ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) has signed its first international TV broadcast deal with Australia’s free-to-air Nine Network for Thunderbirds Are Go!, ITV Studios and Pukeko Pictures’ major new reinvention of the iconic children’s show. The deal will see Thunderbirds Are Go! airing on Nine’s youth-skewing digital channel GO! in its children’s programming block. The series will also be available for viewers to catch-up via 9jumpin’s … [Read more...] about ITV Studios GE signs first international TV deal for “Thunderbirds Are Go!”
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Relativity continues its expansion in China
Beverly Hills, California and Shanghai – Relativity Media (“Relativity”), a next-generation media company, announced on June 15 at the Shanghai International Film Festival that it has been appointed as the strategic international distribution partner for Chinese language films licensed by China Film Promotion International ("CFPI"), a state-owned government agency that oversees the promotion and commercial distribution of Chinese films overseas. In addition, Relativity and … [Read more...] about Relativity continues its expansion in China
Youku Tudou releases more than 20 unique programmes and drama series
Beijing – As part of an ongoing effort to offer its hundreds of millions of users unique entertainment, Youku Tudou Inc., China's Internet television company, recently announced on June 16 the release of more than 20 programmes and drama series produced by its in-house production unit. The unique content will be released throughout the second half of 2014 and will include reality shows, talk shows and drama series. Youku Tudou has made it of strategic importance to increase investment … [Read more...] about Youku Tudou releases more than 20 unique programmes and drama series
CJ E&M launches second season of “Dancing9”
Seoul, Korea – CJ E&M began airing the second season of its hit dance survival show Dancing9 June 13 on music channel Mnet. Following a successful first season in 2013, Dancing9 returns to showcase the excitement of expertly performed dance battles more beautifully and vividly than ever before. The second season also sees a 30% increase in the number of foreign applicants from the previous year, coming from 63 countries and six continents. Broadcast on CJ … [Read more...] about CJ E&M launches second season of “Dancing9”
Belgium’s VRT retains broadcast rights to “Neighbours”
London – FremantleMedia International (FMI) announced on June 12 a multi-year deal with VRT that will see the Belgian public television network retain the broadcast rights to the daily Australian soap opera, Neighbours. The series, which has been at home on VRT since 1989, has become the longest running soap in Flanders, celebrating its 25th broadcast anniversary on the channel this year. From left: Sven Van Lokeren, Head of Acquisition, Fiction atVRT, Justin Hatfield SVP … [Read more...] about Belgium’s VRT retains broadcast rights to “Neighbours”
NHK’s “Battlefield Tokyo” wins at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival
Tokyo – NHK’s drama has won the Prize of The Monaco Red Cross at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival. The announcement was made in Monaco on June 12. Prize of The Monaco Red Cross Battlefield Tokyo (2014, 88 min) On March 10, 1945, the Great Tokyo Air Raid turned the Japanese capital into a sea of flames. Many of the firefighters were youngsters. Some were engineering and medical students whose conscription had been deferred. Others had not even turned 18. Recruited just … [Read more...] about NHK’s “Battlefield Tokyo” wins at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival