Cannes, France – Japanese television network Fuji TV announced on April 7 a major international syndication deal with online video giant Crunchyroll throughout Asia, including Mainland China, Europe and the Americas. The deal signals Fuji TV’s strength as a primary Drama producer where premium broadcast networks can generate additional revenue in new markets and demographics. Under the terms of the deal with Crunchyroll, Fuji TV has licensed premium hit titles from the … [Read more...] about MIPTV: Fuji TV partners with Crunchyroll
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MIPTV: Greater China to get more BBC shows
Beijing and Hong Kong – BBC Worldwide announced two deals in Greater China at MIPTV on April 7. The deals were signed with TVB, the primary free-to-air TV broadcaster in Hong Kong, and Tencent, a provider of comprehensive Internet services in China. The deal with TVB sees BBC Worldwide providing a wealth of new titles, predominantly natural history and factual, to the biggest terrestrial broadcaster in Hong Kong. Starting in the second quarter of this year, viewers in Hong Kong will be … [Read more...] about MIPTV: Greater China to get more BBC shows
YOU On Demand expands deal with Miramax
New York – YOU On Demand Holdings, Inc., a multi-platform entertainment and video on demand company in China, announced the expansion of its cooperation to offer feature films from global film and television studio, Miramax, via YOU On Demand's mobile service on April 4. YOU On Demand will now make available Miramax's library titles including Oscar®-winners Chicago and The English Patient, through its Subscription Video On Demand (SVOD) package and via its Transactional Video On Demand … [Read more...] about YOU On Demand expands deal with Miramax
Korea’s KT partners with Red Bull Media House
Seoul, South Korea – South Korea’s largest telecommunications company, KT, has formed its first partnership with global media company Red Bull Media House — a deal that will deliver 150 long-form video-on-demand titles for KT’s Olleh TV service. Olleh TV is the biggest IPTV player in South Korea, with over five million subscribers, around 70 percent of the market share and the country’s largest number of TV channels. Premium Red Bull Media House titles in categories … [Read more...] about Korea’s KT partners with Red Bull Media House
FremantleMedia to distribute AOL Original’s “Park Bench”
New York – AOL and Steve Buscemi have teamed-up to take over the streets of New York in the new original series, Park Bench — a local’s take on the special people, places and spirit of The Big Apple. Through unscripted moments and conversations with average New Yorkers – as well as Steve's celebrity friends – Buscemi takes viewers on a first-hand misadventure. Discussing everything from pop culture to current events, the show, produced by Olive Productions and … [Read more...] about FremantleMedia to distribute AOL Original’s “Park Bench”
Amazon secures exclusive streaming rights to “24”
Seattle – Amazon.com, Inc. announced on April 1 that as part of its licensing agreement with Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution, Prime Instant Video is now the exclusive online-only subscription home for streaming all 192 episodes of the award-winning series 24, starring Kiefer Sutherland as heroic agent Jack Bauer. Prime members can access all eight seasons of the groundbreaking political thriller and 24: Redemption, a TV movie based on the series, in advance of 24: Live … [Read more...] about Amazon secures exclusive streaming rights to “24”