Premier dramatic actor Dingdong Dantes once again renewed his contract with GMA Network in a signing ceremony on April 22. It was also revealed during the contract signing that the actor will top bill the much-awaited Philippine adaptation of the popular Korean drama series Descendants of the Sun. Dingdong Dantes has been with GMA since he started his acting career 21 years go. In an Instagram post, he paid tribute to the GMA where he spent more than half of his life. It is also where he met … [Read more...] about Dingdong Dantes to star in Descendents of the Sun Remake
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HBO GO debuts exclusively in Malaysia on Astro
HBO Asia announced that its streaming service, HBO GO, will launch in Malaysia exclusively on Astro in May. Available complimentary to Astro Movies Pack, customers can access HBO GO via the HBO GO App, Astro GO or Astro set top box. HBO GO is an internet-based service that allows subscribers unlimited access to stream HBO’s complete library of original versions of all HBO Original content (series, movies and documentaries) from the US and Asia, Hollywood blockbusters as well as all-time … [Read more...] about HBO GO debuts exclusively in Malaysia on Astro
NENT Group to show W Series motor racing
NENT Group acquires exclusive Nordic rights to world’s first all women motor racing championship W Series is the latest addition to NENT Group’s unrivalled motorsports portfolio, which includes Formula 1 and IndyCar NENT Group shows more than 50,000 hours of the world’s best live sporting action every year Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has secured the exclusive Nordic media rights to W Series, the world’s first all women motor racing championship. Every race from the 2019 W … [Read more...] about NENT Group to show W Series motor racing
CJ E&M HK co-creates 2 original IPs with China Get it Beauty On the Road 2nd season with Astro and Motion Content Group
CJ E&M HK, the regional office of Asia’s leading entertainment and merchandising company, CJ ENM, in Hong Kong, has started adapting and re-imagining award-winning Korean IPs from its mother company since 2016. This year, CJ E&M HK is making a bold move to create its own IPs and tapping the China market by producing factual contents with a unique Asian touch. There are 8 original productions in the pipeline in 2019, ranging from CJ ENM IPs to locally originated IPs, tapping different … [Read more...] about CJ E&M HK co-creates 2 original IPs with China Get it Beauty On the Road 2nd season with Astro and Motion Content Group
VR Educate (VRE) Expands Immersive Cultural VR Offerings to Hong Kong and Asia Schools
VR Educate (VRE) announces Season Two production of its award-winning Eye on Hong Kong educational immersive VR series to expand immersive education services Asia-wide. In 2018, Eye on Hong Kong received Asia Academy Creative Awards Best Hong Kong Immersive VR360 for Season One’s production of “Guide Dog – Love Leads the Way”. And in the first of the new season, viewers will be immersed in “Mid-Autumn Fire Dragon Dance”, one of Hong Kong’s registered Chinese Intangible Cultural … [Read more...] about VR Educate (VRE) Expands Immersive Cultural VR Offerings to Hong Kong and Asia Schools
Endemol Shine Group secures deal for Serbian and Croatian version of The Bridge
Global content creator, producer and distributor Endemol Shine Group announced that it has secured a deal for a 10 x 50’ Serbian/Croatian version of The Bridge to be produced by Adrenalin Serbia for RTL Croatia and RTS Serbia. It marks the sixth local adaptation of the award-winning series, which has so far been remade in the U.S./Mexico, UK/France, Germany/Austria, Russia/Estonia and Malaysia/Singapore. Originally created by Filmlance International, part of Endemol Shine Group, in … [Read more...] about Endemol Shine Group secures deal for Serbian and Croatian version of The Bridge