BBC Studios announced on 1 December that it will launch linear channels BBC Earth, BBC Lifestyle, CBeebies and BBC World News together with on-demand channel BBC First and multi-genre SVOD service, BBC Player on Singtel TV, Singapore’s leading network and pay-TV provider. The linear and on-demand channels will be available from 1 December 2021 on Singtel TV, Singtel TV GO and video streaming platform CAST while the multi-genre SVOD service will be made available sometime in early 2022. Phil … [Read more...] about BBC Studios brings premium British content to Singapore through a partnership with Singtel
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Kansai TV and KC Global Media Asia’s new co-production ‘Budget Trip in Japan’ Season 2 to premiere across pay-TV and streaming platforms
Japanese commercial broadcaster, Kansai TV and KC Global Media Asia, the network that owns and operates the leading Japanese entertainment channel, GEM, have co-produced the new season of Budget Trip in Japan S2. The GEM Original travelogue series features Japanese celebrities taking viewers on a journey to discover the hidden gems of Japan, including travel tips and tricks to enjoying an authentic Japanese travel experience with only a budget of 50,000 yen for two! The program will premiere on … [Read more...] about Kansai TV and KC Global Media Asia’s new co-production ‘Budget Trip in Japan’ Season 2 to premiere across pay-TV and streaming platforms
GoQuest Media and WOWOW strike a deal for espionage drama ‘Traitor’
Global independent content distributor GoQuest Media has struck a deal for the Estonian espionage drama Traitor (6 x 58’). Leading Japanese broadcaster WOWOW has acquired the spy thriller for its Linear TV and ON-Demand streaming service. The award-winning series produced by multi-service provider Elisa Estonia and Estonian public broadcaster ERR is written by prize-winning playwright and screenwriter Martin Algus (Best Screenwriter Award at Estonian Film and Television Awards 2019) and … [Read more...] about GoQuest Media and WOWOW strike a deal for espionage drama ‘Traitor’
‘China’s Got Talent’ continues to smash ratings
The latest season of China’s Got Talent with new broadcast partners TikTok China and JiangsuTV, has seen ratings soar since it premiered on 31 October from 100 million views to 320 million cumulate views on TikTok across the first two episodes. The second episode, which aired on 7 November, was the highest-rated primetime entertainment show across satellite and pay-TV channels and generated 380 million hits on the topic of ‘Got Talent’ across Chinese social networks, including Weibo and … [Read more...] about ‘China’s Got Talent’ continues to smash ratings
Fremantle announces raft of global deals for contemporary crime thriller ‘Reyka’
Fremantle announced on November 15 a raft of deals for Reyka, which will see the series available in over 80 territories globally, bringing the compelling eight-part series to international audiences for the first time. The M-Net and Fremantle series, co-produced by Harriet Gavshon for Quizzical and Serena Cullen for Serena Cullen Productions, is Fremantle’s first-ever South African drama. A unique and ground-breaking English language drama, Reyka highlights South Africa’s status as a major … [Read more...] about Fremantle announces raft of global deals for contemporary crime thriller ‘Reyka’
‘Tokyo MER’ launches across Asia Pacific Disney+ markets
Disney+ announced on November 12 that the hugely popular Tokyo MER (Mobile Emergency Room) series is now available for streaming in additional Asia Pacific Disney+ markets starting November 12th, coinciding with Disney+ launches in Korea and Taiwan, and Disney+ Day. A special collaboration with Japanese broadcaster TBS, Tokyo MER is a thrilling medical drama centered on the rivalry between two doctors who find themselves unwittingly taking part in a much larger political game while saving their … [Read more...] about ‘Tokyo MER’ launches across Asia Pacific Disney+ markets