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MTV inks deal for Just Tattoo of Us
Viacom network MTV is to debut a reality series titled Just Tattoo of Us on…
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Propagate’s indie power play
Having been agents and then together at Reveille, Ben Silverman and Howard T. Owens went…
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X Factor struggles down under, Dancing cancelled
Two of the biggest entertainment formats in the world, Dancing with the Stars and the…
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Married at First Sight heads to France
French free-to-air broadcaster M6 has ordered a local version of edgy marriage format Married at…
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Studio Lambert hires TwoFour exec for new label
All3Media-backed Studio Lambert has created a shiny floor entertainment unit, and hired a top TwoFour…
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New free TV deal for Talpa’s latest format
Talpa’s The Story of My Life has won an order from Russian free-to-air broadcaster Channel…
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CBS orders Candy Crush TV series
US network CBS has ordered a one-hour gameshow based on the Candy Crush Saga mobile…
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ZDF orders antiques format
All3Media’s Tower Productions is making a German version of antiques format For What It’s Worth….
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Banijay to battle legal threat over format
Banijay Group has responded to Israeli prodco Abot Hamieri, which alleges the Danish arm of the France-based TV…
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NBC will Stream Nordic competition series
US broadcaster NBC has acquired another European talent competition format, which will sit alongside The…
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BBC and Endemol Shine strike Brazil pact
Endemol Shine will make BBC formats in Brazil after striking a deal with BBC Worldwide,…
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Banijay lands ABC order for Gervais gameshow
ABC has ordered Five to Survive, a new gameshow created by Ricky Gervais and being…
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Bourdon joins Fashion Hero company
Former Novovision and Just for Laughs distribution exec Nathalie Bourdon has joined Beauty World Search….
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Electus bringing Singaporean musical drama to US
Electus has acquired local format rights to Singaporean scripted series The Musical Kitchen from Small…
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MIPCOM Hot Pick: Born To Be a Chef
Born To Be a Chef launched on Canadian French-language channel TVA on October 6. Distributor…
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CBS will Drop the Mic in Cannes
CBS Studios International is taking Fulwell 73-created format Drop the Mic. The show, originally for…
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Kabo’s Cops to patrol the MIPCOM Block
Kabo International will be putting Cops on the Block at MIPCOM, with the French comedy…
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Ex-Endemol Shine sales exec joins Lionsgate
Former Endemol Shine International exec Gisela Asimus-Minnbergh has joined Lionsgate to help launch its global…
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Pre-market Shark Tank deals for Sony
Sony Pictures Television has struck several pre-MIPCOM deals for one of its evergreen formats, Shark…
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CBS rehires exec to launch unscripted studios unit
CBS has re-hired Ghen Maynard for the second time, this time to launch an unscripted…
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Broadcasters join Robot Wars
UK battling robots series Robot Wars has been acquired by a raft of international broadcasters….
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Viacom adds Logo, MTV formats to MIPCOM slate
Viacom has added two last-minute additions to its MIPCOM formats slate. Viacom International Media Networks…
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Spanish net settles under Wishing Tree
A Spanish broadcaster has become the latest to acquire a local version of Talpa Media…
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Armoza brings German Curvy Supermodel to MIPCOM
Israel’s Armoza Formats will launch German beauty format Curvy Supermodel at MIPCOM. The original 5x120mins…
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Corus bring Canadian lifestyle to Cannes
Corus is bringing a slate of Canadian lifestyle to Cannes. The broadcaster and distributor will…
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DRG ties with Duck Quacks prodco ahead of market
DRG has struck a first-look deal with Duck Quacks Don’t Echo prodco Magnum Media. The…
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Passion to reveal The Next Great Magician
UK-based Passion Distribution to hoping to conjure up deals for its new Crook Productions format…
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ITV links with Talpa for another show
UK broadcaster has greenlit quiz format Five Gold Rings, its latest project with Talpa, the Dutch…
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A+E experiences Bride & Prejudice, New Wife
A+E Networks is headed to Cannes with a trio of new formats on its slate,…
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Pre-market format sales for Endemol Shine
Endemol Shine Group has got local versions of its Big Music Quiz format away ahead…