New drama co-production in the works as Mediacorp and Screenworks Asia Ltd announce partnership
Singapore, 2 December 2020 – Mediacorp, Singapore’s largest content creator and national media network, and Screenworks Asia Ltd, a production subsidiary of Taiwanese content company CATCHPLAY, have sealed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to co-produce a brand new Chinese-language drama series, slated for release in the fourth quarter of 2021.
As part of the MOU announced during day 2 of the Asia TV Forum & Market 2020 ONLINE+ (ATF Online+), Mediacorp and Screenworks Asia will leverage each other’s strengths by bringing together talent, production capabilities and capital investments in a joint effort to engage a wider base of audiences in the region and beyond through new, exciting content.
Specifically, both companies will co-produce a new anthology series put together by a group of award-winning filmmakers who are no strangers to prestigious international film festivals and Golden Horse Awards. The production will feature artistes from both Singapore and Taiwan. More details will be announced at a later date.
Daphne Yang, CEO, CATCHPLAY, said, “CATCHPLAY launched Screenworks Asia with the objective to produce original premium content targeting international audiences. We are excited about this potential collaboration with Mediacorp and hope we can take this project further with both sides’ contribution in creativity, distribution and talents.”
Doreen Neo, Chief Content Officer, Mediacorp, said, “We are happy to partner Screenworks Asia for the first time on a co-production to bring exciting, fresh content to our audiences. In this, we seek to leverage our respective creative strengths, production expertise and talents for a fruitful collaboration.”
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Media contacts
Mark Tan
Communications Specialist
Mediacorp Pte Ltd
mark.tan@mediacorp.com.sg
Charline Han
PR Director
CATCHPLAY
charlinehan@catchplay.com
Shao-Yi Chen
Content Production Director
Screenworks Asia
shaoyichen@screenworksasia.com
About Mediacorp
Mediacorp is Singapore’s largest content creator and national media network, operating six TV channels, 11 radio stations and multiple digital platforms including CNA, Singapore's most used news app, and meWATCH, its digital video platform. Its mission is to engage, entertain and enrich audiences by harnessing the power of creativity.
Mediacorp pioneered the development of Singapore’s broadcasting industry, with radio broadcast in 1936 and television broadcast in 1963. Today, it reaches 98% of Singaporeans in four languages weekly and has a growing Asian audience base through CNA as well as entertainment content that is distributed across markets in the region.
The Mediacorp Partner Network brings Mediacorp together with industry-leading brands like ESPN, Edipresse Media, 99.co and VICE to deliver rich content for consumers and effective solutions for advertisers.
Mediacorp is the recipient of industry accolades including New York Festivals, World Media Festivals, PromaxBDA (World and Asia) and Asian Academy Creative Awards.
For more information, please visit mediacorp.sg
About Screenworks Asia
Screenworks Asia, founded in 2020, is CATCHPLAY's production subsidiary, a joint venture with the National Development Fund managed by Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA), to fuel the production of premium movies, series and shows from Taiwan targeting international markets.
