Cannes, France & Tokyo, Japan –On the first day of MIP, Nippon Television Network Corporation (Nippon TV), the leading commercial broadcaster and network in Japan offering entertainment, anime, documentaries and news, announced today that MF Yapim & MEDYAPIM, has acquired the format rights to their award-winning drama series ‘Woman – My Life For My Children’ and will be remaking the series in Turkish. The drama is set to air on Fox Turkey. The deal follows the hugely … [Read more...] about Nippon collaborates with MF Yapim for Turkish format
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Olympic Channel launches Global Digital Platform
Madrid – Featuring Olympic stars and stories from across the globe and continuing the excitement of the Olympic Games all year round, the Olympic Channel is now available in Chinese, French, German, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese and Latin American Spanish in addition to English. The launch of the six additional languages on the Olympic Channel represents the first non-English languages to be added to the global digital platform. Fans and users have the option to experience the current version … [Read more...] about Olympic Channel launches Global Digital Platform
Nippon TV gears up for MIP2017
Tokyo, Japan– Having recently been crowned ratings champion for the third consecutive year in Japan (2014, 2015, 2016), coupled with the tremendous success of its scripted drama Mother which has received numerous offers from around the world and is a ratings success in Turkey as ANNE, Nippon Television Network Corporation (Nippon TV), the leading commercial broadcaster and network in Japan offering entertainment, anime, documentaries and news, announced that the company will … [Read more...] about Nippon TV gears up for MIP2017
Turner’s TABI Channel wins prestigious award
ATF, Singapore – TABI Channel, the travel and lifestyle brand operated in Japan by Turner Asia Pacific, has won up the prestigious Grand Award at the 4K Tokushima Movie Festival for its original production Biei, Hokkaido: Seasons in Color. The series was filmed entirely on location in the town of Biei in Kamikawa-gun, Hokkaido, using 4K cameras by Hajime Yamazaki, a video-artist who resides in the village. It was first broadcast on TABI Channel in May 2016 … [Read more...] about Turner’s TABI Channel wins prestigious award
GEM launches Asia-wide search for talent
Singapore – Asian entertainment channel GEM is holding an online call to search for talented individuals in Asia who can sing in Japanese. The winner of the search will represent GEM in Nippon Television Network Corporation (Nippon TV)’s singing competition show I Can Sing in Japanese! in Tokyo next year. Broadcast since 2011 in Japan, the prestigious program has attracted applicants from all over the world, including Denmark, Spain and Jamaica amongst other … [Read more...] about GEM launches Asia-wide search for talent
The Last Cop scores Japanese Feature
Munich - Arrow International has licensed the rights to its hit crime scripted format The Last Cop to Nippon Television Network Corporation (Nippon TV) for a major new theatrical feature. The Last Cop The Movie (working title) is currently in pre-production and will be theatrically released across Japan in May 2017. The film will feature the stars of the current hit Nippon TV and Hulu television version of the cop show, Toshiaki Karasawa and Masataka Kubota. Season Two of The … [Read more...] about The Last Cop scores Japanese Feature
