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Formats
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Operation Live, The Desert highlight ITV Studios’ spring formats slate
ITV Studios has rolled out a slate of new formats including The Garden’s Operation Live,…
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English Scandal, Killing Eve vie for Broadcasting Press Guild honours
BBC One and Amazon’s A Very English Scandal and BBC America’s Killing Eve are among the titles nominated for…
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UK Screenings: Warner Bros. bets on US primetime
Warner Bros. International Television Production (WBITVP) makes its debut at UK Screenings this year, with…
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MTV UK to revive Cribs
Viacom’s in-house production arm Elephant House Studios is to revive classic series Cribs for MTV UK. The…
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TBI opens MIPTV Hot Picks submissions
It’s that time of year again. TBI is now accepting submissions for our upcoming MIPTV…
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BBC Studios Showcase: World of Wonder
Feel-good formats are still driving audiences, and BBC Studios’ formats team meets the demand with…
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Magnify’s Fittest Family lands in Germany
Andrea Jackson’s Magnify Media has sold reality-fitness format Fittest Family into ProSiebenSat.1. The German broadcaster has…
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Special report: What formats sell where?
In the final instalment of four special reports, international consultancy K7 Media examines the demand for…
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Endemol Shine sends Stripped to Portugal
Endemol has sent prime-time social experiment Stripped to Portugal. Portuguese terrestrial broadcaster TVI has commissioned an eight-part…
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Special report: Where do hit formats come from?
In the third of four special reports, international consultancy K7 Media considers how changing technology…
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Realscreen: NBC, Bravo and Facebook execs reveal pitching tips
The Realscreen Summit kicked off in its new home of New Orleans on Monday (28…
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NATPE: Walking Dead most in-demand; ITVS GE’s LatAm formats deal; MGM goes to court
Walking Dead named Parrot’s most in-demand series Parrot Analytics has named AMC’s The Walking Dead…
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NATPE deals: NBCUniversal takes Top Chef to Brazil; Colombia’s Canal 1 to host The Four
NBCUniversal has signed a deal for its Emmy award-winning reality cookery show Top Chef with…
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Special report: The evolution of ‘powerhouse’ formats
In the second of four special reports, international consultancy K7 Media looks at how top-performing…
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Extreme Makeover: Home Edition gets reboot at Discovery’s HGTV
Hit format Extreme Makeover: Home Edition is getting a reboot at Discovery’s HGTV, after near seven…
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Formats round-up: Banijay takes Wife Swap to Brazil, Endemol Shine’s Kitchen Impossible gets Dutch remake
Banijay Rights has made a string of new format deals for Wife Swap, which will…
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Special report: Breaking down break-out formats
In the first of four special reports for TBI, international consultancy K7 Media identifies the…
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Big Brother makes a comeback in Poland & Finland
Endemol Shine Group’s Big Brother is returning to Poland and Finland after a hiatus. ESG…
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Exclusive: Fox’s Masked Singer optioned in the UK
Argonon Group-backed producer Bandicoot Television has optioned Fox’s hit format The Masked Singer for the…
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Fox revives Paradise Hotel
Jersey Shore creator SallyAnn Salsano is rebooting reality competition series Paradise Hotel for Fox. The…
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Banijay Rights sends USA’s Temptation Island up north
Banijay Rights has sold its US reboot of Temptation Island into Canada’s Bell Media. USA…
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Exclusive: Netherlands’ NPO3 scoops up Tuvalu comedy formats
Newen Group-owned producer Tuvalu Media has scored commissions for science-focused comedy panel show The Human…
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“Purposeful” formats, CEE scripted on the rise in 2019
International TV research consultancy K7 Media has unveiled its predictions for 2019, forecasting that Disney+…
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Endemol’s Family Food Fight heads to Portugal
Portugal is the latest territory to scoop up Endemol Shine Group’s Family Food Fight. Public…
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UKTV orders car ‘flipping’ series for Dave
UKTV has commissioned new original Lazy Boy Garage for entertainment channel Dave. The series, which…
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Talpa strikes multi-year deal with Star India for The Voice
Talpa and Star India have signed a multi-season deal for The Voice franchise, which includes…
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On the set with Vice’s first game show
TBI speaks to Vice Studios exec producers Dan Louw and Yonni Usiskin on how…
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Fremantle bets on Irish multi-platform format National Treasures
Fremantle has picked up format rights to EZ Films’ multi-platform series National Treasures. The business…
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Zig Zag, IMTV and BBC Studios partner on hybrid dating-crime format
South Korean producer IMTV, Zig Zag Productions and BBC Studios Distribution have partnered on a…
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Armoza’s Singerella scores UK option
Armoza Formats’ singing show Singerella has been optioned in the UK. Argonon-owned Chase The Case producer Bandicoot…