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Korea’s Something Special & MBN strike distribution & production pact

Seoul-based Something Special has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with MBN to represent the Korean broadcaster’s formats internationally, and to partner on co-production, local production, and development. Founded in 1993, MBN commissions reality, talk, and factual shows, as well as music programming. The network also broadcasts Something Special comedy-reality game show format Battle In […]

Korea’s MBN calls ‘Mystery Duets’ to the stage

South Korean TV network MBN has ordered a local adaptation of studio-based reality format Mystery Duets. Image9Coms, which is behind the Korean adaptation of Got Talent, will produce this version of the format, in association with Jinwoo Hwang’s Something Special, which will run for 10 weeks in a primetime slot. The show was originally produced […]

BBC, Canal+ among Vietnam doc buyers

The UK’s BBC and France’s Canal+ have acquired Last Days in Vietnam, a doc from PBS International about the final stages of the Vietnam War. SBS in Australia, YLE in Finland, NHK in Japan, RTÉ in Ireland, DR in Denmark, SRC-RDI in French-speaking Canada, Channel 8 in Israel, MBN in the Middle East, ERR in […]