Fremantle has taken a majority stake in one of Asia’s largest independent TV and film production companies, Beach House Pictures.
Based in Singapore, Beach House’s credits include the Emmy-nominated Netflix lifestyle series Mind Your Manners and the Buzzies-winning documentary series for Amazon Prime & Curiosity, Evolve.
Beach House was previously owned by Canada’s Blue Ant Media. Financial terms of the Fremantle deal were not disclosed.
Fremantle said today that the acquisition further underlines its strategic growth plans to invest in and partner with premium production companies and work with exceptional creative talent.
Founded in 2005 by producers Donovan Chan and Jocelyn Little, Beach House Pictures specializes in creating and co-financing original IP across non-scripted, scripted, entertainment and brand-funded programming for all major regional and international platforms.
Alongside those cited above, Bhp’s most recent productions include Netflix Indonesia’s documentary feature Ice Cold: Murder, Coffee and Jessica Wongso; Netflix...
Based in Singapore, Beach House’s credits include the Emmy-nominated Netflix lifestyle series Mind Your Manners and the Buzzies-winning documentary series for Amazon Prime & Curiosity, Evolve.
Beach House was previously owned by Canada’s Blue Ant Media. Financial terms of the Fremantle deal were not disclosed.
Fremantle said today that the acquisition further underlines its strategic growth plans to invest in and partner with premium production companies and work with exceptional creative talent.
Founded in 2005 by producers Donovan Chan and Jocelyn Little, Beach House Pictures specializes in creating and co-financing original IP across non-scripted, scripted, entertainment and brand-funded programming for all major regional and international platforms.
Alongside those cited above, Bhp’s most recent productions include Netflix Indonesia’s documentary feature Ice Cold: Murder, Coffee and Jessica Wongso; Netflix...
- 2/8/2024
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Donovan Chan, co-chief and creative director of Singapore-based Beach House Pictures has operations that span scripted, unscripted and branded TV as well as film, across the width of the Asia region. That gives him a unique perspective on a trying last year and where the upsides appear to be. He sat down with Variety on the eve of the Asian Television Forum.
It has been a year since you chewed the fat with Variety. How eventful has it been?
Market forces have changed a lot, starting with the streamers. In a single year, they went from boom time to crunch time. Literally, every major international streamer from the U.S. has got into a bit of a situation with financing, debt and overspending. That, combined with advertisers spending less money in certain territories, impacted the streamers and ad-supported platforms, which then impacts the commissioning dollars that comes out to producers.
It has been a year since you chewed the fat with Variety. How eventful has it been?
Market forces have changed a lot, starting with the streamers. In a single year, they went from boom time to crunch time. Literally, every major international streamer from the U.S. has got into a bit of a situation with financing, debt and overspending. That, combined with advertisers spending less money in certain territories, impacted the streamers and ad-supported platforms, which then impacts the commissioning dollars that comes out to producers.
- 12/4/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Beach House Pictures is riding the crest of an Asian true crime wave. Having created three premium doc projects for Netflix, the Singapore-based producer has now optioned the story of the disappeared Instagram adventurer Justin Alexander.
A premium doc, Lost, is in development after Blue Ant Media-owned Beach House took the rights to Harley Rustad’s book ‘Lost in the Valley of Death: A Story of Obsession and Danger in the Himalayas.’ It has access to all the key players in the story and is headed to Mipcom next week to find potential partners.
“It’s at the nexus point between the East and West that we get fascinated about as storytellers in Asia and from an international perspective,” said Beach House co-founder Donovan Chan.
He has been closely working with co-founder and business partner Jocelyn Little and Head of Factual Rob Sixsmith to build a network of sources across Asia that provides local,...
A premium doc, Lost, is in development after Blue Ant Media-owned Beach House took the rights to Harley Rustad’s book ‘Lost in the Valley of Death: A Story of Obsession and Danger in the Himalayas.’ It has access to all the key players in the story and is headed to Mipcom next week to find potential partners.
