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  • MPA announces launch of APOS 2020 Virtual Series

    MPA announces launch of APOS 2020 Virtual Series

    MUMBAI: APOS, the defining voice and global platform for the Asia Pacific media, telecoms and entertainment industry, is shifting online in 2020 with two virtual editions on 21-23 July and 1-3 September 2020.

    Created and curated by Media Partners Asia (MPA), the APOS 2020 Virtual Series provides unparalleled conversations, insights and connectivity across global markets, uniting diverse industry leaders and players focused on addressing the challenges and future catalysts for growth and investment across media, entertainment, sports, telecoms and technology sectors. 

    “Bringing together TMT industry leaders across continents to provide strategic vision online with interactive and on-demand functionality, the APOS 2020 Virtual Series will be a definitive experience and knowledge platform, enabling key stakeholders to navigate the future of video globally with a special focus on Asia Pacific,” said MPA executive director Vivek Couto.

    KEY TOPICS

    Asia's Path to Recovery

    The world faces major economic challenges in the midst of the pandemic. What does the path to recovery look like and which countries have momentum as economic activity resumes? What policies need to be emphasized?

    Investment Dynamics

    With depressed valuations, markets are signalling downgraded views of profitability. How true is this narrative and what structural changes do key players need to embrace? How can consolidation across key verticals and geographies generate synergies and value? What are the potential sources of funding?

    Priming the Advertising Pump

    After more than three months of Covid2019-induced hibernation, brands and advertisers are re-engaging with consumers. What are the new priorities for marketers and advertisers? How are advertisers working with media owners to engage with audiences to accelerate growth?

    Rise of The Streaming Economy

    1H 2020 has witnessed unprecedented growth in online video consumption. Does this represent a fundamental change in behaviour or is it temporary? Has this accelerated OTT scalability? Will libraries be sufficiently deep and the consumer experience positive enough to retain users? What specific strategies need to be implemented to see that gains are expanded?

    The Future of TV

    With viewership higher than any time in recent history, traditional TV retains vitality. But ad revenues are shrinking and, in most markets, subscription revenues are under pressure as existing business models are stressed. How are key players managing the present and positioning themselves for the future?

    Connectivity and The Bundle

    The demand for broadband is stronger than ever. What are the implications for fibre broadband and 5G in emerging markets? What is the potential for new bundles and partnerships to meet consumer entertainment needs?

    Live Sport's Future

    With shortened or eliminated play seasons, dramatically reduced sports attendance, TV rights obligations under review, and pay-TV sports bundles under pressure, many issues are compressing professional league profits. How are leagues responding? Will an incremental bridge to next year surface or is a more radical approach required?

    Opportunities in Online Gaming

    A multibillion-dollar industry with its own ecosystem, from IP creation to distribution, has seen unprecedented demand over the last 6 months. What does the future roadmap look like for the online gaming ecosystem and which parts of the value chain will benefit most?

    The Creative Economy

    With unparalleled demand for video content and social distancing norms stressing traditional production processes, how are the current challenges for content creation being navigated and what is online video’s evolving impact on storytelling?

    Premium Video Advertising

    While consumption has spiked, low realization rates plague the sector. What are the strategies to fuel the growth of AVOD as global social video platforms, connected platforms and local broadcasters expand the digital video advertising pie?

    Theatrical Trends

    Theatres have been closed. Hollywood tentpoles delayed while other films go direct to VOD. Social distancing is the new normal. How are producers and exhibitors responding to this unprecedented environment?

    Phygitisation and the Video-First Future of E-commerce

    E-commerce is pervasive. Short video apps are starting to look more like commercials, but e-commerce apps may also have to become video apps as the lines between the two start to blur. In parallel, new hybrid ‘phygital’ models are developing in large scale emerging markets.

