{"id":3500,"date":"2015-07-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-07-24T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/2015\/07\/24\/turner-nabs-upcoming-korean-drama-for-southeast-asia\/"},"modified":"2015-07-24T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-07-24T00:00:00","slug":"turner-nabs-upcoming-korean-drama-for-southeast-asia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/turner-nabs-upcoming-korean-drama-for-southeast-asia\/","title":{"rendered":"Turner Nabs Upcoming Korean Drama for Southeast Asia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\tHONG KONG: Turner International Asia Pacific has snapped up the full syndication and broadcast rights to the tentatively titled Korean drama series <em>Saimdang<\/em> for all platforms in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<em>Saimdang<\/em> sees Lee Young-ae (<em>Jewel in the Palace<\/em>) star as famous artist, writer and poet Shin Saimdang in the 16th century, as well as a modern-day university lecturer of Korean art. The deal comprises all distribution rights, including for pay TV, free-to-air and SVOD, and allows for broadcast as soon as ten minutes after the show&#039;s initial Korean telecast. The 30&#215;1-hour series from Group 8 is currently in production and is expected to premiere at some point next year.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&quot;This deal demonstrates Turner&#039;s continued commitment to investing in the very best Asian content out there,&quot; said Ricky Ow, the president of Turner Asia Pacific. &quot;Lee Young-ae is one of the most recognizable characters in Korean drama and there&#039;s no doubting that <em>Saimdang<\/em> will be a huge hit in 2016.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&quot;<em>Saimdang <\/em>is already generating considerable attention right across Asia,&quot; added B.J. Song, the president of Group 8. &quot;Lee Young-ae is a huge star, not just in Korea, but around the region and we know that her fans will be anxious to see her return. We&#039;re very happy to be working with Turner on this project and anticipate the interest to increase even more in the coming months.&quot;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HONG KONG: Turner International Asia Pacific has snapped up the full syndication and broadcast rights to the tentatively titled Korean drama series Saimdang for all platforms in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei. 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