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Published by Screen Singapore
Dec 06, 2013
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Screen Singapore Day 1

10:00am - 10:20am

Level 3, Cassia Ballroom

OPENING ADDRESS


Koh Lin-Net

Chief Executive Officer,

Media Development Authority (MDA),

Singapore

 

10:20am - 11:00am

Level 3, Cassia Ballroom

OPENING KEYNOTE

CHANGING THE FUTURE OF TV CONTENT - YOUKU TUDOU TO BUILD DREAMS, CREATE AWARENESS AND REWARD


Sunny Xiangyang Zhu

Chief Content Officer,

Youku Tudou Inc., China

 

11:00am - 11:30am

Level 3, Cassia Ballroom

DIGITAL AGILITY NOW - CREATING A HIGH VELOCITY MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT ORGANISATION IN THE AGE OF TRANSFORMATIVE TECHNOLOGY


David McGregor

Managing Partner,

Technology, Media & Entertainment, Telecommunications (TMT),

Ernst & Young, Australia

 

2013 has been a year of change with new business developments; new players coming onboard the TV content business with channels revamping and people exiting. What can we foresee in 2014? With content available across all platforms options, we find out which direction our Asian audiences are heading for content and where the growth in advertising dollars is.

 

11:30am - 12:00pm

Level 3, Cassia Ballroom

GLOBAL BRANDS, LOCAL THINKING: THE FUTURE OF KIDS' TV IN ASIA PACIFIC


Mark Eyers

Chief Content Officer, 

Turner International Asia Pacific, 

Hong Kong

 

1:00pm - 1:50pm

Level 3, Cassia Ballroom

NEW MEDIA STRATEGY - BUSINESS MODEL AND MONETISING OPPORTUNITIES

Gautam Anand

Director, 

YouTube Partnerships & Operations, Asia Pacific, Google / YouTube, Singapore

Sara Jen

Head of Business Development and Partnerships, 

Viki, Singapore

 

Jeewoong Kim

Business Development Manager at New Media Business Department, 

MBC (Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation), South Korea

Tommy (Sun Yong) Lee

Head of Media and Entertainment Business Development,

SK Planet, South Korea

 

What is OTT’s business model and what’s the best practice in Asia? In Asia, who is the frontrunner in getting into the business? We get to hear Asia’s version of Hulu, Pooq, a joint venture by Korea’s broadcasting stations. Hear what one of the co-founders has to say about how it all came together. Don’t miss out on what Google and Viki have to share about their new plans for the Asian market.

 

1:50pm - 2:45pm

Level 3, Cassia Ballroom

ANIMATION LAB – BUYERS’, CO-PRODUCTION & FINANCING PANEL


Moderator:

Ervin Han

Co-Founder & Managing Director,

Robot Playground Media,

Singapore

 

 

Nicole Keeb

Head of International Co-productions and Acquisitions,

Children's and Youth Department, ZDF German Television,

Germany

 

Natasha Malhotra

Branded Media & Content, 

The Walt Disney Company Southeast Asia,

Singapore

Henrietta Hurford-Jones

Director of Children's ,

BBC Worldwide,

United Kingdom

 

 

Arne Lohmann

Vice President, ZDFE.junior,

ZDF Enterprises GmbH, 

Germany

 

Barbara Uecker

Head of Programming & Acquisitions Children's TV,

ABC TV Australia,

Australia

 

ATF launches its first Animation Lab – a closed-door financing and co-production pitch that is open to all Asia Pacific producers. Invited financiers and programmers will be sharing their thoughts after reviewing all the applications. A first glimpse at what financiers are looking for as we move into 2014.

 

2:45pm - 2:55pm

NETWORKING BREAK

 

2:55pm - 3:30pm

Level 3, Cassia Ballroom

A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE ON ASIA'S BOOMING FORMATS COMMUNITY

Moderator: 

Marc Checkley

VP Development,

activeTV Asia, 

Singapore

 

Kelly Wright

Sales Director, 

Keshet International,

Israel

Mike Beale

Director of International Formats,

ITV Studio,

United Kingdom

 

Vivian Yin

Chief Representative & Deputy General Manager,

Star China International Media Ltd,

China

 

Meet the top format gurus and get first-hand tips on the latest format trends. An inside peek into some of the hottest format properties to localise in Asia. Meet content creators from both east and west for a fireside chat. Discussions will include original format creation and production, what the challenges are, and what new genres they foresee will be the next wave to take Asia by storm.

