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Grandpas Over Flowers
Television can help the aged
Red Arrow International’s head of non-scripted, Harry Gamsu, discusses TV’s role in the health and…
Grandpas Over Flowers set for Turkey remake
South Korean format Grandpas Over Flowers is being remade in Turkey for Show TV. The…
Grandpas Over Flowers blooms in Italy
Hit Korean format Grandpas Over Flowers is set for an Italian remake after Rai ordered…
BBCWW hires ex-Small World exec
Tara Gaule has joined BBC Worldwide soon after leaving Content Television-backed Small World IFT, TBI…
Netflix commits to Korean originals
Netflix has said it will make original programming out of South Korea. Visiting the country…
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…
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…
Legendary moves into Asia, poaches Oe
Independent US studio Legendary Entertainment has expanded its TV operation to Asia and recruited influential…
CJ E&M launches $15m animation business
South Korean content giant CJ E&M has created an animated division and launched it with…
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….
Korea’s Grandpas format heading for Europe
Hit Korean format Grandpas Over Flowers has been optioned in France, Germany and the UK….
K-content: head on
The first South Korean content wave broke the country’s shows into China, Japan and across…
NBC to remake Korea’s Grandpas
US broadcast network NBC has ordered an American remake of Korean entertainment travel format Grandpas…
Korea’s tvN spins off Grandpas into comedy
South Korean channel tvN is riding the wave around its popular pensioner travelogue Grandpas Over…
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…