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C4 picks up Armoza’s Sex Tape
Channel 4 has commissioned Armoza Formats’ social experiment Sex Tape for broadcast later this year….
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Jersey Shore comeback hits ratings high
Jersey Shore: Family Vacation is the latest show bringing back the Shore franchise, and it…
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CJ E&M claims format infringement by China’s iQiyi
During a panel event at the MIPTV television conference and market in Cannes, Korea’s CJ…
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SBT Brazil to revive Endemol Shine’s Deal or No Deal
Endemol Shine gameshow Deal or No Deal is returning to Brazil after a seven-year absence….
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BBC to launch dance format with Simon Cowell’s Syco
The BBC has commissioned Simon Cowell’s (pictured) Syco Entertainment and FremantleMedia UK’s Thames to produce…
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Keshet is on The Search with Youngest Media
Keshet International has teamed with indie entertainment studio Youngest Media to produce a brand new…
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UKTV controller Emma Tennant passes away
The British television industry is today mourning the passing of the well liked UKTV controller…
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French consolidator Mediawan posts 2017 financials
Paris-listed production-distribution group Mediawan has reported its 2017 full year numbers. Both actual and pro…
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Christmas time for Endemol Shine as US rejig continues
Endemol Shine North America (ESNA) has named veteran development executive Christmas Rini (pictured) as executive…
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BBC rejigs French production arm as TF1, Arte deals land
BBC Worldwide is restructuring its French production arm, as the unit lands new commissions with…
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MGM begins CEO search after Barber exit
US studio MGM is replacing CEO Gary Barber just five months after he signed a…
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Wahlburgers prodco nabs Delmore from Endemol Shine prodco
Wahlburgers producer 44 Blue Productions has hired Elyse Delmore from Endemol Shine North America-owned reality…
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Weinstein Co. files for bankruptcy – again
The Weinstein Company, whose ex-chairman Harvey Weinstein has been accused of sexual harassment, has filed…
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Fremantle Oz hires Matchbox MD to replace Hogg as CEO
FremantleMedia Australia (FMA) has appointed Matchbox Pictures managing director Chris Oliver-Taylor (pictured) as its new…
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Formats house Bristow targets US with new development VP
Toronto-based Bristow Global Media (BGM) has promoted Sean Connolly to the new position of vice…
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BBC ends Robot Wars for the second time
UK broadcaster BBC Two has killed off its mech-on-mech battle format Robot Wars for the…
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Show of the week: Couple or Not?
Billed as ‘Deal or No Deal with humans’, Couple or Not? is Vivendi Entertainment (VE)’s…
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MTV brings Ex on the Beach to the US
MTV has greenlit a new US version of reality format Ex on the Beach, its…
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Leak lays bare Amazon originals effect
The effects of Amazon’s original programming strategy have been laid bare for the first time…
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Pulse bolsters non-fiction with Cooper upped in rejig
Vice Media-backed Pulse Films is expanding its non-fiction division promoting Emma Cooper to global president….
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Propagate appoints unscripted veteran to lead unit
US indie Propagate Content has hired Laurie Girion as executive VP of non-scripted content. Girion…
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Remedy Scotland chief to lead daytime for STV Productions
Remedy Productions’ Scotland chief, Jim Regan, is joining STV Productions as head of daytime and…
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Amazon welcomes ABC’s American Idol back to the UK
Amazon Prime Video UK has secured exclusive rights to ABC’s rebooted American Idol. The UK…
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Eddy Cue: Apple won’t buy Netflix or Disney
Consumer tech giant Apple will not buy Netflix or The Walt Disney Company, according to…
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Bingeing grows up – study highlights over-55s SVOD uptake
Although over-55s remain staunch supporters of linear television, a new study shows they are now…
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More classic shows rebooted as This is Your Life returns
The revival of classic unscripted formats to the market has continued apace in the past…
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Ugly Delicious star David Chang launches TV business
David Chang, the famous chef and creator of Momofoku, founder of Lucky Peach magazine and…
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Dubuc ‘set for Vice’ after A+E exit
Nancy Dubuc is leaving her post as president and CEO of A+E Networks and is…
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Lagardère Studios acquires Dutch prodco Skyhigh TV
Lagardère Studios is investing in the Netherlands, securing a majority stake in Skyhigh TV. This…
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Spain’s Zebra hires Navarrette from Azteca
Spanish producer Zebra Productions has hired Juan Navarrette from TV Azteca in Mexico. He will…