Battered in its home market in Hong Kong, the once dominant free-to-air TV broadcaster Television Broadcasts (Tvb) is eyeing further expansion of its international Ott platform through the co-production of drama series. It also wants a piece of the Asian e-commerce market.
The company was once one of the leading broadcasters in Asia and owns perhaps the largest library of Chinese-language content. But it has often been criticized for not doing enough to exploit that content or the leverage it provides. Things may now be changing.
Desmond Chan, Tvb’s deputy Gm, who oversees the broadcaster’s legal and international operations, told Variety that the company is planning to co-produce drama series with local partners in Thailand and Vietnam to boost the proportion of new original content on Tvb Anywhere, Tvb’s global Ott platform.
Tvb Anywhere currently carries the broadcaster’s own productions dubbed in local languages. To freshen...
The company was once one of the leading broadcasters in Asia and owns perhaps the largest library of Chinese-language content. But it has often been criticized for not doing enough to exploit that content or the leverage it provides. Things may now be changing.
Desmond Chan, Tvb’s deputy Gm, who oversees the broadcaster’s legal and international operations, told Variety that the company is planning to co-produce drama series with local partners in Thailand and Vietnam to boost the proportion of new original content on Tvb Anywhere, Tvb’s global Ott platform.
Tvb Anywhere currently carries the broadcaster’s own productions dubbed in local languages. To freshen...
- 6/18/2020
- by Vivienne Chow
- Variety Film + TV
Hong Kong’s Television Broadcasts is set to boost its Ott platforms locally and abroad with new packages and initiatives targeting the Southeast Asian market.
The city’s biggest broadcaster has also renewed its partnership with China’s Huanyu Entertainment following the wild success the two enjoyed last year with palace drama “Story of Yanxi Palace.” The new new deal is for series “Court Lady,” starring “Palace” actor Xu Kai.
“Story of Yanxi Palace” last year became the most searched for TV show on Earth on Google. The romantic period drama is expected to be available in five markets in North America and Southeast Asia, besides Hong Kong, said Felix To, Tvb’s deputy general manager, program and production.
In another deal announced at FilMart on Monday, Tvb’s overseas Ott platform Tvb Anywhere will team up with Vietnamese mobile operator Vietnamobile to launch a version in the Vietnamese language.
The city’s biggest broadcaster has also renewed its partnership with China’s Huanyu Entertainment following the wild success the two enjoyed last year with palace drama “Story of Yanxi Palace.” The new new deal is for series “Court Lady,” starring “Palace” actor Xu Kai.
“Story of Yanxi Palace” last year became the most searched for TV show on Earth on Google. The romantic period drama is expected to be available in five markets in North America and Southeast Asia, besides Hong Kong, said Felix To, Tvb’s deputy general manager, program and production.
In another deal announced at FilMart on Monday, Tvb’s overseas Ott platform Tvb Anywhere will team up with Vietnamese mobile operator Vietnamobile to launch a version in the Vietnamese language.
- 3/19/2019
- by Vivienne Chow
- Variety Film + TV
Hong Kong’s Television Broadcasts is set to boost its Ott platforms locally and abroad with new packages and initiatives targeting the Southeast Asian market.
The city’s biggest broadcaster has also renewed its partnership with China’s Huanyu Entertainment following the wild success the two enjoyed last year with court rivalry drama “Story of Yanxi Palace.” The new new deal is for series “Court Lady,” starring “Palace” actor Xu Kai.
In another deal announced at FilMart on Monday, Tvb’s overseas Ott platform Tvb Anywhere will team up with Vietnamese mobile operator Vietnamobile to launch a version in the Vietnamese language. It is the second territory equipped with a completely localized version after Thailand, which was launched earlier this year.
Desmond Chan, general manager of Tvb Intl., told Variety that the company is also cooking up new expansion plans for North America and Europe, to be announced later.
Tvb...
The city’s biggest broadcaster has also renewed its partnership with China’s Huanyu Entertainment following the wild success the two enjoyed last year with court rivalry drama “Story of Yanxi Palace.” The new new deal is for series “Court Lady,” starring “Palace” actor Xu Kai.
In another deal announced at FilMart on Monday, Tvb’s overseas Ott platform Tvb Anywhere will team up with Vietnamese mobile operator Vietnamobile to launch a version in the Vietnamese language. It is the second territory equipped with a completely localized version after Thailand, which was launched earlier this year.
Desmond Chan, general manager of Tvb Intl., told Variety that the company is also cooking up new expansion plans for North America and Europe, to be announced later.
Tvb...
- 3/18/2019
- by Vivienne Chow
- Variety Film + TV
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