ZEE Entertainment Q1 FY2017 Financial Results and Earnings Release

The Board of Directors of Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEE) (BSE Code: 505537, NSE Code: ZEEL.EQ, Reuters Code: ZEE.NS, Bloomberg Code: Z IN) in its meeting held on July 26, 2016, has taken on record the unaudited consolidated financial results of ZEE and its subsidiaries for the quarter ended June 30, 2016.

Please find attached the Financial Results & Earnings Release for your reference and necessary use. Please let us know in case you require additional information on the same.

The results are also available on the company’s website www.zeetelevision.com

ZEEL Q1 FY2017 Earnings Release

ZEEL Q1FY2017 Financial Release

Discovery Strengthens Northeast-Asia Region with Appointment of Jay Trinidad as SVP and GM

Leading digital strategist with strong track record in consumer-centric operational excellence to scale up Japan and Korea markets

Singapore, 26 July, 2016 – In line with its ambition to accelerate growth, through new investment and innovation, Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific has appointed Jay Trinidad as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Northeast Asia. Trinidad will focus on expanding the business and brands beyond pay-TV platforms toward a true convergent media and entertainment company. He will also be tasked with delivering compelling brand experiences to the millennial audience by redefining Discovery’s suite of products.

Trinidad began his career at Google and during his 10-year tenure, he rose through the ranks to become the Head of Consumer Marketing and Operations for the Asia region. While he was there, Trinidad was responsible for driving the acquisition of millions of new users for Google Chrome – making it the number one browser in Asia. Trinidad was most recently with McDonald’s Japan as Vice President of Digital where he led their strategy and intensified the customer experience and engagement through digital innovation. Trinidad also previously held senior roles in Gengo, an online people-powered translation platform, and mobile payment gateway Square, Inc.

Based in Tokyo, Trinidad will report into Arthur Bastings, President and Managing Director of Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific. Trinidad takes over the Japan business from Louis Boswell who has switched portfolio to head Discovery’s Southeast Asia operations. Hee-Man Lee, the Country Manager for Korea and his team will now be folded into Trinidad’s group.

Commenting on the appointment, Bastings said, “As we inject digital into our DNA, I am thrilled to have someone of Jay’s calibre join our team. His expertise in pure-play digital and consumer-centric innovation is invaluable as we evolve and take Discovery to the next stage of growth, particularly in Northeast Asia, where we are looking to meaningfully invest and take full advantage of the region’s sophisticated and widespread wireless infrastructure.”

Trinidad is originally from the Philippines, and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Stanford University.

New Asian entertainment channel GEM to make a dazzling entrance in Singapore!

Starting from 29 July, viewers can watch the latest Asian programmes, including express titles on the same day as their telecast in Japan, only on GEM (Singtel TV Ch 519)

Singapore, 26 July 2016 – Discover the delights of Asian entertainment with the new channel GEM, set to launch on Singtel TV Channel 519 on 29 July 2016! As the one-stop destination for the best of Asian entertainment, viewers in Singapore will now have access to high quality, hotly anticipated shows in high definition.

As a joint venture channel between Sony Pictures Television Networks and Nippon Television Network Corporation, Japan’s leading, award-winning terrestrial network, GEM’s offerings include first-run and exclusive programmes from Japan, as well as shows from other Asian territories including China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Spanning action, period, comedy, family and romance genres, the channel is anchored by a wide range of drama and variety series featuring a star-studded cast that will keep audiences returning for more.

“GEM has seen great success in territories such as Hong Kong, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines and Cambodia. Building on the abiding interest in Japanese programmes and lifestyle trends in this part of the world, we are delighted that GEM can strengthen the burgeoning return of the J-wave. We look forward to exciting viewers in Singapore with the latest shows and top Japanese artistes,” said Ang Hui Keng, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Sony Pictures Television Networks, Asia.

Top-billed programmes in August include all three of Nippon TV’s current season of primetime dramas. Airing every Wednesday at 10.10pm on the same day as Japan, Your Home is My Business! is a Japanese comedy starring Keiko Kitagawa as a real estate agent who will go to any lengths to sell a property. Every Tuesday at 9pm, viewers can enjoy thriller series Lost ID within the same week as Japan. Starring Tatsuya Fujiwara from the Death Note movies, the series follows the journey of a man who has had his identity stolen from him. Rounding out the trio is a new television adaptation of acclaimed novel The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, which will premiere on 15 August and will air every Monday at 9pm, fresh from Japan.

Other Asian drama highlights include Because of Love, a Chinese romantic series starring former F4 member Jerry Yan; the series premieres on 9 August and airs every Monday to Friday at 8pm. Viewers can also catch the on-going series Lady & Liar, a Chinese romance drama from the producers of the hit series The Prince of Lan Ling, every Monday to Friday at 7pm.

