Sydney - With the Asia Television Forum (ATF) concluded, Beyond Distribution has announced a raft of deals throughout the Asian territories. Licences for nine children and factual entertainment series have been confirmed. Recently released Kid Detectives and Lab Rats Challenge has been sold to OKTO Singapore and Turner Entertainment Networks Asia Inc respectively. Kid Detectives gives kids hands-on forensic skills to solve mysteries around the home and Lab Rats Challenge is an exciting kids game … [Read more...] about Asia snaps up nine series from Beyond Distribution
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ITV Studios Global Entertainment at ATF
Hong Kong - ITV Studios Global Entertainment attended the Asia Television Forum 2009 with a wide portfolio of new and hugely popular critically acclaimed programming. Amongst the shows available at the market were the highly anticipated AMC/ITV Studios drama The Prisoner; the International Emmy award-winning television movie Dustbin Baby, the compelling and dramatic factual series Seconds From Disaster and the entertaining reality game show format Four Weddings. … [Read more...] about ITV Studios Global Entertainment at ATF
Cineflix International deals secured ahead of ATF
Cineflix International announced a number of deals across four key territories in the region ahead of ATF. In Hong Kong, TVB has taken 3 separate series, including the first 2 seasons of World's Greenest Homes, a series that proves luxury and ecology can exist under the same roof, the third series of Windfall Films Huge Moves, and CID's popular multiplatform content Cooler Facts. Hong Kong's Now TV has snapped up the first two runs of property makeover show Home Heist starring Colin and Justin, … [Read more...] about Cineflix International deals secured ahead of ATF
Decode Enterprises secures Asian sales
Toronto - Decode Enterprises, the distribution subsidiary of DHX Media, headed to the Asia Television Forum (ATF) with significant sales already signed across its preschool animation catalogue. okto Singapore has also picked up award-winning, literacy-based Super WHY alongside deals for Halifax Films' action adventure series Animal Mechanicals and Adastra Creative's Grandpa In my Pocket. In further deals, True Visions in Thailand has snapped up Decode Entertainment's Franny's Feet, Bo on the GO! … [Read more...] about Decode Enterprises secures Asian sales
Audiovisual from Spain Pavilion at ATF
At the Asia Television Forum (ATF), producers and distributors from Spain did not merely focus on sales for the market. Said Gonzalo Sagardia of CIN TV, one of the top rated documentary and factual production houses in Spain, "The sales of our international awarded series is one of our goals but we will also be networking with Asian companies to find the right co-production partner for our new series Hot Spots." Christophe Goldberger, head of distribution and marketing at Imira Entertainment … [Read more...] about Audiovisual from Spain Pavilion at ATF
SBS attends ATF for the first time
SBS Content Sales attended the Asia Television Forum (ATF) in Singapore for the first time and presented over 60 hours of programming at the market. Kristin Burgham, SBS Content sales manager said, "SBS Content Sales is thrilled to be attending ATF for the first time. This market provides a great opportunity for SBS content to gain more exposure in the Asian market." … [Read more...] about SBS attends ATF for the first time