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TBS: dating and gameshows, drama

Goshu Segawa, Manager, Global Business Department, Media Business Division, TBS

Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc. (TBS) is ready for MIPCOM, where is again organizing an exclusive showcase & breakfast presenting its new dating format LOVE by A.I.on Tuesday, October 18, 8am at Salon Marta, Majestic Hotel.

‘We’re all ready for MIPCOM, and we can hardly wait to see everyone and catch up on all your news. This year is our first chance since 2019 to exhibit in person, and TBS is excited to present our broadest-ever content portfolio’, initiated Goshu Segawa, Manager, Global Business Department, Media Business Division, TBS.

In the unscripted format category, the company is giving the world its first look at LOVE by A.I., a reality dating show they spent over a year developing with Craig Plestis, producer of The Masked Singer, now in its S8 on Fox. ‘In our new format, a state-of-the-art AI app matches couples and dictates everything from where they go on dates to what they talk about. Will this smooth the path to true love? To find out, keep your eyes peeled for this daring new experiment in dating’, described the executive.

LOVE by A.I., brand new dating show being launched at MIPCOM

Two decades after its debut, Waku Waku Animal Land has been rebooted in the Netherlands as a panel quiz show featuring quirky questions on animal behavior. It’s already winning hordes of new fans. Another must-see is MEMORIZE THIS!, a hilarious studio game show built around crazy memorization-based challenges.

MEMORIZE THIS!, a brand-new hilarious studio game show

In both scripted format and program sales, TBS presents a wealth of fresh content holding strong appeal for global audiences. In the thriller My Family, the grade-school daughter of a wealthy young businessman is snatched in a kidnapping with a surprising twist. He and his wife fight to get their child back the only way they can: by themselves. As the tension mounts, family ties are strained to the limit.

I Will Be Your Bloom is a drama serial wherethe story’s heroine has quit her job as a high-school teacher after a setback, ending up as house mother to a seven-piece boy band. Heartwarming and original, the story sees the band members overcoming adversity and learning to get along as they struggle to make the big time.

‘On the program sales area, we’re proud to present the unscripted talk show Any Theory Goes, where celebrities argue the case for their eccentric pet theories, endeavoring to sway skeptical studio guests through video evidence and impassioned debate. It’s hilarious yet informative—lighthearted entertainment with a cerebral tinge’, added Segawa

Anime romcom movie The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie tells the story of Futaro, a poor straight-A student hired to tutor some rich quintuplets heading for academic failure. Having improved their grades thanks to Futaro’s tutoring, the quintuplets prepare to graduate. Meanwhile, all five girls realize they have feelings for Futaro, and he seems to have fallen for one of them too. But which one will it turn out to be?

Segawa concluded: ‘Targeting a global audience with fresh content across an array of categories, TBS is always looking to take on new challenges with new business partners. Stop by our booth and events and dive into the deep and refreshing pool of TBS content’.

About TBS

Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc. (TBS) is a major nationwide commercial TV network in Japan, with multiple satellite channels and cable channels, OTT platforms, a nationwide radio network, production companies and theaters under the same TBS group. Since its establishment in 1951, TBS has produced and broadcast countless popular dramas, entertainment shows, news and live sports programs. TBS shows have been distributed and localized via format licensing deals around the globe, creating popular titles including «America’s Funniest Home Videos (UK: «You’ve Been Framed»),» «Takeshi’s Castle (US: «MXC»),» and «Ninja Warrior.» Leveraging the strength of its IP assets, TBS has in recent years strengthened its initiatives in co-production, global streaming, product merchandising, theme park licensing, tie-ups and other multi-faceted businesses. In 2021, TBS announced its new mid-term corporate planning «TBS Group Vision 2030» and content strategy «EDGE (Expand Digital Global Experience) which include launching a new company and studio targeting global-audience productions, as part of a move to exponentially expand its international businesses.

Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc. (TBS)
Global Business Department

Tel: +81-3-5571-3085

Email: global@gr.tbs.co.jp

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