Beijing – NBCUniversal announced a partnership with China’s leading digital entertainment platform, Youku, a unit of Alibaba Digital Media & Entertainment Group, who will produce a localised version in China of NBC’s highly successful hit show, Saturday Night Live. Over the last few years, ten International versions of Saturday Night Live have been licensed across the world, more recently including France and Middle East – with China now added to that line-up. Saturday Night Live will be … [Read more...] about Saturday Night Live to debut in China
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NBCUniversal partners with MBC Korea
MIPCOM – NBCUniversal International Formats and MBC Korea have formed a partnership to co-develop and produce original formats for Korean and international audiences. Acting as NBCUniversal International Formats’ first partnership with a leading Asian terrestrial network, the deal is designed to utilise both parties’ creativity to develop hit scripted and non-scripted formats. As one of Korea’s most successful television and radio networks, MBC is home to a host of local … [Read more...] about NBCUniversal partners with MBC Korea
9 Story obtains sales for Nature Cat
Toronto, Canada – 9 Story Media Group has obtained multiple international sales for the animated series Nature Cat (40 x 22’), aimed at children 3 to 8 years old. New licenses include SVT (Sweden), TG4 (Ireland), SIC (Portugal), Canal Panda (Spain) Nick Jr (Italy) via Funwood Media, E Junior (Middle East), and Hop TV (Israel). The series premiered in November 2015 on PBS KIDS in the U.S. and on Family CHRGD in Canada this past July. Created by Spiffy Pictures and co-produced by Spiffy … [Read more...] about 9 Story obtains sales for Nature Cat
“Saturday Night Live” to air on Sohu Video
Beijing – Sohu Video is now airing NBC’s Saturday Night Live exclusively online to China viewers, according to the AP. The late-night U.S. comedy sketch show that regularly mocks politicians, popular culture and celebrities is being shown exclusively on the website, a unit of Chinese online media group and Nasdaq-listed Sohu.com Inc. Ten episodes from the current 39th season of the show are available now, while future episodes will be available online … [Read more...] about “Saturday Night Live” to air on Sohu Video
Nominations for 2012 Primetime Emmys announced
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has announced the nominations list for the 64th Primetime Emmy® Awards. TV Asia Plus highlights some facts and figures: Networks HBO is the network with the most number of nominations - 81 in all! CBS is 2nd with 60 nominations. PBS is 3rd with 58 nominations. Programmes with most nominations Modern Family: 14 nominations (COMEDY SERIES ) Mad Men: 17 nominations (DRAMA SERIES ) American Horror Story: 17 nominations (MINISERIES) Hemingway … [Read more...] about Nominations for 2012 Primetime Emmys announced