KC Global Media, Asia’s leading entertainment network announced an exciting lineup of brand-new shows and seasons to premiere first and exclusively in Asia, including fan-favourite series and movies for the second quarter (Q2) across AXN, Animax, GEM, and ONE. This quarter, AXN Asia continues to bring the best of action with a variety of first and exclusive Asia premieres. The adrenalin reality competition show, American Ninja Warrior Junior returns with a new second season on April 26, every … [Read more...] about KC Global Media launches its Q2 lineup
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SPT acquires first-run rights to “The Blacklist” and “The Hero”
The Hero Singapore - Sony Pictures Television (SPT) Networks, Asia has announced that it has acquired the exclusive, first-run rights for the suspense thriller The Blacklist, starring multiple Emmy-winning actor James Spader, and the adventure reality competition featuring Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, The Hero. Both series will premiere in the final quarter of 2013. "The Blacklist is a show that travels. It covers a world of crime that isn't confined … [Read more...] about SPT acquires first-run rights to “The Blacklist” and “The Hero”
CBS announces 2013/2014 upfront slate
CBS has unveiled its slate of programmes for the 2013/2014 upfront. In efforts to expand its comedy block, the network has picked up four new comedies including The Crazy Ones, a single-camera comedy from executive producer David E. Kelley starring Robin Williams and Sarah Michelle Gellar; We Are Men, an ensemble single-camera comedy starring Tony Shalhoub, Kal Penn, Chris Smith and Jerry O’Connell; The Millers; and Mom. Dramas Hostages and Intelligence have been picked up as well. … [Read more...] about CBS announces 2013/2014 upfront slate
CBS Studios, Avex Group ink mobile subscription VoD deal
Los Angeles – CBS Studios International and Japan’s Avex Broadcasting & Communications, a joint venture company between Avex Entertainment Inc. and NTT Docomo Inc., have announced a multi-year, non-exclusive agreement for CBS programming to be made available on Avex’s d Market Video Store, a subscription video-on-demand (VoD) service available to DOCOMO mobile subscribers for their smartphones and tablets. The subscription VoD deal includes television content from CBS, … [Read more...] about CBS Studios, Avex Group ink mobile subscription VoD deal
SBS and CBS Studios International renew content deal
Dutch broadcaster SBS Broadcasting B.V. and CBS Studios International have renewed their multi-year content deal. The renewal secures SBS the free-to-air rights for TV series from the Hollywood studio. CBS Studios International’s programming includes series like NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles, Hawaii Five-0 and The Good Wife. These and future titles will be broadcast on Net5, SBS 6 and Veronica. NCIS and NCIS: Los Angeles are among the lineup for the Tuesday prime-time programming of SBS 6. … [Read more...] about SBS and CBS Studios International renew content deal
NCIS: LA Season 2 first and exclusively on AXN
Singapore - NCIS: Los Angeles (NCIS: LA) is making a comeback in June. Season 2 will see a new cast member, spicy love interests, and more life-threatening missions. Shane Brennan, executive producer said, "To spin off such a successful and much-loved show, it became apparent that it had to be familiar but different, so I decided to make NCIS: LA a show with a much stronger narrative drive. Stories move more quickly, and there's often a ticking clock, so by the time you hit that fourth act, … [Read more...] about NCIS: LA Season 2 first and exclusively on AXN