from Australia, Canada,
China, India and the Philippines.
What type of programs are
you looking for?
1) Tele-dramas
2) Costume Dramas
3) Lifestyle Programmes
4) Youth Oriented Programmes
5) Films
What territories do you buy from?
Philippines, China, Australia, Canada, India
What kind of sales pitches do you
best respond to? What type of
information should be included when
you evaluate programmes for buying?
The sales pitch depends on the approval of the
committee with the guidelines of moral and education
values. Good stories and entertainment.
Buyers at ATF 2015
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ENCORE INFLIGHT
LIMITED
Your Activity:
Inflight (Airline & Ships)
Your Editorial Line:
Encore Inflight is an inflight distribution company
focusing on English (non-Hollywood), European,
Russian, Chinese, Japanese and Korean movies. We
have a network of 91 airlines that we distribute to
and are interested in worldwide inflight rights.
Jovita Toh
CEO
Hong Kong,
What type of programs are
you looking for?
1) Documentaries
What territories do you buy from?
International
What kind of sales pitches do you
best respond to? What type of
information should be included when
you evaluate programmes for buying?
I work best with sales companies that do their
www.encoreinflight.com
homework and reach out to me because they
already know what I want. I NEVER look at
general mass marketing blitzes. Length of
programme, production year, broadcast date,
territories it has been sold to.
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MEDIA PRIMA BERHAD
Your Activity:
TV Channel (terrestrial, digital, cable, SAT)
Your Editorial Line:
8TV and ntv7 are the top 2 channels in Malaysia
serving the Malaysian Urban Chinese audiences.
Home for award winning local dramas and top
entertainment programmes, both 8TV and ntv7
are also made available on tonton.com.my for
Airin Zainul
Group General
Manager,
Malaysia
premium and catch up content.
What type of programs are
you looking for?
1) Dramas
2) Variety
3) Reality
4) Factual Wildlife
5) Gameshows
What territories do you buy from?
http://extra.tonton.com.my/
Korea, Taiwan, US, UK, Australia
What kind of sales pitches do you
best respond to? What type of
information should be included when
you evaluate programmes for buying?
The sales pitch must be no longer than 30 seconds,
succinct, dynamic and with visual reference.
Buyers at ATF 2015
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NIKKATSU
CORPORATION
Your Activity:
All Rights Distributor
Your Editorial Line:
Nikkatsu is one of the oldest Japanese film
productions and distributing company. For
approximately one century, we have produced
several thousand films and TV series including
the works of Seijun Suzuki, Kon Ichikawa, Takeshi
Toshihiko Tommy
Tomita
Miike and Shion Sono. Recently, we also embarked
Vice President,
International
Department,
Japan
production.
on foreign film acquisition and international co-
What type of programs are
you looking for?
1) Feature Films
2) TV Series
http://intl.nikkatsu.com/index.html
3) Documentaries
What territories do you buy from?
USA, UK, France, Hong Kong, China
What kind of sales pitches do you
best respond to? What type of
information should be included when
you evaluate programmes for buying?
We appreciate sales pitches which show us the
background of the story and make us understand
the storyline easily.
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REDCANDLE ASIA
Your Activity:
Rights Holder/Distributor
Your Editorial Line:
Redcandle Asia is a distribution company founded
in 2004 as an independent Indonesia-based
company distributing all genres of programs
and formats to television in South East Asia. The
Acquisition team has been continuously buying
almost all kind of foreign programs and formats
Mohammad
Sophi
Djudzman
Director,
Sales and
Acquisitions,
Indonesia
from around the world including from major
studios.
What type of programs are
you looking for?
1) Animated series
2) Drama series
3) Animated/Family Movies
4) Fantasy series
What territories do you buy from?
USA, Latin America, France, India, Australia
What kind of sales pitches do you
best respond to? What type of
information should be included when
you evaluate programmes for buying?
We like to hear the synopsis, and content sample is
included. Without a sample or screener we rarely
consider it. Information should be as complete as
possible such as year of production. Providing the
ratings/shares information would be nice but is not
one of key points as every country is different.
Buyers at ATF 2015
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SUN TV NETWORK LTD.
Your Activity:
TV Channel (terrestrial, digital, cable, SAT)
Your Editorial Line:
Sun TV Network, India’s largest media
conglomerate has power packed Thirty Three TV
Channels with the reach of more than 95 million
households in India. Sun TV Network’s channels can
be viewed in 27 countries including U.S.A, Canada,
Europe, Singapore, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, South
Kavitha Jaubin
Cluster
head- Kids
Entertainment
Channel,
India
Africa, Australia and New Zealand.
What type of programs are
you looking for?
1) Children’s entertainment
2) Hollywood movies
3) Formats
What territories do you buy from?
International
What kind of sales pitches do you
best respond to? What type of
information should be included when
you evaluate programmes for buying?
Comprehensive sales pitches that contain complete
information about the content including the
target, year of production, storyline, if broadcasted
elsewhere the ratings, promotion options and
www.suntv.in
merchandising opportunities. This is because at one
go, one can evaluate if it is profitable to acquire the
property. Since content can be judged only with
samples, a sales pitch should ideally comprise of a
link to the content.
