World Screen

TOKYO/BANGKOK: Japanese entertainment firm Nikkatsu is teaming with Nippon TV and Thailand's Kantana Group to form a joint venture that will be involved in computer graphics and animation, among other activities. Kantana Japan Corporation will primarily work on obtaining Japanese clients for computer graphics services, but will also work on …

SINGAPORE: The Asian Food Channel (AFC) has ordered a second season of The Amazing Food Challenge: Fun in the Philippines after its successful first run earlier this year. The 13-episode season will see ten contestants from around the world traveling through four different parts of the Philippines. They’ll compete in …

KUALA LUMPUR: Asia's Life Inspired channel is set to begin airing the Jason Godfrey-led lifestyle series It's About Time: Baselworld and Stopover Switzerland later this month. It's About Time: Baselworld follows Godfrey as he learns about watchmaking and examines the latest trends coming out of Baselworld Fair, Switzerland's annual watch …

SEOUL: CJ E&M is on board for three 12-episode seasons of The Three Musketeers, a new drama for tvN set in 17th century Korea, inspired by the classic Alexandre Dumas novel. The team behind the show includes screenwriter Song Jae-jung and director Kim Byung-soo, who previously worked on the Korean …

AUCKLAND: Sussan Turner is stepping down as CEO of MediaWorks Group, parent company of New Zealand outlets TV3 and FOUR. Turner has been with the company, which is active in the TV, radio and interactive businesses, for 30 years, guiding it through receivership and debt restructuring last year. MediaWorks Chair …

TOKYO: WOWOW has made some changes to its executive leadership team and has implemented a divisional realignment meant to expand its business. The company's production department will be led by Tetsuya Nasuno, effective immediately. Nasuno will be responsible for the production sub-divisions (TV, movies, sports, drama and music) and the …

HONG KONG: This year’s CASBAA Convention will take place October 27 to 30 in Hong Kong under the theme “Beyond the Box,” exploring business models for new methods of content delivery across Asia. “At its most basic level, ‘the box’ refers to the traditional television set that sits in the …

SINGAPORE: Universal Networks International's E! in Asia has renewed It Takes GUTZ to Be a Gutierrez ahead of the conclusion of season one of the local reality show. The show is the first-ever international reality production for E!. The six-episode first season chronicled the lives of the Gutierrez family in …

PARIS/LOS ANGELES: HBO Asia has renewed the factual show Hollywood on Set for a third season. The show’s new 52×26-minute run will air across 23 territories on the premium-network company’s bouquet of channels. The weekly series, which is produced by Prime Entertainment Group, is a behind-the-scenes look at some of …

SINGAPORE: Starting in August, FOX International Channels will implement a wide-scale rebranding of its FOX Sports Asia network across most of the continent, with the exception of China and South Korea. The upgrade will affect the network’s portfolio of channels, which currently includes FOX Sports, FOX Sports Plus HD and …