At the 2020 Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival, BBC Studios and Bilibili, one of China’s foremost online entertainment platforms, announced that Ancients will be their first international co-production to feature Chinese stories, following an enhanced cooperation agreement signed in October. The new six-part history series will bring together the history of early Eastern and Western civilisations; using stunning documentary visuals and stylish CGI to tell the extraordinary story … [Read more...] about BBC Studios and China’s Bilibili announce new documentary series ‘Ancients’
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Bilibili announces 33 new Chinese anime titles at ‘Made By Bilibili 2020-2021’
Bilibili announced that it will launch 33 new animation titles in 2021 at MADE BY BILIBILI 2020 – 2021, an annual event showcasing Bilibili’s new developments and past achievements in Chinese anime. A total of 106 Chinese anime titles have been launched on Bilibili since the beginning of the year while the overall viewing hours of Chinese anime on Bilibili has increased by 98% year-over-year. Li Ni, Vice Chairwoman and Chief Operation Officer of Bilibili, announced the company’s progress in … [Read more...] about Bilibili announces 33 new Chinese anime titles at ‘Made By Bilibili 2020-2021’
Funimation to stream first-ever Chinese animation co-produced by China’s Bilibili
Funimation, the leading global anime content provider, announced that it will partner with China’s top entertainment platform Bilibili to bring the first-ever Chinese anime (donghua) series Heaven Official's Blessing (“天官赐福”) to its streaming service across the world. The anime is based on the wildly popular series of Chinese fantasy novels first published online by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu (墨香铜臭) in 2017. Starting 30 October, the Chinese anime series with English subtitles will be available on … [Read more...] about Funimation to stream first-ever Chinese animation co-produced by China’s Bilibili
BBC Studios, Bilibili sign new content sales and production agreement to bring the best of BBC to China
BBC Studios and Bilibili, one of China’s largest online entertainment services platforms, jointly announced a new multi-year strategic cooperation agreement to enhance the platform’s premium BBC Studios content, taking their existing partnership to a new level by collaborating on BBC Studios-led productions. As China-related stories have become increasingly attractive to overseas markets, Chinese users' demand for high-quality content has also diversified. In this context, both sides are … [Read more...] about BBC Studios, Bilibili sign new content sales and production agreement to bring the best of BBC to China
ARTE inks first co-production deal with China’s Bilibili on Deep Med
ARTE Distribution has signed a first co-production deal with Bilibili, China’s largest and most popular culture and entertainment online platform for young people. After 700 Sharks, Diving with the Coelacanth and Expedition Antarctica, Laurent Ballesta and his team have yet again challenged themselves to a new world record: spend 28 days at a depth of 120 meters, pushing the limits of their body to reveal the luxuriant and unknown depths of the Mediterranean. In July 2019, the divers spent a … [Read more...] about ARTE inks first co-production deal with China’s Bilibili on Deep Med
Discovery makes two digital partnerships in Asia
Singapore - Discovery Networks Asia Pacific announced two new partnerships across Asia, with VS Media a top MultiChannel Network (MCN) that super-serves digital natives in Greater China with more than 120 million subscribers and 320 million video views a month, and Tabilabo one of the leading and rapidly growing digital media businesses in Japan. These initiatives are in keeping with Discovery’s ambitions to transform and accelerate its big growth across Asia Pacific, by providing access to … [Read more...] about Discovery makes two digital partnerships in Asia