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Monday Media Netherlands & Nippon TV strike format deal for Dutch version of ‘Old Enough!’
Amsterdam-based Monday Media Netherlands has optioned the rights to produce a Dutch version of Japanese…
Netflix & Nippon TV strike multi-title anime deal
Netflix has further expanded its partnership with Japan’s Nippon TV, picking up a range of…
TBI In Conversation: Connecting a Japanese drama format with global audiences
Nippon TV revealed this week it is expanding its global ambitions, but the company has…
Nippon TV names new CEO & reveals plan to turbocharge global co-pro division
Japanese broadcaster Nippon TV has appointed Akira Ishizawa as its president & CEO, and revealed…
Japan’s Nippon TV & Turkey’s Sera Film strike format co-pro pact
Japan’s Nippon TV and Turkish production and distribution firm Sera Film have partnered to co-develop…
Netflix continues Japanese push with Nippon TV’s ‘Old Enough’
Netflix has acquired Japanese entertainment show Old Enough! from Nippon TV, which will launch today…
Japan’s Nippon TV unveils dramedy format & unscripted duo
Japan’s Nippon TV has unveiled three new formats, including a scripted dramedy. Tall Older follows…
Disney & Nippon TV strike co-pro & content-sharing deal
The Walt Disney company has struck a co-production partnership with Nippon TV Holdings, the parent…
How scripted formats could dominate drama
Scripted formats are travelling further than ever before, particularly female-led and family-focused dramas. Mark Layton…
Nippon & Envision get ‘CONNECTED’ in first scripted co-production
UK prodco Envision Entertainment and Japanese broadcaster Nippon TV have announced CONNECTED, a new scripted crime…