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Korea’s content providers production spend up 35% in 2024, new KCC report shows; industry-wide...
Korea’s total programme production spending by all broadcast operators increased 2% to ₩5.7624 trillion/US $4.26 billion in 2024, while total broadcasting industry revenue was ₩18.8042 trillion/US$13.90 billion, the Korea Communications...
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Sri Lanka adds first Asia version of ITV Studios’ “Catchpoint”; SIRASA TV adaptation kicks off...
Sri Lanka is back in the unscripted formats headlines for a second week, this time with an adaptation of ITV Studios’ physical game show, “Catchpoint”, for Sirasa TV. The show goes out in mid-July as “SIRASA Catchpoint”. The commission...
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CJ ENM plans AI film, drama production before end-2025; new shows build on AI animation debut
Korea’s CJ ENM will launch AI film and drama production before the end of this year, the Seoul-based media conglomerate said today following the debut of AI animated non-verbal 30-episode short-form series, “Cat Biggie”. Presenting its...
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NHK’s Shin Yasuda on the way forward for documentary co-production; Countdown begins for "Run Against Time: The Snowman Race" int'l debut
In October 2024, 25 of the world’s top extreme runners gathered in the Kingdom of Bhutan for one of the most remote and challenging foot races ever – the Snowman Race, 175 kilometers of Himalayan…
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"MasterChef Cambodia" breaks domestic engagement records; CBS CEO Dave Ulmer kicks off studio expansion, led by tie-up with L.A.’s The Studio
Cambodia’s largest broadcaster, Cambodian Broadcasting Service (CBS) is rolling out an international charm offensive on the back of the blockbuster launch of the new season of MasterChef Cambodia and…
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Korean film fund closes, backers exit as book value collapses; cinema merger adds pressure to Korean movie sector
Shinhan Bank-Daesung Cultural Contents Investment Fund, previously a South Korean movie fund with KRW7 billion/US$5 million of starting capital, has been closed by its two principal backers – Shinhan…
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Uncomfortable moment of reckoning for Asian cinema; little love, few deals, low funding mark subdued Asian showing at Cannes Film Festival
Just days before it got underway, the Cannes Film Festival revealed that Chinese film "Resurrection" would join its main competition. The addition meant two Asian films in the festival’s most-watched…
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