Reed MIDEM announced that Academy Award-nominated filmmaker John Stevenson, Director of the Dreamworks' animation blockbuster, Kung Fu Panda, will address MIP China conference delegates in a keynote interview (previewed by John Stevenson here), with Andrew Eborn, President of Octopus TV, on June 22, 2021. John Stevenson has over four decades of experience in TV and film production starting at the Henson Company on projects such as the Muppets and The Dark Crystal. Stevenson directed Kung Fu … [Read more...] about Legendary director behind ‘Kung Fu Panda’ to headline at MIP China 2021
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Feel the love with iQiyi International’s ‘Love On’ Asian romance collection
iQiyi International announced that it will release a curated Asian romance collection offering over 600 hours of romantic series and films, along with seven brand-new LOVE ON Chinese romance drama originals. The curated content will premiere progressively starting May 20 to September, and the shows can be accessed via a dedicated LOVE ON tab on the iQiyi platform starting June 1. The LOVE ON Chinese romance dramas Originals collection builds on the company’s niche in romance dramas such as … [Read more...] about Feel the love with iQiyi International’s ‘Love On’ Asian romance collection
iQiyi International’s first original K-drama series ‘My Roommate Is A Gumiho’ to premiere on 26 May
After the love between Jun Ji-hyun and the alien Kim Soo Hyun in My Love from the Star took Asia by the storm, the Korean legendary creature “Gumiho” (Nine-tailed fox) falls in love with a girl 977 years younger than him in iQiyi’s first K-drama series My Roommate Is a Gumiho! Adapted from the 9.9 score popular Korean webtoon, the upcoming series features Jang Ki-yong that perfectly embodies the character. After her appetite creates a big trouble, is marriage the only solution for Lee Hye-ri? … [Read more...] about iQiyi International’s first original K-drama series ‘My Roommate Is A Gumiho’ to premiere on 26 May
Crash landing on connected TV
This story appears in the March-April 2021 issue of Television Asia Plus. Take a paragliding accident, star-crossed lovers and the world’s most secretive country, and you’ve got yourself one of the biggest TV phenomenons in Asian history. Premiering in February 2020, South Korea’s Crash Landing on You has become one of a multitude of Asian dramas providing a distraction to the ensuing chaos and boredom that has defined 2020. Now, with months of continued uncertainty on the horizon, Asian … [Read more...] about Crash landing on connected TV
iQIYI presents six new Korean titles to look forward to in April
In need of a K-show marathon? iQIYI has compiled six different titles for you to binge-watch to your heart’s content. From giddying romances to frightening sci-fi thrillers, there’s never a boring moment! At the top of the list of rom-com Korean dramas is Oh Master!, which follows the unlikely pairing between Lee Min-ki and Nana (former After School member), set against the backdrop of the entertainment industry. Scripting Your Destiny spices things up with a sprinkle of fantasy, as Ki Do Hoon … [Read more...] about iQIYI presents six new Korean titles to look forward to in April
Digital Television Russia’s animated projects continue to spread in China
Chinese company Beijing Joy Culture Media Co., Ltd. (JCM) received distribution rights for two Russian animated series produced by Parovoz Studio, commissioned by Digital Television Russia Media Holding and The All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (VGTRK). Digital Television Russia and Beijing Joy Culture Media Co., Ltd. (JCM) have entered into a distribution agreement on four seasons of Be-Be-Bears and two seasons of Leo and Tig to be broadcast on local television … [Read more...] about Digital Television Russia’s animated projects continue to spread in China
