Tokyo - Drama series Iris made its debut on network TBS last Wednesday, the first South Korean series to air on a major Japanese commercial broadcaster during the key viewing block. The spy thriller is one of the very few foreign series to ever appear on Japanese network TV during the 7-10 pm 'Golden Time' slot, typically heavy on quiz shows featuring local stars. Iris revolves around two operatives in a secret spy organisation NSS, caught up in North/South political intrigue from Hungary to … [Read more...] about First South Korean drama to air primetime in Japan
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Public supportive of Radio Television Hong Kong proposals
Hong Kong - A total of 141 written submissions have been received in the public consultation exercise on the future mission of Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) as a public service broadcaster. The Commerce & Economic Development Bureau said the comments received were supportive of the proposals set out in the consultation paper. These include the proposed public purposes of RTHK, the enhancement of its corporate governance, the proposed charter, new services to be delivered by RTHK as well as … [Read more...] about Public supportive of Radio Television Hong Kong proposals
CCTV promote World Cup ad slots
China - China Central Television (CCTV), the exclusive broadcaster of the 2010 FIFA World Cup on the mainland, has blown the final whistle for bids on advertising slots for the international sporting event. He Haiming, vice-director of CCTV's advertising department, told China Daily that the final batch of advertising slots, including the exclusive titling rights for some special programs and slots for individual matches, will be made available to bidders in mid-April. In November 2009, CCTV … [Read more...] about CCTV promote World Cup ad slots
SkyLife plans 3D broadcast
Korea - Satellite television provider, SkyLife plans to start 3D broadcasts of some live sports events in May, reports The Korea Times. With an investment of some 5 billion won, the local provider will work to ensure that its cameras, switchers and other production equipment are up to the task by then, Lee Mong-ryong, CEO of SkyLife, said at a press conference in Seoul. According to Lee, most of the budget will be used to buy the necessary equipment for the broadcasts. From May, SkyLife will … [Read more...] about SkyLife plans 3D broadcast
Super market sweep
Ling-Sze Gan Content Sales, Asia, AETN International Demand for our HD titles has been growing throughout Asia, particularly in Korea and Japan. There’s been a lot of interest from buyers in series such as The Universe, Lost Worlds, How the Earth Was Made, Dogfights, Engineering an Empire, among others. Criss Angel Mindfreak continues to be our most popular series in the region. In addition to sales to broadcasters in individual Asian countries, AXN Asia also picked up the series to add to … [Read more...] about Super market sweep
The Asian Pitch helps grow HD for Asia
The Asian Pitch productions “For the Love of Shakespeare” , “A Weaver’s Tale”, “A Farmer’s Struggle”, and “The Icemen: Angadias of India” have all been completed and will be an important and high profile component of (MediaCorp’s) Caldecott Productions International’s slate at the upcoming MIPTV market in Cannes. “We are happy to say that that “For the Love of Shakespeare” will be shown in France and … [Read more...] about The Asian Pitch helps grow HD for Asia