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  • Bomanbridge Media and Omnifilm Entertainment announce partnership

    Bomanbridge Media and Omnifilm Entertainment announce partnership

    MUMBAI: Singapore-based content distribution and production agency, Bomanbridge Media, announced it has sealed a representation agreement with Canada’s Omnifilm Entertainment Ltd. to be the exclusive Asian distributor for a selection of Omnifilm’s top factual programs. This is the largest factual distribution partnership deal in Asia for Omnifilm.

    Bomanbridge will distribute premium factual titles such as Jade Fever, the Canadian Screen Award-winning docu-series following jade miners in British Columbia, Canada. The hit series was recently greenlit for a 3rd season on Discovery Canada. Also in the deal — six seasons of the highly rated Ice Pilots about an eccentric airline and its motley crew that fly vintage planes on impossible arctic missions. The series also won a Canadian Screen Award for best Factual. In the fitness area, Bomanbridge will rep Omnifilm’s popular Namaste Yoga series which enjoys a strong worldwide community of fans on major social platforms. These shows join several other factual titles, representing 222 hours of programming

    “Omnifilm is excited to team up with Bomanbridge in Asia. This is our largest distribution partnership ever in the region and we are confident that Sonia and her team will find great homes for our top factual programs. We believe that Asian viewers will come to love our shows, as they do in Canada and beyond,” said Tyson Gratton, Director of Business Development, Omnifilm Entertainment Ltd.

    “Bomanbridge is thrilled to partner with such a prestigious and established company as Omnifilm. Their high quality, entertaining and informative, award-winning programs are sure to be well-received in Asia. We look forward to a long, fruitful partnership with Omnifilm,” said Sonia Fleck, CEO of Bomanbridge Media.

    Namaste Yoga was sold to China on ICS (International Channel Shanghai), a channel run and owned by Shanghai Media Group.

  • Bomanbridge Media and Omnifilm Entertainment announce partnership

    Bomanbridge Media and Omnifilm Entertainment announce partnership

    MUMBAI: Singapore-based content distribution and production agency, Bomanbridge Media, announced it has sealed a representation agreement with Canada’s Omnifilm Entertainment Ltd. to be the exclusive Asian distributor for a selection of Omnifilm’s top factual programs. This is the largest factual distribution partnership deal in Asia for Omnifilm.

    Bomanbridge will distribute premium factual titles such as Jade Fever, the Canadian Screen Award-winning docu-series following jade miners in British Columbia, Canada. The hit series was recently greenlit for a 3rd season on Discovery Canada. Also in the deal — six seasons of the highly rated Ice Pilots about an eccentric airline and its motley crew that fly vintage planes on impossible arctic missions. The series also won a Canadian Screen Award for best Factual. In the fitness area, Bomanbridge will rep Omnifilm’s popular Namaste Yoga series which enjoys a strong worldwide community of fans on major social platforms. These shows join several other factual titles, representing 222 hours of programming

    “Omnifilm is excited to team up with Bomanbridge in Asia. This is our largest distribution partnership ever in the region and we are confident that Sonia and her team will find great homes for our top factual programs. We believe that Asian viewers will come to love our shows, as they do in Canada and beyond,” said Tyson Gratton, Director of Business Development, Omnifilm Entertainment Ltd.

    “Bomanbridge is thrilled to partner with such a prestigious and established company as Omnifilm. Their high quality, entertaining and informative, award-winning programs are sure to be well-received in Asia. We look forward to a long, fruitful partnership with Omnifilm,” said Sonia Fleck, CEO of Bomanbridge Media.

    Namaste Yoga was sold to China on ICS (International Channel Shanghai), a channel run and owned by Shanghai Media Group.

  • Zee Tamil to produce Season 3 and 4 of DNA in India

    Zee Tamil to produce Season 3 and 4 of DNA in India

    MUMBAI: Zee Tamil, a general entertainment channel of the Zeel group has bought the format DNA to India for the third time in a row. The Singapore based content distribution and production agency Bomanbridge Media announced the renewal deal with Zee Tamil, for seasons 3 and 4 of the hit family game show format.  Renewal of Season 2 was announced in the January of this year. 