The channel also boasts a myriad of highly entertaining Japanese variety programmes including TOKUSON: Life Hacks!, a series offering easy, efficient tricks and handy shortcuts to mundane tasks, airing every Monday at 10.10pm; MOCO’S Kitchen, a top-rated cooking show featuring quick, simple recipes by talented actor-chef Hayami Mocomichi, airing every Tuesday at 10.10pm; and EXIT!, an exhilarating puzzle-solving escape game show that will put audiences at the edge of their seats, airing every Friday at 10.10pm.

Viewers in Singapore can catch all this excitement and more on Singtel TV Channel 519 starting 29 July, 2016. Visit www.singteltv.com.sg/gem.

From 26 July 2016 till 25 August 2016, Singtel subscribers will also get a free preview of GEM during the first month of its launch.

For more information on GEM’s offerings, please see www.GEMTVASIA.com.

HBO Releases Two New Game of Thrones Trailers and Silicon Valley Highlights at Comic-con International: San Diego 2016

SINGAPORE, JULY 23, 2016 – HBO has released new trailers from their critically-acclaimed Original series at Comic-Con International: San Diego 2016, comprising of:

Please click on the hyperlinks to view the new trailers.

GAME OF THRONES recently received 23 Primetime Emmy^® nominations, the most of any nominee for the third year in a row, including Outstanding Drama Series. SILICON VALLEY received 11 Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Comedy Series.

Watch both series anytime on HBO On Demand / HBO GO or catch the season six encore telecast of the Emmy^®– and Golden Globe-winning series GAME OF THRONES every Monday at 8.30pm from August 8 on HBO SIGNATURE. Season three of SILICON VALLEY returns on HBO SIGNATURE every Monday at 10pm from August 29.

The seven episode seventh season of GAME OF THRONES will premiere same time as the U.S. in the summer of next year, exclusively on HBO.

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About HBO ASIA

Singapore-based HBO Asia brings the best of Hollywood to Asia first through its exclusive licensing deals with major Hollywood and independent studios, including Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures, Universal Studios, Warner Bros. and Lionsgate. HBO Asia has proprietary and award-winning HBO and HBO Asia Original programmes produced exclusively for HBO viewers. Wholly owned by HBO (a Time Warner company), HBO Asia reaches 23 territories across Asia with six 24-hour commercial-free subscription movie channels: HBO, HBO Signature, HBO Family, HBO Hits, Cinemax and Red by HBO, internet streaming platform, HBO GO, subscription video on demand service, HBO On Demand, and in China, 鼎级剧场 (ding ji ju chang). HBO Asia is also the exclusive distributor of BabyFirst and the DreamWorks channel in the region. Log on to www.hboasia.com for more information.

HBO and Home Box Office are service marks on Home Box Office, Inc. Used with permission.

Viacom International Media Networks Airs a New MTV Branded Block in the Philippines With Free-to-air Broadcaster TV5 Network Inc.

PHILIPPINES, 25 JULY 2016 – Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) Asia, a division of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), today announced the launch of a new weekend MTV branded block, which started airing in the Philippines on 16 July 2016 with free-to-air broadcaster, TV5 Network Inc.

Over 18.4 million Filipino homes which can access TV5, are now able to enjoy a weekend of up to two and a half hours* of popular MTV international content including Catfish: The TV Show, Ex on the Beach and Ridiculousness. In the first weekend premiere on the channel, the shows for the branded block ranked within the top ten highly rated shows on TV5.

“We have a strong MTV fan base from the Philippines with a well-received localized channel via MTV Pinoy. The move to introduce an MTV branded block with TV5 allows us to get an expanded reach, especially with some of our more popular MTV international long-form content,” said VIMN Asia Pacific’s executive vice president and managing director, Mark Whitehead.

“We are delighted to introduce an MTV branded block on TV5. We’ve seen the continued popularity of the brand and believe the branded block will provide added value for the programming line-up targeted at our young viewers,” said Vincent “Coach Chot” Reyes, President of Media5, Exclusive Sales and Marketing arm of TV5.

MTV is currently available in the Philippines as a localized channel, MTV Pinoy on DTH provider, Cignal and other Pay TV operators.

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Footnote:

* The weekend block includes a 1.5 hour slot on Saturday evenings at 9.30 – 11pm and a 1-hour slot on Sunday evening at 8.45 – 9.45pm.

About Viacom International Media Networks

Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN), a unit of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA), is comprised of many of the world’s most popular multimedia entertainment brands, including MTV, MTV LIVE HD, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., Comedy Central, Paramount Channel, and more. Viacom brands reach more than 3.4 billion cumulative subscribers in 180+ countries and territories via more than 200 locally programmed and operated TV channels and more than 550 digital media and mobile TV properties, in 40 languages. Keep up with VIMN news by visiting the VIMN PR Twitter feed at www.twitter.com/VIMN_PR. For more information about Viacom and its businesses, visit www.viacom.com, blog.viacom.com and the Viacom Twitter feed at www.twitter.com/Viacom.

