Reality competition format LEGO Masters has been renewed for a second season by Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) in Japan, following a deal with Banijay Rights, the global distribution arm of content powerhouse Banijay Entertainment. TBS will produce and broadcast a five-part second season of the hit format that premiered on its network Channel 6 and streaming platforms TVer and U-NEXT from 23rd November. LEGO Masters is a globally popular competition format with the creative fun of LEGO … [Read more...] about LEGO® Masters Expands in Japan as Series Renewed for Second Season
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ITV Studios partners with Tokyo Broadcasting System Television to create the first-ever Nina Warrior FAST Channel
ITV Studios and Tokyo Broadcasting System Television (TBS) are partnering to create the world’s first ever Ninja Warrior FAST channel dedicated to programming from around the world. The deal is a first, both in terms of ITV Studios’ first FAST channel creation for third party IP as well as Tokyo Broadcasting’s first foray into FAST. Brokered by Bellon Entertainment on behalf of TBS, it will see ITV Studios creating, operating, marketing and distributing the Ninja Warrior channel in the UK and … [Read more...] about ITV Studios partners with Tokyo Broadcasting System Television to create the first-ever Nina Warrior FAST Channel
All3Media International and TBS Japan collaborate on format development partnership
Leading independent distributor All3Media International has entered into a landmark partnership with TBS (Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc) in Japan, as the two format powerhouses agree to collaborate for the first time to co-develop new entertainment formats for the international market. The first fruit of this initiative sees All3Media group company North One Productions (Fifth Gear, Gadget Show, Travel Man: 48 Hours In…) join the collaboration to develop Lovers or Liars?, a new … [Read more...] about All3Media International and TBS Japan collaborate on format development partnership
South Korean Remake of TBS hit drama Tell Me That You Love Me coming to Disney+ on November 27
Twenty-eight years after being first aired in 1995, the TBS hit drama Tell Me That You Love Me is getting a South Korean remake. The first episode of GENIE TV’s original series under the same title (Korean: 사랑한다고 말해줘) is set to release on their streaming service on Monday, November 27th. Starting on the same day, it will also be available for streaming in Japan on Disney+. Tell Me That You Love Me is an original drama series featuring Etsushi Toyokawa and Takako Tokiwa, with screenplay … [Read more...] about South Korean Remake of TBS hit drama Tell Me That You Love Me coming to Disney+ on November 27
TBS to unveil The Talk of Tokyo at MIPTV
Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc. (TBS) has announced that it will be hosting an independent format pitch event – THE TALK OF TOKYO - to the international buyer market at next month’s MIPTV. The event will reveal full detail of its 3 showcase formats of 2023, two of which are brand-new non-scripted entertainment shows and one stand-out scripted title. The two non-scripted formats are cash prize competitions; Kamiwaza: The Superhuman Skill Show and OUTSING … [Read more...] about TBS to unveil The Talk of Tokyo at MIPTV
CAKE announces sale in Asia
Leading kids’ entertainment specialist CAKE has announced a number of deals in Asia with key partners for its animated series. Deals finalised by CAKE's Sales Manager Julien Farçat include partnering with SVOD platform Hunan Mango TV in China on the second series of Pablo, Paper Owl’s BAFTA-nominated series about autism, and Mush-Mush and the Mushables produced by La Cabane and Thuristar in coproduction with Cake. In Indonesia, 31 compilation episodes of Angry Birds and non-dialogue series … [Read more...] about CAKE announces sale in Asia
