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Pip Ahoy! docks in China
UK kids series Pip Ahoy! has debuted on IPTV, SVOD and satellite channels in China….
Alibaba OTT nets bag exclusive DreamWorks deal
Alibaba’s over-the-top services in China will get exclusive access to content from Oriental DreamWorks after…
VR firm Jaunt appoints Hearst exec as new CEO
Disney-, Sky- and ProSiebenSat.1-backed cinematic VR firm, Jaunt, has appointed Hearst executive George Kliavkoff as…
BBCWW in major China pact
BBC Worldwide and Shanghai Media Group will coproduce the tenth season of factual series Coast…
Star China appoints Yin replacement
Broadcaster Star China Media has appointed a replacement for FremantleMedia’s new recruit, Vivian Yin, in…
Red flag to a bull: James Ross, Lightning Int’l
It’s a common sight in Asia: husband and wife, together on the sofa – or…
NATPE announces Prague newbies
NATPE says a raft of new companies are signed up for its flagship European event,…
SMG boss ‘removed’ from role
The group president of Chinese firm Shanghai Media Group, Li Ruigang, has been “removed” from…
TV Formats: Made in China
A decade ago China was considered the enemy of the international formats business, but today…
ABC signs ‘historic’ Chinese content deal
Australian content distributor ABC International has scored what it is defined as one of the…
News brief: CJ E&M, Dragon TV partner in production pact
Korean entertainment group CJ E&M and Chinese broadcaster Dragon TV are hooking up to produce…
China employs All3’s Undercover Boss
A Chinese version of All3Media International-sold reality format Undercover Boss is in the works following…
Time Warner set for China ents push
US media conglom Time Warner has scored a major strategic partnership with a leading Chinese…
Bannister resurfaces, prepping Shanghai Media toon slate
Former PGS Entertainment acquisitions exec Justine Bannister is working with China’s Shanghai Media Group on…
China’s SMG prepares to launch kids channel throughout South East Asia
Chinese media giant Shanghai Media Group (SMG) is preparing to launch a Mandarin-language kids channel…