Tohokushinsha


ITV Studios snags second window sales for ‘Bodyguard’

ITV Studios (ITVS) has struck a raft of deals for its scripted series including Jed Mercurio’s crime hit Bodyguard, as Covid-19 drives up demand for second window rights. The six-part show, from ITVS-owned World Productions, was first available in 2018 via the UK’s BBC and Netflix elsewhere but has now been picked up by Seven […]

Argonon art shows attract Japan, Korea

South Korean and Japanese firms have bought Argonon’s classical and contemporary ballet-themed programming via distributor Bomanbridge Media. South Korea’s LGU+ has bought VOD rights to Swan Lake (pictured), Sleeping Beauty, Imagine: A Beauty is Born – Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty and The World Of Matthew Bourne (aka Matthew Bourne’s Christmas). Japanese film production and satellite […]

ITV’s Thunderbirds to Go in Japan

The new Thunderbirds series has been picked up by Tohokushinsha, which will sell it in Japan. Tokyo-based producer and distributor Tohokushinsha has taken Japanese rights to boy-skewed action series Thunderbirds Are Go, which recently launched on ITV and CiTV in the UK. The CGI and puppet series is produced by ITV Studios, Pukeko Pictures and  […]