Stockholm - Eccho Rights and Korea's major broadcaster CJ E&M have agreed on a multiple series script distribution deal for three hit Korean series. Tears Of Heaven and A Bird That Doesn’t Sing are two long-running scripts, both featuring very strong female lead characters. Memory meanwhile is a touching 16-part story that sees a man coming to terms with his sudden diagnosis of Alzheimer’s. These sign-ups follow earlier successes for this partnership, Eccho Rights having sold CJ formats … [Read more...] about Eccho Rights signs for Korean dramas
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Eccho Rights forges multiple series deal with Netflix
Stockholm & Istanbul - Eccho Rights has obtained a license deal for drama series with Netflix for international launch. The package includes some of the biggest titles from Turkish Drama such as Ezel, Karadayi, Kurt Seyit & Sura and The End from Ay Yapim. Also included in the deal are the series Can’t Run From Love from Erler Film, Kacak from Surec Film, Gonul from Most Productions, the miniseries Mahmut & Meryem from Duka Film, Black Heart from AKA Yapim as well as Winter Sun from … [Read more...] about Eccho Rights forges multiple series deal with Netflix
First remake for Fatmagul
Eccho Rights has signed a deal with Bantry Bay for the remake rights to the hit Turkish drama Fatmagul from Ay Yapim. The producer will develop a version for German-speaking Europe. … [Read more...] about First remake for Fatmagul
ITV Studios’ new Korean drama
ITV Studios have picked up the supernatural cop drama Who Are You, produced by Korean CJ Group represented by Eccho Rights. The deal is the first licence for a Korean scripted drama in the UK and the third ground-breaking deal Eccho Rights have made to bring the genre to Europe in the past two years. Who Are You is a supernatural cop show with a romantic twist: an elite policewoman falls into a coma after a brutal attack during a raid gone wrong. Six years later, she awakes and resumes … [Read more...] about ITV Studios’ new Korean drama
Eccho Rights signs Black Heart
Ahead of MIPTV, Eccho Rights announced a new title for its drama slate. The independent distributor will represent the rights to the new Turkish drama series Black Heart from Aka Film. Black Heart tells the story of a brother seeking justice for the cold-blooded murder of his journalist sister who discovered evidence exposing a powerful media tycoon to be little more than a corrupt gangster. To get his revenge, the brother exploits an orphaned girl who needs his help to save her dying sister. … [Read more...] about Eccho Rights signs Black Heart
SCTV to remake Eccho’s hit
Eccho Rights and SCTV have signed a new deal on Turkish drama Elif. Following the licensing of the first two series of the original format, SCTV will now make a localized version of the series. Elif broke through the Indonesian screens earlier this year and was an immediate hit, doubling shares for the channel. Production for the localised version will begin soon, with SCTV’s sister company Screenplay Productions at the helm. The show will air in January 2016. In other news, Eccho Rights … [Read more...] about SCTV to remake Eccho’s hit