Tuvalu


Newen buys Dutch prodco Tuvalu

France-based producer and distributor Newen has taken a majority stake in the Tuvalu Media Group. The deal sees another change in ownership at the Amsterdam-based prodco, after it was acquired by Sony Pictures Television in 2008 before being sold back to a management and private equity team. Tuvaulu founders Taco Zimmerman and Douwe van der […]

Armoza brings German Curvy Supermodel to MIPCOM

Israel’s Armoza Formats will launch German beauty format Curvy Supermodel at MIPCOM. The original 5x120mins launched on RTL2 in Germany, with Tresor on production duty. The format sees plus size models compete for a career in the fashion industry. They are mentored by experts and the best make it through to the next round. Tuvalu […]

Critical move for former Sony, Playboy exec

Tom Forman’s recently founded prodco Critical Content has recruited Christoph Pachler as executive VP and CFO. Pachler will be Critical’s first CFO, after Forman and Andrew Marcus created the company out of what was Relativity Television. The new recruit was EVP and CFO at Playboy for a six-year stint, ending this April. Prior to that he […]

Watch this space

Almost 60 years after the Americans and Russians battled for supremacy of the stars, two new reality TV formats are engaged in their own space race, while more broadly factual space programming is becoming hot property with Nat Geo set to launch its Cosmos reboot on Sunday (March 8). Huw Fullerton reports. Who will win […]

Hollywood Studio formats

Plans are underway to make some of the most iconic US shows ever for local broadcasters with international versions of 24, Breaking Bad, ER, Glee and Gossip Girl planned in countries as far afield as Israel and China. Shows including Prison Break, Law & Order and Desperate Housewives have already had the remake treatment and […]