NHK WORLD-JAPAN, the English-language international service of Japan's public media organization, NHK, announced it will present a collection of premiere and encore programming to commemorate and complement the United Nations' Climate Change Conference (COP26) to be held in Glasgow, Scotland from October 31-November 12, 2021. NHK WORLD-JAPAN, long committed to bringing issues of global importance to the forefront, in January 2021 launched a SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) campaign that … [Read more...] about NHK WORLD-JAPAN launches ’17 Goals for Our World’ campaign to complement upcoming COP26 Climate Change Conference
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The untold story of Asia’s ‘El Chapo’ is coming exclusively to Discovery in ‘The World’s Biggest Druglord – Tse Chi Lop’
Building on its growing slate of Asia Pacific Originals, Discovery announced the exclusive new special, The World’s Biggest Druglord - Tse Chi Lop, documenting the rise and capture of a criminal mastermind and one of the world’s most wanted fugitives for the very first time. The documentary premieres globally on November 14 on discovery+, as well as on Discovery’s linear channels across Asia Pacific. Tse Chi Lop is the alleged architect behind the largest drug trafficking operation in … [Read more...] about The untold story of Asia’s ‘El Chapo’ is coming exclusively to Discovery in ‘The World’s Biggest Druglord – Tse Chi Lop’
Eight local filmmakers selected as winners of Singapore’s 4th Viddsee Juree Awards
Two Singaporean short films highlighting the dark underbelly of society, “Booking” and “Dark Light”, took home the Gold and Silver Awards respectively at the Viddsee Juree Awards Singapore 2021, an annual storytelling award celebrating some of the best short films from Singapore. Five other short films showcasing how everyday technology plays a role in shaping and influencing Singaporeans in their key life moment won the LifeSG Awards, a new category created in partnership with the Government … [Read more...] about Eight local filmmakers selected as winners of Singapore’s 4th Viddsee Juree Awards
Fremantle Australia teams up with Archipelago Production for ‘Bay of Fires’
Fremantle announced a new co-production between Fremantle Australia and Ben Winspear’s Archipelago Productions - Bay of Fires. The 8x60’ crime-thriller will be distributed internationally by Fremantle. Created and written by Andrew Knight (Jack Irish, Rake, The Water Diviner) and Max Dann (Siam Sunset, Dance Academy, Seachange), Bay of Fires stars Marta Dusseldorp (Janet King, Jack Irish, A Place to Call Home) who is also co-creator and producer of the series. The award-winning creative team … [Read more...] about Fremantle Australia teams up with Archipelago Production for ‘Bay of Fires’
Disney+ Singapore celebrates everyday heroes with local singer-songwriters Gentle Bones and Iman Fandi
Disney+ Singapore partners with regional headliner Joel Tan (Gentle Bones) and rising popstar Iman Fandi, for a special rendition of Gentle Bones’ new song titled “You’re My Superhero”. With the tagline “Not All Heroes Wear Capes”, the uplifting and inspirational duet is part of the STAR Heroes campaign that recognises and celebrates the everyday heroes amongst us. Disney+ Singapore collaborated with the duo to feature a new rendition of Gentle Bones’ ‘You’re My Superhero’ that encourages its … [Read more...] about Disney+ Singapore celebrates everyday heroes with local singer-songwriters Gentle Bones and Iman Fandi
AXN Asia’s new show ‘CSI: Vegas’ ranked as top English-language program on Starhub TV Singapore during first week of premiere
KC Global Media, the network that owns and operates the leading Englishlanguage Entertainment channel, AXN Asia, announced the outstanding performance of its recent new program releases in Singapore. CSI: Vegas ranked the top English-language program on StarHub TV in Singapore with a consolidated rating of 0.48 in its first week of premiere on the channel. (Source: Nielsen Singapore SmarTAM, Individual 4+) The show also marked its position on the channel as AXN Asia’s top-rated program in 2020 … [Read more...] about AXN Asia’s new show ‘CSI: Vegas’ ranked as top English-language program on Starhub TV Singapore during first week of premiere