About MTV

MTV is the world’s biggest youth entertainment brand. With a global reach of nearly 785 million households, MTV is the cultural home of the millennial generation, music fans and artists, and a pioneer in creating innovative programming for young people. MTV reflects and creates pop culture with its award-winning content built around compelling storytelling, music discovery and activism across TV, online and mobile. Outside of the United States, MTV is part of Viacom International Media Networks, a division of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA), one of the world’s leading creators of programming and content across all platforms. For more information about MTV in Asia, visit www.mtvasia.com.

About TV5 Network Inc.

TV5 NETWORK INC. (formerly ABC Development Corporation), ‹the television arm of MediaQuest Holdings Inc., is a company engaged in television and radio broadcasting, program production for local and international audiences, and other related businesses. It operates TV5, a free-to-air TV channel with its main studio and transmitter located in Quirino Highway, Novaliches, Quezon City. TV5 Network Inc., sells and markets commercial airtime and other advertising opportunities to local and international brands through Media5 Corporation.

Contact:

Viacom International Media Networks

Adeline Ong, Senior Director, Corporate Communications, Asia

t: (65) 6420 7240 m: (65) 9366 7323

e: adeline.ong@vimn.com

TV5 Network Inc.

Peachy Vibal-Guioguio, PR Consultant

t: (63) 908 897 3118

e: peachy@mediadotexchange.com

We have a strong MTV fan base from the Philippines with a well-received localized channel via MTV Pinoy. The move to introduce an MTV branded block with TV5 allows us to get an expanded reach, especially with some of our more popular MTV international long-form content.

VIMN Asia Pacific’s executive vice president and managing director, Mark Whitehead

We are delighted to introduce an MTV branded block on TV5. We’ve seen the continued popularity of the brand and believe the branded block will provide added value for the programming line-up targeted at our young viewers.

Vincent “Coach Chot” Reyes, President of Media5, Exclusive Sales and Marketing arm of TV5

The “2016 Nickelodeon Slime Cup” Continues as the Teams Compete for Gooey Green Glory in “the Slime Cup Games”

Tune in on 25 July at 5.30PM (TH/WIB), 6.30PM (HK/MY/SG) and 7PM (PH) to Go Behind the Scenes with the Orange Carpet Special Edition: Slime Cup, and Join the Fun Online at www.slimecup.com

Tweet it: The 2016 @nickelodeontv #SlimeCup continues as teams compete for gooey green glory in “The Slime Cup Games” starting 1 Aug!

SINGAPORE, 25 JULY 2016 – The teams may be Blue, Purple, Red and Yellow, but the competition is glowing green as the Nickelodeon stars have been sorted into their 2016 Nickelodeon Slime Cup teams and are ready to compete in the The Slime Cup Games, an on-air event set to premiere on Monday, 1 August at 3pm (TH/WIB), 4pm (HK/MY/SG) and 4.30pm (PH) on Nickelodeon. During this week-long special from 1 to 5 August, for two-hours a day, the four Slime Cup teams will compete in the slimiest and gooiest of challenges with the goal of accumulating the most Slime points to win the Slime Cup trophy. The winning team will be announced on Friday, 5 August. The challenges will be accompanied by new competition-themed episodes of live-action favorites Bella and The Bulldogs; Game Shakers; Henry Danger; Nicky, Ricky, Dicky, & Dawn; and The Thundermans. A catch-up of the new episodes will be aired on Friday, 5 August at 3pm (TH/WIB), 4pm (HK/MY/SG) and 4.30pm (PH). Repeat telecasts of this special will air from 1 to 5 August at 7pm (TH), 8pm (HK/SG) and 8.30pm (PH).

Monday, 1 August: Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn – Diary of an Angry Quad

Dawn plots to get back at Nicky, Ricky and Dicky for reading her diary one too many times, leading to none of them trusting one another and a prank that goes a little too far.

Tuesday, 2 August: Bella and The Bulldogs – Parents & Pigskins

Bella fears that her mom is going to be embarrassed at the annual parents and students flag football game. Newt and Sawyer worry that Troy has a secret weapon for the game.

Wednesday, 3 August: Henry Danger – Twin Henrys

Henry has Schwoz’s shape-shifting android fill in for him at a family dinner so he can watch the MMA fight of the year with Charlotte and Ray.

Thursday, 4 August: The Thundermans – He Got Game Night

Hank raises the stakes of family game night to a new high, and each member of the family will do whatever it takes to win the grand prize.

