Singapore- Bomanbridge Media has announced the sale of the Emmy-winning children’s show Odd Squad to Taiwanese public broadcaster, Public Television Service Foundation (PTS); Thai Public Broadcasting; Television Broadcasting Limited (TVB) in Hong Kong and Mediacorp Pte Ltd in Singapore. Produced by Sinking Ship Entertainment and The Fred Rogers Company for PBS (USA) and TVO and SRC (Canada) the series recently won 4 Daytime Emmy Awards for Children's or Pre-School Children's Series in the … [Read more...] about Odd Squad sales
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“Great Chefs of the World” to lead the launch of FoodPlanet.tv
Tel Aviv, Israel – PBS and Discovery Channel's award winning cooking and travel show Great Chefs of the World will lead the launch of FoodPlanet.tv, a new and exciting website, dedicated to culinary experiences. FoodPlanet.tv takes its visitors on an expedition around the world, exposing them to the vast variety of flavours and possibilities the gastronomic world has to offer. FoodPlanet.tv has taken on the mission to broaden its visitors' culinary horizons. To do so, the … [Read more...] about “Great Chefs of the World” to lead the launch of FoodPlanet.tv
2014 marks ABU Children’s Drama Co-production Series’ 10th anniversary
Tokyo – The Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) is an association of broadcasters in the Asia-Pacific region. Every year, it conducts an international co-production project called ABU Children’s Drama Co-production Series. In this project, participants from the members of the ABU each produce a 15-minute drama episode starring children between the ages of seven to nine. Dramas are exchanged between participants and are broadcast on each of their channels. So far, 90 works … [Read more...] about 2014 marks ABU Children’s Drama Co-production Series’ 10th anniversary
9 Story Entertainment secures international sales for “Arthur”
Toronto, Canada – 9 Story Entertainment announced on May 25 that it has secured multiple international sales of the award-winning children’s animated series Arthur (20 x 22’). Longstanding broadcast partners for the series, CBBC (UK), ABC TV (Australia) and Noga (Israel), have each signed on for new seasons 18 and 19. Arthur 9 Story became producer and distributor of the popular series in a co-venture with WGBH Boston and PBS commencing with season 16. The … [Read more...] about 9 Story Entertainment secures international sales for “Arthur”
Nominees for the 41st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards announced
New York – The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) announced the nominees for the 41st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards on May 1. This year, CBS scored 60 nominations, the most of the other networks. Its drama series The Young and the Restless led the nominations tally with 26, including for Outstanding Drama Series. Syndicated and PBS follow behind with 52 and 44 nominations respectively. Other networks who also earned double digit … [Read more...] about Nominees for the 41st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards announced
AOL’s MAKERS launches in China
New York and Beijing – MAKERS, the first-of-its-kind multi-platform initiative from AOL becomes a global platform on April 24 with the launch of MAKERS in China. In partnership with Yang Lan, a broadcast journalist and founder of Sun Media Group – one of China's private media companies – MAKERS China highlights and celebrates ten trailblazing Chinese women, and presents an unprecedented opportunity for MAKERS to reach hundreds of millions of new viewers. “By leveraging a … [Read more...] about AOL’s MAKERS launches in China
