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Kadokawa CEO Natsuno Takeshi Eyes Diversification, Taiwan Expansion: ‘I Envy You, Taiwanese Creatives’

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Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Japanese entertainment conglomerate Kadokawa is seeking to double its international revenues through a strategy of diversification and localization.

Taiwan is expected to be a key plank in the outreach, executives at the Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) heard on Tuesday. “Currently 20% of Kadokawa’s revenues come from outside Japan.

I want to get this figure to 40%,” said Natsuno Takeshi, CEO Kadokawa Corp. Kadokawa has its roots in publishing of comics and other fiction and also has deeply-established roots in film production and distribution.

Change within the group took a leap forward in 2014, when Kadokawa struck and equal party merger with Dwango, an IP company and owner of the Niconico online company.

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05.12.2023 / 12:17

Prince Harry arrives at London court to win back UK police protection

were stripped of taxpayer-funded police protection after they stepped back from being “working royals” and moved to the US in 2020.Harry’s lawyers had sought a judicial review of the government’s refusal of his offer to hire police officers as his private security detail, which was initially denied by London’s High Court in May.After the duke’s lawyers appealed the ruling, a judge granted permission for a full hearing to take place that would review the Home Office’s decision to strip the Sussexes of security.Harry’s challenge of the initial ruling will be heard over a two-and-a-half day period starting from Tuesday.A decision is expected at a later date. According to the Telegraph, the case will be held in private over privacy concerns.The hearing is one of the five High Court claims Harry is involved in, another of which includes his legal bout with UK tabloids over alleged phone-hacking claims.Harry initially lost a legal bid in May to challenge the British government’s decision barring him from paying for police protection during his visits to the UK.The exiled royal’s lawyers said in an appeal that the decision had been made with “procedural unfairness” as he had not been able to make “informed representations” before his application was denied.

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05.12.2023 / 12:15

What are the chances of a white Christmas in Manchester this year?

Many of us dream of having a white Christmas, just like you see in the movies. Yet that’s not often the case here in Greater Manchester, where you’re probably going to get rain instead of snow.

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05.12.2023 / 12:15

Parklife Festival 2024 tickets - how to get presale and general sale this week

This morning the first artists performing at Parklife 2024 has been revealed along with the all-important pre-sale and general sale ticket information for the Manchester-based festival which returns to Heaton Park next summer.

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05.12.2023 / 12:15

Asda worker defrauded supermarket before going on £27,000 shopping spree at Harrods

An Asda supermarket worker defrauded his employer to finance a spending spree at Harrods and Selfridges. And when he was caught Aaron Hughes lied, claiming he had committed the fraud because he was being blackmailed and had to make weekly payments.

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05.12.2023 / 12:15

Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer leaves fans stunned - but many have issue with release date

The long-awaited trailer for Grand Theft Auto 6 has been released - and it arrived earlier than expected.

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05.12.2023 / 12:15

BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Katya Jones fights tears as she thanks 'absolute rock' amid 'disappointing' exit

Katya Jones was left fighting back tears as she addressed her Strictly Come Dancing exit for the first time on social media. The dancer appeared in the ballroom on Saturday night (December 2) alongside her celebrity dance partner Nigel Harman after they were forced to withdraw from the competition.

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05.12.2023 / 12:12

Cannes Market Sets Switzerland As Country Of Honor For 2024 Edition

Switzerland has been named as the Country of Honor at the 2024 edition of the Cannes Marché du Film, running alongside parent event the Cannes Film Festival from May 14 to 22.

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05.12.2023 / 12:11

Canadian Media Guild “Shocked” Over CBC/Radio-Canada Plan To Cut 10% Of Workforce & Reduce Program Spend

Canada’s media guild has reacted with shock following the announcement CBC/Radio-Canada will cut approximately 10% of its workforce and bring down its program spend by C$40M ($29.6M) to reduce a major budget shortfall.

