The Box: Korean Actor Lee Sun-Kyun Has Passed Away
Africa: South Africa's Competition Tribunal granted an interim relief order for MultiChoice to continue to carry e.tv's TV channels. eMedia's eExtra (DStv 195), eToonz (DStv 311), eMovies (DStv 138), and eMovies Extra (DStv 140) will remain on DStv until August 2024.
Lee Sun-Kyun - Dia Dipasupil
Asia: The merger between India’s Zee Entertainment Enterprises and Sony’s Indian TV has been paused due to Sony not agreeing to the date extension. Having both parties unable to meet on December 21st, they must now discuss extending the deadline.
Lee Sun-Kyun passed away on December 27th at the age of 48. Lee is survived by his wife, Jeon Hye-jin, and their two children.
Mark Francis joins Indonesia’s Vidio streaming platform as its chief content and strategy officer. Francis will oversee the freemium streamer’s content strategy and programming.
Europe: ZDF Studios and France TV Distribution will produce Boogie Entertainment’s new crime drama Blood Red Thread. The series is set in the cutthroat fashion world and will expose various industry challenges while following the power struggles of businesspeople, designers, and models. The planned release will be in August 2025.
