Ex-Endemol Shine, Discovery & Nippon TV Execs Team To Launch Asian Content Firm Empire Of Arkadia
deadline.comA trio of senior international execs are taking their new Asia content-focused company to Mipcom Cannes. Former Endemol Shine International and Fremantle boss Fotini Paraskakis, ex-Discovery Asia Pacific and EMEA President Arthur Bastings and Japanese media exec Shigero ‘Cindy’ Chino have joined forces to create Empire of Arkadia (EOA).
The privately-owned venture aims to bring Asian-inspired scripted and non-scripted content to the international stage, focused on stories that appeal to younger audiences.
It will operate in co-development, co-production and distribution, working with creatives primarily on content that appeals to Get Z and young adults.
EOA launches with offices in London, Singapore and Tokyo, with bases in Seoul and Los Angeles planned for early 2023. It will debut at Mipcom with a slate of projects from Japan, South Korea, the UK and Europe.
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