The Brain


Endemol Shine’s Brain sells

Several broadcasters in the CEE region have ordered local version of Endemol Shine gameshow The Brain. In Poland, Polsat will run the show, with Endemol Shine Poland producing. A pan-Balkan version will also be made and go out on the free-TV RTL and PRVA channels. The studio format showcases the extraordinary mental abilities of ordinary […]

Fox orders Endemol Shine Germany format

US broadcaster Fox has ordered an eight-hour unscripted series, Superhuman, based on Endemol Shine Germany format The Brain. This comes after Fox aired a two-hour special of the format on January 4. The format sees contestants with extraordinary skills competing for a cash prize. In Germany, the series is in its sixth season, while distributor […]

Quiz + game = broad entertainment

“Buyers have been looking for more than straightforward Q+A for some time; they want more escapist shows with more fun built in,” says one distribution boss, underlining the challenge of selling question and answer-based shows. Although Q+A lends itself very well to younger-skewing digital applications, buyers are wary quizzes skew old. One answer is to […]

Endemol Shine launches in Germany

Endemol and Shine have begun working as a merged unit in Germany this week, with the shape of their united subsidiary divisions now known. Endemol Shine Germany will be organised along four lines: Comedy and Light Entertainment, Show (formats), Reality, and Docu & Factual. As previously reported, Endemol Germany’s Marcus Wolter (pictured) will run Endemol Shine […]

Buyers Briefing: Airin Zainul, Media Prima

Name: Airin Zainul Title: Group general manager, ntv7 & 8TV, Media Prima Berhad Ahead of the ATF market in Singapore, TBI spoke to key buyers in the region about their acquisitions strategy TBI: Describe the profile of the channels for which you are buying? AZ: 8TV and ntv7 are the number one and number two […]

Ex-Fox content chief named Endemol Brazil boss

Former Fox International Channels content director Marcello Leão Braga has been named general manager at Endemol Brazil. He will replace Juliana Algañaraz, who exited in August after a stint that included the launch of shows such as SBT’s Your Face Sounds Familiar (Esse Artista Sou Eu), Fox’s The Brain (Os Incriveis – O Grande Desafio) […]

MIPTV News: Endemol to launch Fox workplace reality format

Endemol will launch new Fox series Does Someone Have to Go to the international market as part its MIPTV format slate. Does Someone Have to Go comes from Endemol USA and is billed as a “fly-on-the wall” entertainment format. It sees bosses hand over control to their employees, who then have to make badly needed […]