Cannes - Korean broadcaster SBS and Latino powerhouse Telemundo Internacional signed a landmark agreement on Oct. 10. In the first phase of this new relationship, Telemundo gets the rights to distribute part of SBS's catalogue of drama series in Latin America, a region where, historically, that genre has made few inroads; initially that deal is for three years. In the second phase, in a separate agreement, Telemundo will secure the rights to remake for the US market SBS's 22-episode drama … [Read more...] about Korea’s SBS partnering with Telemundo Internacional
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Three Asian Pitch winners announced
Cannes - NHK, MediaCorp, and KBS have selected three projects from Asian independent producers to commission as a part of their new initiative, The Asian Pitch. Receiving full funding for their HD documentary production are Supermen of Malegaon, from Indian director Faiza Ahmed Khan; Malaysia’s Justin Ong Tat Tiong for Subak; and The Mummy Theft from Toraja, from Indonesia’s Agung Mulya Setiawan. The Asian Pitch is a new initiative by the three Asian public broadcasters targeting … [Read more...] about Three Asian Pitch winners announced
EarthTV circles the globe
Cannes - Telcast Media Group, the company behind earthTV, has signed the first deal to distribute its content in Japan as well as launching several new program strands and formats. Japan's Nippon BS will air earthTV programming 12 times daily, starting in November. In China, its content will get much wider distribution when it moves soon from the weather channel CWTV to CCTV's main news channel. EarthTV's programming World Weather, Motion Time Lapse and What a World! is available in more than 50 … [Read more...] about EarthTV circles the globe
Disney-ABC Int’l TV and Usen to provide VOD service
Cannes - Disney-ABC International Television Japan (Minato-ku, Tokyo: Managing Director Paul Candland) and USEN CORPORATION (USEN, Minato-ku, Tokyo: President & CEO Yasuhide Uno) announced that they have successfully signed a Video On-Demand rental agreement to provide major titles from DAIT’s portfolio over USEN’s broadband entertainment service “GyaO”, “GyaO NEXT” and “ShowTime”. Serial broadcasting commenced from September 8, 2007. With this … [Read more...] about Disney-ABC Int’l TV and Usen to provide VOD service
Vuze views Japan and Korea
Cannes - Online entertainment platform Vuze will target Japan and Korea as the first markets in Asia as it expands from the beachheads it has established in the US and Western Europe. Launched just eight months ago, Vuze claims an installed base of 10 million viewers and that it's adding 500,000 per week. The Palo Alta, California-based start-up says it has sourced content from 90 content partners including A&E, BBC, The History Channel, National Geographic, PBS, Showtime and Starz Media. In … [Read more...] about Vuze views Japan and Korea
NGCI, Off the Fence and MDA to commission 15 HD documentaries
Cannes - National Geographic Channels International (NGCI), independent production and distribution company, Off the Fence (OTF) and the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) have partnered to commission fifteen one-hour original documentary programmes in high-definition (HD) to encourage Singaporean filmmaking talents. The multi-million dollar partnership will enable the production of 15 titles over the next three years. National Geographic Channels International and Off the Fence will … [Read more...] about NGCI, Off the Fence and MDA to commission 15 HD documentaries