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05.12.2023 / 12:11

China’s iQiyi Says AI Has Transformed Development & Production; Thailand’s Mono Streaming Signs MOU With Korea’s KT Studio Genie — ATF

Chinese streaming giant iQiyi has hailed the integration of artificial intelligence into its development and pitching processes.

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05.12.2023 / 12:11

‘Back To Black’: Latest Image From Upcoming Amy Winehouse Movie Unveiled As Studiocanal Announces Release Dates

Anticipation for next year’s Amy Winehouse movie Back to Black is growing with Studiocanal unveiling a second image and announcing release dates.

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05.12.2023 / 12:03

OAP asks family to donate to Safety Zone youth centre for her 90th birthday instead of receiving presents

A generous woman celebrated a special birthday with a big-hearted gift benefiting a local youth organisation.

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05.12.2023 / 12:03

Gang of thugs inflict horror baseball attack on teen walking his dog

A teenager was taken to hospital after he was pounced on and battered with a baseball bat by a gang of youths in an unprovoked attack.

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05.12.2023 / 12:03

New petition calls for DWP £10 Christmas Bonus to increase for first time in 51 years

A new online petition is calling on the UK Government to increase the annual £10 Christmas Bonus payment in line with inflation. The tax-free £10 payment has been paid to millions of benefit claimants since it was introduced by Ted Heath’s Conservative Government in 1972.

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05.12.2023 / 12:03

Met Office issues torrential rain warnings in Scotland as snow turns to downpours

Heavy rain and strong winds are expected to arrive in Scotland from tomorrow evening after a weekend of snowfall.

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05.12.2023 / 12:03

Roast potatoes recipe shared by professional chef that needs just five ingredients

Roast potatoes are a staple in two popular British meals - Christmas dinner and a Sunday roast.

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05.12.2023 / 12:03

DWP confirms new PIP, ADP and DLA weekly payment rates from next April

Millions of people on disability benefits including Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and Attendance Allowance will see their payments rise by 6.7 per cent next April after the uprating was confirmed by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt during the recent Autumn Statement.

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05.12.2023 / 12:03

ITV I'm A Celebrity's Nella Rose returns to hotel alone in controversial exit

Nella Rose was welcomed by her loved ones at the luxury Marriott hotel in Surfer's Paradise following her exit from I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!

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05.12.2023 / 12:03

Porn star Sophie Anderson dead at 34 just two weeks after football star boyfriend

Porn star Sophie Anderson has passed away at the age of 34 just two weeks after the death of her footballer boyfriend Oliver Spedding.

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05.12.2023 / 12:03

King Charles jets back for emergency talks with Prince William and Kate Middleton amid royal race row

King Charles has jetted back to the UK to conduct emergency discussions with Prince William and Kate Middleton over royal racism claims which emerged in Omid Scobie's 'Endgame'.

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05.12.2023 / 11:39

Penélope Cruz Is a ‘Big Defender’ of Every Film Getting a Theatrical Release: Watching at Home Is ‘Not Sacred’

Ellise Shafer For Penélope Cruz, nothing can beat the experience of watching a film at the cinema. During a “BAFTA: A Life in Pictures” conversation in London on Monday night, Cruz reflected on her over three-decade career and how the industry has evolved in that time. But one thing that the actor thinks should never change is films getting a full release in theaters, which has grown increasingly rare with the advent of streamers and the COVID-19 pandemic shutting down cinemas.

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05.12.2023 / 11:33

Joe Swash tells Stacey Solomon 'I'm done' after prank goes hilariously wrong

Joe Swash told Stacey Solomon that he's 'done' after her prank went wrong - at least for her husband. Loose Women star Stacey was in a mischievous mood as the shared her latest Christmas video with her millions of social media followers.

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16.11.2023 / 08:33

‘Concrete Utopia’ Dominates Korea’s Grand Bell Awards – Global Bulletin

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief “Concrete Utopia,” South Korea’s Oscar contender, was Wednesday named best film at the country’s annual Grand Bell Awards. It also won prizes for best actor, best supporting actress, art direction, sound mixing and visual effects.

