Gaumont has announced the latest sales of its animated series Bionic Max (52 x 11’) and Do, Re & Mi (52 x 11’). Commissioned by M6/Gulli(France), the slapstick comedy series Bionic Max features a guinea pig named Max, and his best friend JC, who live all sorts of madcap adventures thanks to Max’s bionic (and sometimes uncontrollable) body! Targeting kids aged 6 to 11, the series has been picked up by Warner Bros Discovery (Italy), MBC (MENA), Globosat (Brazil), ABC Australia (Australia), … [Read more...] about Gaumont animeted series Bionic Max and Do, Re, & Mi win over international buyers
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The Media Pioneers announce new deals For 2022
UK kids content and feature film distributor, The Media Pioneers (TMP) announces a raft of new deals for its range of animation series, expanding its reach to different territories across the globe. Hong Kong entertainment TV channel ViuTV, operated by HK Television Entertainment (HKTVE) has acquired the Pay TV rights for two adventure comedy series Boris & Rufus (39 x 11’) and Mironins (26 x 7’) and Mini Town (52 x 7’) an adorable stop motion preschool … [Read more...] about The Media Pioneers announce new deals For 2022
Now TV introduces new Android TV box ‘Now H1’
Now TV, the media entertainment arm of HKT, launched Now H1, a smart device that runs on the Android TV smart operating system (“OS”) and enables Now H1 users to enjoy a world of entertainment with Now TV movies, drama, sports and edutainment, as well as all their favourite personal apps from Google Play. Being Hong Kong’s number one pay-TV operator, Now TV is constantly enhancing its service offering to provide the best content and viewing experience to customers. With the launch of Now H1, … [Read more...] about Now TV introduces new Android TV box ‘Now H1’
Boat Rocker secures major Asia and Australia deals
Boat Rocker, an independent, integrated global entertainment company has announced that its Hong Kong office has secured a raft of deals with broadcasters across Asia for its productions across Kids and Family and Unscripted portfolio alongside additional catalogue sales. Further agreements have also been secured with Australian content partners, as the company continues to see rapid growth in the regions. Sales have been concluded with four Boat Rocker productions from the Kids and Family … [Read more...] about Boat Rocker secures major Asia and Australia deals
Asia’s growing appetite for the C-drama wave (Part two)
In the first part of this story, we explored what drives the demand for Chinese content in Asia. Continued investments in fresh genres and high-quality productions iQiyi, which not only streams a wide selection of Chinese content but also popular K-drama titles, sees an overlap in the K-drama audience that they’re able to pull them to Chinese drama. Kuek said, “I think we’re trying to make sure that we always try out different styles and genres. We want to break out beyond that group so … [Read more...] about Asia’s growing appetite for the C-drama wave (Part two)
ViuTV purchases 100 hours of All3media International content for Hong Kong
Leading independent distributor all3media international announced that it has sold more than 100 hours of diverse factual content to Hong Kong’s ViuTV, The deal will see a package of culinary, health & lifestyle and crime programming launching on ViuTVsix throughout 2018. This includes the Studio Ramsay titles Culinary Genius (20 x 1-hour, for ITV), a dynamic, fast-paced blend of traditional cooking format and Japanese style gameshow; bold food variety show The F Word USA (11 x 1-hour, … [Read more...] about ViuTV purchases 100 hours of All3media International content for Hong Kong
