Former Viaplay chief Jakob Mejlhede Andersen has stepped down as chief content officer at fast-growing Middle East-based streamer Shahid. Mejlhede Andersen joined the MBC Group-backed streamer in May 2020 and had a remit across all of Shahid’s original content and acquisitions. His arrival came three months after MBC relaunched the streamer, which has since been […]
Korea’s MBC builds Lego Masters South Korean network MBC has become the latest global broadcaster to pick up remake rights to competition reality format Lego Masters. The Korean version will be co-produced with LA- and Seoul-based production company B&C Content. Banijay Rights, which sells tape and format, said the deal meant Lego Masters would become […]
French producer Hervé Hubert has linked up with the South Korean broadcaster behind The Masked Singer to launch a new singing format. The Masked Talent is a non-celebrity audition show that requires members of the audience to don the extravagant costumes normally worn by celebrities and impress judges, who cannot see who the singers are. […]
Sola to shop ‘Honey Hills’ Germany’s Sola Media has acquired global distribution rights to Russian prodco SMF’s new animated children’s series The Secrets Of The Honey Hills. The 52 x 7-minutes CGI animated series is a detective comedy series for children ages 4-6. It tells the story of Sophie, a smart and classy owl who […]
Saudi Arabian streamer Shahid VIP is expanding its big budget drama offering with a new a sci-fi show set in Lebanon. Hell’s Gate is being produced by Cedars Art Production and is set in Beirut in 2025. The story explores how a band of revolutionaries attempt to overthrow a group of private investors and businesses, who […]
Amazon has ordered a local version of The Masked Singer for its streaming service in Japan. It will be hosted by local TV star Yo Oizumi and will debut from 3 September, featuring 12 masked celebrities as an expert panel attempt to work out who they are from the pop songs they sing. Erika North, […]
Fremantle has acquired production rights to entertainment format The Masked Dancer in 29 territories across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Fremantle will produce in those countries where it has a production office on the ground and license to local broadcasters to produce in those that it does not. The company also holds the production rights […]
South Korean streamer Wavve, which was launched by local broadcasters KBS, MBC and SBS with the backing of SK Telecom, is to spend almost $900m on new content and establish a studio for originals as part of a strategy to increase its global activities. The OTT service, which is formally known as Content Wavve, was established […]
Saudi Arabia media giant MBC Group has launched a new program designed to discover domestic and international writing talent, with ideas potentially then being turned into shows for its streamer Shahid VIP. Fikraty – which means ‘my idea’ – is aimed at aspiring writers and will see talent collaborating with MBC and Shahid VIP to turn […]
Ukrainian broadcaster 1+1 has said it is not planning to make any changes to its singing show Masquerade, as its dispute with The Masked Singer distributor Fremantle and local network TRK Ukraine continues. The disagreement began last month when TRK Ukraine accused rival 1+1 of ripping off The Masked Singer, arguing that the local remake of Antena’s Mysteries In […]