    CONFIRMED SPEAKERS

    Over two series (alphabetical company order): 

    .          Allen Lew, Chairman, AIS

    ·         Somchai Lerstutiwong, CEO, AIS

    ·         Mike Hopkins, SEVP, Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Studios 

    ·         Henry Tan, Group CEO, Astro

    ·         Nicholas Swierzy, Group Chief Strategy Officer, Axiata

    ·         Sunil Taldar, MD, Bharti Airtel DTH India 

    ·         Kishore Moorjani, Senior MD, Blackstone Group 

    ·         Kevin Mayer, CEO, TikTokand COO, ByteDance

    ·         Manuel Rougeron, EVP, APAC, Canal+

    ·         Peter Chernin, Founder and CEO, Chernin Entertainment

    ·         Jean-Briac (JB)Perrette, President and CEO, Discovery Networks International

    ·         Alvin Sariaatjama, CEO, Emtek

    ·         Ajit Mohan, CEO, Facebook India

    ·         Scott Lorson, CEO, Fetch TV

    ·         Patrick Delany, CEO, Foxtel

    ·         Ernest Cu, President, Globe Telecom

    ·         Ashutosh Srivastava, CEO, APAC, GroupM

    ·         Gong Yu, CEO, iQiyi

    ·         Xianghua Yang, SVP, iQiyiand President, Overseas Business Group, iQiyi

    ·         Joy Lee, CEO, Kakao Page 

    ·         Andy Kaplan, Co-Founder, KC Global Media Entertainment

    ·         Jae-Ho Song, EVP, Korea Telecom

    ·         Johannes Larcher, MD, Digital and VOD Websites, MBC

    ·         HaryTanoesoedibjo, CEO, MNC Group 

    ·         Michael Nathanson, Partner, Moffett Nathanson 

    ·         Vivek Couto, Executive Director and Co-Founder, MPA

    ·         Andre Kudelski, Chairman and CEO, Nagra

    ·         Juliet Dongwha Kim, Director, Business Development (Korea), Netflix

    ·         Hugh Marks, CEO, Nine Entertainment 

    ·         Patrick Tillieux, CEO, OSN

    ·         Janice Lee, MD, PCCW Media 

    ·         Alfred S. Panlilio, CEO, Smart and Chief Revenue Officer, PLDT

    ·         Joseph Ravitch, Co-Founder and Partner, Raine 

    ·         Arthur Lang, CEO, International, Singtel 

    ·         Jared Grusd, Chief Strategy Officer, Snap 

    ·         Nana Murugesan, MD, International Markets, Snap

    ·         Joonpyo (JP) Lee, CEO and Managing Partner, Softbank Asia Ventures

    ·         Soo Hugh, Executive Producer and Writer

    ·         Peter Kaliaropoulos, CEO, StarHub 

    ·         Maaz Sheikh, CEO and Co-Founder, Starz Play Arabia

    ·         Jinhee Choi, CEO, Studio Dragon 

    ·         Hyun Park, MD, Studio Dragon International

    ·         Abe Peled, Chairman, Synamedia

    ·         Jamie Lin, President, Taiwan Mobile

    ·         Harit Nagpal, CEO, Tata Sky 

    ·         Dan Brody, MD, International, Tencent Investments

    ·         David Goldstein, CEO, Towers AP

    ·         Afshin Mohebbi, Senior Advisor, TPG     

    ·         Robert Bakish, President and CEO, ViacomCBS 

    ·         David Lynn, President and CEO, ViacomCBS Networks International

    ·         Nancy Dubuc, CEO, Vice Media

    ·         Uday Shankar, President, The Walt Disney Company APAC and Chairman, Star and Disney India 

    ·         Gerhard Zeiler, CRO, WarnerMediaand President, WarnerMediaInternational Networks

    ·         Stephanie McMahon, CMO, WWE

    ·         Punit Goenka, CEO, Zee Entertainment

  • Cable & broadcast biggies discuss issues on day 1 of CASBAA Convention

    Cable & broadcast biggies discuss issues on day 1 of CASBAA Convention

    MACAU: The CASBAA Convention 2017 in Macau kicked off on 7 November 2017 with welcoming remarks from 21st Century Fox CASBAA Board Chairman and SVP Public Affairs Asia Joe Welch, during which he highlighted the association’s escalating efforts to curb the on-going regional revenue leakage caused by piracy.

    “Most importantly”, said Welch, “CASBAA recently launched the Coalition Against Piracy, funded by 18 of the region’s content players and distribution partners”.

