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Denmark’s DR1 lands prime minister for local version of French format ‘The A Talks’

DR1 in Denmark has become the latest network to order a local version of Can’t Stop Media’s fast-travelling French format The A Talks. The show, which initially launched in France as Les Rencontres du Papotin, is being produced in Denmark by Fremantle’s Strong Productions and will be known locally En Særlig Samtale, debuting 25 December. […]

News round-up: DR1 orders menopause show; Moonbug & Toikido play ‘PeaKeeBoo’; ESPN & Disney to tell Brittney Griner story

DR1 orders menopause show The Danish Broadcasting Corporation has ordered factual series Welcome To the Menopause (Velkommen til Overgangsalderen) for flagship channel DR1 and catch-up service DRTV. Produced by Pineapple Entertainment, the series follows researchers, everyday Danes, and some famous faces as they come together to shine a spotlight on the often overlooked topic of […]

Denmark’s DR1 gets ‘Starstruck’ with local version of Banijay format

Danish broadcaster DR1 has commissioned a local adaptation of Banijay entertainment format Starstruck. Mastiff TV Denmark, part of Banijay Nordic, will produce the Danish version of the show, which sees a trio of performers transformed into the same iconic star, courtesy of an elite team of stylists. Starstruck turns ordinary members of the public, with […]

Denmark’s DR1 welcomes Metronome’s drag show ‘Fabulous Dads’

DR1 in Denmark has ordered a three-part factual entertainment series delving into the world of drag. Fabulous Dads has been created by Banijay-owned Metronome and brings fathers and sons closer together as they immerse themselves into the drag scene, where the son is a performer. The fathers have no understanding of the drag world and […]

Denmark’s DR1 picks up BBC Studios’ Meet The Humans

BBC Studios has licensed the format for Meet The Humans to Danish public service channel DR1. The six-episode series will be produced by Mastiff and is currently in production for an Autumn TX. Meet the Humans was originally commissioned for the global BBC Earth channel and presented by Michael Mosley (Trust Me I’m A Doctor). It puts humans […]

Married at First Sight heads to France

French free-to-air broadcaster M6 has ordered a local version of edgy marriage format Married at First Sight. The RTL-owned French channel will make the French version itself through its in-house Studio 89 division. The show has proved popular on FYI and its sister net A&E in the US and is also currently going out on […]

Eurosport gets into drone racing

Discovery-owned sports net Eurosport has struck a deal to cover drone racing, making it the latest established player to get into televising the event. The deal with DR1 Racing will see Eurosport take coverage into 70 countries across Europe and Asia. The first event, the DR1 Invitational from Los Angeles, will go out on the […]

Trapped marks Icelandic drama first for the BBC

UK public broadcaster the BBC has bought Trapped, the upcoming Icelandic drama from local filmmaker Baltasar Kormákur. The ten-part series will go out on BBC Four in the UK, marking its latest foreign drama acquisition after the channel bought Swedish series including Never Wipe Tears Without Gloves and Crimes of Passion from Sweden, Hostages from Israel […]

Red Arrow bringing Real Men to Cannes

Red Arrow International is bringing Real Men to MIPTV. The show has proved a hit on DR1 in Denmark where it averaged over one million viewers, 80-85% above its slot average. It is in the same “real reality” camp as another Red Arrow format, Married at First Sight, says Harry Gamsu, the company’s vice president, […]

Antiques Road Trip travels

Australian and Danish broadcasters have acquired antiques trading format Antiques Road Trip. In Australia, Foxtel’s The LifeStyle Channel has acquired pay TV rights to the finished version of the show. In Denmark, pubcaster DR has acquired two seasons of the core series for its flagship DR1 channel and two of its spin-off Celebrity Antiques Road […]