FRAPA is pleased to welcome Shunsuke Fukaya of Tokyo Broadcasting System Television (TBS) to its Advisory Board.
Fukaya joined TBS in 2009 and spent 12 years in television production, including seven years as an unscripted television director. Since joining the Global Business Division in 2021, he has focused on international format development and sales.
In 2024 and 2025, he served as Business Producer for Lovers or Liars?, a co-development with All3Media International, which won the Gold Award for Best Original Reality at the ContentAsia Awards 2025. In 2025, he also became Business Producer of TONO and took on the role of Head of Sales for Europe.
“In this global era, protecting unique ideas matters more than ever. That is why FRAPA’s role is so important,” Fukaya says.
Nick Smith, Co-Chairman of FRAPA, welcomes his appointment: “Shunsuke brings valuable experience from both production and international format development. His perspective will be a great addition to FRAPA’s Advisory Board and to our work as a global format community.”