‘Bluey’ Japan Free-To-Air Debut; BFI Filmmaker Award Winners; JioCinema Hires YouTube Exec — Global Briefs
deadline.com‘Bluey‘ Goes Free-To-Air In Japan Emmy-winning breakout kids series Bluey will go free-to-air in Japan. Episodes of the Australian animated show from Joe Brumm will begin on TV Tokyo’s Eent Meeny Many Moe’ slot on Saturday, October 26 at 7am local time, following the network’s deal with distributor BBC Studios.
The show follows loveable and inexhaustible blue heeler dog Bluey, her younger sister Bingo and their mum and dad who have unpredictable tales in and around their neighborhood.
Rei Marumo, General Manager of the Anime Division at TV Tokyo, said the series could become “an important conversation starter for both parents and children.” The Ludo Studios show, originally for the ABC, is the most-streamed series to-date this year in the U.S., with more than 35 billion minutes watched, according to Nielsen.
Disney+ has international streaming rights, including in Japan. BBC Studios has also added Japan to its global master toy deal with Moose Toys. Latest Winners Of BFI‘s Filmmaker Award Revealed Hoard filmmaker Luna Carmoon, Grand Theft Hamlet writer-director Pinny Grylls and In Camera filmmaker Naqqash Khalid are the latest recipients of the BFI’s filmmaker award launched in collaboration with French fashion house Chanel.
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