Yeti, the Welsh production company, announced its commission from CBBC for My Life: Battle of the Ballroom (1x30’), a documentary following two 13-year-old ballroom dancers training for the biggest competition of their lives at the world-famous Tower Ballroom in Blackpool. My Life, Battle of the Ballroom follows Bailey and Summer, two budding ballroom champions from Blackwood, South Wales. Bailey has autism and he’s also visually impaired but puts his autism to use in a positive way to help … [Read more...] about Yeti announces commission from CBBC for ‘My Life: Battle of the Ballroom’
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Something Special signs co-development partnership with 4DREPLAY
Something Special, the Seoul-based international Format agency founded by format specialists Jin Woo Hwang, President & Executive Director, and InSoon Kim, EVP and Head of Content, announced that they formed a co-development partnership with media technology company 4DREPLAY. The two companies will create non-scripted and scripted formats incorporating 4DREPLAY technology, a four-dimensional time slice video production system that creates any-time, any-angle highlights with an unprecedented … [Read more...] about Something Special signs co-development partnership with 4DREPLAY
‘China’s Got Talent’ takes centre stage on TikTok and JiangsuTV
Fremantle, Syco Entertainment and Chinese production powerhouse Star Canxing announced the return of a brand-new season of China’s Got Talent with new broadcast partners; TikTok China and JiangsuTV. Created by Simon Cowell, the Got Talent franchise holds the Guinness World Records title as the most successful reality TV format ever and once again Chinese hopefuls will once get their shot at fame and hear the golden buzzer. Locally known as Dian Zan Da Ren Xiu (点赞达人秀), the brand-new season … [Read more...] about ‘China’s Got Talent’ takes centre stage on TikTok and JiangsuTV
ViacomCBS Global Insights: Accurate, authentic on-screen representation matters to global audiences
ViacomCBS, the parent company of Paramount+, CBS, MTV, Nickelodeon and Comedy Central, released the findings of its newest Global Insights project, Reflecting Me: Global Representation On Screen, which uncovers that global audiences feel entertainment companies have a responsibility to increase authentic, accurate on-screen representation. Reflecting Me: Global Representation On Screen is an expansive in-depth exploration of how television and entertainment teach people about themselves and … [Read more...] about ViacomCBS Global Insights: Accurate, authentic on-screen representation matters to global audiences
Asia’s growing appetite for the C-drama wave
The demand for Chinese content is steadily growing across Southeast Asia. As Asian streaming platforms offer an array of high-quality productions of Chinese content, how will this demand shape up in the years to come? According to a recent study on Southeast Asia Online Video Consumer Insights & Analytics published by Media Partners Asia, the growth of streamers such as WeTV and iQiyi has strengthened Chinese content consumption in Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand, boosted … [Read more...] about Asia’s growing appetite for the C-drama wave
NHK WORLD-JAPAN launches ’17 Goals for Our World’ campaign to complement upcoming COP26 Climate Change Conference
NHK WORLD-JAPAN, the English-language international service of Japan's public media organization, NHK, announced it will present a collection of premiere and encore programming to commemorate and complement the United Nations' Climate Change Conference (COP26) to be held in Glasgow, Scotland from October 31-November 12, 2021. NHK WORLD-JAPAN, long committed to bringing issues of global importance to the forefront, in January 2021 launched a SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) campaign that … [Read more...] about NHK WORLD-JAPAN launches ’17 Goals for Our World’ campaign to complement upcoming COP26 Climate Change Conference