Asia’s leading entertainment group CJ ENM signed a three-year deal with The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB), to promote Hong Kong as a travel destination through Korean drama and variety TV shows. The HKTB is the first tourism organisation to enter into a strategic partnership of this kind with CJ ENM. The partnership will encourage audiences to recall some of their favourite scenes from K-dramas and shows at authentic locations in Hong Kong and boost tourism when international travel … [Read more...] about CJ ENM HK and Hong Kong Tourism Board hype up tourism interests with K-pop culture
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Fremantle raises the stakes with an influx of new factual programming
Ahead of MIPCOM, Fremantle has revealed an array of factual titles which will be coming to the international market this Autumn. This follows the global production and distribution giant’s commitment to growing its factual slate adding more high-end documentaries and impactful series with global reach to its catalogue. The latest factual programming includes Hulu’s gripping docuseries, The Curse of Von Dutch, which chronicles the astonishing story of kidnapping, backstabbing, extortion and … [Read more...] about Fremantle raises the stakes with an influx of new factual programming
The Story Lab and Fuji Television Network unveil their new entertainment format ‘The Spin’
Global production and distribution studio, The Story Lab and Japan's premier entertainment network, Fuji Television Network Inc. (Fuji TV), announced details of their new entertainment format, The Spin, the first title to be launched by their recently announced global strategic co-development alliance. An exciting new twist on the studio physical game show, The Spin is a simple, yet hugely entertaining format; jam-packed with hilarious challenges, high energy dizzy gameplay and non-stop … [Read more...] about The Story Lab and Fuji Television Network unveil their new entertainment format ‘The Spin’
iQiyi Hallyu Season sees the release of major K-drama series and films
The star-studded iQiyi Hallyu Season has officially arrived. In the last quarter of the year, iQiyi, leader of streaming entertainment in Asia, is set to release a series of major K-series and films. Starting from September, the K-series lineup includes Jirisan, Bad and Crazy, IDOL: The Coup, Yumi's Cells, Let Me Be Your Night, The Man’s Voice, Melancholía, and Royal Secret Inspector Joy. Korean films include Midnight and Shark: The Beginning. The popular girl group reality show, Girls Planet … [Read more...] about iQiyi Hallyu Season sees the release of major K-drama series and films
Australians in Film announce Chris Hemsworth, Jacki Weaver and more to judge the Heath Ledger Scholarship
Australians in Film announced the stellar lineup of Australian and international leaders in the entertainment industry to be on the jury of the prestigious and highly coveted Heath Ledger Scholarship, and that long term friend and colleague of Heath Ledger, director Gregor Jordan, becomes Patron of the Scholarship. Global actor Chris Hemsworth (Thor: Love and Thunder, Extraction), Oscar-nominated Jacki Weaver (Animal Kingdom, Silver Lining Playbook), leading UK casting director Nina … [Read more...] about Australians in Film announce Chris Hemsworth, Jacki Weaver and more to judge the Heath Ledger Scholarship
ABS-CBN Superview streams classic Filipino movies, series for free worldwide on YouTube
ABS-CBN treats viewers all over the world to free streaming of more classic Kapamilya shows, all-time favorite teleseryes, and blockbuster movies on its various YouTube channels via ABS-CBN Superview this September. On the Black Sheep YouTube channel, viewers can watch the English-subtitled reunion movie of Angelica Panganiban and Carlo Aquino, Exes Baggage, where they play lovers turned exes who reconnect years after their break-up. Star Cinema offers the heartwarming family movie Seven … [Read more...] about ABS-CBN Superview streams classic Filipino movies, series for free worldwide on YouTube