Seoul- The Seoul Drama Awards, an annual competition for dramas produced worldwide, were presented on August 28 at the KBS Hall in Seoul with Japanese, Korean and Chinese works taking top honours. KBS’s A Dwarf Launches a Small Ball won the HDTV feature drama award with Granada International’s Prime Suspect 7 as runner up. Fuji Television Network’s Nodame Cantabile nabbed the prize for mini-series while Sony Pictures Television International’s The Tudors took second spot. … [Read more...] about Winners of Seoul Drama Awards 2007 unveiled
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The Tudors reign in South Korea
Hong Kong- Sony Pictures Television International’s 10-episode TV series The Tudors, runner up for the mini-series award at the Seoul Drama Awards, has posted strong ratings in South Korea, after premiering on CJ Media’s CH. CGV in July. The Tudors’ debut achieved a record-breaking 2.67% rating for cable TV, ahead of ratings for imports including Grey’s Anatomy and CSI. The show registered a 13% increase in the second week, according to TNS Korea and CH. CGV. Overall, the … [Read more...] about The Tudors reign in South Korea
France-Canada-Singapore co-prod Manon “Queen of Animals” to launch at MIPCOM
France’s Cyber Group Animation is collaborating with Canada’s Sardine Productions and Singapore’s Peach Blossom Media, as well as distributor Planet Nemo on animation series Manon “Queen of Animals”. Manon “Queen of Animals” is based on books by Gerard Moncomble and Nadine Rouviere, chronicling Manon’s fantastical life at the farm with her animal friends. The series is aimed at kids aged 2–6. Commissioned by French channel Tiji and … [Read more...] about France-Canada-Singapore co-prod Manon “Queen of Animals” to launch at MIPCOM
StarHub offers free channels to schools
Singapore– StarHub is offering free subscription of Discovery Channel and Bloomberg Television to public schools in Singapore for 24 months in an effort to provide a learning experience beyond textbooks to students. Discovery Channel showcases documentaries which explore the diversity of the world including Man vs Wild and Man-made Marvels which focus on the subjects of wilderness survival and buildings respectively. Bloomberg Television offers insights into the financial world through its … [Read more...] about StarHub offers free channels to schools
Seven scores ‘a ton’ in prime-time wins
Sydney- The Seven Network reached a milestone last week, notching its 100th win in the nightly prime-time ratings in the 2007 survey, more than the combined tallies of its rivals Nine and Ten. Out of the 184 primetime nights thus far, Seven won 100 and tied with Nine on two nights; Nine was victorious in 71 nights, Ten was No. 1 in 10, and ABC-TV won two nights. Seven has won 24 of the 26 weeks in the current survey year (26 out of 28 including the two Easter weeks – losing only one week … [Read more...] about Seven scores ‘a ton’ in prime-time wins
ABC-TV lands BBC dramas and docs
Sydney- ABC-TV has licensed a raft of dramas, natural history and entertainment programs from BBC Worldwide Australasia. The dramas are Jekyll (6 x 50’), Hartswood Films’ contemporary take on Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic thriller starring James Nesbitt; The Ruby in the Smoke and The Shadow in the North, 1 x 90’ BBC / WGBH Boston co-productions with Billie Piper as Hindi-speaking Victorian heroine Sally Lockhart; and The State Within(6 x 60’), a BBC / BBC America … [Read more...] about ABC-TV lands BBC dramas and docs