London, Cannes, Shanghai – FremantleMedia, Shanghai Media Group (SMG)’s BesTV and China Media Capital (CMC) announced an exclusive joint venture partnership that will create and develop entertainment formats for the China market, set to reach millions of viewers on Dragon TV and BesTV platforms, and take proprietary China content to the world market through FremantleMedia’s global distribution network. Based in Shanghai, the bespoke development team will include international … [Read more...] about FremantleMedia forges Chinese joint venture
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BBCWW and SMG expand partnership
BBC Worldwide signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Shanghai Media Group (SMG) – an agreement that will expand their strategic relationship to include programme and format production, programme distribution and co-production opportunities. Under the agreement, BBC Worldwide will work with several of SMG’s subsidiaries, including Internet TV Service, BesTV, DocuChina, Dragon TV, Wings Media and Toonmax Media. The MOU was signed in a ceremony that took place during MIPTV in … [Read more...] about BBCWW and SMG expand partnership
CJ E&M to launch next edition in “Flowers” series “Friends over Flowers”
Seoul, Korea – CJ E&M will launch Friends Over Flowers, an all-new variety show from its hit “Flowers” series line-up, starting next month on entertainment channel tvN. Following the massive success of Grandpas Over Flowers and Sisters Over Flowers, Friends over Flowers features two separate groups of younger men travelling to different destinations – and this time without the porters. Teaser photos of the first group at the airport … [Read more...] about CJ E&M to launch next edition in “Flowers” series “Friends over Flowers”
CJ E&M and Dragon TV to collaborate on China programming
Seoul, Korea – CJ E&M announced on March 17 that it will cooperate with Chinese satellite broadcaster Dragon TV on the local production of television program content in China. This cooperation will include the local development of hit Korean variety programmes such as Grandpas over Flowers and a spin-off Sisters over Flowers for the Chinese market, joint research and development of TV contents, and mobilisation of the production resources of Korean dramas. Grandpas over Flowers CJ … [Read more...] about CJ E&M and Dragon TV to collaborate on China programming
Dragon TV and now HaiRun to launch on StarHub
Singapore – StarHub TV’s addition of two channels, Dragon TV (东方å«è§†)and now HaiRun( 海润å°) will cater to increasing demand for content from China. Dragon TV’s news segments, which focus on current affairs around the world, garner five hours each day on the 24/7 channel. In addition, the Mandarin channel also provides top-rated dramas, talk-shows and reality shows. Dragon TV also created major brands with … [Read more...] about Dragon TV and now HaiRun to launch on StarHub
Dragon TV launches new cross-border competition series
Shanghai Media Group’s Dragon TV recently launched Asia Pacific’s largest reality show, Asian Wave, in Singapore. Asian Wave is a singing competition that aims not only to create a platform of exchange for the region’s top singers, but also to discover a truly representative new Asian singer through stringent, professional-standard, realistic judging. A panel of judges and viewers will choose Asia’s “Next Super Star” over the course of 20 rounds of rigorous … [Read more...] about Dragon TV launches new cross-border competition series