The magazine entertainment series The Gadget Show, which caused a splash at MIPCOM 2012 when the convention was asked to register its first talking Robot as an official attendee, has been picked up by Korea’s Channel IT (part of Korea HD Broadcasting Corp) on the eve of MIPTV 2013 through a deal with ALL3MEDIA International’s Stephen Driscoll. The Gadget Show, produced by North One Television, is one of Channel 5’s most successful TV shows and has always had a … [Read more...] about MIPTV: Korea’s Channel IT acquires ALL3MEDIA’s “The Gadget Show”
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MIPTV: Armoza Formats announces new offerings
Armoza Formats returns to MIPTV with a slate of new offerings which include comic factual format The Gran Plan, factual format Family Time and dating series Nobody’s Perfect. The Gran Plan (Comic Factual, 60 Mins, Artza Productions) is a new factual entertainment format featuring the new-generation of life coachers: a trio of grannies! The series sees the three hottest grandmas in town solve your problems… whatever they may be! In Family Time (Factual, 60 mins, Artza Productions), … [Read more...] about MIPTV: Armoza Formats announces new offerings
MIPTV: Turner to offer Bourdain and Spurlock docs
Cannes – Turner International Asia Pacific’s syndication arm, Turner Content Solutions, has secured the rights to distribute two new documentary series from CNN – Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown and Morgan Spurlock's Inside Man. Lifestyle series Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown (16 x 60’ – season 1 and 2) is hosted by the globally-acclaimed chef and TV personality. The series follows the Emmy Award winning world-traveller Bourdain as he takes viewers on a global trip, … [Read more...] about MIPTV: Turner to offer Bourdain and Spurlock docs
Rovio launches “Angry Birds Toons” channel with Brightcove Video Cloud
Singapore – Brightcove announced that Rovio Entertainment, an entertainment media company headquartered in Finland and the creator of the globally successful Angry Birds franchise, has selected the Brightcove Video Cloud online video platform to support the launch of its Angry Birds Toons animated series. Angry Birds game users, which number more than 1.7 billion downloads according to Rovio, can now watch the latest adventure of the birds and pigs across smartphones and tablets with the … [Read more...] about Rovio launches “Angry Birds Toons” channel with Brightcove Video Cloud
Discovery Kids turns one
Original series Adventure 8: Zoo Games, which premiered in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong in March 2013. Singapore – Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific (DNAP) this week celebrates a milestone with Discovery Kids, marking a successful first year since launching in Asia in April 2012. The channel is now available to over 20 million homes in seven countries – Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, Hong Kong and India – with content offered in seven different … [Read more...] about Discovery Kids turns one
MIPTV: ABC Commercial launches Lance Armstrong doc
Australian distributor ABC Commercial will launch the Lance Armstrong feature documentary King of Cheats (feature documentary, 1 x 90’ HD) at next week’s MIPTV. Combining the talents of BAFTA award winning director Alex Holmes (Dunkirk, House of Saddam) with the unique insight of ABC reporter Quentin McDermott, King of Cheats will bring a cinematic treatment to one of the greatest stories of the modern era. McDermott’s ground breaking investigative reporting of Lance … [Read more...] about MIPTV: ABC Commercial launches Lance Armstrong doc