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15.11.2023 / 02:03

‘Mysterious Ways,’ LGBTQI Love Story From New Zealand, Set for North American Release (EXCLUSIVE)

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Specialty distributor Ariztical Entertainment has acquired the North American rights to New Zealand-set wholesome gay love story ‘Mysterious Ways.’ Ariztical plans a multi-platform digital release in 2024. Written and directed by New Zealand’s Paul Oremland, the film follows a media storm that threatens the marriage between a Vicar, portrayed by Richard Short (“The Tragedy of Macbeth”) and his Samoan boyfriend, portrayed by Nick Afoa (“The Lion King”), after they announce their intentions to have a traditional wedding in the church.

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14.11.2023 / 05:47

Modhaus’ Cosmos, K-pop Fan Platform, Attracts Series A Investment

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Modhaus, a K-pop platform embracing blockchain for fan engagement, has successfully raised over $8 million in a Series A funding round. The investment was led by Sfermion, a U.S. venture capital firm with expertise in metaverse and Web3 technologies.

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10.11.2023 / 10:11

TCCF Delivers 30 Prizes to Film, TV Projects at Taiwan Pitching Event

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief The fourth running of the Taiwan Creative Content Fest (aka TCCF) wrapped on Friday with the award of some 30 prizes to film and TV projects in five sections. The prizes followed three and a half days of one-on-one meetings and pitching within the context of the TAICCA-backed project, innovation and rights sales market.

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09.11.2023 / 05:59

‘Itaewon Class’ Remake ‘Fired Up’ Sets Taiwan Cast for DaMou, KOKO and HBO Asia

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Taiwanese production companies DaMou Entertainment and KOKO Entertainment unveiled a starry local cast for “Fired Up,” their Taiwan remake of hit Korean series “Itaewon Class.” At an event held within the Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) on Thursday, the two companies also confirmed plans for a second season of “The World Between Us,” a 2019 drama series that premiered on Taiwan’s Public Television Service and regional streamer Catchplay. “Fired Up” will star Mandarin-language pop star Eric Chou, Golden Horse Film Award nominee Angela Yuen, Shao Yu-wei, Huang Guan-zhi, Cosmos Lin, Ben Wu and Sean Lin in leading roles. The show is co-directed by kao Pin-chuan and Tseng Ying-ting, working from a script headed by Chien Li-ying (“Wave Makers”). “Itaewon Class” is a story about an ex-convict who sets up his own business after release from jail.

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09.11.2023 / 05:59

France and Taiwan Sign Film, TV Cooperation Agreement at TCCF Convention

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief France and Taiwan on Thursday signed a wide-ranging agreement to enable their film and TV industries co-operate on a higher level. At a signing ceremony in Taipei at the Taiwan Creative Culture Fest (TCCF) convention, government representatives of both territories stressed shared values at the political level and in the audiovisual sphere.

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08.11.2023 / 16:15

‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Writer Adele Lim Talks Asia’s New Opportunities in Hollywood: ‘Our Stories Have Cross-Cultural Appeal’

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Adele Lim, the screenwriter behind “Crazy Rich Asians” and Disney’s “Raya and the Last Dragon” animation, says that the opportunities for Asian filmmakers are growing as Hollywood is becoming more receptive to international talent. “[In Hollywood] I felt that I was disadvantaged, coming from Malaysia. It is not the cultural nexus,” said Lim, whose infancy was in Malaysia, before her family moved to the U.S.

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08.11.2023 / 02:33

DouYu CEO Chen Shaojie Missing and Incommunicado, Say China Reports

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Chen Shaojie, the founder and CEO of leading gaming live-streaming platform DouYu, has disappeared and has been incommunicado for some three weeks, according to multiple Chinese media sources. The local reports, subsequently carried by the Financial Times and the Alibaba-owned South China Morning Post based in Hong Kong, allege that Chen’s disappearance is related to discovery by authorities of pornography and gambling content on the platform. Both are illegal in mainland China.

