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Nippon TV
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Disney & Nippon TV strike co-pro & content-sharing deal
The Walt Disney company has struck a co-production partnership with Nippon TV Holdings, the parent…
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How scripted formats could dominate drama
Scripted formats are travelling further than ever before, particularly female-led and family-focused dramas. Mark Layton…
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Nippon & Envision get ‘CONNECTED’ in first scripted co-production
UK prodco Envision Entertainment and Japanese broadcaster Nippon TV have announced CONNECTED, a new scripted crime…
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Discovery+, Cineplex & Nippon TV pick up Passion programming
Discovery+, Cineplex and Nippon TV are among those to have bagged shows from Passion Distribution,…
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Netflix partners with Nippon TV for Japanese content expansion
Netflix is expanding its offering of Japanese content by partnering with Nippon TV to bring…
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Nippon TV unveils new business & scripted formats
Dragons’ Den creators Nippon TV has unveiled two new formats for the international market, with…
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Nippon TV & UK’s Envision strike scripted co-pro deal, prep ‘Double Booking’ remake
Japan-based broadcaster Nippon TV and Envision Entertainment in the UK have inked a co-production partnership…
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Nippon TV rejigs senior leadership, Yoshikuni Sugiyama named president
Japan’s Nippon TV has promoted Yoshikuni Sugiyama to president and senior executive officer as part…
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TBI Weekly: Harnessing anime’s subscription-driving power
TBI deputy editor Mark Layton digs into what is driving rising global demand for anime…
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Spain’s Atresmedia acquires Nippon TV’s drama format ‘Mother’
Money Heist broadcaster Atresmedia has picked up Spanish rights to Nippon TV’s globetrotting scripted format Mother….
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Show of the Week: Stacking It!
Some gameshows test people’s general knowledge, others their problem-solving skills – but this new format…
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NPO bites into ‘Sokkuri Sweets’ format for Netherlands
Dutch pubcaster NPO has ordered a local adaptation of Nippon TV’s Japanese gameshow format Sokkuri…
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Nippon TV & ITVS unveil family entertainment format ‘Stacking It!’
ITV Studios (ITVS) and Japan’s Nippon TV have unveiled the first format to emerge from…
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Kids round-up: Nippon TV anime ‘Joran’ inks global deals; Netflix orders ‘Transformers’ & ‘My Little Pony’ from eOne; VIS Kids strikes development deals
Nippon TV anime ‘Joran’ inks global deals Global anime streamer Crunchyroll, Hong Kong-based Medialink and…
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Nippon TV launches ‘Crush Park’ game show as int’l format
Japan’s Nippon TV has launched its new gameshow, Crush Park, as an international format. The…
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Deals round-up: Beyond engineers raft of sales; ZDF Enterprises gets Naked; Nippon TV & WBITVP expands ‘Mute it!’; Sony snags Beta series
Beyond engineers raft of sales Blue Ant Media in Canada, RTHK in Hong Kong, Discovery…
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Crunchyroll takes global rights to Nippon’s debut anime ‘Tsukimichi – Moonlit Fantasy’
Global anime streamer Crunchyroll has acquired Nippon TV’s Tsukimichi – Moonlit Fantasy, the first international anime…
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TBI’s 2020 Wrap: Fox’s Michael Thorn; Yes Studios’ Danna Stern; CuriosityStream’s Clint Stinchcomb; Nippon TV’s Mikiko Nishiyama; TikTok’s Rich Waterworth
As a tumultuous year for the industry draws to a close, TBI talks to execs…
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Drama round-up: Filmlance adapts Jana Kippo trilogy; Nippon bringing new drama to ATF; STV Player signs major content deal
Filmlance adapts Jana Kippo trilogy Banijay’s scripted label Filmlance is to develop a drama based…
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UK’s ITV Studios and Japan’s Nippon TV form co-pro pact
UK producer and distributor ITV Studios and Japan-based multi-platform entertainment company Nippon TV have inked…
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Turkey’s Medyapim and MF Yapim to adapt Japanese drama ‘I’m Mita, Your Housekeeper’
Turkish production companies Medyapim and MF Yapim have acquired the scripted format rights for a…
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Future-proofing formats; securing sales in a pandemic
With the pandemic upending the TV industry across the world, Mark Layton finds out what…
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News round-up: Fox Turkey remakes Nippon’s ‘Abandoned’; Sooner takes ‘Red Zones’; Drive deals
Fox Turkey unveils latest Nippon TV adaptation Fox Turkey has again partnered with Nippon TV…
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Nippon TV rejigs international division with two promotions
Japan’s Nippon TV has rejigged its international operations in a bid to expand its export…
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Nippon and Story Lab open ‘9 Windows’ with first format co-development
Japanese multi-platform network Nippon TV and global production and distribution studio The Story Lab have…
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Japan’s Nippon TV buys Turkish remake of its scripted format ‘Mother’
Japan’s Nippon TV has picked up broadcast and streaming rights to Turkish drama Anne, a…
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ITV Studios takes rights to Nippon TV’s ‘Red Carpet Survival’
ITV Studios (ITVS) has struck a deal for Red Carpet Survival, the gameshow format from…
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Nippon rolls out silent gameshow format ‘Mute It!’
Japan’s Nippon TV is offering worldwide format rights to its new primetime gameshow Mute It!,…
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Nippon TV’s hit scripted format ‘Mother’ set for Thai adaptation
Thailand’s Line TV has become the latest operator to acquire Japanese scripted format Mother. Production…
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Nippon TV & Red Arrow’s gameshow format ‘Block Out’ lands in Europe
Producers in Iberia, the Netherlands and France have picked up rights to Nippon TV and…