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TV Asahi
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Japan’s TV Asahi & Red Arrow build ‘Crazy Elevator’ gameshow
Red Arrow Studios International (RASI) and Japanese broadcaster TV Asahi have struck a co-development partnership…
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Fox’s 24 gets Japanese adaptation with TV Asahi
Fox’s action drama 24 is getting a local remake in Japan for free-TV player TV…
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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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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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Fox champions Eccho’s Japanese format
US broadcast network will premiere a local version of Japanese format Beat the Champions later…
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Canal+ secures new electric motorsport coverage
French pay TV operator Canal+ has secured rights to Formula E motorsport, the new category…
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Israel’s Gil has most-watched MIP format For Real
Gil Productions’ Are You For Real? was the most-screened show at the MIPFormats event in…
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WBITVP show is No Brainer for BNN
A Dutch broadcaster has commissioned a local version of TV Asahi and Warner Bros. International…
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MIPTV News: Japanese Treasure Box opening again at MIPTV
Japan’s leading free-to-air broadcasters will launch a raft of new formats at MIPTV under the…
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WBITVP to launch Speed King remake
Warner Bros International Television Production will launch a UK pilot based on Japanese quiz format…
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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…
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Hollywood Studio formats
Plans are underway to make some of the most iconic US shows ever for local…