ViacomCBS and CJ ENM announced a new strategic partnership that will bring premium entertainment to audiences worldwide with a comprehensive global deal that includes co-productions for original series and films, content licensing and distribution across ViacomCBS’ and CJ ENM’s leading streaming services. Paramount+ will also debut in South Korea in 2022 as an exclusive bundle with TVING, CJ ENM’s streaming service, marking its first entry to the Asian market. “Korean entertainment has … [Read more...] about ViacomCBS and CJ ENM announce global strategic partnership
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Singapore Media Festival 2021 connects Singapore’s content creators to global media players and audiences
The eighth edition of the Singapore Media Festival (SMF) will connect a key player in the media ecosystem – showrunners – to Singapore’s creative talents to bring Asian stories to international markets. Showrunners, which are also known as executive producers, call the shots in the content creation process, with overall creative and management responsibility from conceptualisation to financing to talent selection to production and distribution. With the rise in audience interest in Asian … [Read more...] about Singapore Media Festival 2021 connects Singapore’s content creators to global media players and audiences
Singapore Media Festival 2021: Connecting our content creators to global media players and audiences
The eighth edition of the Singapore Media Festival (SMF) will connect a key player in the media ecosystem – showrunners – to Singapore’s creative talents to bring Asian stories to international markets. Showrunners, which are also known as executive producers, call the shots in the content creation process, with overall creative and management responsibility from conceptualisation to financing to talent selection to production and distribution. With the rise in audience interest in Asian … [Read more...] about Singapore Media Festival 2021: Connecting our content creators to global media players and audiences
iQiyi Original K-drama series ‘Bad and Crazy’ confirmed for December premiere
iQiyi announced a new original K-series Bad and Crazy with Studio Dragon. Created by the team behind The Uncanny Counter, the new series features Lee Dong Wook (Tale of the Nine Tailed and Goblin: The Lonely and Great God), Wi Ha Jun (18 Again, Something in the Rain and Midnight), Han Ji Eun (Lovestruck in the City and Be Melodramatic), and N (Cha Hak Yeon) (Mine and Children of Nobody). This action-packed detective story will be exclusively available on iQiyi in 191 countries and regions this … [Read more...] about iQiyi Original K-drama series ‘Bad and Crazy’ confirmed for December premiere
iQiyi announces Original Korean drama ‘Shooting Stars’ starring Lee Sung Kyoung and Kim Young Dae
iQiyi, the global streaming leader of Asian entertainment, announced Shooting Stars, an original Korean drama produced in collaboration with Studio Dragon. The romantic drama series stars Lee Sung-kyoung (Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo, Dr. Romantic 2), and Kim Young-dae (The Penthouse: War in Life), and will begin production in September. An iQiyi original co-produced with Studio Dragon, the announcement of Shooting Stars comes off the back of the two industry heavyweights’ previous … [Read more...] about iQiyi announces Original Korean drama ‘Shooting Stars’ starring Lee Sung Kyoung and Kim Young Dae
Netflix expands its presence in Korea with two new production facilities
With Netflix subscribers eager to watch more original Korean series and films, the company announced that it has established two production facilities in Paju-si and Yeoncheon-gun, just outside of Seoul in Gyeonggi Province, Korea. At YCDSMC - Studio 139, Netflix will lease six stages and supporting spaces of approximately 9,000 square meters. At the Samsung Studio, the company said it will also lease three stages of approximately 7,000 square meters. From 2015 to 2020, Netflix's … [Read more...] about Netflix expands its presence in Korea with two new production facilities
