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US$250K up for grabs in new Asia film & script pitches; Taiwan’s TAICCA, Mediacorp, Rising Stories boost hunt for ideas
Asia’s hunt for TV scripts ramps up in the final months of 2024, led by three calls out of Taiwan and Singapore and putting prize money of more than US$250,000 on the table for winning writers. The largest pot – a record NT$7.2 million/US$226,000 – comes from Taiwan’s government-backed agency, TAICCA, for the Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) Pitch in Taipei in November. ▶ Read the full story here
Hary Tanoe x Raam Punjabi; Indonesia’s MNC completes acquisition of strategic stake in Multivision
Indonesia’s PT MNC Digital Entertainment (MSIN), part of the MNC Media & Entertainment empire, has completed the acquisition of a strategic stake in veteran producer Raam Punjabi’s PT Tripar Multivision (aka RAAM), initiating what it describes as a “Synergistic Entertainment Powerhouse”. A key benefit of the deal appears to be cross-distribution for Multivision’s content across MNC platforms, including free TV, pay TV and streaming, and for MNC’s content in Multivision’s cinemas in Indonesia. ▶ Read the full story here
“My Hero Academia” love continues; anime continues to reign supreme in Japan – Parrot Analytics
Iconic Japanese anime, “My Hero Academia”, continues to dominate demand in Japan – a no-surprise result in the latest data from analytics platform Parrot Analytics for the week of 19-25 August. The long-running series about a boy who enrolls in a prestigious hero academy and learns what it really means to be a hero, ended the week 76.3x higher than average demand for titles in Japan. ▶ Read the full story here
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