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Korean media conglomerate CJ ENM announced that it will co-produce films and television series with Japanese broadcaster Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) for the next three years. Previously, CJ ENM and TBS Group had signed a business agreement for joint production in 2021, which included scripted and…

Korean content is having its moment, but Pyramid Game will be the only title from the country at next month’s Series Mania. The series will have its European premiere in Series Mania’s ‘Special Screenings’ section. Pyramid Game is set to premiere on TVING in Korea on February 29 and later this year…

Lunar New Year is a key box office period in several Asian territories, but nowhere was it more hotly contested this year than in Vietnam, where several local, Japanese and Hollywood movies were slugging it over the week-long holidays (February 9-15). Tran Thanh’s Mai, a romantic drama that delves…

Japanese studio Toho, producer of current box office hit Godzilla Minus One, is paying $225M to acquire a 25% stake in producer-distributor Fifth Season. The investment is being made through Toho's U.S. subsidiary, Toho International. Korea's CJ ENM remains the majority shareholder in Fifth Season…

ABS-CBN Entertainment and regional streamer Viu are teaming on a Philippines remake of CJ ENM's hit romcom series What's Wrong With Secretary Kim.  Kim Chiu and Paulo Avelino will head the cast of the remake, taking on the lead roles of Secretary Kim and Mr. Vice-Chairman, originally played by Park…

Taiwan Creative Content Fest kicked off in Taipei today with organizer, Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA), emphasizing its soft power ambitions and growing international cooperation activities, in particular with France, South Korea and Japan.  Taiwan's Minister of Culture, Shih Che, took to…

BBC Studios Builds Team In Western Europe BBC Studios has made a series of hires and promotions in Western Europe. Bram Husken joins from Paramount Global and takes up the newly-created role of Vice President, Benelux, responsible for P&L across the region. He will be based out of Amsterdam and…

South Korean studio CJ ENM has entered into a MOU with Saudi Arabian content company Manga Productions to jointly co-produce and distribute content. The deal covers content across all areas of media and entertainment, including animation, TV series, films, webtoons and infrastructure. The two…

Welcome to Deadline's The Hot Ones, our guide to some of the best television being sold at Mipcom next week. Our editorial team has done extensive research in the run-up to the 2023 market and handpicked what we think are sure to be the shows that will be big talking points at this year's event in Cannes…

UK network ITV relaunched Big Brother this week and next it’s turning its attention in entertainment to The Genius Game. The show is an adaptation of a cult Korean show from Fifth Season parent CJ ENM in which ten players with crucial unique skills compete against each other in matches that test…

Fifth Season owner CJ ENM has a new scripted chief in the U.S. Elsie Choi has joined CJ ENM America as Head of Scripted TV, effective immediately and will report to the South Korean company’s U.S. Scripted President, Angela Killoren. She’ll work out of LA and focus on CJ ENM’s mission to develop…

Netflix Commissions Third Season Of Japanese Series 'Alice In Borderland' Netflix VP of APAC Content, Minyoung Kim, revealed that Japanese live-action series Alice In Borderland has been commissioned for a third season during her talk on "The Future of Japanese Entertainment" at APOS. Kento Yamazaki…