“It’s at the nexus point between the East and West that we get fascinated about as storytellers in Asia and from an international perspective,” said Beach House co-founder Donovan Chan.
He has been closely working with co-founder and business partner Jocelyn Little and Head of Factual Rob Sixsmith to build a network of sources across Asia that provides local,...
- 10/13/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
The second half of “The Lincoln Lawyer” Season 2 has pushed its way to the top of Netflix’s top 10 English-language TV list.
Since its return on Thursday, Part 2 of the legal drama has secured 6.7 million views for the week, bringing the season’s total views to 23.3 million. The first half of this installment was released over a month ago on July 6. Season 1 of the David E. Kelley series also reappeared on the list, securing the No. 6 spot with 2.1 million views.
“The Lincoln Lawyer” was then followed by the romantic return of Nick and Charlie thanks to Season 2 of “Heartstopper.” The young-adult series has received 6.1 million views since its Thursday premiere, putting it right ahead of last week’s TV leader, “The Witcher” Season 3 Part 2. The Henry Cavill fantasy thriller only secured 5.4 million views compared to last week’s 7.8 million views.
As for the rest of the English-language TV list, “Sweet Magnolias...
Since its return on Thursday, Part 2 of the legal drama has secured 6.7 million views for the week, bringing the season’s total views to 23.3 million. The first half of this installment was released over a month ago on July 6. Season 1 of the David E. Kelley series also reappeared on the list, securing the No. 6 spot with 2.1 million views.
“The Lincoln Lawyer” was then followed by the romantic return of Nick and Charlie thanks to Season 2 of “Heartstopper.” The young-adult series has received 6.1 million views since its Thursday premiere, putting it right ahead of last week’s TV leader, “The Witcher” Season 3 Part 2. The Henry Cavill fantasy thriller only secured 5.4 million views compared to last week’s 7.8 million views.
As for the rest of the English-language TV list, “Sweet Magnolias...
- 8/8/2023
- by Kayla Cobb
- The Wrap
Although a few movies have been dominating Netflix’s film charts for weeks, the Top 10 English film chart for the week of July 24 had a new entry in the action-comedy “Hidden Strike,” starring Jackie Chan and John Cena. Meanwhile, “The Witcher” returned to first place for TV. Read on for this week’s analysis.
Directed by Scott Waugh (“Need for Speed”), “Hidden Strike” was produced independently and sold to Netflix for worldwide streaming rights, a wise purchase considering that the film received 22 million views since quietly hitting the streamer last Friday. It was the #1 watched movie in roughly 50 territories worldwide, and made the Top 10 in 73 countries. Oddly, the United States was not one of them, since that honor went to “They Cloned Tyrone,” which received 11.1 million views worldwide in its first full week on Netflix, enough for third place.
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Directed by Scott Waugh (“Need for Speed”), “Hidden Strike” was produced independently and sold to Netflix for worldwide streaming rights, a wise purchase considering that the film received 22 million views since quietly hitting the streamer last Friday. It was the #1 watched movie in roughly 50 territories worldwide, and made the Top 10 in 73 countries. Oddly, the United States was not one of them, since that honor went to “They Cloned Tyrone,” which received 11.1 million views worldwide in its first full week on Netflix, enough for third place.
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- 8/1/2023
- by Edward Douglas
- Gold Derby
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“The Witcher” Season 3: Volume 2 debuted to the top spot on Netflix’s most-watched TV list.
After the first half of Henry Cavill’s last season as Geralt also premiered at No. 1 on the list in July, the second installment of Season 3 also climbed the list by logging 7.8 million views since its July 27 debut. With its two-part release, “The Witcher” Season 3 has now brought in 47.7 million views since initially premiering on June 29.
Behind “The Witcher” on the list, “Sweet Magnolias” Season 3 took the No. 2 spot with 5.3 million views, while “Too Hot to Handle” Season 5 came in third place with 3.2 million views and “The Lincoln Lawyer” Season 2 took the fourth spot on the list with 3 million views this week. As Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” continued to dazzle at the box office,...
