Los Angeles – Shine International, the international sales and distribution arm of Shine Group, has sold talent entertainment format Clash of the Choirs, to CCTV1, China’s leading broadcaster. The Chinese broadcaster has ordered 10 episodes of the show, which follows the path of celebrities who return to their home towns to recruit, form and coach an amateur choir to compete with rival choirs. The series is scheduled to premiere in early November and marks the distributor’s … [Read more...] about CCTV sings a new song
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Exclusive: Icy response from CCTV
BBC Worldwide's Sales and Distribution business in Asia has secured a pre-sale for Frozen Planet with China Central Television's (CCTV) Documentary Channel. Still in production, the 6x50min series from BBC's world-renowned Natural History Unit, reunites narrator Sir David Attenborough with the award-winning team behind Blue Planet and Planet Earth, and features groundbreaking imagery as camera teams go deep under the ice, plunge into the heart of an erupting polar volcano, and get closer than … [Read more...] about Exclusive: Icy response from CCTV
Reuters delivers China’s news to the world
Hong Kong - Reuters will distribute China Central Television's (CCTV) content and scripted footage to more than 700 broadcasters across the US, Europe, Asia and Africa beginning February 10. The agreement with China's state broadcaster marks the latest enhancement to its long-standing relationship with Reuters and will span political, economic, social, cultural, sports, and entertainment news categories. This announcement follows the launch of Reuters America, the first phase in the global … [Read more...] about Reuters delivers China’s news to the world
CCTV ad auction up 18.5% on 2009
Beijing - China Central Television's annual advertising auction attracted almost 11 billion yuan for 2010, an 18.5 percent increase on 2009. According to Xia Hongbo, head of the network's ad division, the average price of CCTV ad space rose more than 20 percent from 2009, Dairy companies Mengniu and Bright Dairy & Food Co battled to become sole sponsor of CCTV's popular 8-10pm drama slot for the first half of next year. Hong Kong-listed Mengniu paid 203.9 million yuan for those spots for the … [Read more...] about CCTV ad auction up 18.5% on 2009
MTV Networks International closes first-ever kids’ format series with CCTV
London/New York - MTV Networks International (MTVNI) announced that Tiao Zhan Xiao Yong Shi, the Chinese format adaptation of Nickelodeon’s GUTS, will premiere on China Central Television (CCTV) during Summer 2009. The format deal is the first time a kids’ format will air in the Chinese market. The new prime-time series will follow Nickelodeon’s groundbreaking original hit formula with an hour-long action-sports game show. Each episode will allow kid contestants to live out … [Read more...] about MTV Networks International closes first-ever kids’ format series with CCTV