BBC Worldwide’s Sales & Distribution business unit in Asia has licensed a package of over 80 hours of music programming to CCTV-15. The package includes Doctor Who at the Proms and various other BBC Proms titles, plus the Brit Awards 2012 (1 x 90’), Take That: Progress Live (1 x 75’), and the Royal Variety Performance2010 (1 x 120’). CCTV-15 is the music channel of Chinese state broadcaster CCTV. Launched in 2004, it broadcasts … [Read more...] about ATF 2012: BBC Worldwide licenses music programmes to CCTV-15
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“Dancing Nation” to be produced in Asia-Pacific for the first time
Hong Kong – Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has announced its joint-venture with production company Huaso Productions to co-produce a local version of the dance competition format, Dancing Nation (10 x 60’), for CCTV in China. The light entertainment series is slated to premiere in February on CCTV. Supported by local governments, the show will feature charity projects and people from different communities across the country. “Dancing is a universal language that … [Read more...] about “Dancing Nation” to be produced in Asia-Pacific for the first time
CCTV hosts Change Asia, Rescue the Earth doco project
China Central Television (CCTV) hosted the initial Producers’ Meeting of Series Three of the Change Asia, Rescue the Earth (CARE) project, held this past weekend, for the first time. CCTV assumed the role of Executive Producer for this series, with Korean Broadcasting System as the Project Manager. Each participating broadcaster will be required to produce a documentary regarding youth-related issues by early next year and the programmes will be distributed to all participating … [Read more...] about CCTV hosts Change Asia, Rescue the Earth doco project
CCTV buys Chinese Olympic rights through 2016
London – The IOC said China Central Television (CCTV) has acquired broadcast rights to each Olympics in the next four-year cycle leading to the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games. This latest deal, covering all broadcast platforms, includes its home 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, hosted in Nanjing. The contract also covers the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, and the 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lillehammer, Norway. The deal is worth US$160 million and represents a 60% increase on the current … [Read more...] about CCTV buys Chinese Olympic rights through 2016
NHK licenses three drama series to China’s CCTV-8
Tokyo – NHK Enterprises (NEP) and CCTV-8, the drama channel of Chinese state broadcaster CCTV, have closed a licensing deal that will take three NHK drama series to China with the contract signed by Tetsuo Hiraga, NEP Senior Managing Director and Han Jianqun, CCTV-8 Deputy Controller at NEP’s Tokyo headquarters. CCTV-8, launched in 1996 as an art and culture channel, extended its reach throughout China in 1999 became an all-drama channel and began broadcasting around the clock in … [Read more...] about NHK licenses three drama series to China’s CCTV-8
CCTV installs Kahuna multi-format switchers in new broadcast facility in Beijing
United Kingdom – China Central Television (CCTV) has installed Snell’s Kahuna SD/HD multi-format switchers in its HD production studios at its new headquarters in Beijing. Snell’s regional partner CSS will be providing the system’s integration and installation for the project. CCTV’s new building houses the E01, E02, E04, E05, E11, E12, E13, E14, E15, and E17 studios – the programming heart of the facility responsible for HD production of a variety of … [Read more...] about CCTV installs Kahuna multi-format switchers in new broadcast facility in Beijing
