Disney+ blankets Singapore ahead of launch; biggest marketing campaign by far for 23 Feb debut
Disney has blanketed Singapore with marketing messsages ahead of the 23 February launch of Disney+ in the biggest campaign “by far” ever initiated in a country of 5.7 million people, almost 1.4 million households and mobile phone penetration of 152%. In addition to high-visibility outdoor advertising, the direct-to-consumer platform goes live with long-form prime-time programming slots on Wednesday (8pm, 24 February) for 29-minute debut extravaganza, "A Night of Disney+". The show will air simultaneously on national free-TV broadcaster Mediacorp’s Mandarin-language Channel 8, English-language Channel 5, and on two StarHub channels, as well as streamed on Mediacorp’s meWatch and on Facebook. 
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Yuriri Naka, Teo Yoo join “The Window” int’l drama cast; Japanese broadcaster Fuji TV opens new window on international co-productions
Japan’s Fuji TV embarks on a new phase of its global ambitions in Autumn 2021 with the launch of “The Window”, a 10-episode English-language drama billed as “Game of Thrones” meets “Billions” in a human drama that could do for football what “House of Cards” did for politics. A tall order and a calculated risk for the Japanese commercial broadcaster, which is reshaping and ramping up its involvement in international drama co-production. A complete departure from anything Fuji TV has been involved in before in terms of budget, scale and language, “The Window” also taps global diversity trends and provides a high-profile platform for Asian talent on both sides of the camera. 
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Turkish drama tops in Pakistan; “Resurrection Ertugrul” sweeps demand
Turkish drama, “Resurrection Ertugrul”, remains massively popular in Pakistan, scoring more than 40% above average demand for a TV programming in the country for the week of 10-16 February. The period drama, set in the 13th century, beat back high-octane rivals Disney/Marvel’s “WandaVision” and surged to almost double the demand for HBO’s “Game of Thrones” and Amazon Prime Video’s Indian drama, “Mirzapur”, according to data science company Parrot Analytics.
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