TVU Networks, the market and technology leader in cloud and IP-based live video solutions, announced its TVU One mobile transmitters were used by Xinhua News Agency, China’s official state-run press agency, to provide real-time footage of the launch of the Shenzhou-12 spacecraft from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center (JSLC) in northwestern China on June 17. The mission was significant because Shenzhou-12, mounted to a Long March 2F carrier rocket, transported the first three astronauts to … [Read more...] about Xinhua News Agency relies on TVU Networks to deliver live video feed of Shenzhou-12 launch
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Harbour Rights secures a string of deals with Asian broadcasters
Harbour Rights licensed a package deal of 10-hour to Galaxy Play in Vietnam, including CHINA EXPRESS 6x52' – a series on artistic, cultural and culinary history of the region while the country opens up. MACAU FROM ABOVE 1x52' helps us rediscover Macau from a bird’s eye perspective. 2 episodes of our flagship travel series Flavors - KYUSHU & SOUTH KOREA 2x52'. The former brings us the westmost island of Japan, where artisans, fishermen, farmers or artists try to protect, preserve an ancestral … [Read more...] about Harbour Rights secures a string of deals with Asian broadcasters
UK distributor Drive sells raft of ready-made premium factual content in Asia
Drive, the production-funding and distribution agency, announced more than 35 hours of sales of ready-made factual content to broadcasters in Asia. ViuTVsix in Hong Kong has picked up a total of six titles from Drive. Auschwitz Untold: In Colour (2 x 60’ and 1 x 90’), produced by Fulwell73 for Channel 4 and History Channel USA brings colour to original black and white archive and tells survivors’ stories, commemorating the memory of those who were murdered in the name of bigotry and hate; The … [Read more...] about UK distributor Drive sells raft of ready-made premium factual content in Asia
Dandelooo’s ‘Treehouse Stories’ hits the roof with sales
French animation production and distribution company Dandelooo has secured several sales for its International Emmy Award-winning series The Treehouse Stories (“La Cabane à Histoires”) commissioned by Canal+ for broadcast on Piwi+, Canal+ and My Canal. By adapting the best children’s books, in a faithful and loyal way and using traditional animation based on the original designs, this enthralling series entices and invites children to read. Co-produced by Caribara Production (Fabien Baboz … [Read more...] about Dandelooo’s ‘Treehouse Stories’ hits the roof with sales
Wag Entertainment rolls out ‘War Factories’ internationally
UK-based production and distribution company, Wag Entertainment, part of the Asacha Media Group, has signed a raft of international deals for the new season of its highly successful documentary series War Factories, which was announced by Janice Strangward, SVP Sales. Produced by Wag Entertainment with investment from UKTV and Histoire TV, the second season offers a further eight episodes and has been acquired by CCTV (China); Discovery (Benelux); Autentic (Germany); Telewizja Polsat … [Read more...] about Wag Entertainment rolls out ‘War Factories’ internationally
Reimagining the future of Asia’s film, media, and entertainment sector
This story appears in the March-April 2021 issue of Television Asia Plus. The film, media, and entertainment sector experienced widespread disruption in 2020. The pandemic saw TV and film production halted and movie theatres shuttered, leading to billions in lost revenue for broadcasters and filmmakers. Though some level of production has since been allowed to resume, new safe management practices mean that the industry could be navigating the fallout of the pandemic for many years to … [Read more...] about Reimagining the future of Asia’s film, media, and entertainment sector