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19.01.2022 - 12:16 / variety.com
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefSouth Korea’s CJ ENM Wednesday announced that it had completed the acquisition of an 80% stake in the scripted business of U.S.-based global premium content studio Endeavor Content. The deal, first announced in November, includes management rights and is valued at $785 million.The acquisition will give CJ ENM access to Endeavor Content’s portfolio covering a roster of talent and creators and a robust global distribution network, thus strengthening its global content production and multi-studio structure.
Endeavor Content’s large library continues to expand, and the company expects to be involved in the production of more than 40 movies and series by 2023. It also transforms CJ ENM from being a key player in the Asia region into a global operation. Endeavor Content’s Graham Taylor and Chris Rice will continue as its co-CEOs. “Endeavor Content will be the key driving force for CJ ENM’s global growth” said Kang Ho-Sung, CEO, CJ ENM.
“CJ ENM plans to produce and distribute its own content for viewers all around the world with Endeavor Content, now part of the multi-studio, as the global basecamp.”“Endeavor has retained 20% of the scripted portion of Endeavor Content and has retained the non-scripted portion of the business, as well as certain documentary and film sales and financing consulting services,” Endeavor said in a regulatory filing. Endeavor Content was formed in 2017 to rev up the content production side of Endeavor, but the move helped spark a two-year fight with the Writers Guild of America over conflict of interest concerns because the company also owns Hollywood’s largest talent agency, WME.
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Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefAfter a flurry that lasted only for the duration of the recent Lunar New Year holidays, theatrical box office in South Korea slumped again over the latest weekend. Nationwide, Korean cinemas earned just $3.22 million between Friday and Sunday. That was the lowest scoring weekend so far in 2022 and followed a disappointing holiday period.The Lunar New Year holidays – if measured from the previous Saturday until Wednesday (Jan 29- Feb.
All Of Us Are Dead has helped South Korea set a new record on Netflix in the US.Based on the webtoon Now At Our School by Joo Dong-geun, the series follows a group of high school students who find themselves trapped on campus as a zombie apocalypse spreads like wildfire.After previously topping the charts on Netflix in over 25 countries by January 31, All Of Us Are Dead has now reached the summit of the daily Top 10 list on US Netflix (February 4). As the second non-English-language series to reach that position, the K-drama has helped set a new record for South Korea.Thanks to the success of Squid Game and All Of Us Are Dead, Korea is now the first country to place multiple series not in the English language at the top of the streaming service’s charts, according to Deadline.
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Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief“The Pirates: The Last Royal Treasure” ran off with nearly half the weekend bullion at the South Korea box office. On its heels was political drama-thriller “Kingmaker,” as local titles finally overthrew the long-running “Spider-Man: No Way Home” ahead of a public holiday.Most South Koreans will enjoy two consecutive public holidays on Monday (“Seotdal Geumeum” or New Year’s Eve) and Tuesday (Lunar New Year), meaning that the Friday to Sunday weekend was the first part of a five-day holiday season. The three-day nationwide box office total was $5.58 million.
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