Hong Kong / Seoul- Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has acquired format rights in Europe to CJ Media Inc's hit Korean TV drama Hyena. The deal further strengthens the relationship between SPTI and CJ Media, which pacted last year to distribute Hyena and other CJ Media-produced series in Asia, excluding Japan, China and Korea. “Hyena has proven to be a groundbreaking series in Korea incorporating the dramatic elements and fine writing of Korean dramas with a Western episodic … [Read more...] about SPTI picks up European format rights to hit Korean drama Hyena
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MTV Networks in Asia Pacific and MTV Europe Foundation launch anti-human trafficking campaign
London / Bangkok / Hong Kong- MTV Networks in Asia Pacific and registered UK charity MTV Europe Foundation in partnership with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), have launched MTV EXIT (End Exploitation and Trafficking) across Asia Pacific. The campaign is the first youth-focused pan-regional initiative to raise awareness and prevent human trafficking, an expansion of the MTV EXIT European campaign which has been ongoing since 2004. Funded by USAID to inform youths … [Read more...] about MTV Networks in Asia Pacific and MTV Europe Foundation launch anti-human trafficking campaign
FremantleMedia Enterprises launch direct-to-consumer web portal to offer comedy programming
FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has launched TVComedyClassics.com, a direct-to-consumer web portal as the digital home for FME's portfolio of comedy programming. The website hosts comedy selections from FME's archives including titles featuring Tommy Cooper, Frankie Howerd, Eric Sykes, Sid James, Penelope Keith and Jim Davidson. With new content to be added regularly, titles available from launch for download to own or rent include Tommy Cooper Half Hour, The Howerd Confessions, George and … [Read more...] about FremantleMedia Enterprises launch direct-to-consumer web portal to offer comedy programming
Al Jazeera chief ‘confident’ on Singapore licence
Singapore – Al Jazeera Managing Director Nigel Parsons has said he is confident the Qatar-based news network will be successful in its bid to launch in Singapore. Al Jazeera has applied to Singapore’s broadcast industry regulator, the Media Development of Singapore (MDA) for a licence to broadcast on SingTel’s newly-launched IPTV pay-TV service. The MDA has been quoted as saying that the network’s application was being assessed “based on criteria such as public … [Read more...] about Al Jazeera chief ‘confident’ on Singapore licence
HBO Films’ The Pacific set to roll Down Under
Production of The Pacific, a 10-hour miniseries chronicling the US marines who fought in the Pacific during World War 2, will begin on August 13 in Australia as a co-production between HBO Films in association with Playtone and DreamWorks Television, and Australia's Seven Network. Shooting through mid-2008, the mini is executive produced by Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg and Gary Goetzman, the creative team behind the Emmy-winning 2001 HBO miniseries Band of Brothers. The production is based at … [Read more...] about HBO Films’ The Pacific set to roll Down Under
i-Cable secures Internet and mobile TV rights to Beijing Olympics
Hong Kong- The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has awarded the Hong Kong internet and mobile TV rights to the Beijing Olympics to Wharf TV's i-Cable Sports Limited. i-Cable Sports Limited also acquired exclusive Hong Kong rights across all media platforms for the Olympic Games in Vancouver in 2010 and London in 2012. The free-to-air rights to the Beijing Games had already been secured by TVB and ATV through the Asian Broadcasting Union. The IOC said it had assessed i-Cable on its capacity … [Read more...] about i-Cable secures Internet and mobile TV rights to Beijing Olympics