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Nippon TV
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Kids round-up: Nippon TV anime ‘Joran’ inks global deals; Netflix orders ‘Transformers’ & ‘My Little Pony’ from eOne; VIS Kids strikes development deals
Nippon TV anime ‘Joran’ inks global deals Global anime streamer Crunchyroll, Hong Kong-based Medialink and…
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Nippon TV launches ‘Crush Park’ game show as int’l format
Japan’s Nippon TV has launched its new gameshow, Crush Park, as an international format. The…
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Deals round-up: Beyond engineers raft of sales; ZDF Enterprises gets Naked; Nippon TV & WBITVP expands ‘Mute it!’; Sony snags Beta series
Beyond engineers raft of sales Blue Ant Media in Canada, RTHK in Hong Kong, Discovery…
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Crunchyroll takes global rights to Nippon’s debut anime ‘Tsukimichi – Moonlit Fantasy’
Global anime streamer Crunchyroll has acquired Nippon TV’s Tsukimichi – Moonlit Fantasy, the first international anime…
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TBI’s 2020 Wrap: Fox’s Michael Thorn; Yes Studios’ Danna Stern; CuriosityStream’s Clint Stinchcomb; Nippon TV’s Mikiko Nishiyama; TikTok’s Rich Waterworth
As a tumultuous year for the industry draws to a close, TBI talks to execs…
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Drama round-up: Filmlance adapts Jana Kippo trilogy; Nippon bringing new drama to ATF; STV Player signs major content deal
Filmlance adapts Jana Kippo trilogy Banijay’s scripted label Filmlance is to develop a drama based…
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UK’s ITV Studios and Japan’s Nippon TV form co-pro pact
UK producer and distributor ITV Studios and Japan-based multi-platform entertainment company Nippon TV have inked…
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Turkey’s Medyapim and MF Yapim to adapt Japanese drama ‘I’m Mita, Your Housekeeper’
Turkish production companies Medyapim and MF Yapim have acquired the scripted format rights for a…
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Future-proofing formats; securing sales in a pandemic
With the pandemic upending the TV industry across the world, Mark Layton finds out what…
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News round-up: Fox Turkey remakes Nippon’s ‘Abandoned’; Sooner takes ‘Red Zones’; Drive deals
Fox Turkey unveils latest Nippon TV adaptation Fox Turkey has again partnered with Nippon TV…