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MIPCOM round-up: SVT & Banijay unveil deaf dating format; Earth Touch sales; Mediaset buys Bambú drama
SVT & Banijay unveil deaf dating format SVT1 in Sweden has partnered with Banijay Factory…
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Round-up: Vietnam’s Galaxy imports from Harbour; Showmax takes ‘Big Brother Naija’ to UK; Insight & Xiaomi prep FAST launch
Vietnam’s Galaxy Play & more take factual shows Vietnamese streaming platform Galaxy Play, Da Ai…
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BBC Studios’ Chinese execs and buyers to miss Showcase amidst Coronavirus fears
BBC Studios (BBCS) has said that its Beijing-based execs and Chinese buyers will miss the…
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Kids round-up: HBO Max revives ‘Adventure Time’; Disney Channel visits ‘Sulphur Springs’; CCTV rings ‘Hana’s Helpline’
HBO Max revives Adventure Time HBO Max has revived Cartoon Network show Adventure Time by…
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Kids bulletin: Shaftesbury grows kids team; CCTV scoops UYoung slate
Shaftesbury grows kids and family portfolio with McCann appointment Canada’s Shaftesbury has hired veteran producer…
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From imitation to innovation: East Asian formats are on the rise
K7 Media’s APAC manager Michelle Lin breaks down the shifting life cycles for formats out…
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Thunderbirds go to China for first time
Chinese state broadcaster CCTV has acquired ITV kids series Thunderbirds Are Go, bringing the iconic…
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NHNZ preps more kids TV, teams with CCTV
NHNZ and China’s CCTV will coproduce several new projects including two animated kids series. Kiwi…
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CCTV has Eureka Moment with Fremantle format
China’s CCTV-1 has commissioned an 11x90mins version of Dutch format The Eureka Moment, which FremantleMedia…
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Dead Rising, Halo 4 find Asian homes
Broadcasters in Asia have acquired scripted programming such as Dead Rising: Watchtower and Halo 4:…