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Nippon TV
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Trendwatch: East to West
Turkish drama has already conquered Latin America and is now expanding into Asia, where synergies…
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Nippon TV, Story Lab strike co-development pact for entertainment formats
Japan’s Nippon TV has struck a co-development partnership with Game Of Clones distributor The Story…
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Nippon TV names chairman and president
Dragon’s Den creator Nippon TV has promoted its president and one of its senior executives…
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Red Arrow & Nippon TV to sell Beat The Rooms globally
Red Arrow Studios International (RASI) and Nippon TV have teamed up to distribute new gameshow…
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MIPCOM slates Warner Bros. & Nippon TV
Warner Bros. International Television Production A breakout series from Australia is among four new primetime…
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Nippon names int’l business MD
Japan’s Nippon TV has named Kako Kuwahara as managing director of its recently restructured international…
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Nippon restructures sales under 34-year veteran
Japan’s Nippon Television Network Corporation has appointed Yoshio Nakayama to run a restructured international business…
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INTV: Hulu’s studio plans ‘hinge upon int’l’
Hulu’s creative chief, Craig Erwich, has said plans to set up its own in-house studio…
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Mexican net, SVOD service co-order Sony format
Mexico’s Canal Sony and Lain American SVOD player Claro Video have co-commissioned the first version…
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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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Parasyte spreads to Adult Swim
Anime series Parasyte – the Maxim is heading to US cable channel Adult Swim. The…
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Japanese drama gets global homes
An upcoming live-action version of Nippon TV anime drama Death Note is to air in…
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Red Arrow’s Cop is first Hulu Japan original
The Japanese SVOD platform Hulu has commissioned its first original series, a crime drama based…
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Sony, Nippon team for new entertainment channel
Sony Pictures Television and Nippon TV are teaming to launch Gem, a new general entertainment…
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SoftBank launches OTT service
Japanese internet giant SoftBank has launched an OTT pay service for Japan’s smartphone and tablet…
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Nippon TV brings The Ones I Loved to market
Japanese broadcaster Nippon TV is launching two new formats, The Ones I Loved and Would…
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Japan, Thailand join forces for toon JV
Japanese broadcaster Nippon TV is one of three partners behind a new joint venture business…
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Nippon launches digital arm to create Hulu shows
Japanese commercial broadcaster Nippon TV is launching a digital division that will create programming for…
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Egyptian prodco draws up Exit plan
Egyptian producer Film Maker has acquired Japanese format Exit and is lining up a local…
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East meets West as Japan opens its Treasure Box
The double whammy effect of not importing formats and lengthy primetimes filled with original shows…