BBC Worldwide, on the first day of Showcase 207, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with iQIYI, China’s largest online video platform, to bring almost 300 hours of pre-school content from CBeebies to its viewers. This is the first time that CBeebies programmes will be available in China on a digital platform. iQIYI is the leader in providing online services in China with 20 million paid subscribers (as of June 2016). CBeebies content will be available on both the platform and on … [Read more...] about CBeebies debuts in China on iQIYI
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BBC Worldwide debuts Giant Screen Movies
Beijing, China - BBC Worldwide announced a series of deals that will see four BBC Earth Giant Screen films - Tiny Giants, Wild Africa, Earthflight and Incredible Predators debut in main land China and Hong Kong in 2017. New deals with clients including Orient International Holding Shanghai Foreign Trade Co. Ltd, and Wuhan DDMC Culture Co. Ltd, will see the four films debut in more than 20 science and technology museums, beginning in January. Tiny Giants, is the story of a day in the life … [Read more...] about BBC Worldwide debuts Giant Screen Movies
TCB Media Rights sells package to China
London - TCB Media Rights reports that it has closed a 12 title package deal with the Red Apollo Group underlining the London-based rights-ownership and distribution company’s mission to become a trusted content-provider to the buoyant Asian market. Under the deal, Red Apollo Group has acquired a selection of TCB Media Rights’ series and one-offs, including three of its best-selling titles: Like A Shot Entertainment’s Medieval Murder Mysteries (6 x 60 mins) and The … [Read more...] about TCB Media Rights sells package to China
Astro brings award-winning films
Kuala Lumpur – Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad (Astro) is now making its A-List channel, which carries critically acclaimed films from international film festivals, available on StarHub TV in Singapore. Astro’s A-List in HD will be available on StarHub TV Channel 612 as a Subscription Video-On-Demand (SVOD) service beginning November 30, 2016. A-List showcases the best award-winning and critically acclaimed international and regional films, to which Astro holds regional … [Read more...] about Astro brings award-winning films
Guizhou unveils the hidden beauty of China
Everyone has an image of China – about its people, landscapes and cuisine. To bring those images to life, Great Big Story has traversed the Yelang Valley, attempted single bamboo drifting in northern Guizhou, and even sampled the delights of national liquor of Maotai. Great Big Story, the distributed video storytelling network launched by CNN and Turner in 2015 – parachutes viewers through its digital channel Take Me There to extraordinary places, subcultures and events in some of … [Read more...] about Guizhou unveils the hidden beauty of China
Bomanbridge sold 111 hrs of programming to Bilibili
Singapore - Bomanbridge Media, a Singapore-based content distribution and production agency announced a multi-programme factual deal of 111 hours for the millennial-targeted digital platform, Bilibili, in China. Bilibili acquired travel and nature programmes such as Escape or Die, featuring Dean Gunnarson, a world class escape artist, entertaining global audiences with remarkable stunts that cheat death; Extraordinary Dogs exploring true-stories of canine prowess and the science behind dogs’ … [Read more...] about Bomanbridge sold 111 hrs of programming to Bilibili
