iQiyi International starred in a showcase where it released six new Southeast Asian original series. The conference was part of ATF 2021, where it featured five shows from Malaysia and the first original from Thai.…
The Infocomm Media Development Authority(IMDA)is building stronger media capabilities for the Singaporean industry through several strategic industry partnerships announced during the Singapore Media Festival 2021. The main objective is to reinforce the country’s regional leadership…
TBS Holdings, one of Japan’s leading media companies, formulated a plan for the promotion of its content expansion strategy called EDGE, which means: «Expand Digital, Global and Experience». The creation of this plan is to…
Vision Films returns to ATF with a diverse roster of independent films that promote inclusion and acceptance, including the award-winning dance comedy, Tango Shalom. This film continues to rack up awards at festivals and boasts…
MADD Entertainment (Turkey) promotes four new series at ATF, which are already gaining significant ratings in Turkey: Family Secrets on Kanal D, All about Marriage and My New Family on FOX, and The Bad Penny…
With a catalogue of sports and historic documentaries, as well as entertainment formats, Onza Distribution (Spain) continues betting on the APAC business by attending ATF Online+. Sports documentary Real Madrid: the White Legend (6x’45) shows…
All3Media is one of the main providers of several Latin American channels, such as DirecTV, which it recently renewed a multi-genre agreement for several seasons of dramas with the distributor, as well as documentaries about…
By Nicolás Smirnoff The first physical events this year have given content industry a sweet surprise: the post pandemic reactivation seems to be here, with strong enthusiasm to attend and move both delayed projects and…
By Nicolás Smirnoff The content industry is experiencing very special times, with the last sparkles of the Pandemic on one hand, and the violent transformation of the market on the other, with the rise of…
APAC is one of the markets that is seeing the greatest transformations this year, and although the battle is fierce among content distributors, pay TV and SVOD have stood out significantly in 2021. Prensario reviews…
By Nicolás Smirnoff Well, at last it seems the pandemic is being left behind. Though the safety protocols will continue for some time, we can already speak about the Post Pandemic stage and its openings.…
WarnerMedia’s direct-to-consumer streaming business towards the APAC region has strengthened and the company is expecting to launch its D2C service HBO Max by the end of this year, beginning of 2022 in key territories in…
ABC Commercial preschooler’s series The Wonder Gang S1 & S2 (60 x 15’) premiere on CBC (Canada) linear channeland on its streaming service CBC Gem —+400 hours of advertising-free content for kids— is part of…
BBC Studios (BBCS) is strongly focusing on its APAC and MENA, by merging these businesses through the appointment of Nick Percy, president. According to TBI, the executive who has led the EMEA region since April…
Dr Hendy Lim, Director of Content Business at Indonesia Entertainment Group (IEG), has joined the panel of judges for this year’s ATF Animation Pitch. His presence reflects his purpose of consistently looking for good quality…
The latest season of Fremantle and Syco format China’s Got Talent with new broadcast partners Tik Tok China and JiangsuTV, has seen ratings soar since it premiered on 31 October from 100 million views to…
Insight TV announced its millennial-focused linear UHD HDR service will launch on LG U+ in South Korea. This launch comes after three successful years reaching viewers in South Korea with the Insight TV 4K service…
LAVA is the new OTT of Star Media, one of the fastest growing Russian producers and distributors in the market. With an original production catalog, and with an offer of different genres, the company has…
Sony Pictures Networks India has confirmed. The executive will be spearheading the content and programming division for the channel and will be responsible for managing the content line-up and the channel’s creative strategy. With an…
Global kids and family entertainment major Toonz Media Group (India) has launched a new kids television channel in Indonesia. The 24×7 pay TV channel Toonz Kids is available on Indonesia’s leading satellite TV network Transvision.…
With the releases of Boarding School: Las Cumbres, a new season of Paco’s Men and A Normal Family: The Return, Atresmedia International Sales (Spain) promotes its nostalgia dramas in renewed versions that gain relevance for being successful international brands. The company…
SIC Content Distribution (Portugal) returned to physical markets at MIPCOM with the full presence of executives at the Portuguese Pavilion, which was also very active promoting its incentive plans and audiovisual productions of its main players.…
Kanal D International, the owner of the widest Turkish Drama catalogue, continues to bet on the Asia Pacific market with a new participation on ATF Online+. Right before the show takes place, the company has…
Despite the pandemic, ABS-CBN (Philippines) has been developing and producing more dramas for its local screen, while it continues betting strongly on the international distribution of those high end fiction series. At ATF, the company presents five…
Nippon TV, Japan’s leading multiplatform entertainment powerhouse and rating leader, promotes at ATF Online a full line up of formats, including scripted & unscripted titles. The company has become a true champion in the distribution…
Nippon TV has remained strong in 2021, as it continues to hold our “Triple Crown” title for viewer ratings. The good numbers of the Pandemic years have allowed the company to better plan the following…
Streaming content continues to gain ground in almost all regions and companies are adapting to it. According to the latest “State of Streaming” quarterly report from Conviva, in 3Q 2021, the adoption of streaming increased…
Filipino TV market is one of the most dynamic and challenges all across the APAC region. A top local referent, ABS-CBNhas focused in the last years on its core business, content creation, new revenue models…
The entertainment and media industry continues to find new ways to deliver new type and format of contents to consumers. Podcasting is one of the most significant and steady growth segments that is being analyzed…
The acquisition of the 80% of US-based Endeavor Content will serve as a new growth engine towards the South Korean powerhouse CJ ENM vision as a ‘global total entertainment company’. The two companies anticipate the…
