ITV Studios and SIRASA TV have reinforced their long-standing partnership with the renewal of The Voice franchise and the first-ever Asian commission of the high-energy physical game show, Catchpoint, localized as SIRASA Catchpoint, marking a major milestone for entertainment programming in the region. As part of the renewed deal, SIRASA TV will continue its successful run with The Voice Sri Lanka and The Voice Teens, commissioning a third and fourth season respectively, to air this year. The … [Read more...] about Catchpoint lands first Asian commission as ITV Studios expands partnership with SIRASA TV in Sri Lanka
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BBC Studios Asia announces first co-production with Studio JanChi
BBC Studios Asia has announced “12 Seas” co-production with Studio JanChi. This four-part series is the result of an initiative agreed by KOCCA and BBC Studios last year to co-produce, codevelop and distribute Korean factual content to the globe. Studio JanChi successfully won the pitch with their compelling series proposal, which will help take Korean stories to a wider global audience. This co-production comes hot on the heels of the recent success of “Deep Dive Korea: Song Ji Hyo’s Haenyeo … [Read more...] about BBC Studios Asia announces first co-production with Studio JanChi
NHK’s Coelacanth Doc Goes to the BBC and Taiwan PTS
NHK and NHK Enterprises have announced that the BBC and PTS, the Taiwanese public broadcaster, have acquired NHK’s doc “Deep Ocean: Kingdom of the Coelacanth,” co-produced with ZDF/ARTE and OceanX in collaboration with CMMAI. The doc is known for its success in conducting a 72-hour consecutive observation filming expedition, and for succeeding in capturing, in 8K, the world’s first-ever video images of a group of coelacanths and their behavior indicative of reproduction. Deep Ocean: Kingdom … [Read more...] about NHK’s Coelacanth Doc Goes to the BBC and Taiwan PTS
Banijay Rights Hires Lottie Wilson as VP Australia and New Zealand
Banijay Rights, the global distribution arm of content powerhouse Banijay Entertainment, has announced the appointment of Lottie Wilson as VP Australia and New Zealand. Based in Sydney, Wilson will be responsible for executing Banijay Rights’ sales strategy across Australia and New Zealand, where she will represent the leading distributor’s 205,000+ hour-strong catalogue with a focus on finished tape exploitation. Wilson was formerly Head of Acquisitions, Branded Services, ANZ, at BBC … [Read more...] about Banijay Rights Hires Lottie Wilson as VP Australia and New Zealand
Bomanbridge Media & Sinking Ship Entertainment announce major deals in Asia for Dino Dex & Odd Squad UK
Leading international distributor Bomanbridge Media and global kids’ media powerhouse, Sinking Ship Entertainment, have announced key broadcast sales in major Asian territories for the brand-new children’s series of Dino Dex and Odd Squad UK. An adventure-packed series, Dino Dex (13 x 22’), has been acquired by leading broadcasters Youku in China and Japan’s NHK, which has licensed the series for both its 4K and E-Tele channels. Dino Dex has also been picked up by Thai PBS and Hong Kong’s … [Read more...] about Bomanbridge Media & Sinking Ship Entertainment announce major deals in Asia for Dino Dex & Odd Squad UK
Passion Distribution secures pre-sales of BBC Documentary The Kim Kardashian Diamond Heist
Passion Distribution has announced it has secured worldwide distribution rights to “The Kim Kardashian Diamond Heist”, an engrossing and timely new documentary produced by Firecracker Films for BBC Three and BBC Current Affairs. This gripping one-off documentary (1 x45’) investigates one of the most high-profile celebrity crimes of the decade – the 2016 robbery of Kim Kardashian at gunpoint in Paris. With exclusive access to friends of the Kardashian family, French law enforcement, and … [Read more...] about Passion Distribution secures pre-sales of BBC Documentary The Kim Kardashian Diamond Heist
