Banijay International’s format Stars in Danger: The High Dive, has become a hit on China’s Jiangsu Satellite Television. The Chinese version, which features some of the biggest celebrities from China and neighbouring East Asian countries, showcases recent Nick Kids Choice Awards winner for Favourite Asian Act Geng HAN, Hong Kong actress Cecilia Cheung, singer Rain Li, and Taiwanese pop star Vaness Wu, premiered recently with 1.87% in its timeslot across 46 states, according to … [Read more...] about Chinese version of Stars in Danger a hit
Archives for April 2013
Treasure Box Japan at MIPFormats
Treasure Box Japan was initiated at MIPCOM 2012 when seven Japanese broadcasters, namely Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK), Nippon Television Network Corporation (NTV), TV Asahi Corporation (TV Asahi), Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc (TBS), TV Tokyo Corporation (TV Tokyo), Fuji Television Network Inc. (Fuji TV) and Asahi Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), joined forces to promote Japanese content collectively, notably formats. AT MIPTV 2013, the second installment of “Treasure … [Read more...] about Treasure Box Japan at MIPFormats
King of Cheats
Q: King of Cheats (the title) has a somewhat antagonistic tone to it. Why this title? A: The first thing is that this is a working title, but I think the idea behind King of Cheats is that Lance rode in an era when doping and taking performance enhancing drugs in cycling was very widespread. But no one did it to quite the same degree or with quite the same success that he did. In a way there’s something also celebratory about King of Cheats – he did it better than anybody else. But … [Read more...] about King of Cheats
Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studio
Q: Are you on track for the May opening of the Pinewood Iskandar Studios? A: We are. We were originally hoping to open mid- May but, now it’s going to be in late May with our film stages first. There has been more interest in those than anything else in the country. Then, we’ll probably have our television and post-production facilities coming online in August. Q: What can we expect at the opening? A: We’re going to have a fairly quiet opening, just to get production in and … [Read more...] about Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studio
FINAS at the Malaysian Pavilion
Q: FINAS has gone through some structural changes. How is FINAS different today as it was a year ago? A: The objective of FINAS is still the same today. Number one is to promote as a regulator and number two to develop the industry. But lately, starting from this year, besides the Ministry of Information, Communication and Culture, there’s another unit called Film Negara which is now defunct, and has been absorbed and merged into FINAS. Also, the new parliament act allows FINAS to be a … [Read more...] about FINAS at the Malaysian Pavilion
ORF and CCTV sign co-pro deal
On April 9, Richard Grasl, ORF’s Chief Financial Officer, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Ming LUO, Vice President of CCTV, Beijing, for the exchange of expertise and for the coproduction of new wildlife and nature films together with ORF’s celebrated UNIVERSUM strand. Grasl said, “For more than a quarter of a century UNIVERSUM has set international standards for the highest quality natural history documentaries, and it is especially gratifying to see this recognised … [Read more...] about ORF and CCTV sign co-pro deal
