Asian webs seek more regional content

SINGAPORE -- Customers within the Asian Television Forum in Singapore, which runs 12 ,. 7-9, are focusing their search for new formats and regional programming to fulfill elevated curiosity about quality content. Progressively much more of Asia's TV audiences have become their content around the cell phones an online-based, and new technology is really a major speaking reason for the forum, particularly with various Asian nations at such different methods in adapting new tech specs. This Year's extended ATF happened within the Marina Bay Sands Expo, attached to the casino that opened up up in Singapore a couple of years back, and situated greater than 3,500 participants from 950 companies representing 53 nations. The Media Development Authority hosts the large event as well as the city-state's shingles were a substantial presence, as well as the Singapore pavilion had 55 companies, additionally to some Singapore Music Showcase. As they are customary at any biz gathering in any format in the region nowadays, china presence was significant. "A lot of the Asian customers come here, and ATF puts more focus on China, Japan, Korea and Malaysia, and encourages exchange between Asian nations. You will discover options to get the right partners here," mentioned Zhu Danhong, project manager at Shanghai WingsMedia, among Shanghai Media Group, within the large Chinese stand. There has been many deals inked within the fest, most of them small deals between different Asian nations. There is a feeling that cooperation grows involving the various nations. Among the deals introduced within the ATF this year will be a co-production deal with Singapore's Scrawl Art galleries and French toon shingle Marathon Media to co-produce "Star Princess," a 52-part animated series, along with France Televisions and Disney France. Singapore shingle Sparky also released pictures for "One Stormy Evening," a CG-animated series for rugrats that was co-produced with Japan's Bandai Visual and Duckbill Entertainment, presented with the author from the finest-selling toon, Yuichi Kimura. Skein will launch on major Japan systems in April 2012. Together with china, other Asian nations are pushing their presence. Japan stood a large stand, together with Korea and Thailand. Malaysia appeared to become strongly in evidence. Animasia presented "ABC Monsters," which will air on Turner's kids' systems in the month of the month of january 2012, and aims to market working out of British among 4- to 6-year-olds. The project continues to be co-funded by Malaysia's Secretary of condition for Science, Technology and Innovation's E-Content Grant. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com