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www.c21media.net | November 12, 2010

Korean net Splashes out

LA-based celeb news prodco Splash News has closed a broadcast deal with a Korean network for its Hollywood gossip programme SNTV: Splash News TV.

TCast Channels network FashionN has acquired the half-hour weekly show, which aggregates news on Hollywood’s A-List that will be packaged with hosts and segments for the local Korean market. Splash CEO Gary Morgan said the deal gave his company “a secure foothold to penetrate additional markets.”

Asian networks have become increasingly attractive for US celebrity and entertainment content providers in recent years, with E! Entertainment distributor Comcast International Media Group and Metan Development Group among those heavily targeting the region.

Today’s news follows the announcement of Ultimate Hollywood Countdown, Splash’s first coproduction with fellow LA company Shankly Productions, a paparazzi/lists format first revealed by C21 at Mipcom.

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