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Bilibili
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Bilibili & WaterBear share co-pro budgets, rights flexibility & content demands
Chinese SVOD giant Bilibili and environmental-focused streamer WaterBear have shared their content demands, budgets and…
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Show of the week: Green Planet
Natural history legend Sir David Attenborough is back on screens with this latest ambitious and…
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Commissioning round-up: Showtime orders ‘Yellowjackets’; BBCS & Bilibili announce ‘Ancients’; Viaplay takes ‘We Children From Bahnhof Zoo’
Showtime orders ‘Yellowjackets’ ViacomCBS-owned US network Showtime has given a series order to drama pilot…
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News round-up: ‘I Can See Your Voice’ travels; Bilibili launches shorts program; Court TV launches on Freesat
‘I Can See Your Voice’ travels Broadcasters in Spain, Finland and Russia have ordered local…
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Sony anime streamer Funimation brings first Chinese offering to global audience
Sony Pictures Television-owned global anime streamer Funimation is launching its first-ever Chinese animation on the platform,…
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BBCS makes ‘significant breakthrough’ in China with Bilibili pact
Chinese streamer Bilibili and BBC Studios (BBCS) have struck a potentially far-reaching pact that will…
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Sony invests $400m in Chinese streamer Bilibili
Sony is ploughing $400m into streaming and entertainment service Bilibili, in a deal that will…
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TBI Weekly: The Future is Factual – The Top Unscripted Trends of 2018
Weeks after unveiling its long-gestating, multi-million-dollar collaboration with David Attenborough, Netflix made another strong statement…
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Discovery, Chinese MCN target millennials
Discovery Communications and Chinese MCN VS Media have launched Tan Ba, a new digital service…