Ten Alps PLC Ten Alps Programme Chosen to Launch New Channel (1832T)
July 16 2015 - 2:00AM
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Ten Alps PLC
16 July 2015
16 July 2015
Ten Alps plc
("Ten Alps" or the "Company")
Ten Alps TV programme chosen to launch new channel on Japan's
biggest video platform
The Company is pleased to announce that a new Ten Alps
television documentary on Japanese-Korean relations was selected as
the first programme to be screened by a new current affairs and
history channel launched by Niconico, Japan's biggest digital video
streaming service.
Japan and Korea: Ties That Bind, a two-part documentary on the
fractious relationship between the Asian neighbours, was made by
Ten Alps' Blakeway TV programming unit. The first part was released
as the first programme aired by Niconico Documentary, a new channel
launched on Niconico's streaming and on-demand video platform.
Niconico, owned by Japanese media and telecommunications firm
Dwango, has 47 million signed-up members and is Japan's leading
video streaming platform.
Japan and Korea: Ties That Bind is a two-hour documentary, made
by British producer Ben Ryder, and focusses on one of the most
sensitive and controversial areas of Japan's recent history, with
relations still scarred by Japanese treatment of Koreans in World
War Two. During a panel debate, to broadcast following the
documentary, Japanese viewers were also invited to join the
discussion and there is expected to be intense interest in the
programme. A second major Ten Alps documentary made for the
Japanese market, Hiroshima, will be broadcast on Japan's national
network, NHK, on 6 August 2015. Hiroshima, recounting the world's
first nuclear strike, features previously unseen footage of the
after-effects of the devastating attack on the city. It will air on
the 70th anniversary of the day the bomb fell.
Mark Wood, Ten Alps Chief Executive, said:
"The choice of a Ten Alps programme to launch this important new
channel in Japan speaks volumes about the global reputation of our
TV brands and creative talent. As we grow our television business
we are focussing on international opportunities for our programmes
and series, in order to build on our global brand strength.
"The Niconico programming deal also reflects our focus on
working with the new digital on-demand TV programming platforms
which are changing the shape of the media market worldwide."
Ten Alps has announced a growth strategy based on building its
television production and digital communications businesses. It
recently completed a refinancing and the acquisition of Reef TV, a
specialist in daytime TV programming. Other recent successes in
Asia included the commissioning of an 8-part series on global
brands by China's national broadcaster CCTV.
For further information please contact:
Ten Alps plc +44 (0) 20 7878 2311
Mark Wood, CEO
c/o Emer Donohoe
www.tenalps.com
N+1 Singer (NOMAD to Ten Alps) +44 (0) 20 7496 3000
Shaun Dobson / Lauren Kettle
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