Metan Signs Online Deals in China

LOS ANGELES: Metan Development Group will launch its content on ten different online portals in China beginning this month. 

Each week, Metan will debut a short-form segments from the series Hello! Hollywood on online portals MSN, Sina and Sohu; video-sharing portals Tudou, Youku, Ku6, 6.cn, VODONE and 56.com; as well as P2P client-based video streaming site UUSee. Hello! Hollywood offers a mix of entertainment news and features, covering red-carpet events and awards shows and delve out special insider tours of new hotspots. The show features Chinese-speaking hosts Chen Juan and James Li. 

Also this month, Hello! Hollywood adds eight more broadcasters to its lineup in China, including Shenzhen and Guangzhou, expanding its TV reach to more than 200 million homes. 

“Since our soft launch in October, an estimated millions of online viewers have watched Metan’s Hello! Hollywood segments,” said Larry Namer, the president and CEO of Metan. “We’re excited about this month’s addition of the region’s major online portals. This online expansion coupled with our many television partnerships will ensure that our programming is available throughout the entire country.”