Los Angeles – Hasbro Studios today announced it has reached new deals with major broadcasters in South Korea and Hong Kong. South Korea public broadcaster EBS has picked up Transformers Prime, an animated series based on the Transformers’ brand, as part of its continued drive to acquire primetime programming aimed at an older kids’ audience. Similarly, TVB Jade, Hong Kong’s highest-rated terrestrial channel, has signed the show for a launch this month. These deals follow … [Read more...] about Hasbro continues Asian expansion
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Bloomberg blooms across Asia Pacific
Hong Kong – Bloomberg Television says it has expanded its reach more than 20 per cent this year and is now the most widely distributed full-time, pan-regional business and financial news channel in the region's key financial hubs of Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia and Korea. The channel achieved this distribution lead in such strategic territories across the Asia-Pacific region, as a result of a concentrated distribution drive. In Singapore, Bloomberg TV is now available to every StarHub … [Read more...] about Bloomberg blooms across Asia Pacific
TVA Exclusive: Dancing With the Stars foxtrots to South Korea debut
South Korea is the latest country to licence the record-breaking TV format, Dancing with the Stars, from BBC Worldwide. This is BBC Worldwide’s first format sale to South Korea. The licensee is MBC Plus Media – a subsidiary of MBC – which operates multiple pay TV channels in Korea. The show is due to premiere on MBC Dramanet, the number-one rated cable channel in Korea, early next year. The sale continues a successful year for Dancing with the Stars in Asia, following the … [Read more...] about TVA Exclusive: Dancing With the Stars foxtrots to South Korea debut
South Korea delves into ‘Internal Affairs’
South Korea is set to air the Globo TV International series ‘Internal Affairs', which shows the day-to-day activities of an elite police unit tasked to uncover crimes committed by those who vowed to enforce the law. The Brazilian drama, which has been sold to several countries by Globo TV, features internal affairs policemen on a mission to uncover the truth behind allegations of misconduct toward fellow policemen. In a 12-episode format of 30 minutes each, the first season of the series … [Read more...] about South Korea delves into ‘Internal Affairs’
Euronews launches in South Korea
International news channel Euronews has launched on Qrix's IPTV platform in South Korea, where it is available in eight languages. Qrix's IPTV platform reaches 140,000 subscribers. The deal marks the first distribution for Euronews in the territory. With this deal, Euronews now reaches nearly four million households in Asia and the Pacific Rim region. … [Read more...] about Euronews launches in South Korea
Granada TV appoints exclusive South Korean distributor; announces landmark distribution deal
Hong Kong - ITV Global Entertainment Ltd. announced the appointment of Nine Planners as the exclusive distributor of Granada TV in South Korea. At the same time Granada TV has secured a landmark distribution agreement with SK Broadband’s IPTV platform. Granada TV is now available as one of a select group of linear international channels on the SK Broadband IPTV platform. This is the first distribution agreement for Granada TV in North Asia, ITV’s general entertainment channel for … [Read more...] about Granada TV appoints exclusive South Korean distributor; announces landmark distribution deal
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