China independent production company Enlight Media, announced it has become the first Chinese member of FRAPA, the international format industry association dedicated to the protection of formats. This move signals the company’s ambitions to work with format businesses worldwide. Enlight has extensive experience in producing entertainment, variety and lifestyle genres, and in building partnerships around its content with international brands. It produces programmes for CCTV and more than … [Read more...] about An Enlightened FRAPA
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Come one, come all Formats are big business. This year alone has seen dozens of debuts including localized versions of Million Dollar Money Drop in Singapore, Minute To Win It in Malaysia and India, Hole in the Wall in Cambodia, Top Gear in both Korea and China, a pan-regional version of France’s It’s a Knockout and Cash Cab Asia. Along with returning shows such as Idol, The X Factor, MasterChef, and Amazing Race, it would be hard not to notice that Asia’s been well and truly … [Read more...] about Formatted
Top Gear gaining traction in Asia
London – Hit motoring series Top Gear is continuing to make inroads into Asia, as BBC Worldwide announces that South Korea is the latest country to license the format. CJ E&M, South Korea’s biggest media conglomerate, will launch a brand new local version of the show on men’s lifestyle channel XTM from August this year. The 13 weekly episodes will be hosted by former professional racing driver Kim Jin-Pyo, car and bike enthusiast Kim Kap-Soo and Yeon Jung-Hoon, member of the … [Read more...] about Top Gear gaining traction in Asia