Having announced their co-production partnership last year where the two companies plan to combine their Western and Eastern sensibilities to develop new scripted projects for the global market, Nippon TV, Japan’s leading multiplatform entertainment powerhouse, and Envision Entertainment, the London based producer of premium content, announced their first project together entitled CONNECTED. This scripted series has been developed as the result of close creative cooperation between the two … [Read more...] about Nippon TV and Envision Entertainment launch their first co-development scripted project, ‘CONNECTED’
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Nippon TV captures Annual Individual Ratings Triple Crown Title for 2021
Nippon TV, Japan’s leading multiplatform entertainment powerhouse, proudly announced that the company has captured the Annual Individual Ratings Triple Crown Title for 2021 by topping the charts as individual ratings champion in the All Day (6:00-24:00), Prime Time (19:00-23:00), and Golden Time (19:00-22:00) categories. This marks the eleventh consecutive year starting from 2011 in which Nippon TV has earned this title. Yoshikuni Sugiyama, Representative Director, President and Senior … [Read more...] about Nippon TV captures Annual Individual Ratings Triple Crown Title for 2021
Content is king: What media executives have to say on what’s hot for 2022 (Part three)
Asia’s content space has proven to be resilient in the past year when productions have been halted due to the ongoing pandemic. This year, we’ve seen multiple co-production deals being inked and hot new Original productions being launched, which says a lot about Asia’s thriving content space. But just how well did 2021 look for content and what’s in store for 2022? We’ve interviewed 10 media companies across studios, OTT platforms, and broadcasters to get their take on what the past year has … [Read more...] about Content is king: What media executives have to say on what’s hot for 2022 (Part three)
Nippon TV heads to this year’s ATF with new scripted format ‘Guilty Flag’
Nippon TV, Japan's leading multiplatform entertainment powerhouse, announced on November 22 the launch of a new scripted format titled Guilty Flag (20 × 60’). From the creators of the hit suspense drama series Your Turn to Kill and conceptualized by Yasushi Akimoto, Guilty Flag incorporates the latest trend of the enticing guessing game element where viewers can join in the excitement of guessing the true culprit following the story arc. Airing from October 2021 on Nippon TV, the premiere topped … [Read more...] about Nippon TV heads to this year’s ATF with new scripted format ‘Guilty Flag’
Former HBO Europe CEO Linda Jensen and ‘Harry Potter’ producer David Barron joins Envision Entertainment
International premium content company Envision Entertainment announced on November 15 that ex-HBO Europe CEO Linda Jensen and Harry Potter producer David Barron are joining its executive team. The heavyweight industry appointments have been made to realise Envision’s plans to expand aggressively in the international premium content space. David Barron will focus on supercharging Envision’s slate of high-end premium content, and Linda Jensen will launch an investment arm of the business which … [Read more...] about Former HBO Europe CEO Linda Jensen and ‘Harry Potter’ producer David Barron joins Envision Entertainment
Nippon TV’s ‘Oasis -a love story-‘ remake set to air on FOX Turkey
Having already announced seven scripted format deals for Turkey, Nippon TV, Japan’s leading multiplatform entertainment powerhouse, announced that FOX Turkey is set to start airing Misafir, the Turkish version of its hit series OASIS -a love story-, on Thursday, November 11th. Misafir is produced by Medyapim, the leading production company in Turkey. The title means “the guest” in Turkish. The announcement was made jointly by Mr. Keisuke Miyata, Head of Sales of International Business … [Read more...] about Nippon TV’s ‘Oasis -a love story-‘ remake set to air on FOX Turkey