    Zee Tamil will produce another 26 episodes each for season 3 and season 4 of the show. This simple and fun game show divides parents on one side and children of any age on the other side of the studio.  The contestant stands in the middle and has to play the game of matching the parents and children together through entertaining and unexpected challenges. Every day, a prize is awarded to the person who manages to identify all the pairs.

    This show has been produced in Spain, Italy, India and Indonesia. DNA. is currently one of the top-rated game shows on TV across Tamil Nadu in India. 

     “Bomanbridge is thrilled to announce yet another renewal of this great family format, demonstrating that India is happy to take the DNA challenge. The success of the show proves that great formats can enjoy longevity while helping foster family togetherness,” said Bomanbridge Media CEO Sonia Fleck. “Bomanbridge continues to distribute great formats around the region that earn our partners faithful audiences,” she added. 

     “Zee Tamil knows how to produce great programs and we are pleased that DNA will continue to be on their schedule for some time. This unique show gets the entire family involved while having a great time,” said  Bomanbridge director of Sales and Business Development, South Asia Arpit Agarwal. 

  • Zee Tamil to produce Season 3 and 4 of DNA in India

    Zee Tamil to produce Season 3 and 4 of DNA in India

    MUMBAI: Zee Tamil, a general entertainment channel of the Zeel group has bought the format DNA to India for the third time in a row. The Singapore based content distribution and production agency Bomanbridge Media announced the renewal deal with Zee Tamil, for seasons 3 and 4 of the hit family game show format.  Renewal of Season 2 was announced in the January of this year. 

    Zee Tamil will produce another 26 episodes each for season 3 and season 4 of the show. This simple and fun game show divides parents on one side and children of any age on the other side of the studio.  The contestant stands in the middle and has to play the game of matching the parents and children together through entertaining and unexpected challenges. Every day, a prize is awarded to the person who manages to identify all the pairs.

    This show has been produced in Spain, Italy, India and Indonesia. DNA. is currently one of the top-rated game shows on TV across Tamil Nadu in India. 

     “Bomanbridge is thrilled to announce yet another renewal of this great family format, demonstrating that India is happy to take the DNA challenge. The success of the show proves that great formats can enjoy longevity while helping foster family togetherness,” said Bomanbridge Media CEO Sonia Fleck. “Bomanbridge continues to distribute great formats around the region that earn our partners faithful audiences,” she added. 

     “Zee Tamil knows how to produce great programs and we are pleased that DNA will continue to be on their schedule for some time. This unique show gets the entire family involved while having a great time,” said  Bomanbridge director of Sales and Business Development, South Asia Arpit Agarwal. 

  • Fox Asia to air second season of ‘Fit for Fashion’ in January 2016

    Fox Asia to air second season of ‘Fit for Fashion’ in January 2016

    MUMBAI: Singapore-based production and distribution agency Bomanbridge Media has inked an international distribution deal with Imagine Group Entertainment, which created and produced Fit For Fashion, a transformational fashion-fitness format. Fox Channels Asia aired the initial launch season of the show in 2014 and will be premiering the second season beginning January 2016.   

     

    “Bomanbridge is constantly pushing the envelope when it comes to reality entertainment. We had the opportunity to take Fit For Fashion to broadcasters internationally, and we jumped. Fox International Channels Asia has done a tremendous job with the launch and we look forward to extending that success to other audiences,” said Bomanbridge Media CEO Sonia Fleck.

     

    Fit for Fashion is not only a reality fashion/fitness TV show but also a format. The first season was filmed in Malaysia and hosted by Louise Roe, who hosts MTV International’s Plain Jane and Fashion Star on NBC (USA). She is joined by fashion photographer and former model Todd Anthony Tyler, whose fashion credits include capturing rising stars of Asia’s freshest faces — Liu Wen, Fei Fei Sun and Kiki Kang amongst others. Roe and Tyler work with top fitness trainers Christine Bullock and Mitch Chilson to put contestants to work. 

