LONDON – BBC One has announced the commission of a one-off celebrity special of its hit entertainment format All Together Now from Remarkable Television. Famous faces from a range of backgrounds will be on a mission to wow television’s largest judging panel, “The 100”, with performances so compelling they just have to join in. The more of “The 100” that stand up and sing along, the higher the score and the closer they are to being crowned winner. The celebrities will … [Read more...] about BBC One commissions “All Together Now Celebrities”
Singtel releases heartwarming National Day film
SINGAPORE – Singtel has released a heartwarming film to commemorate National Day, encouraging Singaporeans to celebrate family and the shared histories that make Singapore home. Titled The Drive Home, the six-minute film is about a teenager who is made to visit his grandfather in Singapore after having lived and studied abroad in Australia for some time. Unknown to him, his visit comes in the run-up to National Day which means a lot to his grandfather. Their generation … [Read more...] about Singtel releases heartwarming National Day film
Netflix premieres “Meteor Garden 2018”
SINGAPORE – Netflix has launched new Mandarin series Meteor Garden 2018. Scripted, directed and produced by multi-talented showrunner Angie Chai, who teams up with renowned producer Adam Tsuei, this new rendition will recreate the sensation, which swept Asia 17 years ago. Meteor Garden 2018 introduces a new generation of the “F4” cast with talents including Xu Xi Di, Amber Kuo and Harlem Yu. Meteor Garden 2018 premiered exclusively on Netflix globally excluding Thailand, Philippines … [Read more...] about Netflix premieres “Meteor Garden 2018”
Encore turns to Baselight to colour the story of Picasso
LONDON — The second series of National Geographic’s popular series Genius focuses on the extraordinary life of painter Pablo Picasso. Colourist Pankaj Bajpai at Encore in Hollywood was charged with creating the look that evoked the time and place as well as the art. Bajpai was the colourist on the first series of Genius, which featured Einstein and was set in Germany. Series two inhabits the much warmer climes of Spain and Paris. Working with Director of Photography Mathias Herndl, … [Read more...] about Encore turns to Baselight to colour the story of Picasso
Pan-Africa says yes to “Marry Me Now”
TEL AVIV – Armoza Formats’ docu-reality Marry Me Now has been commissioned for a first season in all 46 countries of sub-Saharan Africa. Thirteen episodes of the emotional format will air on one of M-Net’s flagship channels 1 Magic from November. A first season of Marry Me Now recently aired on Russia’s U Channel where it increased the channel’s share by 20%. Marry Me Now (60’), produced by Armoza Formats and Zipi Rozenblum, is an emotional and empowering docu-reality … [Read more...] about Pan-Africa says yes to “Marry Me Now”
Mandarin kids channel Miao Mi launched in the Philippines
HONG KONG – Celestial Tiger Entertainment, operator of the largest bouquet of pan-Asian channels dedicated to Asian entertainment, has announced the first foray of its kids channel Miao Mi in the Philippines on SKYcable. Miao Mi, the Mandarin edutainment channel created for preschool kids across Asia, is now launched on SKYcable’s Kids Pack 1, Kids Pack 2 and Family Pack through SKY Select. “We are delighted to introduce Miao Mi in the Philippines with SKYcable. Western … [Read more...] about Mandarin kids channel Miao Mi launched in the Philippines