International partnership will expand Fake or Fact® across television, digital media, publishing, Manga, gaming, merchandise and live entertainment
Zipang Inc and Octopus TV Ltd are delighted to announce a global licensing agreement for Andrew Eborn’s Fake or Fact®, expanding the television format into a worldwide, multi-platform entertainment property.
Created by international lawyer, broadcaster and futurist Andrew Eborn, Fake or Fact® challenges audiences to question the information they encounter and distinguish fact from fiction in a world increasingly shaped by misconceptions, misinformation and disinformation.
Combining entertainment with education, the series explores claims across a wide range of subjects in an accessible and engaging format built around a simple but increasingly important idea: question everything — and question the answers.
A GLOBAL MULTI-PLATFORM PARTNERSHIP
Under the agreement, Zipang Inc and Octopus TV Ltd plan to expand Fake or Fact® across television and international broadcast, streaming and digital media, publishing, Manga, computer games and interactive entertainment, merchandise, licensing, live events, brand extensions and international adaptations.
One of the first projects planned is a Manga version of Andrew Eborn’s Fake or Fact®, featuring Andrew Eborn as a Manga character and exploring subjects particularly suited to the programme’s distinctive Fake or Fact® approach.
Kiyofumi Kajiwara, CEO of Zipang Inc, said:
“We are delighted to collaborate with Andrew Eborn and Octopus TV to bring Andrew Eborn’s Fake or Fact® to a global audience. This partnership will expand the series across various media, including broadcast, licensing, publishing, digital platforms, computer games, merchandise and live events.”
Kajiwara continued:
“Having successfully worked with Andrew Eborn and Octopus TV on numerous projects worldwide, I am eager to build on our tremendous achievements with this exciting new venture.
“One of the first projects will be a Manga version of Andrew Eborn’s Fake or Fact®, featuring a Manga version of Andrew Eborn, with several magazines covering a variety of topics ideally suited to the Fake or Fact® format.”
ANDREW EBORN: “WE ARE LIVING IN AN AGE PLAGUED BY MISINFORMATION”
Eborn believes the international expansion comes at a particularly important moment.
“We are living in an age plagued by misinformation. As Mark Twain aptly noted, ‘If you don’t read the newspaper, you’re uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you’re misinformed.’
“At a time when trust in media, politics and society is waning, it is crucial that we challenge the information we receive.
“I am honoured to work with Zipang to bring Fake or Fact® to a global stage, encouraging people everywhere to question everything.”
The agreement is designed to establish Fake or Fact® as an international intellectual property capable of moving beyond its television origins and reaching audiences through multiple forms of entertainment, publishing and interactive media.
FROM TELEVISION TO MANGA, GAMING AND LIVE EXPERIENCES
The planned expansion of Fake or Fact® includes television and international broadcast, digital and streaming platforms, publishing and Manga, computer games, interactive entertainment, licensing, merchandise, live events and international adaptations.
The Manga project represents an early step in that strategy, introducing the concept to new audiences while retaining the central premise that has defined the programme: examining what people are told, challenging assumptions and separating fact from fiction.
ABOUT ANDREW EBORN
Andrew Eborn is an international lawyer, barrister, strategic business adviser, broadcaster and futurist.
His international media career spans television, radio, podcasts and digital platforms, with appearances across BBC, News24, Sky News, ITV’s Good Morning Britain, Times Radio, LBC, TMZ, Sky News Australia, NewsNation, Talk, TNT, CNN, Fox, CBC and numerous other outlets.
Eborn is also the producer and presenter of The Andrew Eborn Show, featuring conversations with guests from entertainment, business, media, technology and culture while exploring creativity, innovation, major issues and stories deserving greater attention.
The Andrew Eborn Show – In London Town Tonight is broadcast from iconic London locations, including a floating studio on the River Thames, with plans to expand the format internationally.
Eborn also collaborates with leading organisations, including the Royal Television Society, on events and podcasts.
INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRY EXPANSION
Andrew Eborn will be attending Brand Licensing Europe in London, where the international licensing and brand-extension industries come together, as well as MIPCOM in Cannes, where he has again been invited to host and anchor.
Andrew Eborn’s Fake or Fact® will be presented as an international multi-platform entertainment and intellectual property opportunity for broadcasters, publishers, streaming and digital platforms, gaming companies, licensees and brand partners.
ABOUT OCTOPUS TV LTD
Octopus TV Ltd is a media and entertainment company involved in television, digital content, international partnerships and the development of innovative media projects.
ABOUT ZIPANG INC
Zipang Inc is an international media and entertainment company involved in content development, licensing, publishing and the creation of entertainment projects for global audiences.
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