NEWS/CONTENT Netflix, Ubisoft team up for a live-action series adaptation of Assassin’s Creed
Viddsee rallies support for Community Chest through StoriesTogether original shows
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iddsee launched the first of its 12 short films, four documentaries, and six short-form series produced under the StoriesTogether Content Fund. The Singaporemade films and series will also be used to drive audiences to donate to Community Chest, a fundraising and engagement arm of Singapore’s National Council of Social Service. Short films that have debuted include
Dim Sum by Butterworks, Gangster Nurse by Oak3 Films, and The Distance Between Us by director K. Rajagopal for Akanga Film Asia. Supporting Viddsee’s initiative is international content distributor and channel operator Rock Entertainment, who will feature and promote the films and series beginning in January 2021 on two of its channels, Blue Ant Entertainment and Blue Ant Extreme.
TV Asahi launches two new game show formats for FallWinter
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apanese commercial broadcaster TV Asahi launched two new formats this fall-winter: Red Light Green Light and #Hash Tag.
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new life in #Hash Tag where the game uses social media. The “Wanted” carries a placard that encourages passersby to take a photo and post on Twitter with a pre-determined hashtag.
The first series in development is slated to be an epic, genre-bending live-action adaptation. Ubisoft Film & Television’s Jason Altman and Danielle Kreinik will serve as Executive Producers.
Both formats are classic childhood games that were reimagined into exciting TV shows using modern technology.
The “It” will rely on locations posted on Twitter from the hashtag to track down the “Wanted.”
etflix and Ubisoft have entered into an agreement to develop content based on the international bestselling video game franchise Assassin’s Creed.
Under the agreement, Netflix and Ubisoft will tap into the iconic video game’s trove of dynamic stories with global mass appeal for adaptations of live-action, animated, and anime series.
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In Red Light Green Light, challengers are fitted with sensors that measure minute movements in their hands and feet and must run as fast as possible on a track full of obstacles to reach their goal. Meanwhile, the classic game of tag is given a
