Glynis Johns has sadly died.
18.12.2023 - 14:37 / variety.com
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Static Waves, a Netherlands-based channels and content distribution company, has teamed with Korea’s Arirang TV to launch K-Wave, which they claim will be the world’s first free ad-supported television (FAST) channel dedicated to Korean popular music (K-pop).
K-Wave will launch in January in the U.S. Europe and Asia via Zeasn, a platform which distributes to TCL, HiSense TV+ and Vestel brands of connected TVs pre-installed with Zeasn’s Whale OS.
Its content will include: original series, live concerts, documentaries on K-pop stars, music and fashion trends, dance instruction videos and behind-the-scenes clips.
To propel its Korean expansion, Static Waves has established a local business entity, Static Waves Korea, based in Seoul.
It will be led by veteran TV producer, director, and manager Andrew Lee Jaehuyk, designated as MD.
Lee and the new unit will be involved in production of original content for the new channel. Their first show is documentary series “Choom Planet,” co-produced with CJ ENM’s Mnet and RAPA (Korea Radio Promotion Association).
It tracks leading Korean K-Pop choreographer Baek Koo-young as he prepares for a special performance with a group of K-Pop fans in Europe who cover K-Pop dances, giving an in-depth look at the appeal of K-Pop as a global pop culture phenomenon. The series will be broadcast on CJ ENM’s music channel Mnet and M2 YouTube channel, and will premiere on K-Wave in February 2024.
“This is an incredibly exciting time to be launching the world’s first FAST channel dedicated to K-pop,” said Lee.
“K-pop has never been bigger. It’s the number one music genre on Spotify and Korean content in general is resonating with audiences around the world.
Glynis Johns has sadly died.
“Mary Poppins,” has died. She was 100. After a career spanning eight decades, Johns died Thursday of natural causes at an assisted living facility in Hollywood, her manager, Mitch Clem, told the Hollywood Reporter.Born in South Africa in 1923, Johns had a theatrical family – her father, Mervyn Johns, was a Welsh actor, and her mother, Alyce Steele-Wareham, was an Australian-born concert pianist.
Glynis Johns, the actress who played Mrs. Winifred Banks in the 1964 film Mary Poppins, has sadly died at the age of 100. The star's publicist confirmed on Thursday 4 January that she died of natural causes.
Carmel Dagan Staff Writer English actress Glynis Johns, who played the daffy suffragette mother Mrs. Banks in the classic film “Mary Poppins,” died Thursday at an assisted living home in Los Angeles, her manager confirmed to The Washington Post. She was 100.
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Letitia Dean first started portraying the iconic Sharon Watts in BBC One soap EastEnders in 1985 and aside from a few breaks, she's remained part of the cast ever since. The actress, 56, has taken on some huge storylines during her time in Albert Square, with her numerous failed marriages definitely providing the drama. Letitia has also taken on other projects away from Walford, having swapped the East End for the West End in the past, as well as competing on Strictly Come Dancing, where she came in fourth place.
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