‘The Masked Singer’ EP Craig Plestis Strikes Deal With Tokyo Broadcasting System TV To Develop Global Formats

Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello recently went through a traumatic event! The duo who is currently residing in Los Angeles had their car stolen from them! TMZ recently reported that their LA mansion was targeted by thieves, who took the Lost In Japan singer’s car! The tabloid also reported that both Shawn and Camilla were home when the incident took place and the robbers even broke in through a window. When the thieves noticed the pop stars at home they quickly aborted their mission and took off,

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefIs it crunch time for Sony’s takeover of Crunchyroll? The proposed acquisition of specialized streaming platform Crunchyroll by the Japanese hardware and entertainment giant may now be facing an additional degree of regulatory uncertainty and delay.Tech website The Information reported that the U.S. Justice Department has extended its anti-trust review into the deal.

returned for the third week of season 5 competition on Wednesday, and after five fun performances from Group A — and the all-new Wild Card contestant — fans had to bid farewell to another hopeful.The Seashell, The Russian Dolls, The Raccoon, The Robopine and, newly introduced contestant The Orca, all took to the stage to give it their best shot.

Jenny McCarthy thinks her husband, Donnie Wahlberg, will eventually be on — just not this season. Despite being a frequent guess among her fellow panelists, McCarthy recently told ET it just doesn't seem like it's in the cards.«I keep wanting it to happen myself.

 will soon be back for the third week of season 5 — and it's bringing fans even more fun musical performances, wild costumes and frustratingly enticing clues! ET will be following along throughout the entire hour-long episode on Wednesday to break down all the biggest moments.Group A is returning to the stage tonight, meaning fans are getting the chance to see performances, and clue packages, from The Raccoon, The Seashell, The Robopine and The Russian Dolls — as well as a mysterious new Wild

EXCLUSIVE: MGM is in advanced negotiations for a multi-territory pre-buy of writer-director Zach Braff’s feature A Good Person, we can reveal.

Joel McHale is returning to as a guest panelist this week, and he's not afraid to shake things up. In ET's exclusive preview clip, McHale gets a few digs in after a performance from The Raccoon.«Well, I'm speechless.

Game Of Talents’ launch on Fox last week marked an important milestone for a format that is hoping to follow in the footsteps of The Masked Singer. Like its Korean counterpart, the entertainment show hails from a country not exactly known for being a formidable exporter of formats (Spain), and like The Masked Singer, distributor Fremantle hopes success on Fox can propel the show into an elite band of global hits.

Mark Schilling Japan CorrespondentSales agency Pony Canyon is bringing some of the biggest upcoming Japanese live-action films to FilMart, including genre titles with global ambitions.One is “Office Royale,” whose title references the 2000 Fukasaku Kinji classic “Battle Royale,” but is an action comedy scripted by popular funnyman Bakarhythm and directed by TV drama veteran Seki Kazuaki. Nakano Mei (“Park”) stars as an ordinary “office lady” (OL or clerk) in a humdrum company.

Viacom International Studios has inked a first-look deal with South Korean production studio Something Special.

Britain’s Got Talent which has been cancelled due to the pandemic. The dance focused spin-off will see celebrity contestants perform unique dances, whilst covered from head to toe in extravagant, colourful costumes and masks, leaving the viewers and star panel to guess their identities.

Strictly Come Dancing professional Oti Mabuse will be taking up a seat alongside Jonathan Ross, Mo Gilligan and Davina McCall as they all watch closely to see who knows their sashays from their pliés. Hosting will be Joel Dommett, who also moves across from The Masked Singer.

BTS have been named as 2020's IFPI Global Recording Artist of the Year, an annual honour that recognises the most popular act in the world based on streaming and sales, including vinyl, CDs and downloads. 

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefLeading Korean entertainment conglomerate CJ ENM is to break the theatrical window in the world’s fourth largest movie market with a simultaneous cinema and streaming release for “Seobok,” one of the year’s hottest Korean movies.The group said that it will distribute the sci-fi actioner in theaters on April 15 and also make it available on its own streaming service, Tving.While Hollywood studio Disney has chosen to release titles such as “Mulan” with simultaneous

ITV is doubling down on masked entertainment shows. Following the soaraway success of The Masked Singer in the UK, the commercial broadcaster has ordered The Masked Dancer.

Japan, and possibly with the world.“Demon Slayer” has become the biggest grossing film for Japan, surpassing live-action films and even Hayao Miyazaki’s “Spirited Away.”The 2020 film, directed by Haruo Sotozaki, got a limited run in Miami, starting last month. A U.S.