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Shillinglaw resurfaces at Endemol Shine
Former BBC Two and Four chief Kim Shillinglaw has been appointed director of factual at…
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Leftfield pins down WWE star Cena
US producer Leftfield Entertainment has scored a development deal with WWE wrestling superstar John Cena….
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Idris Elba prodco makes unscripted hire
Idris Elba’s UK indie, Green Door, has hired seasoned ITV and Leopard Films producer Miles…
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ITV sets up Dating in the Dark
ITV has ordered a UK version of Dating in the Dark. The series, which was…
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Canada to tell Story of Us
Canadian pubcaster CBC has commissioned the latest version of epic docu-drama format The Story of…
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Top Gear host’s show heads for US cable
A motoring show from one of the presenters of the Top Gear reboot has been…
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Formats set for dramatic revival
Analysis of new programmes launched by genre round the world shows that the level of…
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FRAPA membership grows 35% in a year
Formats industry body FRAPA has grown its membership 35% in the past year. This spike…
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BBC, Endemol alum launches Objective prodco
Former BBC Natural History Unit and Endemol exec Gavin Henderson has set up an indie…
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BBC Worldwide ‘confident’ over Top Gear future
The commercial arm of the BBC has rejected fears over the future of motoring series…
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New Objective prodco builds team
Panda Television, the new UK prodco that is part of All3Media’s Objective Media Group, has…
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Canal+ takes Kissman stake
French commercial broadcaster Canal+ has taken a 50% stake in Kissman Production Group. Kissman is…
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Banijay takes stake in new Italian prodco
France-based Banijay Group has acquired a minority stake in new Italian producer DRY (Don’t Repeat…
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Zodiak Nederland hires ex-Endemol Shine exec
Zodiak Nederland has brought over former Endemol Shine Group formats exec Remco Lentjes to take…
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Sky Arts plots art heist format
UK satellite channel Sky Arts has commissioned a series in which priceless works of art…
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VH1 builds unscripted team with MTV exec
VH1 is bringing Paul Ricci across from sister US cable channel MTV to become its…
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History scraps Top Gear USA
Cable channel History has cancelled its US version of British petrolhead series Top Gear after…
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VH1 names Levison reality replacement
Viacom network VH1 has named the long-serving Nina L. Diaz its new reality TV chief…
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ProSiebenSat.1 copros chief exiting
The senior VP of international coproduction and documentaries is exiting the German broadcast group in…
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MBO for Nordic World
Espen Huseby has completed a management buy-out of Scandinavian distributor Nordic World for an undisclosed…
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Twofour scores first Slovenian format deal
Twofour has sold ski-jumping format The Jump to a Slovenia network, with plans to build…
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Netflix greenlights Cameron Dallas series
Netflix’s latest original programme is an unscripted series featuring social media star Cameron Dallas. The…
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RTL sees Benefits in Endemol Shine format
Germany’s RTL has become the first network to order a local version of Endemol Shine…
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Bike channel launches UK reality format Coach
Cycling channel Bike is launching a UK version of its Coach format. The reality series…
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RTL sets up German Power Couple
German free TV powerhouse RTL has ordered a local version of the Israeli-originated format Power…
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Australia to find its Ninja Warrior
Australian commercial broadcaster Nine Network has commissioned a local version of hit Japanese strongman format…
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Andreae’s Naked hires O’Brien
Naked Entertainment has recruited Tom O’Brien to run its development and work up new unscripted…
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BBC One, Take That line up Voice replacement
UK broadcaster BBC One has revealed a Saturday night talent format that will replace ITV-bound…
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MTV reality chief exits
Long-serving MTV head of reality programming Lauren Dolgen is leaving the Viacom youth-skewed channel. Dolgen…
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UK, Korea team for artificial intelligence format
UK indie Zig Zag and South Korean free TV broadcaster MBC are teaming to take…