Backstreet Rookie the first Korean TV series invested in by global media group A+E Networks®, has found fans both internationally as well as on Lifetime® Korea and on SBS Korea since its premiere in June. It is being aired as an SBS Korea Friday-Saturday primetime drama in Korea and ranks No. 1 in viewer ratings among all mini-series in Korea in its timeslot. In its second window on Lifetime, it ranks first in the same time slot for cable viewing in multiple key demo targets (Male and Female) … [Read more...] about A+E Networks Korea’s first Korean drama series ‘Backstreet Rookie’ hits international popularity
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Raven Capital and Coconuts are teaming up for a slate of unscripted pilots from Asia
Thailand and Singapore-based content producer Coconuts is teaming with Raven Capital Management (Raven), the New York private equity firm that owns and just relaunched Open Road Films, to co-develop a slate of seven unscripted series pilots focusing on a wide range of subjects throughout Asia, including drag queens, influencers, and Thai food. Raven is financing the Coconuts TV pilots, which are set to begin shooting in Thailand and Singapore, with Coconuts TV leading the production. Raven … [Read more...] about Raven Capital and Coconuts are teaming up for a slate of unscripted pilots from Asia
Quibi announces tasty new series ‘Eye Candy’ based on hit Japanese game show format
Is it real or is it cake? To answer that question, Quibi announced the new series Eye Candy, produced by Main Event Media, an All3Media America company, and executive produced by Chrissy Teigen via her Suit & Thai Productions. Based on the wildly popular game show Sokkuri Sweets from Nippon TV, Japan’s leading multi-platform entertainment powerhouse, the series is centered around teams of celebrities and civilians who will attempt to identify outrageous edible creations designed to look … [Read more...] about Quibi announces tasty new series ‘Eye Candy’ based on hit Japanese game show format
A+E Networks International, History U.S., and Hulu Japan set to air co-production ‘Hiroshima and Nagasaki: 75 Years Later’
Groundbreaking two-hour documentary Hiroshima and Nagasaki: 75 Years Later, co-produced by A+E Networks® International, HISTORY® U.S. , and Hulu Japan, will premiere on Hulu Japan and on HISTORY in the United States on Sunday, 2 August; and on HISTORY Japan on 30 August. The announcement was made by Steve MacDonald, President, Global Content Sales and International, A+E Networks and Kazufumi Nagasawa, Managing Director and Chief Content Officer, Hulu Japan. Directed by award-winning … [Read more...] about A+E Networks International, History U.S., and Hulu Japan set to air co-production ‘Hiroshima and Nagasaki: 75 Years Later’
iQIYI signs local content partnership deal with Media Prima’s Primeworks Studios
Malaysia’s biggest content producer and distributor, Primeworks Studios and iQIYI signed a content partnership deal that will see six (6) of TV3’s top Malay drama series on iQIYI, as the leading media platform expands into the international markets. The highlight of the deal would be the second season of the mega-hit drama series, 7 Hari Mencintaiku which debuted on iQIYI beginning 24 July 2020 onwards. Following its premiere on the iQIYI platform, subsequent episodes will be made available … [Read more...] about iQIYI signs local content partnership deal with Media Prima’s Primeworks Studios
BBC Studios launches BBC Lifestyle Channel on major South Korean telecommunications platform LG U+
BBC Studios, the BBC’s main commercial arm, has announced the first launch of its popular BBC Lifestyle channel in South Korea on telecommunications platform LG U+. LG U+ Corp is a South Korean cellular carrier owned by Korea's fourth-largest conglomerate, LG Corporation, and parent company of LG Electronics. LG U+ will be the first platform in South Korea where audiences can watch the BBC Lifestyle channel, which launches on 27th July 2020. BBC Lifestyle is a unique entertainment … [Read more...] about BBC Studios launches BBC Lifestyle Channel on major South Korean telecommunications platform LG U+
