Abacus Media Rights (AMR), an Amcomri Entertainment company, has sold jaw-dropping documentary series Evolve to Chinese content aggregator Legend Media, ahead of MIP China. The deal, brokered by Still Road Media (SRM), also includes the intriguing Hitler’s Secret Sex Life. Legend Media has secured exclusive Free VOD (FVOD/AVOD), Transactional VOD, Subscription VOD, and NVOD rights for both series. Evolve (6 x 1 hour), produced by Beach House Pictures for Curiosity in … [Read more...] about Abacus Media rights signs deal with Legend Media China
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Beyond Rights secures new kids’ and factual deals in China
Ahead of its participation in the virtual MIP China event, Beyond Rights is pleased to announce the closure of several new deals for factual and kids’ content in the territory. Following its acquisition of Turbozaurs from the Beyond Rights catalogue, Youku, the streaming platform of Alibaba Digital Media and Entertainment Group, has now picked up both series of the charming and cosy pre-school animation title Hushabye Lullabye (30 x 3). Featuring loveable characters and lullabies, and set in … [Read more...] about Beyond Rights secures new kids’ and factual deals in China
StudioCanal sells multiple hours of premium European drama across Asia
STUDIOCANAL, Europe’s leader in production, distribution and international sales of TV series and feature films, has sold a slew of its premium dramas to top broadcasters and platforms throughout Asia, ahead of the forthcoming MIP CHINA event which kicks off on 28 June. Canal+ Creation Originale series ZeroZeroZero, Possessions and War of the Worlds lead the way into a number of fruitful partnerships across the region. In Japan, Tohokushinsha Film Corporation has … [Read more...] about StudioCanal sells multiple hours of premium European drama across Asia
ABC Commercial rolls out an exciting slate for MIP China
ABC Commercial has announced a full offering of blue-chip Australian scripted and unscripted content and award-winning formats to celebrate its attendance at MIP China’s Partnership Forum’s 2021 online market event. The exciting line-up on ABC Commercial’s new-to-market scripted slate kicks off with Aftertaste (4K/HD 6x30’), the hit comedy with bite from Closer Productions. Aftertaste is an irreverent, laugh-out-loud series that follows an internationally renowned yet volatile celebrity chef, … [Read more...] about ABC Commercial rolls out an exciting slate for MIP China
Legendary director behind ‘Kung Fu Panda’ to headline at MIP China 2021
Reed MIDEM announced that Academy Award-nominated filmmaker John Stevenson, Director of the Dreamworks' animation blockbuster, Kung Fu Panda, will address MIP China conference delegates in a keynote interview (previewed by John Stevenson here), with Andrew Eborn, President of Octopus TV, on June 22, 2021. John Stevenson has over four decades of experience in TV and film production starting at the Henson Company on projects such as the Muppets and The Dark Crystal. Stevenson directed Kung Fu … [Read more...] about Legendary director behind ‘Kung Fu Panda’ to headline at MIP China 2021
NTV keeps on working up the Asian TV market
NTV Channel will take part in two Chinese forums – the Shanghai International Film Festival (25 July 25 – 5 August) and MIP China 2020 (28 July – 31 July.) At both events, NTV will present its key projects, including shows like Wolf Trap and Noble Detective along with a hit format Secret for a Million. The channel is also planning to hold a presentation of a dramedy series Reluctant Hero for MIP China exclusively. To recap, the crime series Wolf Trap premiered on 30 March during the … [Read more...] about NTV keeps on working up the Asian TV market
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