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07.11.2023 / 12:52

CJ ENM Hong Kong Seeks Content Fund Agreement With Trio of Taiwan Partners

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief CJ ENM Hong Kong, a unit of South Korea’s CJ ENM, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA), Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) and local TV network – TVBS to launch a multi-year content fund that would support the co-production and joint distribution of audiovisual content. The “strategic alliance” combines assets including production, distribution and marketing, media networks and technology.

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07.11.2023 / 03:53

TCCF Opening Event Underlines Taiwan’s Investment in Soft Power

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief A trio of ministers, accompanied by a fleet of senior industry names, were on hand Tuesday in Taipei to give their official blessing to the opening of the fourth running of the Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) – and to underline the Taiwan government’s investment in soft power. Cheng Wen-tsan, VP of the [government executive branch] Executive Yuan, Taiwan’s Minister of Culture, Shih Che, and a minister without portfolio were accompanied by Chunghwa Telecom’s chairman, Kuo Shui-Yi, head of TAICCA Homme Tsai and Dominique Boutonnat, president of France’s National Center of Cinematography and the Moving Image, on stage at the Songshan Cultural and Creative Park, a former-tobacco factory site that has since been redeveloped. “Nowadays we are investing not only in semiconductors and heavy industry, but also in media and content,” said Cheng. He confirmed that some NT$10 billion ($310 million) of government funding has been approved for the “1 Plus 4T Content Plan” and will be released over four years. In a classic example of public-private partnerships, state cash is being supplemented by further financial commitments from Taiwan’s three major cable-telecoms-internet groups through deals signed last week with Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA).

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07.11.2023 / 02:17

‘Not a Murder Story’ Sets January Release Date for Taiwan’s ScreenWorks Asia

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Screenworks Asia, the production subsidiary of Taiwan-based streaming platform Catchplay, has set two series to release early next year. “Not A Murder Story” follows a wannabe actor who finally gets a chance of success. And when he wakes up with a dead woman besides him, he is determined not to let it stand in his way.

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07.11.2023 / 02:17

‘Boys Like Boys’ Picked up by Warner Bros Discovery, as GagaOOLala Expands LGBT Sales Slate at TCCF

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Unscripted queer reality dating series “Boys Like Boys” is to air on Warner Bros. Discovery’s TLC channel in Taiwan in early 2024, making it the first local LGBTQ+ dating reality show to air on linear TV in the territory. The show is an original production by GagaOOLala, Asia’s out and proud LGBTQ+ streaming service, which is pitching an expanded array of queer content at the Taiwan Creative Contents Fest (TCCF) that launches Tuesday in Taipei. “Boys Like Boys” had its premiere at the Kaohsiung International Film Festival and is now available worldwide on GagaOOLala and WeTV in the Philippines and Thailand, where the ‘Boys Love’ genre has become highly popular.

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07.11.2023 / 02:17

TCCF: Homme Tsai, TAICCA Chairman, Talks Taiwan Expansion Strategy

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief TAICCABOSSAs Taiwan seeks for creative, industrial and political reasons to make a bigger mark for itself on the international stage, its Taiwan Creative Content Fest is diversifying, expanding and making greater efforts at cross-border outreach. Homme Tsai, chair of industry support body TAICCA spoke outline the event’s strategy and novelties in a conversation with Variety. What are the objectives of the Taiwan Creative Content Fest? The TCCF is an international event for content licensing and project investment.

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05.11.2023 / 23:57

Warner Bros Discovery, Taiwan Mobile, TAICCA Sign Production, Distribution Deal

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Warner Bros. Discovery, Taiwan Mobile and the Taiwan Creative Content Agency have signed a multi-year memorandum of understanding to create and distribute Taiwanese original content locally and across international markets. The MOU, signed in advance of next week’s TCCF event, combines the expertise and reach of the three companies to develop, produce and distribute local IP and content for both local and global audiences.