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