SBS signed a contract with GMA Entertainment Group, a representative terrestrial channel in the Philippines, on the co-production of Running Man' at the GMA Network Center on November 11.
GMA Entertainment Group is one of the top terrestrial channels in the Philippines, which celebrated its 70th anniversary this year. The event was attended by a large number of major executives including GMA Group Chairman Felipe L Gozon, President Gilberto R. Duavit, Jr., and Vice President Felipe Yalong, who showed great interest in co-production of "Running Man" on SBS. Deputy Director Kim Yong-jae and Deputy Director Kim Soo-hwan of the global content biz team attended.
GMA Group Chairman Felipe Gosson said: "We know that Running Man' is the most popular program not only in Korea but also in other countries. I hope that it will be reborn as the best program that has received great attention in the Philippines. "
Kim Yong-jae, vice director of SBS Global Contents biz team, said, "This Philippine version of Running Man' will provide an opportunity to show the ability of SBS co-production once again in the Philippines, which is at the peak of the Korean wave after Vietnam. "Running Man" has become a global content in its name by broadcasting in the Philippines following Vietnam (season 2) and Indonesia this year."
SBS is expected to sign a joint production contract with Running Man' in the Philippines following Vietnam and Indonesia, and Running Man' will be a new catalyst for the spread of 'New Korean wave'.
Meanwhile, in the Philippines, news of the co-production of Running Man' has already been reported, and it is already receiving hot attention. On Twitter in the Philippines, #RunningmanOnGMA is in second place in real-time search terms, and popular Philippine entertainers are interested in appearing first, raising expectations for the Philippine version of Running Man'.
