London - Portman Film & Television announced a range of deals for the series Doc Martin, which sees the production of a Spanish version of the show and a second series of the German version, whilst UK producer Buffalo Pictures has secured a re-commission in the UK for a fourth series. The comedy drama follows the tactless doctor as he causes mayhem in a small community, is available as a finished programme or as a scripted changed format. Spanish terrestrial broadcaster Antena 3 has picked up … [Read more...] about Doc Martin to open in Spain
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South Korea in focus
the top four media may have maintained ad spend levels from 2006, but television registered a 3.5 percent decline in ad spend, to US$2billion, while newspapers saw an increase of 4.6 percent to US$1.78billion. The most significant growth comes from what Cheil classifies as ‘new media’ which has exhibited continuous growth since it hit the US$1billion mark in 2005 – up 27.7 percent year-on-year to US$1.87billion won in 2007. And traditional ad revenues can only look set to be … [Read more...] about South Korea in focus
Korea’s content opportunities
Linfield Ng Senior TV Manager, BBC Worldwide Asia KBS, BBCW’s biggest client in Korea, has added Mistresses, series three of Doctor Who and Diana – Last Days of a Princess, to previous buys Primeval and Robin Hood. OBS will air Bodies, while The Office and Extras have been sold to Fox Life in Korea. Drama shows, including Miss Austen Regrets, Sense and Sensibility, Frankenstein, and factual fare like Michael Palin’s New Europe, A Year in Tibet and India with Sanjeev Bhaskar … [Read more...] about Korea’s content opportunities
Korean love affair
the hallyu, or wave of Korean feature films and dramas that has seen Korean dramas, Korean music and Korean stars triggering heart palpitations in territories across Asia has been hitting global media shores and capturing the imagination and the pocketbooks of some of the world’s biggest media players. Contrary to most expectations, the Korean wave has grown stronger - despite the fact that critics had predicted that it was on the wane. Korean drama in particular has sent audience … [Read more...] about Korean love affair
Urban legend
may 2008 saw Trace TV add SingTel mio TV to its increasingly strong distribution in the region that also includes True Digital in Thailand, Astro in Indonesia, Chunghwa Telecom in Taiwan, The New Media Group in Japan and Dish TV in India. Originating in France, the channel’s initial international opportunities stemmed from countries in Africa, the Middle East and the French West Indies that had historical links with France. Targetting the world’s multicultural, multiethnic young … [Read more...] about Urban legend
From Beijing to the world
The 2008 Beijing Games, at US$43 billion, are already the most expensive of all time. Over half a million visitors watched more than 11,000 athletes compete. Television cameras and content delivery networks linked the 31 Beijing-based venues and the six venues outside Beijing, as well as 59 training centers, to deliver up-to-the-minute footage throughout. The Host Broadcaster provided international television and radio signals and all other necessary broadcast facilities to rights-holding … [Read more...] about From Beijing to the world