    In the meantime, CASBAA CEO Christopher Slaughter, emphasised the yet to be fully-realised digital dividends for the Asia Pacific.

    According to CASBAA, TV production quality is soaring across Asia. Audiences are engaging as never before. New ways of video distribution such as over-the-top (OTT) broadband services are reaching millions of additional customers across a CASBAA footprint that reaches from India and Pakistan to Japan and Korea, from China and Mongolia to Australia and New Zealand.

    Operator workshops and conference sessions such as “New Ecosystems: Myanmar & Cambodia” and “OTT in China” showcased the plus side, while digital negatives were highlighted during sessions such as “Under Attack” and “the ISD Battle”, as well as clear-eyed examinations of the India market and new content offerings both domestic and international.
    Some noteworthy points mentioned through the day:

    New Wine, New Bottles: Astro COO Henry Tan said,“We need to expand beyond our domestic market, it would be foolhardy to be satisfied, with 75 per cent of Malaysian households. The way the world is going, is mergers, acquisitions, and partnerships.”

    “Last year at the CASBAA Conventions I met with Group M’s Irwin Gotlieb; he told me ‘Bet on transactions’. Since we have 75 per cent market share, how to do that? Home shopping, eCommerce. We have to see ourselves as a consumer care company, our biggest asset is our customer base.”

    On Piracy:

    Premier League Kevin Plumb said,“In the past 18 months the illegal broadcasting of live Premier League matches in pubs in the UK has been decimated.”

    Sky UK Matthew Hibbert said,“Site-blocking has moved the goalposts significantly. In the UK you cannot watch pirated live Premier League content any more.”

    Federation Aganst Copyright Theft (FACT) Kieron Sharp said,“The most successful thing we’ve done to combat piracy has been to undertake criminal prosecutions against ISD piracy. Everyone is pleading guilty to these offences.”

    UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) Ros Lynch said,“The UKIPO provides intelligence and evidence to industry and the Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) in London who then take enforcement actions. We first heard about the issues with ISDs from TVB in Hong Kong and we then consulted the UK rights holders who responded that it wasn’t a problem. Two years later the issue just exploded.”

    On New Content New Platforms:

    Vice Media Hosi Simon said, “The business isn’t in some regional office where people send out emails, it’s about local offices building local content.”

    “What Vice trades in is being able to identify emerging trends – artists, music, movements – that young people care about. We trade on an understanding about cultural diversity and nuance, and we don’t believe there is just one global lens, the excitement is about the local story.”

    The Death Of Television?:

    The Promotion Fix @ The Drum Sam Scott said,“As Ad Contrarian Bob Hoffman said, we need to counter the falsehood that TV is dying by pointing out that it’s having babies.”

    “Marketers are not normal people. We love social media, but most people do not. 93% of marketers are on LinkedIn. Among everyone else, it’s 14 per cent. 81 per cent of marketers use Twitter. Everyone else, 22 per cent.”

    “The marketing industry has its own ‘fake news’ problem. Too many marketers – especially in digital marketing – accept what is said in our industry’s echo chamber without thinking critically or asking for evidence.”

    “Don’t let those who are biased towards digital mediums and tactics frame the debate.”

    On C-band and Satellite:

    APT Satellite Huang Baozhong: “With complementary OTT services, we add value instead of lowering prices.”

    “If other countries will follow [the US/FCC]: Japan, Europe, Australia, Korea and others … this will completely destroy the broadcasting industry in C-band.”

    ABS Raymond Chow: “C-band is a precious resource, not only for broadcast, but also mission-critical for military applications.”

    On OTT:

    BrightCove Greg Armshaw said, “Really start understanding your customer base is the essential to selling OTT …. Even though there are free offers, not everyone is signing up to it, so personalised offers, being flexible about bundling and looking at marketing partnerships are key…”

    Fox Network Group Rohit d’Silva said, “Data science is now front and centre for a multitude of industries. In the media industry the sooner they understand that data science is a huge part their operations, then they won’t get left behind.”

    Sony India Uday Sodhi said,“There is a huge mindset change required, when you move from traditional the broadcast business, to digital platforms. You have to deal with the huge explosion of data that you develop.”