Keshet International (KI) has sold its hidden camera prank game show Deal With It! to DTT channel TEN in Spain. Following the successful run of the finished U.S. show, TEN has opted to produce a local version which will air later this fall. KI holds global distribution rights to the format as well as the finished two season U.S. series produced by Howie Mandel’s Alevy Productions, Banca Studio and Keshet Broadcasting in association with Lionsgate Television for TBS. … [Read more...] about Spain’s channel TEN acquires Deal With It!
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2015 WBSC Premier12™ broadcast rights awarded
Lausanne, Switzerland – The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) announced that Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) and TV Asahi have been awarded broadcast rights in Japan for the new WBSC Premier12™ world baseball flagship event that is set to debut in Japan and Taiwan from 8 - 21 November. The agreement with TBS and TV Asahi – two of the most wide-reaching broadcasting networks in Japan – covers free-to-air television delivery of the WBSC Premier12 global baseball … [Read more...] about 2015 WBSC Premier12™ broadcast rights awarded
ANW7 to air this summer on two U.S. networks
American Ninja Warrior (ANW), the U.S. spin-off of the TBS sports entertainment programme Sasuke, is back! All new Season 7 to start airing this summer on 25 May. Last summer, Season 6 of ANW was a notable success, winning its time slot during 11 of 14 weeks in the coveted 18-49 age demographic. Versus the prior summer, ANW grew by 18% in 18-49 and by 7% in total viewers. As it did last season, ANW will air as a two-hour programme in prime time on two national television networks − the … [Read more...] about ANW7 to air this summer on two U.S. networks
TBS and Dentsu announces agreement
Cannes, France – On the first day of MIPTV in Cannes, France, TBS and Dentsu announced they have entered into a format rights agreement for the sports entertainment programme SASUKE. Under this agreement, Dentsu acquired the rights to sell the format throughout Europe (excluding four Northern European countries) for two years. By marketing SASUKE in Europe, Dentsu will help TBS build on the high popularity and momentum the format currently enjoys around the world. Since … [Read more...] about TBS and Dentsu announces agreement
More anime for WeChat
Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc. (TBS)’s anime character business continues to grow globally. TBS agreed to supply stickers featuring 16 characters from its popular anime series Beyond the Boundary to the free voice call and messenger smartphone application WeChat, which is operated by Tencent, China’s largest IT company. 境界ã®å½¼æ–¹ (Beyond the Boundary) Based on the ‘light novel’, as termed in Japan which targets teens and young adult demographic, by … [Read more...] about More anime for WeChat
“Find the WASABI! –NORIKA’s Hunters–” to launch in 2015
Find the WASABI! –NORIKA’s Hunters– Tokyo – Tokyo Broadcasting Systems (TBS) Television will be airing Find the WASABI! –NORIKA’s Hunters– from January 2015 (11 episodes). This series is the 2nd edition of the original Find the WASABI! series, which was a co-production with Singapore’s MediaCorp, and premiered on 7 January in Japan and on 18 February in Singapore. The current series is a co-production with Malaysia’s Primeworks Studios, with … [Read more...] about “Find the WASABI! –NORIKA’s Hunters–” to launch in 2015