 

3:30pm - 4:30pm

Level 3, Cassia Ballroom

FOCUS ON KOREAN FORMATS - ON FORMAT TRENDS AND THE HOTTEST FORMAT PROPERTIES


Moderator: 

Marc Checkley

VP Development,

activeTV Asia, 

Singapore

 

Session brought to you by:

Cho Yong Beom

Producer, 

Happy Story Media, 

South Korea

Paul Chong

General Manager, 

JoongAng Media Network (JTBC), 

South Korea

 

Hwang Jin Woo

Senior Manager, 

tvN Contents R&D Team, CJ E&M, 

South Korea

Kang Gung

Producer, 

Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC),

South Korea

 

Tae-ho Sung

Deputy Director, 

KBS World Business Development, Korean Broadcasting System, 

South Korea

In 2013, what are some of the hottest original format productions from Asia? Take a peek into the Korean market to find out what new genres are drawing in new audience, bringing ratings to a new height. Creators behind these popular formats will share on Korea’s TV format trends and viewers’ preferences.

 

4:30pm - 5:15pm

Level 3, Cassia Ballroom

ASIA'S MOST DESIRABLE BUYERS - WHAT DO THEY WANT?


Moderator:

Art D. Kaneearch

Program Acquisition,

The Bangkok Entertainment CO.,LTD,

Thailand

 

Shenthil Ranie

Content Acquisition Manager – Entertainment,

Samsung,

Singapore



 

Lee Soo Hui

Head of Media Business Unit,

StarHub,

Singapore

 

Beryl Yan

Head of Program Strategy Department, R&D Center,

Hunan Satellite TV

China

 

Summer Zheng

Director of Formats,

Strategy Development Centre, Zhejiang Satellite TV,

China

 

Asia's content buyers have emerged as key buyers in recent years, in particular where formats are concerned. However, with China putting a stop to all singing competition shows, what will be on our China format buyer's wish lists for 2014? Additionally, Samsung is also joining the acquisition battle. What are their programming strategies and what partnerships and deals are they looking for? Finally, apart from becoming the first pay-TV operator in Singapore to commission and produce original public service broadcast programmes, we explore what's on Starhub's shopping list too.

 

 

5:15pm - 5:25pm

NETWORKING BREAK
 

5:25pm - 6:00pm

Level 3, Cassia Ballroom

THE ASIAN BROADCASTER SERIES – SHWE THAN LWIN MEDIA (STLM) – SKYNET, MYANMAR


Win Naing

Senior Executive General Manager - Content,

Shwe Than Lwin Media (STLM) - Skynet,

Myanmar

 

Myanmar is Asia’s new gem in the TV business. Get an overview of Myanmar’s media landscape from Executive General Manager of Shwe Than Lwin Media, operator of SkyNet DTH pay TV platform. Under his leadership, SkyNet has doubled its number of channels, now offering 84 channels including four HD channels, one 3D channel and 20 SkyNet in-house channels.

 

6:00pm - 6:45pm

Level 3, Cassia Ballroom

ASIA'S LEADING DOCUMENTARY COMMISSIONERS' AND BUYERS' PANEL


Moderator:

Anke Redl

Managing Director,

CMM Intelligence,

China

 

Junko Ogawa

Head of Global Content Marketing,

NHK,

Japan

 

Michele Schofield

Senior Vice President,

Programming & Marketing, A+E Networks Asia,

Singapore

Chen Xiaoqing

Documentary Director and Senior Editor, Director of Program Operations Department,

CCTV Documentary Channel,

China

 

Maggie Rhodes

Director of Global Acquisitions & Co-Productions,

National Geographic Channels International, 

United Kingdom

 

Commissioners from Asia’s leading documentary channels will be sharing their programming direction and acquisition plans for 2014 in an exclusive panel session, followed by an unveiling of what new content trends they expect from production companies.