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Trio keeps Snowman standing
The management team at Married at First Sight prodco Snowman Productions has extended their contracts….
Dutch format set for RecordTV, ProSieben
FremantleMedia’s provocatively titled Dutch format Get the F*ck Out of My House will be remade…
3 Ball partners with indie producer Halpern
LA-based 3 Ball Entertainment has signed a coproduction deal with indie producer Rebecca Halpern. The…
Leftfield names new co-presidents
A pair of Leftfield Pictures producers has been upped to co-presidents at the ITV America…
US non-scripted bodies merge to create NPACT
The Non-Fiction Producers Association (NPA) and PactUS are merging to create a new US-based non-scripted…
ProSiebenSat.1, TVE check in to Hotel Römantiek
Major European broadcasters ProSiebenSat.1 and TVE have ordered remakes of Belgian format Hotel Römantiek. Both…
ITV Studios hands Beale expanded role
ITV Studios (ITVS) has upped Mike Beale to managing director, Nordics and its global creative…
Strong choice for CEO at Nice prodco
Nice Entertainment Group has named a Mastiff programming chief as the CEO of its Danish…
ITV America sets overall deal with Strahan
ITV’s US arm has scored an overall deal with former American football player and TV…
NBC launches World Of Dance Snapchat series
In a sign that TV networks are becoming increasingly interested in originating content for social…
Univision adds Endemol Shine, ITV Studios formats
US Hispanic broadcaster Univision is lining up a pair of European format remakes. Tu Cara…
360 Powwow to distribute Sex Tape in Lat Am
Miami’s Powwow 360 has acquired Latin American distribution rights to Armoza Formats’ Sex Tape. The…
Grandpas Over Flowers set for Turkey remake
South Korean format Grandpas Over Flowers is being remade in Turkey for Show TV. The…
Endemol Shine prodco Princess closing
Endemol Shine UK is closing Princess Productions, after the London-based prodco lost its studio space…
Armoza opens up in Miami
Israel-based formats firm Armoza has opened a new Miami office to cover the Latin America…
Cineflix, Duncan Gray pact for entertainment
Cineflix Media and veteran producer Duncan Gray have joined forces to create Twenty Six 03…
Endemol Shine veteran heads to Talpa
Talpa Global has hired Ingrid Akkerman as its head of licensing and branded content. The…
Endemol Shine’s Gaha exiting
Eden Gaha is leaving Endemol Shine North America. He has been president of unscripted at…
CBS names Castallo successor
CBS has gone in-house to find a successor to network alternative programming chief Chris Castallo….
Seacrest, Endemol Shine pact for YouTube talent show
Ryan Seacrest Productions and Endemol Shine are making Best.Cover.Ever, a singing competition series that will…
Alibaba’s Youku taking Saturday Night Live into China
A Chinese Saturday Night Live (SNL) is in the works, with Alibaba-owned online platform Youku making…
Apple delays Carpool Karaoke
Apple has pushed back the launch of its first original series, Carpool Karaoke. The tech…
New Zealand gets Married at First Sight
New Zealand network Three is getting its own version of Red Arrow International format Married…
Ex-VH1 exec takes CBS alternative spot
Former VH1 reality chief Susan Levison has joined US broadcaster CBS in a senior alternative…
Endemol Shine France names programming chiefs
Endemol Shine France has revealed the shape of Vincent Panozzo’s programming unit, with content centred…
Taskmaster US set for Comedy Central
A US version of British comedy format Taskmaster toplines cable channel Comedy Central’s latest slate….
Revamped VH1 unveils new slate
VH1 has unveiled its first slate since Bob Bakish took over parent company Viacom, ushering…
USA Network orders UK format remake
American cable channel USA Network has commissioned a local version of Big Star’s Little Star,…
ITV sets live game show format
UK broadcaster ITV has commissioned a local version of a game show from Chalkboard TV…
Endemol Shine launches German formats JV
Endemol Shine Germany has created a joint venture with local talk show host and newsreader…