Keshet International (KI) and leading pan-African broadcaster M-Net have announced that they are joining forces to co-produce a brand new prime-time English language dating show, called The Big Five, in conjunction with the South African production company Afrokaans. The Big Five launches a more extensive agreement between KI and M-Net which will allow the two media companies to co-develop a range of high-profile non-scripted formats that will appeal to mainstream South African as … [Read more...] about M-Net partners with KI
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GRB Studios brings new shows to Asia TV Forum
Sarah Coursey, Senior Vice President, International, GRB Studios announced the company will be taking a variety of new shows and seasons to this year’s Asia TV Forum. Torquil Macneal, GRB Senior Executive, will be attending the market on behalf of GRB. GRB is presenting 5 seasons of the multi-Emmy Award winning Amazon drama series, The Bay. The Bay is the first Drama series in history to have received four consecutive Emmy wins in the Digital Drama Series category. The series features a … [Read more...] about GRB Studios brings new shows to Asia TV Forum
Banijay Rights to distribute FlightMH370
Banijay Rights, the leading distribution arm of Banijay Group, has confirmed it will distribute the highly-anticipated, dramatic mini-series, FlightMH370, with France Televisions as the French broadcaster. Produced by Alef One, headed up by Nora Melhli (The Tunnel;Riviera), the 6 x 52’ drama, explores the biggest mystery in aviation history, surrounding the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which in 2014 was lost somewhere over the South China Sea carrying 239 passengers. The … [Read more...] about Banijay Rights to distribute FlightMH370
Citytv automates live closed captioning with ENCO enCaption4
Upon careful evaluation of ENCO’s enCaption4 automated closed captioning system at four broadcast trade shows, Colombian TV channel Citytv opted to put the challenges of manual captioning to rest. The TV station serving the capital city region of Bogota has since increased speed and accuracy while reducing captioning costs by 75 percent. Citytv, owned by media company Casa Editorial El Tiempo, licenses the Citytv brand from Canadian communications company Rogers Media. The station, … [Read more...] about Citytv automates live closed captioning with ENCO enCaption4
BAFTA-winning showrunner Alison Hume sets sail with 108 Media’s Mrs Raffles
Mrs Raffles, an addictive new drama series for an international audience poised for production in Q3 2020, has signed the British BAFTA and Royal Television Society (RTS) winning Alison Hume as its head writer and showrunner. Adapted from the critically acclaimed novel OLIVIA & SOPHIA by Singapore-based writer Rosie Milne, the historical period drama Mrs Raffles is developed and produced by 108 Media, the global content development and licensing company headquartered in Singapore with … [Read more...] about BAFTA-winning showrunner Alison Hume sets sail with 108 Media’s Mrs Raffles
K7 Media publishes top 100 travelling scripted TV formats report
Global media intelligence consultancy, K7 Media is to publish a new report detailing the top 100 travelling scripted TV formats. A major statistical undertaking, Tracking the Scripted Giants relies on comparable data to pinpoint the underlying trends in drama and comedy TV adaptations and remakes worldwide. K7 Media has worked directly with distributors to identify the trends driving the scripted format market. The report will outline the genres that endured; those in decline and … [Read more...] about K7 Media publishes top 100 travelling scripted TV formats report