French producer and distributor ZED (Manuel Catteau) has appointed Charlotte Tachet as Head of Distribution & Acquisitions. Charlotte is a graduate of Sciences Po Paris and Sorbonne University. After overseeing projects’ development and international documentary sales at Roche Productions, Charlotte Tachet went on to create and run the documentary distribution department at AB International Distribution for three years. In 2016, she joined ZED as International Sales Manager, … [Read more...] about ZED promotes Charlotte Tachet as Head of Distribution & Acquisitions
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Media Ranch signs multiple Asian format deals
Sophie Ferron, President and Founder of award-winning format production and distribution company Media Ranch, announces multiple format deals with Asia-based companies including South Korea’s Something Special and FormatEast (an SBS subsidiary), and Japan’s TV Asahi via US-based Small World IFT. Korea’s Something Special, which is founded and run by Jin Woo Hwang and InSoon Kim,has signed on to distribute Media Ranch’s Don’t Laugh in Asia. With this new deal, Media Ranch and Something Special … [Read more...] about Media Ranch signs multiple Asian format deals
Fremantle acquires music gameshow format ‘DNA Singer’
Fremantle announces the acquisition of music gameshow format DNA Singer from Korea. The music gameshow is created by FormatEast and creator Kyung Hwangbo for SBS. In DNA Singer, family members who share DNA with celebrities such as singers and actors become “DNA Singers” and perform, while the judges have to guess which celebrities they are genetically related to. Fantastic Family – DNA Singer will premiere during the lunar new year holiday on the 1st and 2nd of February on SBS as Lunar New … [Read more...] about Fremantle acquires music gameshow format ‘DNA Singer’
Eccho Rights brings K-drama package to Nordic broadcasters
Eccho Rights have concluded deals with Sweden’s TV4 and Finland's MTV3 for a package of premium Korean Drama series. Both platforms have picked up three action-packed thrillers from Eccho Rights, TRAP and STRANGERS FROM HELL produced by CJ ENM, and TAXI DRIVER from SBS. TV4 and MTV3 become the first local broadcasters in their respective countries to acquire South Korean content. “Eccho Rights has long been championing the extraordinary creativity and quality in the Korean drama industry, so … [Read more...] about Eccho Rights brings K-drama package to Nordic broadcasters
Media Prima strikes content production partnership with South Korea’s SBS
Malaysia’s leading integrated media group, Media Prima Television Network (Media Prima) recently collaborated with Korea’s nationwide terrestrial broadcast network, Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS) for the first time. Inked through Media Prima’s content production and distribution arm Primeworks Studio, the collaboration involved the joint production for the Malaysian edition of Korean hit reality show, Master In The House. The one-hour ten-episode Master In The House Malaysia’ follows the … [Read more...] about Media Prima strikes content production partnership with South Korea’s SBS
‘Outrun by Running Man’ to debut on Disney+ on November 12
Disney+ has unveiled plans to launch the first two episodes of the highly anticipated Korean variety show Outrun By Running Man across several Asia Pacific Disney+ markets on November 12. Outrun By Running Man is the first spin-off of the wildly popular South Korean variety show Running Man on Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS) and will see the original cast of Kim Jong-kook, HAHA and Jee Seok-jin come together to take on brand new missions and challenges alongside a number of celebrity … [Read more...] about ‘Outrun by Running Man’ to debut on Disney+ on November 12
