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ITVS GE, NHK tie up for blue chip doc ‘Wild Tokyo’
ITV Studios Global Entertainment has partnered up with Japanese pubcaster NHK on the production of…
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NHK to adapt ‘Secret Life of Four Year Olds’
Japanese broadcaster NHK is to adapt The Secret Life of 4 Year Olds for its free-to-air…
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Japan’s NHK orders feature doc from Icon Films
UK prodco Icon Films and Botswana’s Natural History Film Unit are set to deliver a…
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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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Japan’s NHK gets Younger
TV Land drama Younger is heading to Japan. Endemol Shine International has struck a multi-series…
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China’s Tencent acquires first ever Japanese factual format
Chinese streaming platform Tencent is launching a local version of Document 72 Hours (pictured), a…
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Japanese b’casters team for MIPTV Treasures
Eight Japanese broadcasters are once again joining forces to jointly launch new shows and formats…
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New president takes charge at NHK
Ryoichi Ueda has stepped into the president role at NHK, taking over from Katsuto Momii…
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BBC launches HDR trial of Planet Earth II
The BBC has begun making its flagship natural history series Planet Earth II available in…
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NHK, WOWOW prep 4K drama screenings
Broadcast groups NHK and WOWOW are co-hosting a pair of 4K HDR premieres in Cannes…
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Japanese broadcasters prep MIPTV Treasure Box
Japan’s leading broadcasters will launch a slate of new formats at MIPTV under the Treasure…
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NHK fantasy series gets 4K MIPTV screening
The TV adaptation of fantasy novel Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit will get a 4K…
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Italian drama sells in Cannes
Several broadcasters bought Italian crime series The Young Montalbano in Cannes last week. The cop…
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CuriosityStream launches internationally
CuriosityStream, the factual video-on-demand service from Discovery Channel founder John Hendricks, has launched internationally. The…
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NHK, Canal+ buy Escape From ISIS doc
NHK in Japan and France’s Canal+ are among buyers of Escape From ISIS. ZDF (Germany),…
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CuriosityStream debuts on Roku
Factual subscription on-demand service CuriosityStream has launched a channel on Roku apps and TVs. CuriosityStream…
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News brief: New sales lift Thunderbirds
The Thunderbirds reboot has sold to broadcasters in Brazil, French-speaking Canada, Japan and in Europe….
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Scorpion hires sales exec, closes deals
UK indie distributor Scorpion TV has added a sales executive to its ranks, while closing…
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NHK launching English-language VOD
Japanese public broadcaster NHK is launching an English-language video-on-demand service next week. NHK World, the…
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Serious Lunch reps NHK, Studio Ghibli toon
UK-based distributor Serious Lunch will oversee the international roll-out of a 26-part animated toon serial…
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NHK and FIFA team up for 8K World Cup
Japanese public broadcaster NHK and football’s world governing body FIFA are joining forces to cover…
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BBC, Canal+ among Vietnam doc buyers
The UK’s BBC and France’s Canal+ have acquired Last Days in Vietnam, a doc from…
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John Hendricks: still curious
John Hendricks tells Stewart Clarke about CuriosityStream and how it will harness the ‘third evolution…
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Discovery founder preps factual SVOD service
Discovery Communications founder John Hendricks (pictured) has launched a subscription-on-demand service for factual programming named…
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NHK to broadcast Obama’s Dirty War
Japanese pubcaster NHK has acquired a pair of US-themed current affairs documentaries from French distributor…
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Globosat, DR among buyers of SVT’s Avicii doc
Globosat in Brazil and Danish pubcaster DR have acquired a doc about Scandinavian superstar DJ…
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Broadcasters probe United States of Secrets
Eleven broadcasters have acquired new Frontline series United States of Secrets from PBS International. ZDF…
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MIPTV 2014: Four-day focus on 4K in Cannes
A host of broadcasters, technology companies and producers are joining forces for a 4K showcase…
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HBO Europe buys North Korea doc
HBO Europe has acquired a documentary about North Korean refugees hiding in China, one of…
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Japanese pubcaster launching 8K in 2020
Japanese public broadcaster NHK will launch a full 8K service in 2020 to coincide with…