Singapore - Television musical The Kitchen Musical will premiere on AXN across Asia in October. The Asian original production, conceptualized and currently in production by The Group Entertainment features drama, music, dance and culinary recipes, and will be told through 13 one-hour episodes to be aired during primetime in some 22 Asian markets where AXN is available. The Kitchen Musical is set in the musical world of a famous restaurant where a young girl, just out of culinary school Le Cordon … [Read more...] about AXN launches The Kitchen Musical
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Tenth annual MTV Video Music Awards Japan becomes MTV Video Music Aid Japan
Tokyo/Singapore/New York - The tenth annual MTV Video Music Awards Japan (VMAJ) will be staged as a live international music television event to benefit the Japanese Red Cross entitled MTV Video Music Aid Japan. MTV Video Music Aid Japan will be broadcast live on June 25 to more than 30 million homes on MTV Japan, MTV Korea, MTV China and MTV Southeast Asia. A special one-hour version of MTV Video Music Aid Japan will air on MTV channels worldwide to over 550 million homes as an installment of … [Read more...] about Tenth annual MTV Video Music Awards Japan becomes MTV Video Music Aid Japan
Endemol & EMI Music Publishing enter international music rights deal
London – Endemol has entered an international deal with music publisher EMI Music Publishing. In a new global partnership, EMI Music Publishing will administer Endemol’s music library and related music rights around the world, including themes from Big Brother, Wipeout, The Money Drop and Deal Or No Deal. This will include driving and coordinating exploitation of Endemol-owned music, and making compositions available for use by third parties in programmes and other products and … [Read more...] about Endemol & EMI Music Publishing enter international music rights deal
TVNZ wants to capture lost youth via Facebook
TVNZ is rebranding its digital channel TVNZ6 to a youth-focused channel called U. The new-look channel will launch on March 13 and target New Zealand youth aged 15-24. The broadcaster has formed a partnership with social networking site Facebook, in a bid for integration and closer relationships with viewers. U will feature a hosted block of content from 4pm to 7pm daily, driven by a live Facebook application. See more at: http://www.u.tvnz.co.nz/ … [Read more...] about TVNZ wants to capture lost youth via Facebook
More Hollywood for China
Hello! Hollywood, the number one show about Hollywood in Mandarin, has expanded its weekly magazine format show from 30 to 45 minutes. Produced by Metan Development Group (Metan), the 45 minute version of the series was unveiled to viewers this month. Hello! Hollywood has proven so popular with Chinese audiences that the affiliate stations requested a longer format for 2011 and beyond,” said Larry Namer, President/CEO, Metan. “The series definitely has made a mark in China, and … [Read more...] about More Hollywood for China
Singapore, where Music Matters
Singapore/Hong Kong – Branded Ltd. announced that Music Matters, the marquee event for the Asian music industry, will be held in Singapore from 24-28th May, 2011. Created in 2006, Music Matters has expanded from a two-day conference to a full programme for music and digital entertainment industry professionals, and incorporates Music Matters Live music festival featuring performances from Asian and international music artists. The digital entertainment landscape is rapidly evolving and … [Read more...] about Singapore, where Music Matters