Singapore – Tokyo Broadcasting System Television Inc (TBS) and Discovery Channel Asia took top honours at the 14th Asian TV Awards 2009, held last night at the Pan Pacific Hotel in Singapore. Japan’s TBS was named Terrestrial Channel of the Year, having won Best Comedy for Iromonea and Best Entertainment Programme for 26 Hours/Day. Highly commended in that category was Hong Kong’s TVB Jade. Discovery Channel, the flagship brand of Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific (DNAP), was … [Read more...] about TBS & Discovery Channel top Asian TV Awards 2009
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TBS sues ABC over copyright
Tokyo - Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc has sued ABC in the US, claiming that obstacle course programme Wipeout copies TBS TV properties, including Takeshi's Castle. Law suit was reportedly filed with the US District Court in Los Angeles, with seeking an injunction that ABC ceases to air Wipeout and pays damages over the alleged infringement of copyrights to TBS shows. A TBS statement said, "‘Wipeout' resembles our programs relating to multiple points including the sequence of events, … [Read more...] about TBS sues ABC over copyright
Distraction’s Dirty Rotten Cheater heads to China
Montreal – Distraction has closed its first Chinese deal with Beijing New Century Media for Dirty Rotten Cheater, a game show format that combines strategy and cheating. Dirty Rotten Cheater is based on deception and double-crossing as six players compete to answer a series of questions. The monetary returns vary with the level of difficulty of the questions. A ‘Cheater’ will be planted in the group with all answers fed to the player and contestants will have to expose the … [Read more...] about Distraction’s Dirty Rotten Cheater heads to China
Distraction’s Dirty Rotten Cheater heads to China
Montreal – Distraction has closed its first Chinese deal with Beijing New Century Media for Dirty Rotten Cheater, a game show format that combines strategy and cheating. Dirty Rotten Cheater is based on deception and double-crossing as six players compete to answer a series of questions. The monetary returns vary with the level of difficulty of the questions. A ‘Cheater’ will be planted in the group with all answers fed to the player and contestants will have to expose the … [Read more...] about Distraction’s Dirty Rotten Cheater heads to China