Seoul, Korea – CJ E&M is expanding its character business in Korea, thanks to the representation agreement it signed with DreamWorks Animation recently. Through the arrangement, CJ E&M will market DreamWorks’ character products through numerous distribution channels of CJ Group, especially through TV home shopping channel CJ O Shopping, as well as health and beauty retailer Olive Young, which usually targets young adult consumers in their 20's and 30's. This is expected to … [Read more...] about CJ E&M partners DreamWorks
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CJ E&M sells to China, Japan and Thailand
Seoul, Korea –CJ E&M announced that it has sold several of its popular TV content, either in the form of original content or format, to companies in China, Thailand and Japan. The formats of a variety show, titled Let’s Go, Time Travelers and of a hit makeover show Let Me In were sold to China’s 3C Media and Thailand’s Workpoint Entertainment, respectively. Also, a daily soap opera, A Bird That Doesn’t Sing had been sold to Japanese cable channel KNTV, even … [Read more...] about CJ E&M sells to China, Japan and Thailand
TrueVisions selects ContentWise
ContentWise™ announced that it has been selected by TrueVisions to power personalisation for its multiscreen offering. Working with its local partner in the region, Golden Duck Group, ContentWise will deliver truly personal user experiences any time, across any screen, for the TrueVisions VOD service. TrueVisions offers both local and international content, including movies, sports, infotainment, news, series as well as free TV and pay-per-view to over 2 million subscribers. TrueVisions … [Read more...] about TrueVisions selects ContentWise
PCCW expands its unified communications offering
Hong Kong – PCCW Global has acquired Syntelligence for unified communications. Syntelligence’s service platform delivers integrated voice, video and collaboration solutions using the flexibility and agility of the cloud, allowing customers to avoid the need for capex-intensive investments. The platform provides service providers with the ability to plug in, orchestrate, and manage best of breed unified communications components, integrating each element of the service life cycle, … [Read more...] about PCCW expands its unified communications offering
Discovery partners Image Nation
London − Discovery Communications announced it has partnered with Image Nation to increase its presence in the growing MENA TV market by creating and launching a new Arabic language, free-to-air TV channel for the region. Quest Arabiya will launch in the final quarter of 2015. “Quest Arabiya will be a leading destination for men’s lifestyle entertainment in the Middle East and North Africa”, said James Gibbons, EVP for Discovery’s Emerging Business. … [Read more...] about Discovery partners Image Nation
Banijay International secures ‘Sing It On’
London – Banijay International has secured international distribution rights to the much-anticipated Sing It On, a brand new, original docu-reality series inspired by the blockbuster movie Pitch Perfect. The UK-based independent content distributor will launch the series to the international market following its initial run in the U.S. on Pop, which premiered the series last week to coincide with the film release of Pitch Perfect 2. Set in the fiercely competitive world of collegiate … [Read more...] about Banijay International secures ‘Sing It On’