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Proper TV president Guy O’Sullivan passes away
Canada’s Proper Television is in mourning after the unexpected passing of Guy…
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ProSieben books Play Date with Armoza
Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1 has returned from MIPTV with a commission a new docu-reality series from Tel…
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BBC Special Forces head to Poland via Africa
Polish pubcaster TVP has acquired Special Forces: Ultimate Hell Week. The local version of the…
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Star China format gets new distributors after ITV deal ends
Star China format Sing My Song will now go out through Small World IFT and…
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Raw double development appointments
Gold Rush prodco Raw has named two heads of development, bringing in Oliver Calleja in the US…
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New Bake Off format deals
Czech pubcaster CT has ordered a local version of the popular Bake Off format. The…
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Mongol TV will Come Dine with Me
Mongol TV has acquired local remake rights to Come Dine with Me. The network has…
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Ex-WME television chief joins TV4
Former William Morris Endeavor television co-chief Mark Itkin has joined emerging digital content business TV4 Entertainment as…
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CBS calls for Ambulance
Broadcaster CBS has commissioned a US remake of Dragonfly’s UK format Ambulance. The one-hour alternative…
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CBS alternative chief to exit
CBS’s executive VP of alternative programming, Chris Castallo, is leaving the Eye Network after ten…
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Star forced to back down in FRAPA format row
International formats body FRAPA has moved to distance itself from claims from Star China over ownership…
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Seven orders Warner Bros’ Little Big Shots
Australian free-to-air broadcaster Network Seven has ordered a local version of Little Big Shots, the…
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Haddad exits as Endemol Shine rejigs Mid-East
Endemol Shine Middle East (ESME) managing director Lara Haddad is leaving after the production unit…
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ITV position set to worsen, say analysts
UK commercial broadcaster ITV’s performance looks set to worsen as a result of a Brexit-related…
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Real World prodco pacts with Korea’s Signal
Bunim/Murray Productions has signed a joint development deal with South Korea’s Signal Entertainment Group. This…
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Fremantle and Banijay settle format row
FremantleMedia prodco Abot Hameiri and Banijay Group have settled their legal dispute over alleged similarities…
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Banijay buys Survivor prodco Castaway
Banijay has acquired Survivor prodco Castaway Television, TBI can reveal. Castaway owners Charlie Parsons, Lord…
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NBC reunites Poehler & Offerman for unscripted show
Parks and Recreation stars Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman are reuniting on an unscripted series…
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Animal Planet adapts Plimsoll’s rescue dog format
Discovery Communications-owned Animal Planet counts an adaptation of British-created format Rescue Dogs to Super Dogs…
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M6 to Redesign Norwegian format
French broadcaster M6 is to localise Norwegian makeover format Redesign. The show originally aired on…
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Celebs help Discovery rebuild Cash Cab
US cable net Discovery Channel is rebooting its long-running quiz Cash Cab. The new version…
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Ex-MTV reality chief joins Viceland
US cable channel Viceland has hired former MTV reality boss Lauren Dolgen as its head…
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Dragons’ Den exec joins Pulse for unscripted
Vice-backed Pulse Films has hired Ceri Aston (right) as head of non scripted. Aston is…
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Project Runway Lat Am network change scheduled
Lifetime Latin America has become the pan-regional home of the Project Runway. The original US…
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German broadcaster buys Irish gameshow
German broadcaster Das Erste has greenlit a local version of Play it by Ear, the…
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Gurneys regain control of Duck Dynasty prodco
The battle for control of Duck Dynasty firm Gurney Productions has now seen a court…
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Top Gear America returning on US cable
Just under a year after History ended its US version of Top Gear, BBC America…
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Sky orders Tough Mudder competition series
Sky has greenlit Mission Mudder, a sport competition series following athletes training for a series…
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MTV’s Ex on the Beach goes local
Viacom has inked several deals for local versions of its MTV UK reality dating format…
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Italian formats firm begins Bloody Game at MIPTV
Italian formats company Bic Formats is debuting a trio of provocatively-titled series to MIPTV. The…