Los Angeles – Beginning March 1, 2014, Metan Development Group (Metan)’s HOLLYWOOD channel, China’s first multi-channel network dedicated to the world of entertainment, will add Next Media Elite (NME)’s popular weekly entertainment news series PopStop TV and its Mandarin-language sister show Hollywood Now to its programming schedule. Additional, up-to-the-minute short form content from both programmes will … [Read more...] about Metan adds new shows to Tudou’s HOLLYWOOD Channel
Marketing Trends
Bandai unveils Power Rangers toy line
Los Angeles – Saban’s Power Rangers Super Megaforce just launched February 15 on Nickelodeon, and Bandai is currently unveiling the full toy line for the season at New York Toy Fair. Bandai is bringing the Power Rangers action from "show to shelf" with its new toy line which includes dozens of items from show-accurate role play toys to robust action figures to large-scale buildable robots, and much more. The collectible Legendary Ranger Keys … [Read more...] about Bandai unveils Power Rangers toy line
TVA Exclusive: Interview with Yves Jeanneau, CEO of Asian Side of the Doc
In an exclusive interview with Television Asia Plus, CEO of Asian Side of the Doc Yves Jeanneau highlighted the stakes of the upcoming 5th edition of the Asia-centric documentary film marketplace which will be held in Chengdu, China from March 18-21 this year. Yves Jeanneau 1. ​Why has Asian Side of the Doc decided to go to Chengdu this year? Asian Side of the Doc started five years ago with a clear strategy: to roll out the event all over Asia to gather as many … [Read more...] about TVA Exclusive: Interview with Yves Jeanneau, CEO of Asian Side of the Doc
New “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” to air for the first time in Japan
Tokyo/Singapore – MTV Networks Japan K.K, which operates Nickelodeon for Japan market, announced on February 21 the launch of the global hit animation series, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, which will premiere in Japan for the first time on April 4 and air every Friday at 7.30am across TXN Network including TV TOKYO, Television Osaka Inc., Aichi Television Broadcasting Co., TV SETOUCHI BROADCASTING CO.,LTD Television Hokkaido Broadcasting Co.,LTD and TVQ KYUSHU BROADCASTIONG Co.,LTD. … [Read more...] about New “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” to air for the first time in Japan
ABS-CBN opens 2014 with light romance and action drama
Two of ABS-CBN's top-rating dramas, the light romantic-comedy Got to Believe and action-suspense-drama Against All Odds (“Huwag Ka Lang Mawawala”) were received positively at the annual Asian Television Forum (ATF) held in Marina Bay Sands, Singapore in December 2013. ABS-CBN Corporation, the Philippines’ largest multimedia conglomerate, through its International Distribution Division, showcased the two new dramas that will air worldwide … [Read more...] about ABS-CBN opens 2014 with light romance and action drama
RTS crowns CNN International “News Channel of the Year”
At the Royal Television Society (RTS) Awards on February 19, CNN International was crowned "News Channel of the Year" for the second year running, beating Sky News and the BBC News Channel; as well as won the coveted "Best News Coverage – International" category for its reporting of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, beating ITN and BBC One. The network’s coverage of news events such as the Westgate … [Read more...] about RTS crowns CNN International “News Channel of the Year”