Leading up to The Slime Cup Games, Nickelodeon will be airing the Orange Carpet Special Edition: Slime Cup, an 11-minute special featuring Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawnco-stars Casey Simpson and Lizzy Greene. The two co-hosts will take fans behind the scenes of the 2016 Nickelodeon Slime Cup. Lizzy and Casey will check out this year’s activities, get the inside scoop on the players’ strategies to win, and even experience a bit of the Slime action themselves!

The Nickelodeon Slime Cup Competition 2016 teams are:

Team BLUE:

Jack Griffo (The Thundermans)

Ella Anderson (Henry Danger)

Cree Cicchino (Game Shakers)

Mace Coronel (Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn)

Team RED:

Addison Riecke (The Thundermans)

Jace Norman (Henry Danger)

Madisyn Shipman (Game Shakers)

Coy Stewart (Bella and the Bulldogs)

Team PURPLE:

Brec Bassinger (Bella and the Bulldogs)

Diego Velazquez (The Thundermans)

Sean Ryan Fox (Henry Danger)

Benjamin Flores Jr. (Game Shakers)

Team YELLOW:

Kira Kosarin (The Thundermans)

Riele Downs (Henry Danger)

Thomas Kuc (Game Shakers)

Aidan Gallagher (Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn)

Kids at home can head to slimecup.com to register and play in the all-new interactive Slime Cup Games digital game, a collection of sports-themed, mini games featuring Nickelodeon’s popular animated characters. Gameplay via the Slime Cup Games interactive game earns kids Slime points, which automatically go towards their team’s tally as well as their individual standing within the local leaderboard for the chance at winning their own Slime Cup trophy and medal. Slime points are also redeemable for digital in-game rewards at the Nickelodeon SlimeStand marketplace.

The site also includes additional games, quizzes, polls, photo flip books, player profiles, and exclusive videos. Kids can also create their very own customizable team stat cards or train along with their team via the Training Camp fitness challenge, in partnership with Team UNICEF.

Downloadable artwork is available at the end of this news release.

The Slime Cup Games promo

Link to view/embed clip: https://vimeo.com/vimnasia/theslimecupgames

On the final day of the weeklong stunt, the winning team will be revealed as the Slime points earned by kids in the Slime Cup Games digital game will be tallied up alongside the Slime points accrued by the Nickelodeon stars in the televised events. The team with the highest Slime point tally will be crowned the 2016 Slime Cup champions.

About Nickelodeon Slime Cup

Nickelodeon is bringing back the most Slimetastic international competition on the planet with the return of the 2016 Nickelodeon Slime Cup. This July and August, four teams of Nickelodeon live-action stars will compete in slimey head-to-head on-air challenges. Kids at home can root for their favorite team and join in the fun by watching the games beginning on 18th July on international Nickelodeon channels, and by participating online at slimecup.com. The team with the most combined Slime points, both from online gameplay and on-air events, will take home the Slime Cup trophy.

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MEDIA CONTACTS

Viacom International Media Networks

Raemier Francis

Assistant, Communications, Southeast Asia

t: +65 6420 7260

e: raemier.francis@vimnmix.com

Twitter: @VIMNAsia_PR

Loh Bi Feng

Manager, Communications, Southeast Asia

t: +65 6420 7154 m: +65 9002 9607

e: loh.bifeng@vimn.com

Advertising agent for Premier League co-branded channels

HONG KONG, July 22, 2016 – LeEco has been appointed by LeSports HK and Now TV as the exclusive TV advertising agent for their Premier League co-branded channels. The advertisements and sponsorships will be broadcast through the Premier League co-branded channels on both LeSports HK and Now TV platforms, enabling advertisers to reach a broader customer base with maximum publicity effect.

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About LeSports HK

LeSports HK, a subsidiary of Letv Sports Culture Develop (Beijing) Co., was officially established in September 2015 with a mission to support and promote the sports industry and associations in the city and ultimately, to inspire Hong Kongers to participate in more sports. LeSports HK holds the exclusive broadcasting rights for Premier League from 2016 to 2019 and FA Cup from 2015/16 to 2018/19 as well as more than 2,500 licensed sports matches including the Chinese Super League, the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification games, the Copa Libertadores de America, the Copa do Brasil, the Fédération Equestre Internationale, Major League Baseball, the Chinese Women’s Super League, the Chinese men’s and women’s national football teams’ matches, the Chinese Olympic men’s team and the Chinese national youth basketball team, the China Touring Car Championship and many other international sporting events.

Launched in August 2012 as sports.letv.com, the company has evolved over time to become LeSports. The company provides users with video services including webcasting, video-on-demand, and additional information on football, basketball, tennis, golf, Formula 1 and other sports events. In March 2014, Letv Sports Culture Develop (Beijing) Co., Ltd. was officially established, modelled on sports.letv.com. The video-streaming website was transformed into an eco-sports company covering the entire industrial chain with its event operation, content platform, smart devices and value-added services. LeSports now possesses the exclusive broadcast rights to over 300 sporting events, including the Chinese Super League. With its abundant broadcast resources, LeSports has risen to become the largest copyright holder in the sports industry.

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About Now TV

Now TV is one of the world’s largest commercial deployments of IPTV and Hong Kong’s largest pay-TV provider. It is delivered by PCCW Media Limited, the multimedia and entertainment subsidiary of PCCW Limited. PCCW also holds interests in telecommunications, IT solutions, property development and investment, and other businesses.

Now TV offers the widest range of local and international content on its platform in Hong Kong. Its quality self-produced content includes two news channels and a diverse line up of entertainment and infotainment programmes. This is complemented by leading Asian and international content and brands across news, sports, movie, drama, entertainment, information and kids genres.

Now TV’s premium content can be accessed through linear TV channels, on-demand and via OTT companion apps while on the move. Now TV can also be enjoyed on the eye devices provided by HKT, the telecommunications business of PCCW.

To learn more about Now TV, please visit http://nowtv.now.com/.

About PCCW Limited

PCCW Limited (SEHK: 0008) is a Hong Kong-based company which holds interests in telecommunications, media, IT solutions, property development and investment, and other businesses.

The Company holds a majority interest in HKT, Hong Kong’s premier telecommunications service provider. HKT meets the needs of the Hong Kong public and local and international businesses with a wide range of services including local telephony, local data and broadband, international telecommunications, mobile, and other telecommunications businesses such as customer premises equipment sale, outsourcing, consulting, and contact centers.

PCCW also owns a fully integrated multimedia and entertainment group in Hong Kong, which includes a highly successful IPTV operation, Now TV. As the provider of Hong Kong’s first quadruple-play experience, PCCW offers a range of innovative media content and services across four delivery platforms – fixed-line, broadband Internet access, TV and mobile.

Also wholly-owned by the Group, PCCW Solutions is a leading information technology outsourcing and business process outsourcing provider in Hong Kong and mainland China.

In addition, PCCW holds a majority interest in Pacific Century Premium Developments Limited, and overseas investments including the wholly-owned UK Broadband Limited. To learn more about PCCW, please visit www.pccw.com.

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About LeEco

Founded in November 2004 by Jia Yueting, LeEco is committed to creating the “Le Ecosystem,” a next-generation Internet engine that offers an online platform completed with Content, Device and Application. There are seven sub-ecosystems within Le Ecosystem, namely Internet and Cloud, Mobile, Content, Big Screen, Sports, Automobile and Internet Finance Ecosystem. The sub-ecosystems is engaged in a rich array of businesses, spanning from Internet TV, video production and distribution, smart gadgets, large-screen applications to e-commerce, sports content broadcast and event management, open cloud platform, Internet-based electric vehicles, etc. LeEco has undergone a rebranding process in January 2016 and opened a new chapter in Le Ecosystem’s development as it fully gears up for global expansion.

Le.com made history on August 12, 2010 when it was listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, making it the world’s first IPO Company in the sector. Prolific as well as successful, Le.com currently offers more than 100,000 episodes of TV dramas and over 5,000 movie titles. In addition, the site draws an estimated 250 million page views per day, 350 million users per month, 100 million daily content viewers on mobile devices, and 10 million daily content viewers on large-screen TVs.

LeEco Hong Kong, the headquarters of Asia Pacific region, was officially set up in August 2014, marking an important milestone of the company’s expansion in the overseas market. The company provides Hong Kong with an established, vertically-integrated Le Ecosystem. LeEco has held 20 online sales in Hong Kong, with thousands of smart devices sold on every occasion. Currently, LeEco Hong Kong offers various sales channels for users, including online pre-ordering services and 1,800+ offline outlets in Hong Kong and Macau. As the only entertainment platform with over 1,700 hours of 4K programs in Hong Kong, LeEco has always been committed to providing rich and diverse online content including movies, dramas, variety shows and concerts to its fans.

For further information, please contact:

Ronnie Tong

LeEco

Tel: +852 5299 0861

Email: ronnietong@le.com

Ivan Ho

PCCW Media Limited

Tel: +852 2883 8747

Email: ivan.wy.ho@pccw.com

Jointly issued by LeSports HK and PCCW Media Limited.

22 July, 2016

Welcome to News Views, CASBAA’s news round-up culled from sources across the industry for the week ending July 22nd. Curated by CASBAA, News Views keeps you in the loop. We always value your feedback, so tell us what you think!

Brought to you by:

Christopher Slaughter

CEO

What happens when you’re running a website that illegally distributes more than US$1 billion worth of pirated material, and you’re also using an Apple email account and running a Facebook fan page? You get arrested in Poland. Meanwhile, seven domains and a bank account belonging to Kickass Torrents have also been seized by US authorities, who say the site was earning somewhere between 12 and 23 million dollars in ad revenues annually. Meanwhile, in case you needed further proof of the whack-a-mole nature of online piracy, Kim Dotcom has announced a relaunch of Megaupload.

