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Asia TV Forum wrapped in Singapore last week with its largest edition ever, attracting more than 5,600 delegates from 58 countries<\/a>, with almost 770 exhibiting companies on site.<\/p>\n

\u201cAsia continues to garner more eyeballs not only being a global growth leader in media and entertainment industry but also for the myriad of content, talents and untapped potential,\u201d said Yeow Hui Leng, group project director of ATF and ScreenSingapore. \u201cATF will be celebrating our 20th year anniversary next year. We believe not just in presenting the best content, but also in being the best platform where delegates can gain the freshest insights and seal lasting partnerships to navigate the dynamic entertainment content landscape.\u201d<\/p>\n

Organizers Reed Exhibitions said that preliminary estimates put the total value of deals brokered at more than US$313 million.<\/p>\n

Business was brisk across a broad range of genres. On the drama front, Fremantle announced a deal with iQiyi<\/a> for My Brilliant Friend<\/em>. all3media international announced its first scripted deal with ViuTV<\/a>, licensing 100 hours of drama to the operator for the\u00a0ViuTVsix channel. The channel also took three RED Production Company dramas<\/a> from STUDIOCANAL. Sky Vision revealed that Patrick Melrose<\/em>, which stars Benedict Cumberbatch, has been licensed in China, Hong Kong, India, Korea, Malaysia and Singapore<\/a>, and\u00a0is airing on iQiyi in China, BBC Player in Asia, BBC First in Asia, Hotstar premium in India and CJ in Korea. Asian drama was also in the spotlight, as Netflix took Astro\u2019s first original drama series from Hong Kong, Demon\u2019s Path<\/em><\/a>, and Singapore\u2019s Mediacorp and Taiwan\u2019s Eightgeman<\/a> unveiled All Is Well<\/em>. FOX Networks Group (FNG) Asia and its flagship Chinese movies channel, SCM<\/a>, are planning to invest in and co-produce four feature films developed by mm2 Entertainment. Thailand\u2019s JKN Global Media entered into a pact with IndiaCast Media Distribution<\/a> to bring a raft of Indian content to a new channel on its OTT platform, Bflix.<\/p>\n

A wealth of kids\u2019 content distributors were on site, including Cyber Group Studios, which reached new agreements with Sun TV Network<\/a> to bring three of its animated series to India and Sri Lanka. India\u2019s Green Gold Animation sealed an alliance with TV Asahi<\/a> and its animation production arm, Shin-ei Animation, for new episodes of Ninja Hattori<\/em>. Jetpack Distribution signed new deals<\/a> that included selling seasons one to three of Outfit 7\u2019s Talking Tom & Friends<\/em> to Boomerang and POGO.<\/p>\n

The range of format deals was significant. In the scripted space, a Chinese version of Twentieth Century Fox\u2019s How I Met Your Mother<\/em><\/a> is in the works, as is a Thai version of Nippon TV\u2019s Abandoned<\/em><\/a>. On the entertainment side, Idols <\/a><\/em>is returning to the Philippines<\/a>, this time on ABS-CBN in 2019. The Voice<\/em> is also on the move, with Star India scoring a multiseason, multiyear deal with Talpa<\/a> that includes the flagship talent format and The Voice Kids<\/em>. Nippon TV\u2019s long-running nonscripted hit Old Enough!<\/em><\/a> is being remade for Singapore. Singerella<\/a><\/em>, a prime-time factual-entertainment format from Armoza Formats<\/a>, is set to be adapted in Thailand. GoQuest Digital Studios acquired the Twofour Rights format What Would Your Kid Do?<\/em><\/a> for India<\/p>\n

Factual deals were also abundant last week, including iflix taking Passion Distribution\u2019s Cold Justice<\/em><\/a> and Dynamo: Magician Impossible<\/em>, and Gusto Worldwide Media selling its baking series Flour Power<\/em><\/a> to South Korea\u2019s UMAX. In addition, all3media international secured a range of factual-entertainment<\/a> deals.<\/p>\n

In addition to deal-making on the show floor, ATF included a raft of panel discussions and keynotes. On the day preceding the market, billed as the \u201cLeader\u2019 Summit,\u201d highlights included Yang Xianghua, senior VP of Chinese streaming giant iQiyi<\/a>, discussing the platform\u2019s needs for a diversified content slate, and Turner’s Ricky Ow and HBO Asia’s Jonathan Spink on adapting to a changing market. Later in the week, executives from Inter Medya, Acun Medya Global, Mavi Bayku\u015f Prod\u00fcksiyon and Videomite<\/a> took part in a panel about the global success of Turkish content.<\/p>\n

The event also served as a platform to discover new talent, with pitches for Chinese content, formats and animation<\/a>, and the unveiling of new talent-development schemes by Singapore\u2019s Info-communications Media Development Authority (IMDA)<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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