“The Witcher” Season 3: Volume 2 debuted to the top spot on Netflix’s most-watched TV list.
After the first half of Henry Cavill’s last season as Geralt also premiered at No. 1 on the list in July, the second installment of Season 3 also climbed the list by logging 7.8 million views since its July 27 debut. With its two-part release, “The Witcher” Season 3 has now brought in 47.7 million views since initially premiering on June 29.
Behind “The Witcher” on the list, “Sweet Magnolias” Season 3 took the No. 2 spot with 5.3 million views, while “Too Hot to Handle” Season 5 came in third place with 3.2 million views and “The Lincoln Lawyer” Season 2 took the fourth spot on the list with 3 million views this week. As Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” continued to dazzle at the box office,...
- 8/1/2023
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
Unlike their just opened “Haunted Mansion”, Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” might ultimately break even. If it does, its performance on PVOD could be make or break.
Of note, suggesting Disney’s much-revised strategy, this release came after nine weekends in theaters (60 days) and ahead of future Disney+ streaming.
With a reported production cost of $250 million and the usual added expense, its ultimate worldwide gross of $600 million, though otherwise impressive, means post-theatrical revenues need to be substantial. Opening #1 on all charts its initial week is a good first step.
What it will need is multiple weeks of strong play beyond a default first week #1. Last week “The Flash” (Warner Bros.), a far smaller performer in theaters, did debut at the top. But this week it’s only #2 on one chart (Vudu), while third and fourth elsewhere. The bounty for PVOD comes from long term, and high end charts (with the...
Of note, suggesting Disney’s much-revised strategy, this release came after nine weekends in theaters (60 days) and ahead of future Disney+ streaming.
With a reported production cost of $250 million and the usual added expense, its ultimate worldwide gross of $600 million, though otherwise impressive, means post-theatrical revenues need to be substantial. Opening #1 on all charts its initial week is a good first step.
What it will need is multiple weeks of strong play beyond a default first week #1. Last week “The Flash” (Warner Bros.), a far smaller performer in theaters, did debut at the top. But this week it’s only #2 on one chart (Vudu), while third and fourth elsewhere. The bounty for PVOD comes from long term, and high end charts (with the...
- 7/31/2023
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
The documentary tells the story of a British woman who worked in a bar in Tokyo, Japan. Was she a victim of a sexual predator, involved with a cult, or simply running away? “Missing: The Lucie Blackman Case ” takes us on a journey through a different side of Japan, far from the polished and safe image of the late 90s.
This documentary sheds light on a case that captured the media’s attention and revealed a hidden reality.
Missing: The Lucie Blackman Case is a Japanese documentary directed by Hyōe Yamamoto.
Missing: The Lucie Blackman Case About the Documentary Missing: The Lucie Blackman Case
On July 1st, Lucie Blackman, a British woman, disappeared in a city with a population of 27 million people. Her father arrived in Tokyo and managed to turn what seemed like an isolated case into a media sensation, prompting the metropolitan police to assign 100 officers to the investigation.
This documentary sheds light on a case that captured the media’s attention and revealed a hidden reality.
Missing: The Lucie Blackman Case is a Japanese documentary directed by Hyōe Yamamoto.
Missing: The Lucie Blackman Case About the Documentary Missing: The Lucie Blackman Case
On July 1st, Lucie Blackman, a British woman, disappeared in a city with a population of 27 million people. Her father arrived in Tokyo and managed to turn what seemed like an isolated case into a media sensation, prompting the metropolitan police to assign 100 officers to the investigation.
- 7/26/2023
- by Susan Hill
- Martin Cid - TV
Warning: This article contains spoilers for Missing: The Lucie Blackman Case
When the Prime Minister intervenes in a missing person’s case, it’s enough to make the world sit up and take notice, especially in a pre-social media age.