John Medeiros

Chief Policy Officer

Indonesia’s House of Representatives has selected nine new Commissioners for regulatory body KPI. The nine were selected after scrutiny to determine they were “fit and proper”, a process which partly seemed focused on ensuring they agreed with the barring of any LGBT presence on TV. In recent months, the KPI has proven to be quite activist when it comes to censorship, sometimes requiring terrestrial channels to go to seemingly ridiculous extremes to blur offending bits. Meanwhile, in what is probably unrelated news, the House is considering banning Pokémon Go from being played on its premises.

Mark Lay

Vice President, Singapore

What happens when a company’s EPS goes up by 50%, and comes in 3x more than analysts expect, naturally it drops by 15%. Well that’s what happened to Netflix earlier this week when it delivered far fewer than expected subscriber numbers They ONLY added 1.7 million subscribers in Q2. What really disappointed was that a paltry 160k subs were added in the U.S., which is far below the 900k the company added during the same quarter a year ago. Netflix blames reporting about it’s expected plan to “ungrandfather longer tenured members.” Translation: “price hike”. Though it’s hard to believe so many people canceling over $1 more per month. Market saturation, possibly.

Kevin Jennings

Vice President, Programme

The Fair Trade Commission (FTC) in South Korea has put the brakes on a merger between the two giants in the local telecommunications and broadcasting sectors SK Telecom and CJ HelloVision. Korea’s antitrust watchdog said it rejected SK Telecom’s bid to buy the country’s leading cable TV operator, raising concerns that the merger would limit competition in the pay broadcasting and telecom markets. SK Telecom has said it seeks to become an all-around media platform operator both in the mobile and Internet-based IPTV sectors, while CJ HelloVision has been focusing more on the entertainment and TV production business. Both SKT and CJH said they will accept the decision.

Kevin Jennings

Vice President, Programme

Staying in South Korea the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety has announced that it intends to ban TV commercials promoting highly caffeinated coffee milk drinks with effect from November. The ruling applies to both terrestrial and cable broadcasters who will be banned from airing ads for more than 100 products and brands. The 500-milliter drinks in question contain the equivalent caffeine to almost four cans of Red Bull. As we say in the CASBAA office “Drink Coffee – do stupid things faster”.

Christopher Slaughter

CEO

If you can’t take geeks, stay the hell away from San Diego this weekend: ComicCon 2016 has begun. The event, “…where Hollywood meets geek culture in the loudest, craziest way possible…,” has been running for 46 years now, and yes, cosplay has pretty much always been a feature. This year, film studios have reduced their presence, only to be replaced by broadcasters— it seems like there’s something TV-ish happening every half-hour. But the best news of all? You don’t have to go anywhere near the madness if you don’t want to, since it’s being streamed online.

Anjan Mitra

Executive Director, India

The new MIB minister Venkaiah Naidu promised a section of the film industry of more effective piracy control tools, but government needs to do more than just shifting copyrights and IPR issues from one ministry to another. In recent times, its either the media industry or courts who have been cracking the whip more to curb loss of revenue all round even as commentators ask when will Indian Copyright Act favour artistes and not institutionalised bodies.

Jane Buckthought

Advertising Consultant

News from India’s TV measurement body BARC, which has announced new genre classification criteria for broadcasters. Under the new system, television channels must have more than 60% of the content from the genre in which they want to be categorised. Channels that do not fall under any specified genre will be labeled as GECs. As BARC reports weekly top channel lists grouped by genre, the classification is a move to counter channels broadcasting significant amounts of mixed programming to engage and retain their audiences while still describing themselves under a specific genre/theme. More information on the move from BARC can be found here.

Mark Lay

Vice President, Singapore

The Odd Couple, Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley and Mork & Mindy were all shows of my youth. It was classic TV that had Garry Marshall behind them all. Unfortunately Garry passed away this week. Lots of tributes (pick your star): Ron Howard, Henry Winkler, James Cordon, Anne Hathaway, Richard Gere, and Kate Hudson each provide their memories. Oh yes, then there was the movie Pretty Woman directed by Marshall, which my wife saw four times….on one flight.

Jane Buckthought

Advertising Consultant

Consumers around the world will this year spend 23% more time viewing video on mobile devices than on ‘fixed’ devices, according to a new report from Zenith’s Online Video Forecast.

Member News

Additional News

June 2016

It’s all about you!

With our “It’s all about you!” us new section CASBAA Monthly where we reinforce the CASBAA mission to keep Members better Connected, better Informed and better Represented than ever.

But we can’t do it without you. Be SOCIAL and tell us your In-house Events plus the Gossip in the Air.

Share & share it again
with pr@casbaa.com.

It’s yours to tell.

