Nippon TV, Japan’s leading multiplatform entertainment powerhouse, has announced the appointment of Satoru Hiramatsu to the position of Managing Director of Global Content Business. Hiramatsu, previously from Nippon TV’s linear and streaming programming division, will now report directly to Yuzo Kuwahara, Operating Officer and President of Content Business, and replaces Mikiko Nishiyama who is now Executive Advisor of Global Strategy Headquarters. In his new position, Hiramatsu will oversee … [Read more...] about Nippon TV announces Satoru Hiramatsu as New Managing Director of its Global Content Business
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Nippon TV heading to this year’s MIPCOM with four new titles
Currently celebrating its 70th Anniversary, Nippon TV, Japan’s leading multiplatform entertainment powerhouse, announced today the company will head to this year’s MIPCOM with a new scripted format, The Greatest Teacher (60 min. eps.) in which a determined teacher, rebooted back one year in time, must unveil the truth as to which student pushed her off the balcony with her life at stake, two new unscripted formats starting with Suspects on the Set (60 min. eps.), a unique mix of a scripted crime … [Read more...] about Nippon TV heading to this year’s MIPCOM with four new titles
Nippon TV heads to MIPTV with two new titles
Having captured the Annual Individual Viewer Ratings Triple Crown title for the 12th consecutive year in 2022, currently celebrating its 70th Anniversary, Nippon TV, Japan’s leading multiplatform entertainment powerhouse, announced the company will head to this year’s MIPTV with a new scripted format, Rebooting (60-minute episodes) and a new unscripted format, Doki Doki Video (30–180-minute episodes). The announcement was made by Mikiko Nishiyama, Executive Vice … [Read more...] about Nippon TV heads to MIPTV with two new titles
Nippon TV announces comedy series Ariyoshi Assists to stream globally on Netflix
Having captured the Annual Individual Viewer Ratings Triple Crown title for the 12th consecutive year in 2022 and currently celebrating its 70th Anniversary, Nippon TV, Japan’s leading multiplatform entertainment powerhouse, announced today that the company has finalized a deal with Netflix to produce a new Netflix comedy series Ariyoshi Assists (approx. 30-60 min. episodes). This deal marks the first time that Nippon TV will produce a show exclusively for a global … [Read more...] about Nippon TV announces comedy series Ariyoshi Assists to stream globally on Netflix
Tomorrow Studios to adapt Envision Entertainment/Nippon TV show Connected for the US market
CONNECTED: The Homebound Detective, the successful Japanese crime format produced by global content firm Envision Entertainment and Japanese broadcaster Nippon TV, has been optioned for adaption in the U.S. market by Tomorrow Studios, an ITV Studios partnership. Envision Entertainment and Nippon TV will co-produce the series with Tomorrow Studios. CONNECTED: THE HOMEBOUND DETECTIVE follows Ataru Aida, an agoraphobic young man who still lives in his childhood bedroom. When he is … [Read more...] about Tomorrow Studios to adapt Envision Entertainment/Nippon TV show Connected for the US market
Nippon TV announces strategic global growth plan for its IBD division and promotes two executives
Currently ranked as the #1 commercial TV broadcaster in Japan and has had significant global success since launching its International Business Division (IBD) in 2014, Nippon Television Network Corporation (Nippon TV), Japan’s leading multiplatform entertainment powerhouse, announced that IBD is rolling out a comprehensive new global growth plan which includes strategic creative collaborations with international partners as an investment in future business and a way to expand its slate of … [Read more...] about Nippon TV announces strategic global growth plan for its IBD division and promotes two executives
