Paramount and TVING today announced that the Korean crime-thriller series BARGAIN will debut on Paramount+ outside of South Korea in 2023. BARGAIN is the second title coming to the streaming platform as part of the strategic partnership between Paramount and CJ ENM. BARGAIN stars actors Jun Jong-seo (Money Heist: Korea) and Jin Seon-kyu (Extreme Job) and it is an adaptation of director Lee Chung-hyun’s award-winning short film of the same name released in 2015. Director Jun Woo-sung, who … [Read more...] about TVING and Paramount announce Korean thriller series BARGAIN will debut on Paramount+ in 2023
CJ ENM
CJ ENM appoints Chang-Gun Koo as new CEO of CJ ENM
CJ ENM announced that Chang-Gun Koo has been appointed as new CEO of the CJ ENM entertainment division. Koo first joined the CJ Group in 2010 prior to his post as an analyst at Samsung Securities. Koo became CEO of global food service and culture company CJ Foodville in 2017 followed by his post as CEO of Korea’s No.1 health and beauty store CJ Oliveyoung in 2018. Koo will oversee CJ ENM’s plans for global expansion and accelerate future growth engines to lead a new paradigm in the … [Read more...] about CJ ENM appoints Chang-Gun Koo as new CEO of CJ ENM
2022 MAMA AWARDS to reveal the list of nominees on October 24
World’s NO.1 K-POP Awards 2022 MAMA AWARDS will reveal this year’s nominees on October 24, 6PM KST / 5AM EST. The nomination broadcast will be hosted by Lim Seul-ong and Shin Ah-young, and will air on various global platforms including Mnet’s official YouTube channel “Mnet K-POP”. After the announcement, the voting for the “Worldwide Fans’ Choice” Award will start at 7PM KST/6AM EST. 2022 MAMA AWARDS takes the following into consideration for its nominees. First, the songs and … [Read more...] about 2022 MAMA AWARDS to reveal the list of nominees on October 24
Global Entertainment Powerhouse CJ ENM Drums Up Anticipation at APOS with Premium Korean Content and Asian-Language Scripted Series
Leading entertainment conglomerate CJ ENM continues to strengthen its position as the leading global entertainment powerhouse with the introduction of its upcoming Asian original content at APOS last week. In addition to its stellar Korean programming line-up, CJ ENM’s local offices CJ ENM Hong Kong and True CJ Creations are set to present an exciting slate of Mandarin scripted series and Thai-language content respectively, bringing the best of local content to the global audience. At the APOS … [Read more...] about Global Entertainment Powerhouse CJ ENM Drums Up Anticipation at APOS with Premium Korean Content and Asian-Language Scripted Series
CJ ENM announces investment in US-based VR concert platform AmazeVR
Leading entertainment company CJ ENM announced its investment in the US-based VR concert platform ‘AmazeVR’. With this investment, CJ ENM will be able to expand the lifetime value of its IPs creating synergy with AmazeVR's technology to create VR content, which will enable to company to expand business opportunities related to VR platforms. CJ ENM has hundreds of music and concert IPs within their vast content library that can be developed into VR contents. On top of the company's vast content … [Read more...] about CJ ENM announces investment in US-based VR concert platform AmazeVR
Endeavor Content rebrands as Fifth Season
Effective September 7th, Endeavor Content, the leading film and television producer and distributor behind such titles as the multiple Academy Award®-nominated THE LOST DAUGHTER, Sundance Film Festival Audience Award winner CHA CHA REAL SMOOTH, and 14-Emmy®-nominated Severance, is rebranding as FIFTH SEASON. FIFTH SEASON, formerly known as Endeavor Content, was founded in 2017 comprising several production, sales, and distribution assets within Endeavor, WME, and IMG. Earlier this year the … [Read more...] about Endeavor Content rebrands as Fifth Season