41 ENTERTAINMENT LLC (41E) announced that it has secured additional partners for its upcoming S.M.A.S.H!™ animated series (52 x 11’) slated to launch globally in 2022 and 2023. Discovery Kids Latin America, Discovery TV Frisbee in Italy and Mango TV in China have taken exclusive rights in their respective territories joining previously announced HBO MAX in the U.S., partner SUPER RTL in Germany and Discovery Family Channel and Discovery Familia in the U.S. Additional new partners … [Read more...] about 41 Entertainment announces new content partners for upcoming animated series ‘S.M.A.S.H.!’
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Something Special’s CEO Jin Woo Hwang named Chairman of the Korean Format Alliance
Format specialist Jin Woo Hwang, President & Executive Producer of Something Special, the Seoul-based international Format agency, was elected and named as the new Chairman of the prestigious non-profit Korean Format Alliance (KFA) in December 2021, following the tenure of Il Joong Kim (Director of SBS Global production/SVP of SBS FormatEast). In his role as Chairman of the KFA, Hwang will carry out the org’s mission to promote Korean format development; protect Korean format rights in … [Read more...] about Something Special’s CEO Jin Woo Hwang named Chairman of the Korean Format Alliance
Banijay Rights builds milestone South Korean deal for ‘LEGO Masters’
Banijay Rights announced a new adaptation for competition reality format LEGO Masters, with South Korea the latest country onboard. Leading South Korean network MBC will broadcast and co-produce the format’s Korean debut with LA- and Seoul-based production company B&C CONTENT, and this landmark deal will see LEGO Masters set to become the only non-Korean unscripted format to air on free-to-air television in the country. Production is currently underway for the hit entertainment format, … [Read more...] about Banijay Rights builds milestone South Korean deal for ‘LEGO Masters’
Sky Kids orders a second series of ‘The Brilliant World of Tom Gates’ from TG Entertainment
Sky announced that it has commissioned a second series of the hugely popular kids show, The Brilliant World of Tom Gates (20 x 11’) from TG Entertainment Limited. The series is currently in production and will be available on Sky’s on-demand service Sky Kids and streaming service NOW in the UK & ROI in early 2022. In response to the popularity of the music segments in the first series, Sky has also commissioned additional songs from the original Tom Gates songwriting team of Mark Flannery, … [Read more...] about Sky Kids orders a second series of ‘The Brilliant World of Tom Gates’ from TG Entertainment
Reimagining the future of Asia’s film, media, and entertainment sector
This story appears in the March-April 2021 issue of Television Asia Plus. The film, media, and entertainment sector experienced widespread disruption in 2020. The pandemic saw TV and film production halted and movie theatres shuttered, leading to billions in lost revenue for broadcasters and filmmakers. Though some level of production has since been allowed to resume, new safe management practices mean that the industry could be navigating the fallout of the pandemic for many years to … [Read more...] about Reimagining the future of Asia’s film, media, and entertainment sector
MBC broadcasts COVID-19 special with TVU Networks’ Live Contribution Technology
South Korea’s Munhwa Broadcasting Corp. (MBC), the nation’s second-largest broadcaster, relied on three integrated remote production technologies from TVU Networks, the market and technology leader in cloud and IP-based live video solutions, to bring in 64 guests via remotes for a special COVID-19 broadcast. With new cases spiking last fall, the government-funded production of a live broadcast special to address the disease. However, the ambitious plan involved a multitude of guests … [Read more...] about MBC broadcasts COVID-19 special with TVU Networks’ Live Contribution Technology
