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WOWOW, Canal+ in tune with Foo Fighters doc

Pay TV operators in Japan and Spain have pre-bought an eight-part documentary about rock group the Foo Fighters. WOWOW and Canal+ have bought Sonic Highways from BBC Worldwide, which announced today it has taken global distribution rights from producer Roswell Films. Sonic Highways was produced for HBO in the US. The premium pay channel will […]

BBC cuts Chinese VOD deal

BBC Worldwide has licensed a raft of drama and factual programming to Chinese streaming and on-demand video site Sohu.com. Titles included in the package deal include documentaries Frozen Planet (pictured) and Earthflight. Scripted shows include Ripper Street, Mad Dog, Sinbad and Silk. Sohu, which is listed on the US Nasdaq exchange, recently became the first […]

Japan’s WOWOW in crowdsourced copro with PBS

Japanese pay TV platform WOWOW has continued its push into international coproduction with a crowdsourced documentary alongside PBS station WNET. The doc, Sacred, is about humankind’s search for the divine over a 365-day period. It will use crowdsourced footage from around the world to show sacred and spiritual moments such as religious holidays, birthdays and […]

WOWOW: from Japan to LA to the world

Kayo Washio runs the LA office of Japanese pay TV channel operator WOWOW. She set up on the West Coast in 2010. An established buyer of US series and movies, WOWOW has just got on board its first international originals and Washio wants to reach out to the global TV community to scope out more […]

WOWOW, TBS coproduce noir drama

Japanese free TV broadcaster TBS and leading premium pay TV platform WOWOW are coproducing a drama series based on a hardboiled detective novel. The pair are creating Mozu as a double season commission. The series represents the second time TBS and WOWOW have coproduced a drama, coming after their 2012 Infernal Affairs television remake Double Face. […]

Wowow continues int’l copro push with Cameron Carpenter doc

Japanese premium pay TV broadcaster WOWOW has come on board its second coproduction and told TBI it plans to continue its international programming push. WOWOW has been a big buyer of US and international TV series and movies and its LA office is run by Kayo Washio. She has put together a copro deal with […]

Wowow restructures Japan and US operations

Japanese pay TV broadcaster Wowow has restructured and split programming and production into two separate divisions. The new structure was introduced by company president Nobuya Wazaki. The programming division includes Wowow’s Los Angeles office, will be overseen by Tsutomu Makino, who recently joined the company from NHK. Kayo Washio will run the LA office. The […]

Beyonce concert to broadcast in 150 territories

A concert in aid of female empowerment starring singer Beyoncé Knowles will broadcast in 150 territories, it has been confirmed. The Sound of Change concert on June 1 will see former Destiny’s Child star Beyoncé (left) joined by the likes of Jennifer Lopez, John Legend and Ellie Goulding, with Archbishop Desmond Tutu among the presenters. […]