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
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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
Now TV and ViuTV presents 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia
Hong Kong – PCCW announces that Now TV and ViuTV will exclusively broadcast the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia in Hong Kong. The FIFA World Cup is the biggest single-event sporting competition and the most widely viewed sporting event in the world. It is held every four years and FIFA has hosted 20 tournaments to date. Russia is the host country of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The opening match will be played on June 14, 2018, followed by group matches, round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals, … [Read more...] about Now TV and ViuTV presents 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia
CNN and ViuTV collaborates
CNN International Commercial announced a news content deal between Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific, Inc., the distributor of CNN International in the Asia Pacific region, and HK Television Entertainment Company Limited (ViuTV). As part of the multi-year agreement, ViuTV’s newly launched English Channel ViuTVsix broadcasts up to two blocks of CNN news programming per day, totalling 60 minutes. Content is taken from CNN International flagship programs including CNN Newsroom, CNN … [Read more...] about CNN and ViuTV collaborates
DW strengthens network in Asia with ViuTVsix
Hong Kong - Viewers in Hong Kong now have another great way to tune in to DW News – with ViuTVsix. DW’s 30-minute news show is now being broadcast from Monday to Friday live, free-to-air. DW News offers detailed explanations, expert analysis and full coverage from the worlds of politics, business, sports and culture. It features stories you won’t see elsewhere with fascinating insights beyond the headlines. “We hope that this partnership with ViuTVsix will open up new doors to viewers in Hong … [Read more...] about DW strengthens network in Asia with ViuTVsix
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