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CJ E&M
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South Korea’s CJ ENM & Saudi Arabia’s Manga Productions strike content pact
South Korea’s CJ ENM has struck a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to create new programming…
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eOne appoints ex-Legendary Television exec for Asia sales
Entertainment One (eOne) is expanding its footprint in Asia with the appointment of a former…
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Korea’s tvN to adapt Designated Survivor
CJ E&M’s entertainment network tvN is set to remake Netflix political drama Designated Survivor to air…
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CJ E&M claims format infringement by China’s iQiyi
During a panel event at the MIPTV television conference and market in Cannes, Korea’s CJ…
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BBC, CJ E&M, OSF & Terra Mater to explore Wild Korea
Terra Mater Factual Studios (TMFS) and Oxford Scientific Films (OSF) have joined forces to coproduce…
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Netflix brings in Chinese & Korean series
Netflix has acquired its first online Chinese drama, Day and Night, and will bring in original…
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CJ E&M promotes Kim to HK MD amid expansion
Content company CJ E&M has promoted Sebastian Kim (pictured) to managing director of its Hong…
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ITV and CJ E&M agree UK-Korea format pact
The content arm of UK broadcaster ITV and Korean programmer and channel operator CJ E&M…
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TBI Formats: Year in Review
The best-sellers, the trend makers, the battles, the emerging territories, the industry favourites… here is…
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Grandpas Over Flowers blooms in Italy
Hit Korean format Grandpas Over Flowers is set for an Italian remake after Rai ordered…
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New Korean home for Peppa Pig
Global preschool hit Peppa Pig will launch on pay TV in South Korea later this…
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Pre-market format sales for Endemol Shine
Endemol Shine Group has got local versions of its Big Music Quiz format away ahead…
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FRAPA membership grows 35% in a year
Formats industry body FRAPA has grown its membership 35% in the past year. This spike…
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CBS cuts Good Wife format deal
There will be a South Korean version of legal drama The Good Wife after CBS…
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Endemol Shine, CJ E&M create formats pact
Global producer Endemol Shine Group and South Korea’s CJ E&M have created a large-scale international…
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Endemol Shine, CJ E&M create formats pact
Global producer Endemol Shine Group and South Korea’s CJ E&M have created a large-scale international…
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Content deals, new launch for Asian Netflix rival
Viu, the recently-launched OTT service from Hong Kong-based telco PCCW, has launched in Singapore, providing…
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DramaFever secures CJ E&M output
Streamed video site DramaFever has secured a multi-year agreement with South Korean producer and distributor…
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South Korean formats travel in Asia
South Korean broadcast and content group CJ E&M has sold entertainment formats to broadcasters in…
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Legendary moves into Asia, poaches Oe
Independent US studio Legendary Entertainment has expanded its TV operation to Asia and recruited influential…
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CJ E&M launches $15m animation business
South Korean content giant CJ E&M has created an animated division and launched it with…
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Fledgling net buys 51 CJ E&M shows
A new channel in Myanmar has acquired 51 programmes from South Korea-based distributor CJ E&M….
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Korea’s Grandpas format heading for Europe
Hit Korean format Grandpas Over Flowers has been optioned in France, Germany and the UK….
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K-content: head on
The first South Korean content wave broke the country’s shows into China, Japan and across…
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FremantleMedia options Korean gameshow
FremantleMedia has optioned Korean format The Genius Game for France. In the show, players from…
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NBC to remake Korea’s Grandpas
US broadcast network NBC has ordered an American remake of Korean entertainment travel format Grandpas…
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New Japanese channel buys Korean dance show
A soon-to-launch Japanese thematic channel has bought Dancing9, a dance competition series from Korean music…
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China-Korea copro deal for new We Are Men
South Korea’s CJ E&M and China’s Giant Media are joining forces to produce We Are…
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Europe’s most valuable formats
The UK is the most lucrative formats market in Europe, while TF1 is the leading…
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News brief: CJ E&M, Dragon TV partner in production pact
Korean entertainment group CJ E&M and Chinese broadcaster Dragon TV are hooking up to produce…
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