Tag: TV Asahi

Setsuko Yoda, head of format sales and development in the international business department at TV Asahi, talks to World Screen Newsflash about new format highlights, as well as drama and animation.

TV Asahi’s Ossan’s Love, which gained popularity in Japan and other Asian countries, is returning after a years-long hiatus as Ossan’s Love Returns, which the company is spotlighting in the TV Asia Screenings Festival.

The third annual TV Asia Screenings Festival spotlights a mix of dramas, docs, formats and kids’ shows just in time for the Asia TV Forum (ATF).

MBC Group and TOKYOPOP have partnered for an initiative dedicated to the licensing, promotion and production of anime content, investing in two original anime productions.

TV Asahi’s Maiko Sumida, head of animation sales and development, and Setsuko Yoda, head of formats sales and development, on bringing animation and formats from Japan to a global stage.

The November digital edition of World Screen, which includes embedded videos and more in an elegant, user-friendly design targeted to on-the-go reading, is now available.

Yumi Shimizu, co-director in charge of international distribution at TV Asahi, on the dramas and formats in its catalog that can resonate with international audiences.