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SUPERFINE FILMS
Your Activity:
Rights Holder/Distributor
Your Editorial Line:
Superfine films and its sister companies are highly
reputed importers and distributors for India &
Subcontinent. Over the last 29 years, our primary
focus is on importing Foreign Commercial Driven,
Action, Adventure, Special Effects, Fantasy Big
Budget Genre Films & Programs for all Rights with
Kamal Jain
‘A’ credits and franchise films.
CEO/Partner,
India
What type of programs are
you looking for?
1) Action/Adventure
2) Documentaries on disasters and major events
shot in motion film-like script and character
3) High octane and edge-of-the-seat thrillers with
well-established cast and crew
4) Major Studio Quality Fantasy Oriented, Special
Effects Driven Motion Film contents
What territories do you buy from?
www.superfinefilms.net
North America, Europe, Asia
What kind of sales pitches do you
best respond to? What type of
information should be included when
you evaluate programmes for buying?
The kind of sales pitch that is high on quality content with reasonable price. Genre, cast, budget,
studio release or not, sypnosis, production notes,
trailer link.
Buyers at ATF 2015
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TELEVIEW ASIA
Your Activity:
Licensing
Your Editorial Line:
TeleView Asia was incorporated in 2001 for the
purpose of independent film production, licensing
and marketing. We develop, produce, subtitling,
voice over dubbing and deliver inventive television
programming. TeleView Asia is also an exclusive
sales agent for some independent film producers,
Shaun Lee
TV programs, inflights, IPTV, & soccer programs
Director,
Malaysia
for the Asian market.
What type of programs are
you looking for?
1) Movies
2) Dramas
3) Entertainment
4) Animation
What territories do you buy from?
Malaysia, Korea, China, Brunei, Cambodia
What kind of sales pitches do you
best respond to? What type of
information should be included when
you evaluate programmes for buying?
The sales pitch must have an easy to understand
synopsis of the content along with the sample/
demo/pilot/url link video of the show.
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TVF INTERNATIONAL
Your Activity:
Rights Holder/Distributor
Your Editorial Line:
Will Stapley
Head of Asia
Pacific, Sales &
Acquisitions,
United Kingdom
TVF’s specialist approach to distribution has
earned us a place as the leading independent
factual distributor in the UK. Our catalogue
encompasses everything from factual
entertainment and lifestyle series to exceptional
one-off documentaries, representing the world’s
most innovative and creative producers. We also
operate extensively with pre-sales, co-productions
and formats.
What type of programs are
you looking for?
1) Wildlife
2) Pop science
3) Health
4) Food and travel
5) Arts and History
What territories do you buy from?
www.tvfinternational.com
International
What kind of sales pitches do you
best respond to? What type of
information should be included when
you evaluate programmes for buying?
What we appreciate from producers are initial
pitches that have a clear 1 page synopsis/
treatment with a trailer showcasing the
narrative structure and actual footage from the
documentary. We like to know the production
budget, the transmission history/ delivery date
(and distribution availability) and whether or not
it will be a returning series.
Buyers at ATF 2015
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UNIVERSAL FULL
BAND MEDIA CO.,LTD
Your Activity:
TV Channel (terrestrial, digital, cable, SAT)
Your Editorial Line:
UFB Media, registered in Hong Kong and based
in Beijing, is one of the leading distribution
companies in the fields of cinema and television.
We’ve been active in both foreign programs
Jing Lei
General
Manager,
China
importation and domestic industry for almost 10
years, which includes movies, TV series, and also
documentaries.
What type of programs are
you looking for?
1) Feature films
2) Documentaries
3) Animations
4) 3D
5) 4K
What territories do you buy from?
International
What kind of sales pitches do you
best respond to? What type of
information should be included when
you evaluate programmes for buying?
The sales pitch would be great for us if it fits the
appetite of Chinese audiences, is fast-paced and
exciting. What’s more, we prefer the ones who
can supply full version screeners, synopsis, and
posters.
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YOOHOO MEDIA
SOLUTIONS
Your Activity:
All Rights Distributor
Your Editorial Line:
Established in 2005, Yoohoo Media Solutions is
a fast growing international company involved in
acquiring productions as well as distribution of
high quality content to broadcasters and other
clients around the world. Yoohoo Media Solutions
Shalline Chok
VP Sales &
Acquisitions,
Australia
currently acts as an acquisitions office to many
channels throughout Australia, Asia and CIS.
What type of programs are
you looking for?
1) Documentaries
2) Current Affairs
3) Dramas
4) Movies
5) Entertainment/Lifestyle
What territories do you buy from?
www.yoohoomedia.com
USA, UK, Singapore, Korea, China
What kind of sales pitches do you
best respond to? What type of
information should be included when
you evaluate programmes for buying?
We respond best to sales pitches when sellers
truly understands our requirements and needs.
We encourage sellers to provide us with as
much information as possible which includes
description, synopsis, length of program, year of
production, script and any publication materials.
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