Mediacorp TV gets exclusive rights to
co-produce and distribute Just for Laughs to
Asia
Fans of the award-winning comedy show, Just For Laughs can look
forward to a new series with an Asian twist come January next
year.
Mediacorp TV has signed an exclusive agreement with Just for
Laughs to co-produce and distribute the popular comedy series for
the Asian market.
With support and input from JFL, Mediacorp TV will produce the
first season.
Mediacorp will then produce the show in Singapore and other
Asian countries for subsequent seasons.
The content produced in Asia will be integrated with material
produced in Montreal, United States, the United Kingdom and sold
worldwide.
Director General of the Just for Laughs production company, Mr
Pierre Girard elaborates on the significance of the joint
venture.
"You know we did the gags for 10 years, we're quite good at
that. I think with the joint venture with Mediacorp, it would be
fantastic and they help us alot to understand how the people are,
how they will react,how we have to adapt our script to make it
happen perfectly."
Mr Kenneth Liang, Executive Vice President of Mediacorp Channel
Five's TV programming and production, sees the collaboration as a
win-win situation for both parties.
"We are really very excited and this is the first of our
international collaboration, this is the first baby that we are
giving with collaboration from our friends in Montreal and
Singapore and we hope that we can add alot of value to Just of
Laughs with our Asian productions."
The first season will be filmed partly in Singapore and
Montreal.
It will comprise 33 half hour episodes and distributed to other
Asian countries like Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia,
Phillipines.
Source: 938LIVE
