Tokyo, Japan – WOWOW, Japan’s premium pay-TV broadcaster, announced on April 25 that it has entered into an agreement to broadcast the 2014 Tony Awards show live, exclusively on WOWOW. The 2014 Tony Awards will broadcast live from Radio City Music Hall in New York City, on June 8, 8pm-11pm (ET/PT time delay) and are presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing. CBS is broadcasting the awards show in the U.S. Securing the rights to broadcast the Tony Awards continues … [Read more...] about WOWOW secures deal to broadcast 2014 Tony Awards
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WOWOW joins co-production of Martin Scorsese documentary
Los Angeles, California / New York, New York – Continuing to ramp up its international co-production partnerships, WOWOW, Japan’s premium pay TV broadcaster, announced that it is partnering on Martin Scorsese and David Tedeschi’s documentary The New York Review of Books: A 50 Year Argument on April 8. WOWOW joins HBO Documentary Films, BBC Arena and Scorsese’s Sikelia Productions as co-production partners in the film. Margaret Bodde is producing with Scorsese and … [Read more...] about WOWOW joins co-production of Martin Scorsese documentary
Alfred Haber, Inc. to distribute Beatles special internationally
Palisades Park – On the heels of the show's airing in the U.S. on CBS on February 9, 2014 – exactly 50 years to the day, date and time of the original event – and having just recently been appointed exclusive international distributor, Alfred Haber, President of Alfred Haber, Inc. (AHI), announced that the company has already secured numerous international sales for The Beatles: The Night that Changed America – A … [Read more...] about Alfred Haber, Inc. to distribute Beatles special internationally
WOWOW announces “Sacred” co-production
Tokyo, Japan/ New York, New York – Continuing to ramp up its original production activity and international co-production partnerships, Japanese pay-TV broadcaster WOWOW is teaming up with New York-based WNET to produce a new crowd-sourced TV documentary titled Sacred. WOWOW and WNET intend to make Sacred the most inclusive and comprehensive movie ever made about humankind’s search for the divine and to take viewers on a spectacular journey through 365 days … [Read more...] about WOWOW announces “Sacred” co-production
Japan’s WOWOW reorganises management
Japan – WOWOW, a pay-TV broadcaster in Japan, has made several strategic moves in organisational structure and executive leadership roles to better position the company for continued growth. Under the new structure implemented by President Nobuya Wazaki, WOWOW’s production division will be run by veteran producer Eiji Omura, who will oversee the various production sub-departments categorised into movies, sports, drama and music. The programming division, … [Read more...] about Japan’s WOWOW reorganises management
Episodes scores a Hat Trick
Cannes – Hat Trick International (HTI) has sold series one and two of its prime-time comedy Episodes to Japan pay TV channel WOWOW. Series one will air on the channel in November this year while series two will air in 2012 after its premiere on Showtime in the US and BBC Two in the UK. The comedy, which stars Matt LeBlanc playing an outrageous version of himself, has been acquired by broadcasters throughout the world with season one selling to more than 180 countries. The second season is … [Read more...] about Episodes scores a Hat Trick
