Many Asian broadcasters are racing each other to produce that huge format that will travel the globe, recording enormous viewership. Japan started that by selling formats to the international market. Soon after, Korea has been doing likewise with hip-hop bands and formats that followed very quickly. The interest in Grandpas Over Flowers, a reality travel series that first aired on Korean’s tvN and follows elderly backpackers abroad, looks like it could be just the tonic as the country tries to … [Read more...] about Leaping forward with Asian formats
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ITV Studios’ new Korean drama
ITV Studios have picked up the supernatural cop drama Who Are You, produced by Korean CJ Group represented by Eccho Rights. The deal is the first licence for a Korean scripted drama in the UK and the third ground-breaking deal Eccho Rights have made to bring the genre to Europe in the past two years. Who Are You is a supernatural cop show with a romantic twist: an elite policewoman falls into a coma after a brutal attack during a raid gone wrong. Six years later, she awakes and resumes … [Read more...] about ITV Studios’ new Korean drama
ITV Studios MIPTV slate
ITV Studios is set to launch a wide range of new and returning entertainment, factual entertainment, game and quiz show formats at MIPTV 2016, including new entertainment series Drive and Come Dine: Champion of Champions, a fresh take on the international hit format, Come Dine With Me. Other titles include I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!, Hell’s Kitchen, The Chase, Saturday Night Takeaway, Drive, One Hundred And Eighty, It’s Not Rocket Science, Insert Name Here, … [Read more...] about ITV Studios MIPTV slate
Star China premieres on CCTV 3
Shanghai, China- Iris Xia, Deputy General Manager of Star China International Media Limited, announced the premiere of Star China’s hit, original singer/songwriter format, Sing My Song. The highly rated format launched its first episode of season 3 on CCTV 3 on 29 January in China. The premiere earned CCTV 3 a rating of CSM 1.25 and 33.75 million web hits within 24 hours of its premiere episode. ITV Studios Global Entertainment is distributing the Chinese-created format worldwide and has … [Read more...] about Star China premieres on CCTV 3
ITV Australia appoints new CEO
ITV Studios announced it has appointed David Mott to the post of Chief Executive Officer, ITV Studios Australia. Mott will take up his post in November from his current role of Managing Director of Nine Network, Perth and Network Program Executive. He will report to Maria Kyriacou, MD of ITV Studios Global Entertainment and Rest of World. Prior to Nine Network, he led Network Ten’s brand repositioning with a targeted content commissioning strategy as Chief Programming Officer. He had held … [Read more...] about ITV Australia appoints new CEO
MIPCOM 2015: ITV introduces new formats
ITV Studios is set to launch a raft of new entertainment, game show and factual formats at MIPCOM 2015, led byLove Island and Pick Me. The other titles include 5 Star Family Reunion, Emergency Room, BBQ Champ, Dream Day, Guess This House, The Instant Gardener, and Hello Campers. Mike Beale, EVP of Global Development and Formats for ITV Studios, says, “We’re launching a variety of new formats at MIPCOM, originating from a number of creative … [Read more...] about MIPCOM 2015: ITV introduces new formats
