ARTE Distribution has announced a co-production agreement with Japan’s public broadcaster NHK for its upcoming documentary POLYCHROMIA, ARCHEOLOGY OF COLORS – ANCIENT GREECE (52’ & 90’). Additionally, the international program sales unit has also secured a presale deal with long-time Greek partner COSMOTE TV – COSMOTE TELEKOM for the same title. The visually stunning and historically rich documentary takes viewers on a journey through time to uncover the forgotten colors of ancient … [Read more...] about Arte Distribution secures new presale deals and co-production agreements
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NHK WORLD-JAPAN Enhances App Service
The number of international visitors and foreign residents in Japan are steadily growing, both experiencing breaking numbers in 2024. NHK’s international broadcast service, NHK WORLD-JAPAN can be viewed through the website and mobile app. NHK WORLD- JAPAN’s mobile app has been providing emergency information regarding disasters in Japan such as earthquakes and tsunamis via push notifications in four languages in five writing systems: English, simplified and traditional Chinese, Portuguese and … [Read more...] about NHK WORLD-JAPAN Enhances App Service
NHK launches a new children’s morning show The Wakey Show
A brand new daily children’s show is coming up on NHK this spring. Premiering on April 2nd at 7:00am, The Wakey Show is aimed at elementary school kids before they head off to school. The main character, Wakey, who is a DJ, and his puppet friends will deliver bits of fun and music each day to make the children’s lives a little brighter. Drawing from the diverse educational content of NHK’s educational TV channel, this 20-minute edutainment show will open the children’s door to knowledge through … [Read more...] about NHK launches a new children’s morning show The Wakey Show
Harbour Rights announces recent sales and aquisitions
Harbour Rights licensed to KBS in Korea three wildlife and nature titles, including the latest episode of THE INCREDIBLE AFRICAN WILDLIFE - THE TEETH OF THE SAVANNAH 1x52’ that details what ultimately determines the success or failure of predation; NATURE SANCTUARIES - BRAZIL THE ATLANTIC FOREST 1x50’ that features the forest much less known than the Amazon: the Atlantic Forest which plays a vital role as a home to endemic species and unique ecosystems. And SEPIA, THE ODYSSEY OF A CUTTLEFISH … [Read more...] about Harbour Rights announces recent sales and aquisitions
Go Button Media gets greenlight for second season of The Animal Within
Leading Canadian independent producer Go Button Media has announced that it is in production on a second 6 x 60’ season of its popular series, The Animal Within. This series represents the second greenlight from its latest 36-hour slate deal with partners Autentic, a leading international distributor and producer of high-quality factual content, and Super Channel, Go Button’s longstanding Canadian broadcast partner. In total, the collaboration is set to deliver six series, each of six hours’ … [Read more...] about Go Button Media gets greenlight for second season of The Animal Within
NHK’s Deep Ocean team succeeds in capturing new behavior of the mysterious deep sea creature coelacanth
Japan’s public broadcaster NHK and its production affiliate NHK Enterprises, Inc., together with ZDF/ARTE and OceanX, conducted a 72-hour consecutive observation filming expedition, and have succeeded in capturing, in 8K, the world’s first-ever video images of a group of coelacanths and their behavior indicative of reproduction. NHK’s “Deep Ocean” team, which is known for its success in capturing on film the Giant Squid in 2012, has brought us various scoops from the deep sea. This time, teaming … [Read more...] about NHK’s Deep Ocean team succeeds in capturing new behavior of the mysterious deep sea creature coelacanth
