Scripted

Nippon Television Network Corporation (Nippon TV), Japan’s leading multiplatform entertainment powerhouse, announced that the Turkish version Anne, from Nippon TV’s award-winning scripted format Mother received the 2019 honorable Award from Turkey’s Services Exporters’ Association for the Most Exported TV Series of the Year in 2018. President Erdoğan gave the award to the lead actresses, Ms. Cansu Dere and Ms. Beren Gökyıldız, and the CEO of Medyapim, Mr. Fatih Aksoy at the event.

The Turkish series first debuted on Star TV in October 2016, and became an immediate hit, due to its heart gripping story, which was a completely new genre in Turkey. Anne is now distributed in almost 40 countries globally and continues to spark interest among international buyers. The announcement was made jointly today by Mr. Atsushi Sogo, President of International Business Development for Nippon TV, and Mr. Fatih Aksoy, CEO of Medyapim.

“I am very happy that Anne has become very successful all around the world just like it has been here in Turkey,” commented Mr. Fatih Aksoy, CEO of Medyapim.

“We are delighted that Fatih and the cast and crew of Anne have been rewarded in such an honorable way. It is the first time that a Japanese format became the Most Exported TV Series of the Year in Turkey, and we are so proud that Mother, with its captivating story, continues to move viewers around the world thanks to its many international formats,” added Sogo.