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Nippon TV
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Amazon acquires Nippon TV thriller ‘Acma: Game’ for global streaming
Amazon’s Prime Video has picked up Nippon TV’s action survival thriller series Acma: Game for…
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News round-up: Fox renews ‘Food Stars’; Nippon TV launches format trio
Fox renews ‘Food Stars’ Fox in the US has renewed culinary series Gordon Ramsay’s Food…
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London TV Screenings deals round-up
Movistar Plus+ acquires ‘Tattooist Of Auschwitz’ Movistar Plus+ in Spain has acquired Sky and Peacock…
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News round-up: Oxygen True Crime adds duo; Star Channel extends ‘Silent Library’; CBC orders ‘Let’s Go, Bananas!’
Oxygen True Crime adds duo Oxygen True Crime in the US has expanded its originals…
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News round-up: Blue Ant brings ‘Old Enough!’ to Canada; Amuz renews Casablanca partnership
Blue Ant brings ‘Old Enough!’ to Canada Blue Ant Studios has secured the Canadian rights…
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Netflix acquires Nippon TV’s ‘Rebooting’ for APAC
Global streamer Netflix has acquired Nippon TV’s Japanese time travel drama Rebooting to stream in…
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RTL+ enters ‘Silent Library’ with German version of Nippon TV gameshow format
RTL+, the VOD service of German broadcaster RTL, is launching a local adaptation of the…
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BBC Studios & Nippon TV co-develop ‘Koso Koso’ gameshow format
BBC Studios in the UK and Nippon TV in Japan have partnered to co-develop a…
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Medyapim to adapt Nippon TV’s ‘Mother’ & ‘Woman’ for MBC
Turkish production group Medyapim has acquired the Arabic language adaptation rights to a pair of…
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Thailand’s TrueID & Juvenile Co to adapt Nippon thriller ‘Homeroom’
Thai streamer TrueID is partnering with local prodco Juvenile Co on an adaptation of Nippon…
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TBI Scripted Hot Picks: The Greatest Teacher
Producer: Nippon TV | Distributor: Nippon TV | Broadcaster: Nippon TV (Japan) This suspenseful one-hour…
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Nippon TV takes controlling stake in iconic Japanese animation house Studio Ghibli
Japanese broadcaster Nippon TV has taken a controlling stake in acclaimed animation house Studio Ghibli….
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Netflix picks up Nippon TV rom-com ‘Turn To Me Mukai-kun’ for same-day streaming
Netflix has acquired upcoming romantic comedy-drama series Turn To Me Mukai-kun from Japan’s Nippon TV…
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Show of the week: Rebooting
This quirky Japanese comedy follows a woman who gets the chance to revisit her banal…
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News round-up: Sky & SVT buy docs from Espresso; Abacus strikes Spanish-language doc deal; Nippon preps formats
Sky & SVT buy docs from Espresso SVT in Sweden and Sky Arts Channel in…
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Netflix orders Japanese comedy ‘Ariyoshi Assists’, marking Nippon TV first
Netflix has ordered a Japanese-language comedy from Nippon TV, marking the first time the Tokyo-based…
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TBI’s 2023 Predictions: Mikiko Nishiyama, EVP, Nippon TV
As the new year gets underway, TBI talks to some of the biggest names in…
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Show of the Week: Vocals Like Locals
This new reality competition format brings together amateur singers from all over the world to…
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Tomorrow Studios to adapt ‘Connected’ scripted format for US market
Tomorrow Studios has optioned the rights to make a US adaptation of Japanese crime drama…
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TBI Asia: Why the world has turned its eyes to Japanese content
Japan’s unique TV ecosystem is drawing global attention from those looking for new ideas and…
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Japan’s Nippon TV to unveil drama & dating crossover format ahead of ATF
Japan’s Nippon TV is preparing to launch a new unscripted reality singing format at Asia…
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Nippon TV & Sera Film birth ‘Baby Shower’ from format co-development pact
Japan’s Nippon TV and Turkish production and distribution firm Sera Film have unveiled Baby Shower…
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Story Lab MD joins with Discovery & Nippon execs for new Asian prodco
Fotini Paraskakis has departed as MD of The Story Lab to launch her own outfit…
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Monday Media Netherlands & Nippon TV strike format deal for Dutch version of ‘Old Enough!’
Amsterdam-based Monday Media Netherlands has optioned the rights to produce a Dutch version of Japanese…
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Netflix & Nippon TV strike multi-title anime deal
Netflix has further expanded its partnership with Japan’s Nippon TV, picking up a range of…
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TBI In Conversation: Connecting a Japanese drama format with global audiences
Nippon TV revealed this week it is expanding its global ambitions, but the company has…
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Nippon TV names new CEO & reveals plan to turbocharge global co-pro division
Japanese broadcaster Nippon TV has appointed Akira Ishizawa as its president & CEO, and revealed…
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Japan’s Nippon TV & Turkey’s Sera Film strike format co-pro pact
Japan’s Nippon TV and Turkish production and distribution firm Sera Film have partnered to co-develop…
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Netflix continues Japanese push with Nippon TV’s ‘Old Enough’
Netflix has acquired Japanese entertainment show Old Enough! from Nippon TV, which will launch today…
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Japan’s Nippon TV unveils dramedy format & unscripted duo
Japan’s Nippon TV has unveiled three new formats, including a scripted dramedy. Tall Older follows…