Sky Vision, the production and distribution arm of Sky, announced major multi-platform licensing deals across Asia for a slew of high end dramas and factual series. The Emmy-nominated Patrick Melrose drama, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, has been licensed across Asia, including China, Hong Kong, India, Korea, Malaysia and Singapore, and is airing on a number of channels including iQIYI China, BBC Player Asia, BBC First Asia, Hotstar premium India and CJ in Korea. Sky … [Read more...] about Sky Vision Inks Major Deals in Asia
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Richard Hammond risks another of his nine lives for the Grand Tour Series 3
Amazon Prime Video have announced that the highly anticipated third series of The Grand Tour will launch exclusively on Prime Video on Friday 18th January. The new episodes featuring Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May will be released weekly, exclusively for Prime members, in over 200 countries and territories worldwide. The new trailer shows Richard Hammond struggling to keep his Jeep on a tiny bridge over a steep canyon in Colombia. Also revealed are the three comrades taking on … [Read more...] about Richard Hammond risks another of his nine lives for the Grand Tour Series 3
Default surpasses 1.5 Million Tickets Within Four Days
Spackman Entertainment Group Limited, one of Korea's leading entertainment production groups, announced that the Group's upcoming film, Default, produced by the Company's indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, Zip Cinema Co., Ltd.,crossed more than 1.5 million tickets within four days after its first day of its wide release in Korea on 28 November 2018. The film secured its highest market share of 43.0% as of yesterday, the first Sunday since its opening day. Default attained the highest … [Read more...] about Default surpasses 1.5 Million Tickets Within Four Days
K7 Media to showcase high-profile sessions at ATF
International media consultancy, K7 Media will present two high-profile sessions as part of the Asia TV Forum & Market (ATF), this December. Returning for the third consecutive year, K7 Media Founder and CEO, Keri Lewis Brown, will present Trending Asia, Winning Formats – a selection of Asia’s most exciting formats collated by K7 Media’s dedicated Asia Pacific research team. The presentation will outline the very best Asian formats and explore how they are received across the region … [Read more...] about K7 Media to showcase high-profile sessions at ATF
Finepoint Broadcast Reports Strong Broadcast Sales
Finepoint Broadcast Ltd reports strong sales both of new and pre-owned broadcast equipment throughout 2018 with accelerating demand for cameras, lenses, recorders, production servers and monitors. "HD is still the dominant production format throughout the broadcast industry but 2018 has seen the introduction of some very competitively priced 4K UHD kit such as the Sony PXW-Z190 camcorder which was announced in April at NAB," comments Managing Director Giles Bendig. "This offers the ability to … [Read more...] about Finepoint Broadcast Reports Strong Broadcast Sales
POPS Music to introduce Original Single inspired by ‘Wreck-It Ralph 2’
The Walt Disney Company (Southeast Asia) is working with POPS Worldwide to release a Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-it Ralph 2 inspired song, “Pha Dao The Gioi Ao” (Break The Internet), performed by local music artists, Uni5 and Han Sara. Composed and produced by Hieu Ngoc Do, the song draws influences from the sound of 8-bit video games; and is an upbeat track that aims to reflect the dynamic and fun characters in the film. The music video trailer was released on POPS platform on … [Read more...] about POPS Music to introduce Original Single inspired by ‘Wreck-It Ralph 2’