Viu, PCCW’s leading pan-regional OTT video streaming service, continues to expand its offerings to bring fresh and engaging premium Asian entertainment through its volume deals with China’s largest TV and film media companies – Huace Film & TV and Huace Croton Media. Being the first OTT player to bring Korean entertainment content across the region, Viu takes pride in being the one-stop service for viewers to access one of the largest volume and widest selection of Korean content titles. … [Read more...] about Viu bolsters Asian content through volume deals with Huace Film & TV and Huace Croton Media
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Japan’s J SPORTS selects LiveU’s multi-camera remote production solution for baseball games
LiveU, the leader in live video streaming and remote production solutions, has announced that renowned Japanese broadcaster J SPORTS, with its production partner Express, has selected LiveU’s multi-camera, remote production solution for all of Yokohama DeNA BayStars’ baseball home games this season. J SPORTS’ OTT service, J SPORTS On Demand, will show over 70 matches where LiveU’s technology will play a key role in enhancing the viewing experience. 2021 is the first year that J SPORTS has … [Read more...] about Japan’s J SPORTS selects LiveU’s multi-camera remote production solution for baseball games
PPTV Thailand boosts playout capabilities with Imagine Communications’ Versio Modular Playout Platform
Imagine Communications has upgraded PPTV Thailand’s existing playout facility in Bangkok with a powerful, turnkey system built on its widely deployed Versio™ modular playout platform. Hosting Imagine’s field-proven ADC™ automation, graphics, master control and media asset management capabilities, the fully redundant 1+1 playout system is the perfect choice for a major broadcaster like PPTV looking to ensure on-air availability and security, while maximizing operational workflows … [Read more...] about PPTV Thailand boosts playout capabilities with Imagine Communications’ Versio Modular Playout Platform
Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc. and Keshet International enter a groundbreaking co-production deal for police procedural drama
Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc. (TBS) has completed an innovative deal with Keshet International (KI) to co-develop an original scripted format with leading global producers and distributors. Based on a concept co-developed by KI and Canada’s Facet4 Media and a production manual written and created by Ilan Ulmer and Samuel Goldberg (Silo and Mildred and The Dying Parlour), Deep Crime Unit (DCU) is a 10 x 60’ crime-based procedural that follows one unit of the elite SCUBA … [Read more...] about Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc. and Keshet International enter a groundbreaking co-production deal for police procedural drama
iQiyi’s first prison-themed Chinese language original series ‘Danger Zone’ set for global premiere on 3 September
iQiyi announced its first prison-themed Chinese language series Danger Zone to premiere on September 3 across 191 countries and regions worldwide, building on the success of The Bad Kids last year. Broadcast last June, The Bad Kids has attracted attention from The Guardian, The Economist, and South China Morning Post, with 91% of positive reviews on Douban website in China. This quality mystery short series has proven to be appealing to viewers globally. This year, iQiyi launched the first … [Read more...] about iQiyi’s first prison-themed Chinese language original series ‘Danger Zone’ set for global premiere on 3 September
Woodcut Media in production with new history doc series ‘Tony Robinson’s Forgotten War Stories’
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has greenlit UK indie Woodcut Media to produce a brand new 6-part history doc series Tony Robinson’s Forgotten War Stories presented by actor Sir Tony Robinson, and scheduled to TX on the UK channel later this year. Tony Robinsons’s Forgotten War Stories (6 x 1 hour) - Between WWII and the Iraq War, Britain and its allies were embroiled in a number of serious conflicts around the world, many of which are largely forgotten by the public. In this series, Tony Robinson … [Read more...] about Woodcut Media in production with new history doc series ‘Tony Robinson’s Forgotten War Stories’