Los Angeles and London – Keshet International (KI), the global production and distribution powerhouse behind many high profile, award-winning and critically acclaimed series, has expanded its digital team with the appointments of Pasa Mustafa as creative director, digital, based in London, and Heather Brewster, who joins Keshet’s LA office as VP Development, Digital. The pair will report to Sebastian Burkhardt, SVP Digital and Acquisitions for KI, who leads the company’s digital content … [Read more...] about Keshet expands team
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Heavy weights at RioContentMarket 2017
RioContentMarket 2017 has confirmed four more outstanding keynote speakers for the event, which will take place from 8 to 10 of March 2017, in Rio de Janeiro. Marie Jacobson, Executive Vice-President of Programming and Production at Sony Pictures Television, Michelle Satter, Director of Feature Film Program at the Sundance Institute, Alon Shtruzman, CEO at Keshet International, and Perla Farias, Senior Vice-President of Script Development for Telemundo Studios will share their experiences in the … [Read more...] about Heavy weights at RioContentMarket 2017
Sony’s ONE to air Legend of the Blue Sea
Singapore — The top-rated Korean entertainment channel, ONE, will dazzle viewers this November with the new drama series Legend of the Blue Sea, starring reigning king and queen of Korea, Lee Min Ho and Jun Ji Hyun. The series will air every Thursday and Friday within 24 hours of its Korean telecast, first and exclusively on ONE. “Following the runaway success of Scarlet Heart, we are elated that once again our viewers can enjoy the next big Korean drama of the year exclusively on … [Read more...] about Sony’s ONE to air Legend of the Blue Sea
MIPCOM 2016 sets new records
Cannes – Record attendances at MIPCOM, more World Premiere TV and International Screenings than ever, a remarkable Japan Country of Honour programme, a Personality of the Year, Shonda Rhimes, who packed delegates into her keynote interview and a tour de force opening keynote from Sony Corporation’s President and CEO Kazuo Hirai, combined to make for a highly successful and memorable MIPCOM 2016. At the main MIPCOM event, which drew delegations from 108 countries, attendance reached some … [Read more...] about MIPCOM 2016 sets new records
The Japanese broadcast scene
Japan’s television broadcasters are stepping up efforts to capture new viewers in the Asian markets, where they see high-growth potential, by leveraging popular Japanese dramas and other shows. Tokyo Metropolitan Television Broadcasting, known as Tokyo MX, and China’s Dalian Television are jointly creating a programme featuring a close-up look at Chinese tourists in Japan. The show is called Where Are You Going Tomorrow? and begins by asking a group of Chinese tourists travelling in Japan what … [Read more...] about The Japanese broadcast scene
Sony renews with Prime Entertainment
Prime Entertainment Group and Sony have been great partners since 2011, especially for Cinema related content series - “It is very encouraging for us to see our shows do so well on the big movie and Entertainment Networks like Sony. It's been great working together with them for these last years and we keep on reinforcing our relationship by placing more and more of our programmes on the SET and AXN channels all over the globe. It is a true satisfaction for us to see that the efforts that we put … [Read more...] about Sony renews with Prime Entertainment