Cannes, France, MIPCOM – Mattel Creations, a centralised theatrical, television and digital content division from Mattel Inc., announced brand new international deals for its world-leading children’s TV show and brand, Thomas & Friends. Following the unprecedented Chinese theatrical release of Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure earlier this year, continued strong growth for the brand throughout Asia Pacific is led by China where there are multiple new deals for … [Read more...] about ‘Thomas & Friends’ signs new deals
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Record breaking streak for Sing! China
Shanghai, China - Iris Xia, Deputy General Manager of Star China International Media Limited, announced it took the top viewing spot for Season 1 finale ratings for its Canxing Productions’ new show/format Sing! China. Tencent and Youku Video report over 47 million play times within 24 hours of the finale. The live finale was filmed at the “Bird Nest” in Beijing, officially known as the National Stadium and reached 4+ Viewers (000) 15,897 and TV Ratings were 3.89% among 52 cities, … [Read more...] about Record breaking streak for Sing! China
CNN’s Future Cities covers Asia
CNN’s Future Cities takes a look at how architectural developments and technology are redefining the future of Asia’s cities. The latest skyscraper in Guangzhou, China is refining the country’s tastes in skyscrapers. Then, CNN heads north to China’s city of Harbin where its new opera house has become an icon, helping it reclaim its identity as a music city. In Japan, architecture has become the cornerstone in the country’s quest to protect its cities from the ever emerging threat of natural … [Read more...] about CNN’s Future Cities covers Asia
Harbour Rights brings documentaries
Hong Kong - Harbour Rights confirm its role as a key distributor in Asia, bringing French and Asian documentaries across the region with numerous deals closed ahead of MIPCOM. A 76-hours package signed with True Vision leading Pay TV platform in Thailand, including flagship series Somewhere On Earth season 5 and 6 from France Television. In South Korea, a first 4K deal on 2 Discovery and travel titles with KT SKYLIFE UHD channels as well as a premiere for the biopic Kim Jung Un The … [Read more...] about Harbour Rights brings documentaries
9 Story’s Wild Kratts sees major expansion in China
Toronto, Canada – 9 Story Media Group is pleased to announce several new deals in China for the animated series Wild Kratts. Chinese national broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV), has acquired broadcast rights with the series airing on its CCTV-14 kids channel. In partnership with Beijing-based Pacific Media Group, a host of digital sales have also been secured, including an exclusive agreement with Youku and Alibaba for seasons 1 to 3. Further content placement for season 4 … [Read more...] about 9 Story’s Wild Kratts sees major expansion in China
IPTV surpass satellite TV
The number of paying IPTV subscribers in the Asia-Pacific region overtook paying satellite TV ones in 2015, according to a new report from Digital TV Research. Covering 22 countries, the fifth edition of the Digital TV Asia-Pacific Forecasts report states that IPTV growth is far from over with 123.5 million subscribers expected by 2021. China will contribute 78.4 million IPTV subs (or nearly two-thirds of the region’s total) by 2021. Of the 314 million digital TV homes to be added between … [Read more...] about IPTV surpass satellite TV