At its annual showcase event, BBC Studios and Nippon TV, Japan’s leading media and entertainment company, announced a new scripted format agreement that will see gripping psychological drama Doctor Foster remade for the Japanese audience. The Japanese adaptation will broadcast from 7 April on NTV. Originally written by Mike Bartlett and produced by Drama Republic, the BAFTA award-winning series centres around a trusted doctor whose life implodes when she suspects her husband of having an … [Read more...] about BBC Studios licenses Doctor Foster format to Nippon TV in Japan
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Cooking competition format Fridge Wars heads to Mongolia
Bomanbridge Media, representing Magnify Media formats in Asia, has sold the local adaption rights for cooking competition, Fridge Wars, to Mongolian television broadcaster NTV. The Canadian format originally debuted on Canadian pubcaster, CBC in 2020. Co-created and co-produced by The Gurin Company and CBC, the original Fridge Wars pits two celebrity chefs against one another with a challenge to create extraordinary meals using only the ingredients taken from the ordinary fridges … [Read more...] about Cooking competition format Fridge Wars heads to Mongolia
Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation’s format ‘The Rolling Kitchen’ Season 2 lands in Mongolia and Brazil
Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation (YTV) announced that Season 2 of The Rolling Kitchen, which was remade last year in Mongolia and Brazil, will be broadcast respectively. In Mongolia, the show has already aired on NTV in March of this year. In Brazil, it is scheduled to air on GNT in August 2022. This is a cooking competition unlike any you've ever seen. It is a reality show that mixes humor and gastronomy! Two couples compete to see which team can create the best dish to win a cash prize … [Read more...] about Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation’s format ‘The Rolling Kitchen’ Season 2 lands in Mongolia and Brazil
WildBear Entertainment launches new distribution arm, WildBear International
WildBear Entertainment, one of Australia’s leading producers of factual programming, today announces that it is has launched a new distribution division, WildBear International. Timed to coincide with the busy MIPCOM/autumn sales period, WildBear International’s launch slate is led by three history series, Rise and Fall: The Turning Points of WW2 (6 x 60), The World War (8 x 60) and Bomber Terror of WW2 (6 x 60); two natural history titles, World’s Most Toxic Animals (2 x 60) and Under the … [Read more...] about WildBear Entertainment launches new distribution arm, WildBear International
Harbour Rights announces string of new science, history, and wildlife content
Harbour Rights licensed a 4K science title THE IMMORTALS 1x52' to Tokyovision for NTV Greatest world TV prime time show. The film examines animals like tardigrade, lobster, naked rat-taupe which possess superpowers enabling them to fight disease or even ageing. Still, in Japan, NHK acquired SURVIVING 9/11 for September special programming as well as WINTON’S 669 CHILDREN, the true story of British WW2 unsung hero. RTHK in Hong Kong has picked up our 4K Wildlife title BECOMING BUTTERFLY 1x52' … [Read more...] about Harbour Rights announces string of new science, history, and wildlife content
NTV strikes deal with Walter Presents for ‘Murderous Fever’
NTV announced at KEY BUYERS EVENT: digital a deal with Walter Presents. The company’s Murderous Fever will premiere on Walter Presents across six platforms internationally, being one of Russia’s first true-case investigative dramas to be streamed on top platforms as part of NTV’s global expansion strategy. The license covers the UK, USA, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand from 2022. The contract also includes Free TV and Pay TV premiers’ rights on those territories. Murderous Fever digs into … [Read more...] about NTV strikes deal with Walter Presents for ‘Murderous Fever’