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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E’s Korean wave hits the high tide
Singapore – E! Asia – the pop culture powerhouse of NBCUniversal International Networks (NBCUIN) – announced the premiere of two new Korean series: Saturday Night Live Korea (Season 9) and the launch of Beauty Crush. The announcement comes on the heels of the finale of 2PM Wild Beat, the network’s first acquisition of a Korean series. Complementing the successful launch strategy for 2PM Wild Beat, the two new series will premiere on E! Zone – E!’s on-demand destination – in Singapore (Starhub) … [Read more...] about E’s Korean wave hits the high tide
BBC World News on Hulu Japan
Tokyo - The BBC announced the launch of a live stream of its award-winning 24 hour international news channel – BBC World News on Hulu Japan. The deal marks the first time the corporation has made the linear channel available via one of the major international subscription VOD services in Japan and makes BBC World News the first live streamed news channel available via Hulu Japan. The ad-free feed of BBC World News in both English and Japanese will be available via Hulu on desktop in Japan … [Read more...] about BBC World News on Hulu Japan
FOX network bolsters growing team
London– FOX Networks Group Content Distribution (FNGCD) announced that it has expanded its team with the appointment of six new hires: Tristan Oarton as vice president, finance; Manuel Miguez as executive director sales, Latin American & Hispanic U.S.; Carolina Lozano, as sales associate manager, Latin America; Maria Grazia Ursino as executive sales director, Italy, Spain & Portugal; JeeYoung Lee, as executive director sales, Japan, Korea & regional formats Asia and Tracy Davis as … [Read more...] about FOX network bolsters growing team
TRACE launches TracePlay
London - TRACE, a leading global Urban media group, launches TracePlay, the first hybrid digital service (SVOD + Live TV + Live Radio) dedicated to Urban music and entertainment. TracePlay released in USA, UK, Africa, France, Benelux, the Caribbean and the Indian Ocean, with over 200 countries to follow. TracePlay is available across a range of platforms including Mac/PC, iOS and Android smartphones, Apple TV and offers instant and unlimited access to 10 live music and sports TV channels, … [Read more...] about TRACE launches TracePlay
Asian content for the West
Viki has brought millions of people to discover, watch and subtitle global primetime shows and movies in more than 200 languages. Together with its fans, Viki removes the language and cultural barriers that stand between great entertainment and fans everywhere. U.S. is our biggest market, especially with K-Dramas and C-Dramas. We have Korean, Chinese, Taiwanese and a smattering of content from all around the world but our main drivers of consumption from 85% to 90% are from those categories. … [Read more...] about Asian content for the West
