International distributor and rights management company Eccho Rights is establishing a London office, recruiting three UK-based senior executives to lead the next step in the company’s global expansion. Adam Barth will be Eccho’s new Director of Development and Co-productions, working with UK producers and broadcasters to broaden the Sweden-based distributor’s English language slate. Adam will be tasked with finding new projects, and creative talent for Eccho’s ever-growing development roster, … [Read more...] about Eccho Rights expands global footprint with London office
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Top singer-actress IU to join the star-studded cast of upcoming film to be produced by Spackman Entertainment Group’s Zip Cinema
Spackman Entertainment Group Limited ("Spackman Entertainment Group" or the "Company" and together with its subsidiaries, the "Group"), one of Korea's leading entertainment production groups, wishes to announce that top popular Korean actor-singer IU will be joining star-studded cast comprising Song Kang-ho, Gang Dong-won, and Bae Doona in the Group's next major film, Broker (working title). Broker shall be produced by the Company's indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, Zip Cinema Co., Ltd. ("Zip … [Read more...] about Top singer-actress IU to join the star-studded cast of upcoming film to be produced by Spackman Entertainment Group’s Zip Cinema
Eccho Rights ships Korean package to Exxen in Turkey
Eccho Rights has completed a deal for more than 150 hours of South Korean content to fill a K-Drama strand for the recently launched SVOD platform Exxen in Turkey. The deal consists of three titles from Eccho’s mother company CJ ENM and four from SBS, as well as the streaming rights to SBS' 2020 K Pop Festival which features Korea’s biggest global superstars including BTS, among others. From CJ ENM, Exxen has licensed romantic dramas Cheese in the Trap and It's Okay That's Love, and crime … [Read more...] about Eccho Rights ships Korean package to Exxen in Turkey
New projects and new conditions: Industry leaders cite creativity and hope in 2021 projections
For a moment in 2020 half of the world was in lockdown. Confined to their homes, people turned to the media for comfort and entertainment. According to data firm Nielsen, in mainland China, this meant that television viewing increased by 70 minutes to 7 hours and 40 minutes per day, whilst in Taiwan, the first weeks of February saw television audiences grow by one million. Unable to attend live shows and cinemas, viewers chose streaming services for distraction, with Netflix declaring in July … [Read more...] about New projects and new conditions: Industry leaders cite creativity and hope in 2021 projections
Netflix expands its presence in Korea with two new production facilities
With Netflix subscribers eager to watch more original Korean series and films, the company announced that it has established two production facilities in Paju-si and Yeoncheon-gun, just outside of Seoul in Gyeonggi Province, Korea. At YCDSMC - Studio 139, Netflix will lease six stages and supporting spaces of approximately 9,000 square meters. At the Samsung Studio, the company said it will also lease three stages of approximately 7,000 square meters. From 2015 to 2020, Netflix's … [Read more...] about Netflix expands its presence in Korea with two new production facilities
What’s next for content in 2021? (Part Two)
This story appears in the December 2020 issue of Television Asia Plus. In the first part of this feature story, media executives from BBC Studios, Viu, and Bilibili shared their thoughts on what's next for content in 2021. Below, Television Asia Plus interviewed three broadcasters on their point-of-view for what's coming ahead for content in 2021. Broadcasters Bangkok Broadcasting & TV Co., Ltd. Yaowalak Poolthong, Ph.D., Managing Director, Bangkok Broadcasting & T.V. Co., … [Read more...] about What’s next for content in 2021? (Part Two)
