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South Korea’s KBS buys Wildbear’s ‘Wild Winter’
KBS in South Korea has picked up rights to Wildbear Entertainment’s Wild Winter. The four-part…
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Korea’s KBS faces ‘existential crisis’, warns BBC, ZDF, France TV & CBC
South Korea’s KBS faces an “existential crisis” if proposals to change its funding mechanism move…
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ZDF, Arte, Sky & KBS snag shows from Australia’s WildBear Entertainment
Germany’s ZDF, Arte in France, European operator Sky and KBS in South Korea are among…
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MIPTV round-up: Something Special takes KBS formats global; Beyond preps Flack doc; Media Ranch goes fishing
Something Special strikes KBS deal Something Special, the Seoul-based format agency founded by Jin Woo…
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South Korean streamer Wavve unveils $900m originals plan amid global push
South Korean streamer Wavve, which was launched by local broadcasters KBS, MBC and SBS with…
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News round-up: ‘Batwoman’ lands on C4; Sony preps 40th ‘Dragon’s Den’; Vietnam puts on GoQuest’s ‘Ruby Ring’
UK’s C4 adds Batwoman for E4 Channel 4 in the UK has picked up Warner…
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ATF round-up: Blue Ant secures Asia sales; Indian streamer adds Turkish drama; GRB preps drama, true crime
KBS, Discovery claim Blue Ant shows South Korea’s KBS, Discovery and A&E Network India are…
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MIPCOM: The Big Deals
With this week’s MIPCOM market coming to a close, TBI looks at the top deals…
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Korean networks launch US on-demand service
South Korean three largest networks – KBS, MBC and SBS – have jointly launched a…
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Korean pubcaster welcomes new CEO
Korean pubcaster KBS has formally appointed Ko Dae-young (pictured) as its new president and chief…
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Pioneer launches Korean JV
Tinopolis Group-owned Pioneer Productions has moved into the South Korean market by launching a joint…
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CBeebies building blocks in Japan, Korea
BBC Worldwide has sealed deals with KBS in Korea and Kids Station in Japan and…
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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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Korea’s KBS connects with Israel’s Gordin Cell
South Korean broadcaster KBS is to get a local version of Israeli scripted drama MICE…
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DramaFever coproducing drama with KBS
On-demand service DramaFever is coproducing a second drama with Korea’s KBS. Tomorrow’s Cantabile (aka Naeil’s Cantabile),…
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Euro, Canuck nets Learn to Draw Minis
A pair of Canadian networks and three European channels have acquired an animated interstitial property…
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Three Korean content deals for BBC Worldwide
A trio of South Korean broadcast platforms have acquired programming packages from the BBC’s commercial…
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BBC cuts Chinese VOD deal
BBC Worldwide has licensed a raft of drama and factual programming to Chinese streaming and…
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News brief: Asian nets go through Looking Glass for factual
Several Asian broadcasters have acquired factual programming from Australia-based distributor Looking Glass International. Among the…
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Asian nets grab ITV Studios ents formats
Broadcasters in Vietnam, China and Korea are reversioning entertainment formats from ITV Studios Global Entertainment….
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Korea, China spins web around Off The Fence content
Korean broadcasters have acquired a total of 85 hours of programming from Anglo-Dutch distributor Off…
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ABC Oz ‘will turbo charge natural history and can rival the BBC’
Phil Craig, the head of documentaries at Australian public broadcaster the ABC, says that a…
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All3Media, Shine and Starz cut Viewster OTT deals
OTT operator Viewster has cut programming deals with a raft of distributors, picking up drama…