Today is the first day of the last week of my time here in Taiwan. With that, we’re beginning the week with a visit to an entertainment and smart media distribution company called Studio76. They’re a company that creates, adapts, and produces original story IPs, distributing them across global multimedia platforms.
As mentioned, they’re involved in creating IP stories, either from scratch or by selecting scripts through their story competition called “Rising Stories.” This competition features submissions from places such as Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia, and more.
They also adapt existing stories, like novels, turning them into movies or dramas. When we asked about the collaboration process with authors during these adaptations, they shared that sometimes it’s smooth, and other times it’s a bit tricky. For example, they might want to switch a main character’s gender from male to female, which some authors are open to, while others resist, so there’s often a natural back-and-forth in the creative process.
In addition to creating and adapting stories, Studio76 also produces their own shows or may be invited by other production or film companies to review a script and take on production. I remember our host mentioning their partnership with Netflix, explaining that while they may write a script, if the production requirements are too large for their team, they’ll hand it over to Netflix to produce. So being able to acknowledge the limits of what can and cannot be done is something to learn from.
Our host also spoke about another branch of their business, Studio886, which is their digital media distribution platform. This part of the company is helping them grow globally, particularly on platforms like YouTube, Fast Channels, and international VOD platforms.
Through Studio886, they redistribute shows that were considered classics or highly popular in their original country. These shows are edited to fit the cultural expectations of both new international audiences and the original audiences of these shows. The shows are also given subtitles to enhance the viewing experience. It’s another stream of revenue that supports Studio76 alongside their main entertainment and media production work.
Hearing about all this was genuinely fascinating, not to mention the cool stats and data they shared. I’ll admit, some of the data was a bit over my head, but it was still interesting to see the scope of their operations and impact.
Visiting Studio76 gave me great insight into how an entertainment and media company operates, from script selection to global distribution. It showed me the different layers that exist within the media industry and how it contrasts sharply with another company we visited earlier, like Gigabyte, which focused more on hardware and AI server development.
That contrast, between entertainment/media and tech/hardware, was really interesting to see firsthand. Both industries are shaping the modern world, but in completely different ways.
Once again, I’m glad I got the chance to visit and learn. That’s all I have to share for now, see you for Day 15. Bye!