Tokyo Broadcasting System Group (TBS) and South Korean entertainment giant CJ ENM have announced a strategic alliance to include joint production of content. The agreement will accelerate the expansion of TBS’s content offerings for the global market and its shift toward digital content.

South Korea's largest content company, CJ ENM is a leading player in the entertainment industry, engaged in broadcasting, movies, music, live performances, animation, and video streaming services, and positions itself as the world’s leading lifestyle creator. The company acted as investor and distributor for the movie Parasitethat won the Palme d'Or Award, the highest award at the Cannes International Film Festival, and 4 Academy Awards including Best Picture. In addition, CJ ENM Group production companies have taken first place among the Top 10 shows on Netflix in 2020 for Crash Landing on You, another top ten finisher Psycho But it’s Okay, and have produced Signaland many other popular series that have been remade in Japan, including Misaeng, Rememberand Voice. The high quality of the Group's content is broadly recognized in the global market.
 

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Going forward, in collaboration with talented creators selected by the TBS Group, the two companies aim to develop and produce content for dramas, variety shows, movies, and other content that targets not only Japan and South Korea but also the global market. The partners will also combine strengths in working together on live entertainment including music and theater, as well as anime and comics. In addition, plans call for a diverse range of exchanges among creators.

TBS Television Senior Managing Director Tatsuo Sugai commented, “TBS Holdings aims to grow through entry and expansion into new global markets. Leveraging TBS Group creative talent and CJ ENM’s proven competitive strengths, we expect that the partnership will achieve great new synergies in the production of global content.”

CJ ENM Vice President Choi Jin-hee said “This agreement brings together the production capabilities of the two leading content companies in South Korea and Japan with the shared ambition of creating content for the global market. Working closely with our global content partners, CJ ENM will continue to deliver new content to global markets.


About TBS International Business Development
Since the 1960s, TBS has been proactive in the international development of programs and movies of all genres including drama, variety shows and anime. In particular, TBS has won acclaim for hit dramas like “Hanzawa Naoki” and “The Full Time Wife Escapist”, and for popular formats like “Takeshi’s Castle” and “Ninja Warrior,” and has released hundreds of titles and tens of thousands of episodes in over 160 countries and territories. In recent years, the company has strengthened its initiatives in video streaming, IP-driven product merchandising, publishing, theme parks, tie-ups and other multi-facet development.

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About CJ ENM
CJ ENM is Asia’s leading entertainment and lifestyle company headquartered in Seoul, Korea. Since 1995, the company has engaged in a wide array of businesses across the industry spectrum including media content, music, film, performing arts, and animation, providing its top notch original content to various media platforms. CJ ENM has created, produced and distributed globally acclaimed contents including Cannes-winning film Parasite, Tony Award-winning musical Kinky Boots, record-breaking Korean box office hits Roaring Currents, Extreme Job, Ode to My Father, along with sought-after television series such as Mr. Sunshine, Guardian: The Lonely and Great God, Grandpas over Flowers, I Can See Your Voice and more. To offer the best K-Culture experiences worldwide, CJ ENM presents KCON, the world’s largest K-culture convention & festival celebrating Hallyu and Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA), Asia's biggest music awards. With regional offices in Asia, Europe and the U.S., CJ ENM currently employs over 3,600 people. For more information, please visit: http://www.cjenm.com


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