     

    “Imagine Group has a proven track record in creating ground breaking original formats in Asia for the last decade and Fit for Fashion is one such format that will appeal to audiences around the world. We are truly excited about our partnership with Bomanbridge and are looking forward to working together with them to make Fit for Fashion an international success story. Imagine Group trusts Sonia and her team to take our format to the next level,” said Imagine Group Entertainment GM Dave Gunson.

     

    The professional team helps transform this group of ordinary men and women into extraordinary catwalk worthy versions of themselves over ten weeks. The contestants build confidence while learning to dress well, look good and feel great.

     

     “Fit for Fashion launched on StarWorld Asia as we recognized that the show would be a great fit for the discerning audience of our channel. We are thrilled that Fit For Fashion will now reach a wider audience around the world with Bomanbridge and Imagine Group. We look forward to a fantastic second season,” added Fox International Channels EVP content and communications Keertan Adyanthaya.

  • Bomanbridge Media to bring Korean dramas to Mongolia

    Bomanbridge Media to bring Korean dramas to Mongolia

    MUMBAI:Singapore-based production/distribution agency, Bomanbridge Media has acquired  several popular Korean dramas to bring into Mongolia. The production house has closed deals with major Korean broadcasters like KBS and SBS to get broadcast rights of dramas like The Producers, Unkind Ladies, The Mask and The Gang Doctor, among others.

    “Bomanbridge is strategically moving into developing Asian countries and we strongly believe in the growth of the Mongolian television landscape.  Korean broadcasters such as KBS and SBS are well recognized brands, and increasingly around the globe, as top Korean producers of drama. As Mongolians have an increasing appetite for well-produced content, we are happy to deliver the best,” said Bomanbridge Media CEO Sonia Fleck.

    KBS sold the Mongolian rights to dramas The Producers starring Soo Hyun Kim, IU and Gong Yo Jin, Unkind Ladies: a drama series about four women of three generations trying to live their lives together, The Man in the Mask : a Korean version of The Legend of Zorro; and Who Are You – School 2015: A realistic teen drama.

    SBS sold rights for four of its popular shows including Heard It Through the Grapevine, A Girl Who Can See Smell, The Mask, and The Gang Doctor.

  • Bomanbridge Media seals kids program deals

    Bomanbridge Media seals kids program deals

    MUMBAI: Singapore-based production and distribution agency Bomanbridge Media has sealed deals for several popular kids’ programs. 

     

    Bec World in Thailand acquired Learn to Draw Minis & Wild About Cartoons, produced by Norway’s Earthtree Media; and EBS in South Korea takes YOUniverse & Alphabet Stories, produced by Victory Arts and distributed by D360 internationally.

     

    “Bomanbridge is a leading distributor of fun, educational programming in Asia and we are pleased to close these deals with our broadcast partners in Thailand and South Korea. With the importance of children’s education in a market boasting such a young demographic, Learn to Draw, Wild About Cartoons, Alphabet Stories, and YOUniverse are sure to inspire creativity among our young audiences,” said Bomanbridge Media CEO Sonia Fleck. 

     

    Kid’s creativity guru Einstein Kristiansen hosts Learn To Draw Minis, an animated step-by-step drawing show. Each one-minute animation shows how to draw a cartoon from start to finish – and they even come to life. Themes include pets, wild animals, people, sport, vehicles, dinosaurs, fantasy creatures and more; while Wild About Cartoons, also hosted by Kristiansen, follow him as he travels to a far-away destination to see exotic animals. Back in the studio, he demonstrates how to draw them. 

     

    Alphabet Stories is a creative series of short mixed media videos for preschool kids. Each episode showcases a variety of words that start with a letter from the alphabet. After the introduction of each letter, a fun story is told that encompasses all the words into one wild, wacky and imaginative tale.

     

    YOUniverse – While asking the question “What does your universe look like?” the showcases space exploration from the perspective of a child, through a series of educational mixed media interstitial shorts loaded with beautiful visuals and scientific facts. Each episode starts with a child describing their perfect planet, star or thing to do in space. With the unique imaginations of each child this series uses specific art styles to compliment the child’s imagination as well as the story they tell.

