A long-time judge for the Asian Television Awards (ATA), Rajen Garabadu, the Chief Executive Producer of TV18 Broadcast, Ltd., has been associated with the ATA for the past 20 years. Rajen’s roots with the ATA started when he had back-to-back wins at the ATA in 2003 and 2004 (Best Talk Show category) for his work on The Big Fight (April 2003 - April 2005), for which he was both a Producer and Director. Following these wins, Rajen was invited to join the ATA as part of the jury panel in 2007 … [Read more...] about Asian Television Awards Alumni Spotlight: Rajen Garabadu, Chief Executive Producer, TV18 Broadcast Ltd
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Russian films and series to be shown in South Korea
Russian film companies report several deals with Asian distributors after successful participation in Dubai International Content Market (DICM), which ran at the end of November. Over 150 meetings with professionals from the MENA region, Asia and other regions translated into several major deals, while negotiations on other possible sales are still in progress. The Russian Content Worldwide booth, organized by ROSKINO, Russian film promotion body, with support from the Ministry of Culture of … [Read more...] about Russian films and series to be shown in South Korea
TBS Holdings formulates plans for the promotion of its EDGE content expansion strategy
TBS Holdings formulates a plan for the promotion of its content expansion strategy “EDGE” (Expand Digital, Global and Experience) for the achievement of TBS Group’s future vision, “Vision 2030”, which was announced in May. EDGE states that the digital domain, the global market and experiences (the live entertainment, lifestyles and other real experiences business) are the most important areas for TBS. Currently, the following plans have been disclosed as part of the EDGE strategy for the global … [Read more...] about TBS Holdings formulates plans for the promotion of its EDGE content expansion strategy
All3media International signs a range of deals for political thriller ‘Total Control’
Leading independent distributor All3Media International has signed a range of deals for Total Control, Blackfella Films’ award-winning contemporary political thriller, which has seen a further round of critical acclaim following the second series premiering in Australia. HBO Max Latin America has joined the party taking both series of this multi-award-winning political drama that confronts a range of issues around race, diversity and First Nations rights throughout its compelling … [Read more...] about All3media International signs a range of deals for political thriller ‘Total Control’
iQiyi announces 6 more Southeast Asian Originals for the world in 2022
iQiyi, the Asian entertainment streaming leader revealed six originals from Asia, including five new Malaysian Original productions and its first Thai Original along with spotlighting 2021 key wins at this year’s Asia TV Forum & Market – all of which will be available to iQiyi users in over 191 territories worldwide come 2022. Touching on Chinese content, the streamer remarked on the continued growth in C-content viewing, which was 4 times that of 2020 globally in terms of viewing time. … [Read more...] about iQiyi announces 6 more Southeast Asian Originals for the world in 2022
CJ ENM HK presents two original Asian series at ATF ‘The Amazing Grace of Σ’ and ‘Venus on Mars’
Riding on the success of Taiwanese Series - Mom, Don’t Do That!, CJ ENM HONG KONG LTD continues to expand its local language scripted series production pipeline with brand new Taiwanese series The Amazing Grace of Σ. This is a 12-episodes crime, mystery thriller co-produced with Taiwan-based Rosebud Production. Based on real-life cases at home and abroad, the series shows the ways spiritual growth organizations manipulate people and how they abuse people’s vulnerabilities. What is the central … [Read more...] about CJ ENM HK presents two original Asian series at ATF ‘The Amazing Grace of Σ’ and ‘Venus on Mars’