{"id":2236744,"date":"2026-01-15T22:54:35","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T22:54:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2236744"},"modified":"2026-01-15T22:54:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T22:54:35","slug":"legendary-sells-150-million-stake-to-japanese-broadcast-giant-tbs-in-strategic-tie-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/legendary-sells-150-million-stake-to-japanese-broadcast-giant-tbs-in-strategic-tie-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Legendary Sells $150 Million Stake to Japanese Broadcast Giant TBS in Strategic Tie-Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div role=\"presentation\">The Japanese broadcasting and media giant Tokyo Broadcasting System is acquiring a $150 million stake in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/company\/co0159111\/\">Legendary Entertainment<\/a> as part of a strategic partnership between the companies, with ambitions to adapt Japanese IP for global audiences.<\/p>\n<p>Legendary is betting that it can leverage its experience adapting IP (its projects include the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0087182\/\">Dune<\/a> franchise, the Minecraft movie, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt27419420\/\">Street Fighter<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0831387\/\">Godzilla<\/a>), in helping <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/company\/co0688123\/\">TBS<\/a> IP and content find a global audience. In addition to its TV networks, TBS also operates <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/company\/co1064392\/\">The Seven<\/a>, a studio that is behind the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/company\/co0144901\/\">Netflix<\/a> series <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt10795658\/\">Alice in Borderland<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt13664452\/\">Yu Yu Hakusho<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor decades, TBS has played a central role working with all members of the creative ecosystem in Japan, from multiple publishers to animators to writers and artists,\u201d said said Josh Grode, CEO of Legendary Entertainment. \u201cIts position within the local market presents exciting opportunities for collaboration. We look forward to working with TBS to broaden&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.imdb.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Japanese broadcasting and media giant Tokyo Broadcasting System is acquiring a $150 million stake in Legendary Entertainment as part of a strategic partnership between the companies, with ambitions to adapt Japanese IP for global audiences. 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