And as Netflix’s latest true-crime documentary shows, that’s exactly what happened when 21-year-old British tourist Lucie Blackman disappeared in Tokyo back in 2000. In Missing: The Lucie Blackman Case, we see that securing UK Prime Minister Tony Blair’s involvement in the investigation was largely the work of Lucie’s father Tim, who worked tirelessly to achieve widespread international media coverage in a bid to convince the Japanese police to take her case more seriously.
The documentary claims that the police’s initial apathy towards Lucie’s disappearance is because, sadly, young women went missing in Tokyo all too often, although usually for benign reasons. So, Tony Blair aside,...
When the Prime Minister intervenes in a missing person’s case, it’s enough to make the world sit up and take notice, especially in a pre-social media age.
And as Netflix’s latest true-crime documentary shows, that’s exactly what happened when 21-year-old British tourist Lucie Blackman disappeared in Tokyo back in 2000. In Missing: The Lucie Blackman Case, we see that securing UK Prime Minister Tony Blair’s involvement in the investigation was largely the work of Lucie’s father Tim, who worked tirelessly to achieve widespread international media coverage in a bid to convince the Japanese police to take her case more seriously.
The documentary claims that the police’s initial apathy towards Lucie’s disappearance is because, sadly, young women went missing in Tokyo all too often, although usually for benign reasons. So, Tony Blair aside,...
- 7/26/2023
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
In the Netflix documentary film Missing: The Lucie Blackman Case, the horrifying disappearance of a 21-year-old British girl, Lucie Blackman, unfolds. Lucie relocated to Japan and started working as a hostess at a restaurant in Tokyo, but after merely three months, she mysteriously disappeared. Through an extensive investigation into the disappearance of Lucie Blackman, the shocking revelation of a stone-cold murderer and sexual predator lurking in the streets of Japan surfaced.
In this documentary, the account of the events surrounding Lucie Blackman’s disappearance is discussed and revisited, featuring a grieving father, Tim Blackman, who did everything in his power to bring his daughter back but found himself entangled in a feud with the Tokyo police. This nearly 23-year-old murder case was once major news, but only a few people outside these countries —the UK and Japan—are aware of it. However, this is where Netflix takes the initiative to...
In this documentary, the account of the events surrounding Lucie Blackman’s disappearance is discussed and revisited, featuring a grieving father, Tim Blackman, who did everything in his power to bring his daughter back but found himself entangled in a feud with the Tokyo police. This nearly 23-year-old murder case was once major news, but only a few people outside these countries —the UK and Japan—are aware of it. However, this is where Netflix takes the initiative to...
- 7/26/2023
- by Poulami Nanda
- Film Fugitives
“Bird Box Barcelona” remained the most-watched film worldwide on Netflix, even as “The Out-Laws” and the newly released “They Cloned Tyrone” dominated the Top 10 English film chart for the week of July 17. Read on for this week’s analysis.
Normally, Netflix’s English language films have the biggest audiences across the globe on a weekly basis, but with 19 million views, “Bird Box Barcelona” was the most-watched film in much of Latin and South America, as well as Spain and ten other European countries, plus a good portion of Asia as well.
Because of that, the “Bird Box” prequel ended up faring better than the #1 English language film, “The Out-Laws,” starring Adam Devine, Nina Dobrev, Pierce Brosnan and Ellen Barkin, which continues to be quite popular with 12.1 million views last week. “The Out-Laws” was in the Top 10 for 93 countries, but only #1 in four European countries, as well as Israel.
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Normally, Netflix’s English language films have the biggest audiences across the globe on a weekly basis, but with 19 million views, “Bird Box Barcelona” was the most-watched film in much of Latin and South America, as well as Spain and ten other European countries, plus a good portion of Asia as well.
Because of that, the “Bird Box” prequel ended up faring better than the #1 English language film, “The Out-Laws,” starring Adam Devine, Nina Dobrev, Pierce Brosnan and Ellen Barkin, which continues to be quite popular with 12.1 million views last week. “The Out-Laws” was in the Top 10 for 93 countries, but only #1 in four European countries, as well as Israel.
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- 7/26/2023
- by Edward Douglas
- Gold Derby
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