  • Bomanbridge Media picks game show format ‘The 20 Little Piggy Banks’ for Asia

    Bomanbridge Media picks game show format ‘The 20 Little Piggy Banks’ for Asia

    MUMBAI: Singapore-based production/distribution agency,  Bomanbridge Media, has picked up the rights to license game show format. The 20 Little Piggy Banks for Asia.  The programme was created by Spanish producer Phileas Productions.The 20 Little Piggy Banks was piloted in France, aired in Indonesia and is currently optioned in Turkey.Additionally, 7A Media is representing the show in LatAm.

    In The 20 Little Piggy Banks game show, contestants compete to win grand prizes hidden in personalised banks. Players aim to accumulate as many “piggies” as possible by answering general knowledge questions. In the endgame all remaining piggies will be smashed to pieces to reveal the prizes. Along the way, there is the chance that contestants could leave empty-handed if they stumble across a black coin.

    “Bomanbridge is excited to bring our Asian partners this family format, perfect for the Chinese New Year season! Broadcasters are continually looking for fast—paced, fun-filled programs and 20 Little Piggy Banks has a nice gimmick to it which can make it a real audience pleaser,” said Bomanbridge Media CEO Sonia Fleck. “We look forward to localising The 20 Little Piggy Banks around the region,” added Fleck.

    “We are thrilled that Bomanbridge has optioned The 20 Little Piggy Banks for Asia. They have proven successes in the market with formats and we are confident they will do an excellent job with our show,” informed executive producer and format development Javier Martinez.

  • Zee Tamil acquires ‘DNA’ format rights from Bomanbridge Media

    Zee Tamil acquires ‘DNA’ format rights from Bomanbridge Media

    MUMBAI: In a first for the channel, Zee Tamil has licensed the format of a show called DNA from the Singapore-based distribution and production agency, Bomanbridge Media.

     

    The channel will produce 26 episodes of the show in Tamil. The format has previously been produced in Spain, Italy, Portugal and Indonesia.

     

    Additionally, Bomanbridge Media has also inked a format deal with Vietnam’s Lasta Multimedia, which has licensed Beauty Academy created by A2G Creations. The format of Beauty Academy was previously sold in China on Dragon TV, and in Brazil on Globo TV.

     

    “The ultimate test for an international TV format is in its ability to travel to distant lands, take on local flavours without losing its fundamental characteristics. We’re delighted that TV networks in South Asia are increasingly looking to us to bring them these winning formulas for non-fiction programming,” said Bomanbridge South Asia office head Arpit Agarwal.

     

    “Bomanbridge Media has licensed other successful formats in the region such as NHK’s Dr. What and Miss Country Girl to China and are pleased to add the popular formats, Beauty Academy and DNA to the list. We look forward to working closely with Zee and Lasta Multimedia to help them create winning versions of these shows,” said Bomanbridge Media CEO Sonia Fleck.

     

    “We bring hot formats to the region, as Asian broadcasters continue to have an appetite for the genre,” Fleck added.

  • Mongolian broadcaster acquires telecast rights to Korean dramas

    Mongolian broadcaster acquires telecast rights to Korean dramas

    MUMBAI: Singapore based international distributor and production agency, Bomanbridge Media, has signed several deals with broadcasters while renewing the contracts with their old partners in the Asian region. 

     

    The move also allowed Mongolian Education Channel TV to buy several popular South Korean dramas like Hyde The Jekyll and Temptation produced by Seoul Broadcasting Systems (SBS); and Secret Love and Spy  produced by Korea Broadcasting System (KBS) from Bomanbridge Media.

     

    “Bomanbridge Media is very excited to announce several deals with many of our long-time broadcast partners as well as new clients from the ever-expanding Asian region. We are pleased to deliver many top quality programs which are sure to entertain and attract many viewers,” said Bomanbridge Media, CEO Sonia Fleck. 

     

    “These deals demonstrate our continued growth in program offering for the region,” she further added.

     

    What’s more, the acquisitions didn’t stop at that. Bomanbridge Media also signed deals with Vietnam Television and KBS in South Korea to acquire 34 hours and 7 hours, respectively, of documentary programming while Shanghai Media Group’s Channel ICS bought the popular sports series Epic TV.