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  • One Take Media Co. to bring a new show every week in India

    One Take Media Co. to bring a new show every week in India

    Mumbai: One Take Media Co. is here to provide fresh shows every week, both in their original language and with English subtitles and dubbed in Hindi.

    Action, historical, school, legal, medical, and even horror comedy are just a few of the many categories that shows might fall under. While romantic aspects and intense emotional themes are common, some dramas also have tragedies and slice-of-life themes. There are different tones and styles.

    This week, One Take Media Co. presents the wildly popular K-Drama She Was Pretty, which has garnered numerous accolades, including Drama of the Year at the annual Soompi Awards and Best Mid-length or Short Drama at the Korean Broadcasting Awards. In addition to winning these accolades, this show has Park Seo-Joon, Hwang Jeong-Eum, and Jun-Hee Ko as its most adored actors.

    Kim Hye-Jin, a once popular girl, grew into freckles and curly hair, losing the perfect features she had as a child. Ji Sung-Joon, who was once chubby and fainthearted, has grown into a successful and attractive man. Hye Jin and Sung Joon had a childhood crush on each other, but he and his family moved to the United States. After many years, Sung Joon returned to Korea as the chief editor of a fashion magazine, while Hye Jin remained unemployed. He hopes to meet Hye Jin upon his return. The plot is full of comedy and romance. Keep an eye on this space for next week’s new release.

    One Take Media Co. is a global content distribution hub—the biggest show aggregator in India—for providing premium quality shows dubbed in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada.

  • Star India gets aggressive with global programme syndication sales

    Star India gets aggressive with global programme syndication sales

    MUMBAI: Leading Indian media and entertainment major Star India is quite confident that its new catalogue of historical dramas and contemporary soaps and series will gain traction as it continues with its international syndication drive. In an interaction with World Screen, Star India president international business and domestic distribution Gurjeev Kapoor said: “Our new line-up of shows like Love Ka Hai Intezar (The Wait For Love), Dhhai Kilo Prem (Imperfect Love), Tu Suraj Mein Saanj Piyaji (Soulmates season two) and Nimki Mukhiya (The Accidental Mayor) are generating a lot of interest. These shows have already captured the attention of audiences in India and are now on their way to winning [over] audiences worldwide.”

    According to Kapoor, Star India’s shows have begun to get traction in almost every territory globally–right from the US to the UK to Europe and the CIS, Latin America and Southeast Asia. In some of these markets, partners or sales agents have been helping the broadcaster to find buyers; in some of them, Star India’s programme syndication team in Mumbai and other regions is driving the sales. In Latin America, the company has partnered Latin Media Corp, for Europe and CIS it has been working with Intellecta Srl while in Southeast Asia it has been selling directly.

    The efforts have yielded results. For instance, Saras & Kumud (Saraswatichandra) has done well in seven Latin American nations, including Chile and Peru. Then Yours Truly, Paakhi (Tumhari Paakhi) has got a favourable response in Peru. Kapoor told the magazine that this has enthused the company to invest in dubbing a few more of its top shows. 

    Kapoor pointed to out that Is Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon has been its most successful breakthrough and it made history by becoming the first-ever Indian drama series to air in Turkey. “It broke many viewership records by quadrupling the channel ratings in that slot for our partner Kanal 7. This paved the way for many more Indian series on local Turkish television and Turkey continues to be a big market for us.”

    Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand are some of the Southeast nations that have been lapping up a lot of the content Star India has been dishing out. Among the shows that have done well in the region, Kapoor said, are Mahabharat, Diya Aur Baati Hum, Veera and Chandra Nandini.

    Kapoor is also looking at adding to its partnerships for selling its programme formats. Star India has a partnership with Eccho Rights for three or four of its shows and is in conversation with other partners in local markets.

    He believes that good storytelling can traverse borders and cultures and forms the core of Star India’s international business. “Programme sales have been a driver in expanding Star India’s content footprint across the world. This is an area where we were good but we want to grow exponentially,” Kapoor concluded.

    Amen to that!