The new season of Alice in Borderland has set a new record as the most-watched Japanese series ever on Netflix (live-action and anime inclusive) in just four days. After premiering on December 22, Alice in Borderland season two has taken the #1 spot on the Global Non-English TV list with 61.2 million viewing hours over its premiere weekend (based on the week of Dec 19 - 25). Season two hit the Top 10 Series list in 90 countries, including Japan, … [Read more...] about Alice in Borderland sets record as the most-watched Japanese series ever on Netflix
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ROCK Action launches in 12 countries
Rock Entertainment Holdings, a content and channel distributor has enhanced its entertainment offering with the launch of the New 24/7 Action Movie Channel, ROCK Action. ROCK Action was launched this morning across Asia-Pacific as a linear service in 12 countries (Hong Kong, Macau, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Papau New Guinea, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, and Singapore) with over 20 service platform providers. Redefining what action movies mean to you, the channel will … [Read more...] about ROCK Action launches in 12 countries
VICE Distribution appoints new Asia sales lead
VICE Distribution, the global distribution and content licensing arm of VICE Media Group, today announces the appointment of Elise Ching as the company’s Sales Director for the APAC region. Announcing the appointment, Executive Managing Director, Distribution for VICE Media Group, Bea Hegedus, said: “APAC is a key growth area for us as we look to capitalise on the success of the VICE brand and the popularity of our diverse content in the region. I am delighted that Elise will be joining VICE … [Read more...] about VICE Distribution appoints new Asia sales lead
Nickelodeon gears up to celebrate Children’s Day with #NickChildrensDayFUNda
Nickelodeon, India’s most loved kids’ entertainment franchise and the leader of the kid’s category continues to amp-up the entertainment quotient for its young viewers with compelling content, characters, and campaigns. Continuing to enable kids to speak their heart out, Nickelodeon, launches its Children’s Day campaign #NickChildrensDayFUNda, that encourages kids to express their feelings and unique “fun-da” about life. With this campaign, Nickelodeon reiterates its commitment to kids by always … [Read more...] about Nickelodeon gears up to celebrate Children’s Day with #NickChildrensDayFUNda
ComediHa! Distribution appoints WildBrain as international distributor of LOL ComediHa! for FAST and AVOD platforms
ComediHa! Distribution is proud to announce WildBrain, a global leader in kids’ and family entertainment, as the exclusive international distributor of LOL ComediHa! for FAST (free, ad-supported streaming TV) and AVOD (ad-supported video on demand) platforms. Under the agreement, WildBrain will hold exclusive FAST and AVOD distribution rights worldwide for LOL ComediHa! (excluding YouTube, Canada and Italy). LOL ComediHa! is a one-of-a-kind comedy … [Read more...] about ComediHa! Distribution appoints WildBrain as international distributor of LOL ComediHa! for FAST and AVOD platforms
Major Japanese broadcaster, MBS, selects TVU Networks’ transmitters and receivers for live video production
TVU delivered TVU One live video transmission system to Japan broadcast giant MBS (Mainichi Broadcasting System) in Osaka for their video production. MBS is using multiple TVU One mobile transmitters and transceivers for domestic and overseas live news and sports coverage. TVU was selected after a highly competitive process. TVU One supports H.265/HEVC encoding with TVU proprietary IS+ (Inverse StatMux+) technology that enables stable IP transmission at higher bit rates with sub-second … [Read more...] about Major Japanese broadcaster, MBS, selects TVU Networks’ transmitters and receivers for live video production