Australia’s highest-rated, free-to-air broadcaster, Channel 9 (The Nine Network) has partnered Gold Coast-based Red Empire on Interface, a sci-fi series revealing a breeding ground for gifted hackers, the Circuit Games, secretly exploiting new mind-controlling, military methods. Created by Queensland based Ellie Popov of Red Empire Productions, the international co-pro eSports series is produced by Red Empire's Amie Casey, Justin Jones, and Zeus Zamani’s Los Angeles-based Thriller Films, Adam … [Read more...] about Australia’s Nine Network, Taiwan’s Chunghwa Telecom set to broadcast Sonar’s eSports sci-fi series – ‘Interface’
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Nippon TV format licensed abroad
Nippon Television Network Corporation (Nippon TV) has announced that the format of Pharaoh!, the popular game show that was broadcast in Japan from July 2011 to February 2013, has been licensed abroad for the first time ever. On January 18, 2014, the Chinese remake of Pharaoh! began airing throughout mainland China on Aniworld TV, a Hunan Media Group subsidiary. Construction began on a 3,000 square metre studio in late November 2013, after consultations with … [Read more...] about Nippon TV format licensed abroad
TV ASIA Plus WEB-EXCLUSIVE: Interview with Julie Greene, Executive Producer of Hi-5
(Julie Greene) Q: Can you provide an update on the latest season of Hi-5? A: The new series of Hi-5 is series 14th. We’re renaming it to Hi-5 House, so it will be Hi-5 House series 1. The idea behind this is that the house where the cast all live in together becomes an environment. If there are cast changes from different places and different territories, they will all live in this place called the Hi-5 House. I thought initially that the set in the studio and the space where the cast … [Read more...] about TV ASIA Plus WEB-EXCLUSIVE: Interview with Julie Greene, Executive Producer of Hi-5
Endemol appoints Managing Director of Asian operations
Endemol has announced the appointment of Fotini Paraskakis as Managing Director of Asian Operations. She will report to Arjen van Mierlo, CEO of Asian Operations, who will increasingly focus on exploring new opportunities for Endemol to further expand in the region. In her newly appointed role, Paraskakis will be responsible for Endemol’s creative, production and format sales activities across Asia on a daily basis including the company’s joint venture with Astro in Malaysia. … [Read more...] about Endemol appoints Managing Director of Asian operations
