MELBOURNE – Asian commissioning alliance The Asian Pitch (TAP) has announced the three winning projects of its annual funding scheme The Asian Pitch 2018. Ten applicants were shortlisted from over one hundred submissions and invited recently to present their projects in Seoul, South Korea, to a panel of producers from NHK, KBS and PTS. The three overall winning projects selected were: Singing in the Wilderness (China), directed by Dong-Nan Chen: After hiding in the … [Read more...] about The Asian Pitch 2018 winners announced
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Korea Content Platform utlizes Ooyala Flex Media Platform
SINGAPORE – Ooyala, a leading provider of software and services that simplify the complexity of producing, streaming and monetizing video, announced that Korea Content Platform, an American entertainment company offering K-Drama content, is utilizing the Ooyala Flex Media Platform as the unified platform to manage content and metadata from their partners, and automate the processing and publishing of content according to their business rules. This allows KCP to have a single source of truth for … [Read more...] about Korea Content Platform utlizes Ooyala Flex Media Platform
Teletubbies head to South Korea
HALIFAX, NS – DHX Brands, the dedicated brand management and consumer products arm of DHX Media, is pleased to announce that the new Teletubbies series has been picked up by South Korea’s leading public broadcaster, KBS. This is the first South Korean broadcaster signed for the new Teletubbies series. Additionally, SMG Holdings/Joon International has been appointed licensing agent for Teletubbies in South Korea and is expected to begin rolling out a consumer products program in the territory … [Read more...] about Teletubbies head to South Korea
Viu signs largest regional content deal up to date
HONG KONG – leading pan-regional OTT video service, Viu, has signed an agreement with JTBC, a leading Korean cable broadcaster, to offer Viu viewers access to over 80% of JTBC’s quality drama series and variety shows. It marks the largest regional content volume deal that JTBC has signed in Asia. Complementing its existing substantial Korean content from major broadcasters KBS, MBC, SBS and CJ E&M, Viu now offers its viewers the largest volume of Korean drama series and variety shows in … [Read more...] about Viu signs largest regional content deal up to date
Accelerating market in Philippines
Dominating Daytime TV ABS-CBN’s hit afternoon drama Doble Kara continued to dominate Philippine’s daytime until its final episode which scored a national TV rating of 22.2, or eight points higher than its rival programmes 14.2%, according to data from Kantar Media. The final episode blew up online and hit the social media trends in the country with its official final hashtag #DKPagtataposNaPalaban, which became the top trending topics on Twitter. Doble Kara had been a consistent top … [Read more...] about Accelerating market in Philippines
Asian Television Awards honours KBS’s CEO
Singapore – The organisers of the 21st Asian Television Awards (ATA) announced that Mr. Ko Dae-young, President and CEO of Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) will be the recipient of its Award for Outstanding Contribution to Asian Television. Ko has more than 30 years of experience in public broadcasting. He joined KBS as a TV reporter in 1985 and has since held key positions including foreign correspondent to Moscow, Russia. Since then, Ko rose to the appointment of Executive … [Read more...] about Asian Television Awards honours KBS’s CEO
