Seoul, Korea – CJ E&M announced on May 20 that it will co-produce the drama We Are Men 2 with Chinese firm Giant Media Co., Ltd. Starring Korean and Chinese actors Park Hae-jin, Zhang Liang, and Fu Xinbo, the drama is scheduled to air in 2015. Chinese director Tan Ruru, who also directed We Are Men, will be in charge of producing the 36-episode drama. Aired by Zhe Jiang Satellite TV in 2011, the first season of We Are Men, which portrayed the … [Read more...] about CJ E&M to co-produce “We Are Men 2” with Giant Media
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CJ E&M launches new comedy detective drama
Seoul, Korea – CJ E&M has successfully launched the new comedy detective drama Flower Grandpas Investigators on its general entertainment channel tvN. The show follows on the heels of hit travel variety programme Grandpas over Flowers which through two seasons has been broadcast in 11 Asian countries and the U.S., streamed online in China on Youku, and is currently being adapted for Chinese remake by satellite broadcaster Dragon TV. Flower Grandpas … [Read more...] about CJ E&M launches new comedy detective drama
Caracol Television prepares for BCM 2014
From May 15-17, Caracol Television will be in attendance at the Busan Contents Market, held in the Busan Exhibition and Convention Center in Busan, Korea. Estefania Arteaga, International Sales Executive for Asia and Eastern Europe, will present the new premieres for attendees in search of quality productions and formats. “We are very pleased to introduce our successful content in Korea. Our productions have had an incredible reach internationally. From our dramas to our entertainment … [Read more...] about Caracol Television prepares for BCM 2014
CJ E&M launches new reality show on O’live
Seoul, Korea – CJ E&M has launched the new reality show Share House on its specialised food lifestyle channel O’live. Over 12 episodes, nine celebrity singles from different backgrounds will get to know each other, forge bonds, and grow to become like family as they live and eat together in a chic, stylish shared house in the suburbs of Seoul. With singles accounting for a quarter of total households in Korea in 2012 according to the Korean Statistical Information Service, TV … [Read more...] about CJ E&M launches new reality show on O’live
Electus International acquires CJ E&M’s “Crazy Market”
Los Angeles – Multimedia entertainment studio Electus, an operating business of IAC, announced that it has acquired rights to Crazy Market from CJ E&M on April 7. The show currently airs in Korea, and the acquisition marks Electus' first deal in the country. Electus International plans to distribute the programme globally at MIPTV. Crazy Market is a game show that tests a contestant's food knowledge by challenging the individual to identify and create various foods using the five … [Read more...] about Electus International acquires CJ E&M’s “Crazy Market”
TVA Web Exclusive: Interview with Sherman Lee, Controller, International Business, TVBI
What were the main objectives for TVB to be present here this year? FILMART is a very important event — it’s the second largest TV and film industry exhibition in the world — and as the leading TV station in Hong Kong, we have to be present. And it’s also encouraged by the HKTDC (Hong Kong Trade Development Council) to promote the industry. Our role is quite special. We are a TV station, and we produce programmes ourselves. We have our own production team, our own TVB … [Read more...] about TVA Web Exclusive: Interview with Sherman Lee, Controller, International Business, TVBI