What is Modern Time’s general strategy for Asia? We are both a content producer and distributor in Asia with strong footing in Japan, India, China and a few other countries. We also operate a multi-channel network (MCN) business that we recently launched in Japan, China and India, where we work with Yahoo. Some of the videos you see on Yahoo are produced by us. There are about two thousand journalists around the globe producing more than four hundred videos a day for multiple newspapers. … [Read more...] about Modern Time’s Jorgen
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Kickstarter opens to Asian creators
Singapore — Kickstarter, the world’s largest funding community for creative projects, launches in Asia today, officially extending its service to creators in both Singapore and Hong Kong for the first time. Kickstarter introduced crowd funding to a new generation of creators – from filmmakers, musicians, and authors, to artists, designers, game developers, and beyond, who use it to fund and build communities of support around projects across the creative universe. “Kickstarter has empowered … [Read more...] about Kickstarter opens to Asian creators
Strategic partnership in Asia
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - POPS Worldwide (POPS) and UUUM Corp (UUUM) announce strategic partnership to increase benefits for their content and brand partners in their networks. Two of Asia’s leading contents companies join forces in a strategic partnership that will accelerate the awareness and distribution of their partner content across Asia. POPS Worldwide, a leading digital entertainment company with operations in Vietnam and Thailand, will promote the entertainment partner content … [Read more...] about Strategic partnership in Asia
Asia’s first crowd-funded travelogue
Singapore– Making TV history as the region’s first ever crowd-funded TV travelogue, Secrets to Happiness provides a rare insight into the everyday lives of the people of the world’s happiest country, Bhutan. This travelogue has been picked up by an international channel in December 2016, and broadcast rights for the two-part 30 minute programme are currently being negotiated. Hosted by philanthropist, writer-entrepreneur and intrepid traveller Dr. Loretta Chen, this travelogue promises to … [Read more...] about Asia’s first crowd-funded travelogue
Still Standing in Asia
London / Tel Aviv– NBCUniversal International Formats announced licenses for Armoza Formats’ hit game show, Still Standing in Vietnam and Mongolia. The local versions will launch in July, airing on HTV7 in Vietnam and TV9 in Mongolia. Created by July-August Productions, Still Standing sees ten contestants battle it out to win $1 million. As the clock ticks, contestants participate in a series of fast-paced trivia battles to avoid being “literally” dropped from the game, through the studio … [Read more...] about Still Standing in Asia
Genius Brands expands in Asia
Los Angeles, CA– Continuing to expand the global reach of its ‘content with a purpose’ for toddlers to tweens, Genius Brands International, Inc. (GBI), has secured new multi-property licensing agreements in Asia for Thomas Edison’s Secret Lab, Stan Lee’s Mighty 7 (SLAM7) and Warren Buffett’s Secret Millionaires Club. The announcement was made by Genius Brands International’s SVP of Global Sales, Andrew Berman. Singapore’s Mediacorp television network has acquired broadcast rights to the … [Read more...] about Genius Brands expands in Asia