Singapore MDA’s TAM Going Live – Free Trial Available

Singapore broadcast regulator the Media Development Authority (MDA) has launched Television Audience Measurement (TAM), an integrated measurement system that includes viewership of TV and video content. The MDA is offering a three-month trial to provide viewership data for 180 pay-TV channels distributed by local multi-channel TV platforms Singtel and Starhub. According to the MDA, the full data sets will
be provided at no cost to “interested broadcasters”.

Two CASBAA Members, Martyn U’ren of Fox and David Webb of Turner, participated in the Advisory and Technical groups advising the MDA on this ground-breaking scheme on behalf of the pay TV industry.

Special thanks to Martyn and David for their continued efforts. For further details please contact Liane Loo (liane_LOO@mda.gov.sg) at the MDA.

Game-changing at CASBAA Convention 2016 Macau, 7-10 Nov

The media industry has a new home in Macau’s Studio City entertainment complex, and CASBAA is moving in! The annual CASBAA Convention, at Studio City from November 7-9, will take place at this great new event venue with huge opportunities for networking, deal-making and brand projection. The three-day-event connects the worlds of the Operator, Content Creator, OTT Provider, Advertiser, Data Diver and Regulator, and this time there will be lots of glitz and pizzazz to dazzle participants when they’re not immersed in business.

Early bird pricing runs till Sept 9th. CASBAA has also secured a limited number of plush rooms at amazingly reasonable rates so book your delegate pass and hotel room now to ensure you don’t miss out on these savings.

Tomorrow’s TV in Bangkok Today
Thailand in View, 6 September

Whatever the economic, political and social weather, Thailand’s multichannel TV market is brimming with local and international talent.

But the heat is on. With 415 licensed TV operators in the Land of Smiles . . .

Can DTT deliver on its promise to be a “Great Disruptor?”
Can satellite TV remain at the centre of the Thai audience orbit?
While OTT busts out all over will anyone pay the long-term costs?
Can Thai broadband ever be fast enough to catch the competition?
And where are the numbers? Can the industry pay to make them add up?
And where are the Regulators? In the industry corner, or back on the sidelines with the terrestrials?

Be cool, be informed and join CASBAA in BKK, Sept 6th at Centara Grand & Bangkok Convention Centre at CentralWorld.

“Black Box” program gets underway.

A coalition of CASBAA member companies has launched a pilot effort to obstruct operations of “black box” piracy syndicates in some key Asian markets (Singapore, Hong Kong and Bangkok). Under contract with CASBAA, IP consultancy IPTSolutions is investigating major “black box” sales routes, and seeking to disrupt them, by methods such as outreach to retail hosts, choking off financial flows, public education and coordination of possible enforcement actions. Led by IP enforcement expert Neil Gane, the program in its initial weeks has hosted information exchanges with major e-retail platforms, IT Exhibition organizers, and payment processors, including a June 24th webinar with MasterCard International regarding the anti-piracy features of their Business Risk Assessment and Mitigation
(BRAM) compliance program which was joined by about 18 CASBAA members.

CASBAA-led OTT Webinar

In mid-June the OTT & Connected Media Group hosted a webinar featuring Gilles Domartini, founder and CEO of Amsterdam-based Cleeng. Specialising in video e-commerce solutions for sports and entertainment companies, Cleeng also powers live and on-demand video monetisation for media companies. Interested Members can find Gilles Domartini’s deck
here. The CASBAA webinar also examined APAC-specific strategies for OTT vendors and OTT payment systems. Other agenda items were the Online Research Repository initiative and the CASBAA Convention 2016.

OTT Survey Lucky Draw

The CASBAA OTT Survey 2016 lucky draw prize went to Aditi Guha, Senior Research Manager at The Walt Disney Company. The 4th Generation 64 GB Apple TV (courtesy of Brightcove) was delightedly accepted by Aditi! Once again we thank everyone who took part in the Survey.

Member rates for All That Matters

CASBAA Member benefits at the All That Matters music, sports and digital entertainment conference, (Sept 12-15 in Singapore) will include single ticket access to all conference tracks. For more information contact erica@casbaa.com

Welcome to our new Corporate member this month

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Kantar Media is a global leader in media intelligence, providing clients with the data they need to make informed decisions on all aspects of media measurement, monitoring and selection. Part of Kantar, the data investment management arm of WPP, Kantar Media provides the most comprehensive and accurate intelligence on media consumption, performance and value.

