Branded Content: TV/Reality TV

Celeb Crackdown On Chinese TV Shows

June 23, 2015

China is planning to ban celebrities from working as presenters on TV shows, according to a new rule by the SAPPRFT, the nation's media watchdog.

ASN INTERVIEW: Asia's Leading Players Discuss Branded Content In The Region

June 11, 2015

At the start of the All that Matters conference, Singapore Tourism Board (STB) hosted a panel to discuss the future of Branded Content in Asia in the next…

China Gets Tougher On Reality TV; Strong Revenue Decline Forecast

June 3, 2015

China's state media watchdog, SAPPFRT, will embark on a slew of new regulations for Reality TV shows which will have an impact on the supply of platforms for…

Oppo Scores FC Barcelona Partnership

June 1, 2015

With Chinese companies actively securing lucrative sponsorship deals in the La Liga over the past two years, it came as little surprise when one of China’s leading smartphone…

China’s Next Top Model Gets Glitzy Makeover on CQTV: Displaced incumbent network plays dirty tricks

May 11, 2015

The fifth season of hit reality series “China’s Next Top Model” will be produced by international entertainment rights distributor IPCN, but the incumbent network who lost the format…

MLB Continues Batting For Youth As It Expands In China

April 20, 2015

Unlike the more aggressive expansion strategies by major European football leagues and the National Basketball Association (NBA), Major League Baseball (MLB) has taken a more organic approach in…

ASN INTERVIEW: Nestle (Asia) still a cautious investor in non-traditional media

April 10, 2015

Swiss-based FMCG giant Nestle spent USD3.12b^ in global advertising for 2013, yet its management is still getting to grips with some variants of non-traditional communications in Asia.

Sohu Invests In Saturday Night Live Remake Rights For China

March 3, 2015

Online video portal Sohu is set to partner Lorne Michaels’ Broadway Video to adapt long running satirical sketch show Saturday Night Live for Chinese audiences.

China’s Big Brother Set For Exclusive Web Debut

November 3, 2014

Fifteen years after debuting in the Netherlands, global reality television phenomenon Big Brother is slated for its Chinese debut on popular video site Youku Tudou in early 2015.

Dad, Where Are We Going? Goes Kiwi

September 10, 2014

Two hundred minutes of New Zealand’s landscapes, people and activities is slated to feature in the second season of China’s most popular reality television show, “Dad, Where Are…