Global kids and family entertainment major Toonz Media Group has launched a new kids television channel in Indonesia. The 24x7 pay-TV channel Toonz Kids is available on Indonesia’s leading satellite TV network Transvision. The bilingual channel will include shows in both Bahasa and English, and is targeted at 4 to 12-year-olds. This will be Toonz’s maiden television channel in Asia. The channel went on air on Sunday, November 14. “Indonesia has a fast-growing kids entertainment industry and we … [Read more...] about Toonz Media Group kicks off expansion of its platform entertainment business with new kids TV channel in Indonesia
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Studio 100 Media travels in time with ‘Vegasaurs’
Studio 100 Media is going back through the mists of time into an era dominated by the juiciest and crunchiest creatures ever to rule the planet: the mighty Vegesaurs. This action-comedy CGI-animated TV series (20 x 5’) is produced by independent Australian producer Cheeky Little for the Australian Broadcasting Company (ABC) and France TV. Principal production funding is provided by Screen Australia, with Studio 100 as co-investor. Based on a concept created by Gary Eck and Nick O’Sullivan, the … [Read more...] about Studio 100 Media travels in time with ‘Vegasaurs’
Rock Entertainment Holdings launches Asia’s newest multi-genre factual entertainment channel, Global Trekker
Rock Entertainment Holdings announced today the birth of Global Trekker, Asia’s newest multi-genre factual entertainment channel, which will make its debut launch in Hong Kong with Hong Kong Cable Television Limited on 1 November 2021, followed by MeTV in Thailand and UiTV in Myanmar on 15 November 2021, and to be launched in 3BBGIGATV in Thailand in the coming months. Global Trekker aims to open audiences to a world of new discoveries with first and exclusive content in Asia, and will consist … [Read more...] about Rock Entertainment Holdings launches Asia’s newest multi-genre factual entertainment channel, Global Trekker
Asia’s growing appetite for the C-drama wave
The demand for Chinese content is steadily growing across Southeast Asia. As Asian streaming platforms offer an array of high-quality productions of Chinese content, how will this demand shape up in the years to come? According to a recent study on Southeast Asia Online Video Consumer Insights & Analytics published by Media Partners Asia, the growth of streamers such as WeTV and iQiyi has strengthened Chinese content consumption in Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand, boosted … [Read more...] about Asia’s growing appetite for the C-drama wave
Nippon TV expands its VTuber business overseas through its V-Clan network, new deal with VShojo
Nippon TV, Japan’s leading multiplatform entertainment powerhouse, announced that it is bringing what was a new business initiative into full swing. The company is expanding V-Clan, its VTuber business, overseas to develop and produce VTuber content. A VTuber, short for Virtual YouTuber, is an avatar YouTuber created with 2D or 3D illustrations. As part of its efforts to expand the network internationally, Nippon TV is partnering with VShojo, a major VTuber talent agency in North America. Within … [Read more...] about Nippon TV expands its VTuber business overseas through its V-Clan network, new deal with VShojo
iQiyi releases its strongest anime slate yet led by ‘Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc’ and more
Leading Asian entertainment streaming platform iQiyi continues to expand its range of quality content with a fresh slate of anime available on demand. In the first nine months of 2021 to date, iQiyi’s anime content drove strong viewership across Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. Anime content exceeded 650 million views with almost 95 million cumulative hours watched. iQiyi announced on 1 October its year-end anime slate led by the popular Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment … [Read more...] about iQiyi releases its strongest anime slate yet led by ‘Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc’ and more
