Chunghwa Telecom Unveils 10 Taiwan Content Investments — SkimNews
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- Chunghwa Telecom unveiled 10 content investments spanning scripted television, film, music and equity stakes in two production companies, framing the slate as support for Taiwanese original IP and overseas partnerships.
- Gunshot is a police crime drama made with PTS Taigi TV and S11 Partners; the slate also includes “Yesterday’s Daughter, Tomorrow’s Mother,” “Guides to the World Below,” “C’est la Vie” and “Next Z Chef,” billed as Taiwan’s first cooking competition show for young people.
- Call of Lobster won the Chunghwa Telecom Award at TCCF’s 2024 pitching sessions and was selected for the Culture Ministry’s first international flagship cohort under the Great Voyage Project; the slate also backs “Demon of the East: Black Condo,” a horror project tied to a cinematic universe crossing four Asian countries.
- Shallow Levée’s “Speak in Silence” Asian tour will run to about 50 shows in Taiwan and eight other countries across Asia.
- DaMou Entertainment and Horiza Creations received equity positions from Chunghwa Telecom and Chunghwa Digital Cultural and Creative; DaMou’s credits include “The World Between Us II” and “Wave Makers,” while Horiza uses community engagement and crowdfunding to gauge audience preferences.
- Arrested Memory and “The Photo From 1977,” previously backed by Chunghwa, received 12 combined nominations at the 63rd Golden Horse Awards.
- Chunghwa Telecom operates mobile and broadband networks alongside MOD IPTV and Hami Video, which together have more than 3 million subscribers.
Why it matters: Taiwanese creators gain 10 new funding commitments across series, film, music and production-company equity, while Chunghwa’s mobile, broadband, MOD and Hami Video services collectively have more than 3 million subscribers. “Call of Lobster” joining the Culture Ministry’s first international flagship cohort and Shallow Levée’s roughly 50-show Asian tour give the slate concrete international links.
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