Global media intelligence consultancy, K7 Media is to publish a new report detailing the top 100 travelling scripted TV formats. A major statistical undertaking, Tracking the Scripted Giants relies on comparable data to pinpoint the underlying trends in drama and comedy TV adaptations and remakes worldwide. K7 Media has worked directly with distributors to identify the trends driving the scripted format market. The report will outline the genres that endured; those in decline and … [Read more...] about K7 Media publishes top 100 travelling scripted TV formats report
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Viu collaborates with Discovery to bring top-notch factual and lifestyle entertainment content to digital audience in Southeast Asia
Viu, a leading pan-regional OTT video service from PCCW Media Group with more than 36 million monthly active users (MAU), today announced a significant content collaboration deal with Discovery Networks Asia Pacific, bringing Discovery‘s real life entertainment to the rapidly expanding digital audiences in Southeast Asia via Viu. Viu-ers will now have access to top-rated content from the vast library of Discovery Networks Asia Pacific channels on an on-demand basis, including … [Read more...] about Viu collaborates with Discovery to bring top-notch factual and lifestyle entertainment content to digital audience in Southeast Asia
Dominic Treadwell-Collins launches new label within ITV Studios
Dominic Treadwell-Collins is to launch a new scripted label within ITV Studios. Treadwell-Collins is the executive producer behind the multi-award winning A Very English Scandal and his label, based out of ITV Studios’ London HQ, will focus on creating high-end returning series for the UK and international market, building on ITV Studios’ burgeoning scripted slate and stable of world-class producers. Working with both new and established talent, Treadwell-Collins will be showrunner … [Read more...] about Dominic Treadwell-Collins launches new label within ITV Studios
Blue Ant International announces sales of Prison
Blue Ant International announces the sale of Prison (3 x 60’) to nine additional international broadcasters across 82 territories. The broadcast deals roll out on the heels of several wins for Prison season one for Best Documentary Series at the Grierson Awards, the Royal Television Society Awards, and the Broadcast Awards. The series also received a 2019 BAFTA nomination for Best Factual Series. The distributor also announces the release of Prison (3 x 60’) season two, available for presale … [Read more...] about Blue Ant International announces sales of Prison
HBO Asia original Invisible Stories to premiere January 2020
HBO Asia’s newest Asia Original, Invisible Stories shines light into dark corners and tells untold stories from the heartlands in a fictional neighbourhood housing estate in multi-cultural Singapore. Filmed entirely on location in Singapore, the six-episode half-hour drama series premieres 5 January at 10pm on HBO GO and HBO. Each episode follows one resident as he or she navigates through everyday life and its challenges. These stories include the ups and downs of a mother and her autistic … [Read more...] about HBO Asia original Invisible Stories to premiere January 2020
KT SAT conducts World’s first satellite 5G Connection
KT Corp. said its satellite-operating subsidiary, KT SAT, has successfully conducted the world's first 5G data transmission with a satellite connection. The test was aimed to expand the fifth-generation technology linked to KT's 5G network and KT SAT's KOREASAT 6, located some 36,000 kilometers above the equator, said the leading Korean telecom provider. KT SAT and the KT Institute of Convergence Technology executed the project together. They implemented "hybrid terrestrial-satellite 5G … [Read more...] about KT SAT conducts World’s first satellite 5G Connection