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12 Jul 2016 – 4:30 pm
2020 Committee Webinar

3 Aug 2016
CASBAA OTT & Connected Media Group Webinar

31 Aug – 2 Sep 2016
BCWW 2016

6 Sep 2016
Thailand In View

12-15 Sep 2016
All That Matters

7-10 Nov 2016
CASBAA Convention 2016

16-18 Nov 2016
Inter BEE 2016

29-30 Nov 2016
Global Sat Show

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May 2016

CASBAA Satellite Industry Forum: Still Going for Growth

The key focus for the 200 senior industry figures participating in the May 31st CASBAA Satellite Industry Forum 2016 in Singapore were the realities of HTS, LEO constellations, new compression technologies and the implications of Reusable Launch Vehicles.
As the day progressed it became clear that Asian satellite operators must quickly move from offering one-size-fits-all capacity to creating value propositions tailored to customers’ fast-growing, diverse demand and the price pressures from intense competition. The industry must quickly deliver “the fastest, most secure networks and do it better than fibre.”
Speakers also called for the industry to take a more customer-focused approach.”You want to offer end-to-end services; you don’t want to merely sell bandwidth and MHz. Ultimately, what your customers care about are the end benefits,” said one.
To close, the final CEO panel acknowledged harsh stock market perceptions of the industry, highlighting that long-term growth that only can be accomplished through continuous innovation.

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RATS Report Presented in Singapore

On June 1, CASBAA and the newly-formed Asia Digital Alliance (ADA) co-hosted a review of the ADA’s new report on the connection between malware propagation and content piracy websites. The CASBAA-ADA audience were treated to an unnerving explanation of the world of Remote Access Trojans (RATs) and the dangers presented to young internet users. Speakers noted that youngsters, in particular, have the illusion of invulnerability; and there are a lot of malicious people using internet search, UGC and content piracy
websites. Most notably, participants found the concept of young women as “tradeable” commodities to be particularly abhorrent. The ADA report highlighted that individuals, governments and Big Internet companies should take urgent action to prevent such activities. CASBAA Members can download the ADA report below and learn more on the ADA website: www.asiadigitalalliance.com

Download the report

Thailand in View, September 6th 2016

Tomorrow’s TV – Today. CASBAA turns its spotlight on the vibrant multichannel market in Thailand. Thailand is an emerging market brimming with potential; but where do the real opportunities lie?

– Content is surely everywhere, but how do we monetize in such a fragmented market?

– DTT has already disrupted the TV industry, now how about OTT?

And what role will regulators play?

– Industry experts and
specialists explore the top-of-mind issues.

Save the date: Thailand in View, Bangkok, September 2016
It’s Thai Time!

New Leadership for CASBAA OTT & CASBAA 2020 Committees

Looking for OTT Answers

With OTT video services now globally pervasive the issues surrounding advertising, security and user measurement remain unresolved. Thus with a clear remit to ensure that any CASBAA Member seeking answers and solutions relating to OTT debate the issues with their peers, the Committee has elected two new co-chairs, Shad Hashmi
of BBC Worldwide and Radha Raman of Brightcove.

The OTT Committee 2016 is led by Alexandre Muller, CEO of TV5 MONDE Asia-Pacific, the CASBAA Board Member Responsible.

Shad Hashmi
BBC

Radha Raman
Brightcove

Over the Horizon

As the multichannel TV industry looks beyond today’s horizons, the CASBAA 2020 Initiative is designed to engage the next generation of industry leadership to provide direction on the future needs, the roles and the up-coming programmes of activity for the Association. The CASBAA 2020 Initiative is co-chaired by Asif Ali of ITV Global Networks and Max Blein
of PwC.

Asif Ali
ITV Global Networks

Max Blein
PwC

Please contact Mark Lay for more information or to join the group/committee

CASBAA goes to Beantown

For the past decade, CASBAA has hosted an Asia-focused session during the NCTA convention in the US. This year, the 10th CASBAA session was held at INTX (as The Cable Show has been re-branded) in Boston, Massachusetts with CASBAA CEO Christopher Slaughter and CPO John Medeiros leading a discussion with Discovery Asia’s Louis Boswell and Ooyala’s Jim O’Neill on “The Changing Asian Market”. Almost 100 participants joined the meeting, which featured highlights from CASBAA’s 2016 OTT Sentiment Survey with a key focus on the rise of online video and OTT services in the region.

Measuring the ‘Platinum Age’

In mid-May the CASBAA Research community provided key support for the second “asi APAC Television Conference” in Singapore. The two-day gathering of global research specialists examined the most pressing challenges for TV and video audience measurement in the Platinum Age of Television. Key take-aways: Redefine the concepts of the “Viewer” and “Audiences” and the best possible ways to measure “All viewing”. The regional items covered included “The value of JICS (Joint
industry Committees)” and the development of the newly-empowered audience measurement panels in Thailand and Singapore.

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Regulatory & Anti-piracy Committee Meeting
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2020 Committee Webinar
6 Sep 2016
Thailand In View
7-10 Nov 2016
CASBAA Convention 2016

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“Black Box” program gets underway.

CASBAA-led OTT Webinar

OTT Survey Lucky Draw

Member rates for All That Matters

Welcome to our new Corporate member this month

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