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SINGAPORE: In Great White Matrix, from ABC Commercial, viewers join navy diver and shark-attack survivor Paul de Gelder, along with legendary shark-mad camera­man Andy Casagrande, on an undersea mission. “The program uses cutting-edge time-slice camera technology in a way that’s never been done successfully before,” says Robyn Campbell, sales manager …

SINGAPORE: Marking CJ E&M Corporation’s big comeback to daily drama production is Family Secrets, the first Chilean scripted series to be remade in Korea. The company is hoping to secure sales in the Asia-Pacific region for this title, along with Misaeng, which is based on a popular webtoon. “Misaeng portrays …

SINGAPORE: The Singapore Pavilion at ATF, led by the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA), will see more than 140 titles on offer. This covers 850-plus hours of factual, drama, infotainment, lifestyle, animation and film content. Highlights include the animated series Insectibles from One Animation, Refinery Media’s reality series Supermodelme …

LAUSANNE: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has awarded CCTV the exclusive broadcast rights in China for the XXIII Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang in 2018, and the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo in 2020, as well as the Olympic Games in 2022 and 2024. China’s state broadcaster acquired …

SINGAPORE: Bomanbridge Media has a new original series in production, Haute & Saucy, and “this is expected to make a big bang,” according to CEO Sonia Fleck. “Fashion meets food in what we are calling ‘cuisine couture,’” says Fleck. “This series is really fun and will take a fresh new …

SINGAPORE: The RTL CBS Asia Entertainment Network was formed by RTL Group and CBS Studios International, featuring the channels RTL CBS Entertainment HD and RTL CBS Extreme HD, and the group has been working to increase its offering across the AsiaPac. There are a number of series airing first and …

SINGAPORE: SBS teamed up with former MasterChef Australia finalist Poh Ling Yeow to produce Poh & Co, a new food/lifestyle series for 2015 that SBS International is bringing to ATF. Another lead title for the market is Unplanned America, which follows three Australians who embark on a journey across the …

NEW YORK: Angeline Poh, assistant chief executive (industry) at the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA), tells TV AsiaPac about how the MDA is not only helping Singaporean companies to expand globally; it’s also enticing international media firms to come to the island nation through a variety of initiatives. TV …

SINGAPORE: Filipino drama has gained a following within the Asia Pacific and in markets all over the world, which gives GMA Worldwide confidence that this ATF is going to be a good one for sales. “GMA’s titles appeal to all sorts of international buyers, broadcasters and audiences because of the …

SINGAPORE: TV5MONDE is available across the Asia-Pacific region in almost every market, but Alexandre Muller, the managing director of TV5MONDE Asia-Pacific, says that the company is looking to shore up distribution in Malaysia and also further penetration in Australasia as well as in Japan and Korea. TV5MONDE currently offers English …