Deals Worth $200-Million-Plus Inked at ATF/ScreenSingapore

SINGAPORE: Asia TV Forum & Market and ScreenSingapore wrapped Friday with record attendance of 5,383 and more than $244 million worth of deals scored at the event.

“With today’s dynamic content market, ATF and ScreenSingapore constantly evolves to help the industry better navigate this disruptive landscape,” said Yeow Hui Leng, senior project director at Reed Exhibitions. “We are very encouraged by the increased attendance despite current challenging global sentiments. This is a testament to ATF and ScreenSingapore’s strong standing in the calendar of international TV and film trade events. We also received positive feedback about the new elements introduced, having presented a program that was truly about content on every screen. We are already receiving early interest from content companies to participate in the next event and we look to grow together with Asia’s rising content industry.”

The two events featured 738 exhibiting companies from around the world, with 21 delegations representing Australia, Canada, China, France, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Turkey and the U.K.

Highlights of the pre-market conference included a panel with analysts from Ovum, Nielsen, Kantar Media, Ernst & Young and IHS Technology talking about the role of telcos, digital transformation, emerging technologies and other factors reshaping the media landscape; a session with executives from Hulu Japan, HOOQ, AwesomenessTV and LeTV on OTT; and a keynote by MNC’s David Audy on the challenges and opportunities of the Indonesian TV market.