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Plans drawn for Lat Am Lip Sync Battle
Comedy Central Latin America and TV Azteca are to coproduce a 13x60mins version of Lip…
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Nice prodco gets new CEO as Marschall exits
Nice Entertainment producer Paprika Latino has promoted its COO to replace current CEO Peter Marschall….
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Netflix buys Top Gear, rights picture unclear
Netflix has confirmed it is taking international rights to the BBC’s new-look Top Gear, though…
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51 Minds drafts VH1 exec in reshuffle
Endemol Shine North America prodco 51 Minds has hired a VH1 executive and promoted a…
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No more Episodes for Showtime, BBC
US-UK comedy coproduction Episodes will end after a fifth season. The show’s US broadcaster, premium…
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EduTV, CBS search for Top Model
A Mongolian channel has ordered a local version of CBS Studios International fashion format American’s…
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Banijay hires Endemol Shine pair in Finland rejig
Banijay Group is merging its Finnish assets with those of Zodiak Media, splitting its scripted…
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Burnett, Harvey in business for ABC
Unscripted industry figures Mark Burnett and Steve Harvey are coming together to create a seed…
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Chinese VOD net goes Running with Armoza
Chinese on-demand platform TV.Sohu is co-developing a lifestyle format about running with Israel’s Armoza Formats….
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Studio Lambert poaches Electric Ray exec
All3Media-owned Studio Lambert has hired Natalie McArdle from Sony-backed Electric Ray to become deputy head…
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A+E hires former Shine, Sony exec for formats push
A+E has recruited former Fox, Sony and Shine executive Hayley Babcock to spearhead a drive…
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MIPTV: Dance, Dance, Dance dances onto RTL
Celebrity dance format Dance, Dance, Dance has been picked up by German free-to-air broadcaster RTL….
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ITV, Mediaset take Warner’s Little Big Shots
ITV in the UK and Mediaset in Spain have ordered local versions of breakout US…
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BattleBots to challenge Robot Wars in Cannes
A five-foot humanoid combat robot named ‘The Obwalden Overlord’ will touch down in Cannes next…
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Gil Formats to Break the Dress Code at MIPTV
The sales arm of Israel’s Gil Productions will launch Breaking the Dress Code at MIPTV….
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MIPTV Hot Pick – Come Dine: Champion of Champions
The main challenge with an evergreen format like Come Dine With Me (37 versions worldwide)…
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Dating priests, ABBA on SVT Sales slate
Sweden’s SVT Sales is taking an eclectic slate featuring priests looking for love, Europop super-group…
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Armoza takes Foodies, Wrecking Ball to MIPTV
Armoza Formats has nine new formats for buyers at MIPTV. The Israeli company’s slate includes…
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MIPTV Hot Pick: Touch
Keshet International’s latest format effort is based on one simple question, ‘What is wrong with…
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ITV plants Wishing Tree order
ITV is piloting The Wishing Tree, the feelgood format from Talpa Media, which sits within…
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Viacom snatches Channel 5 rights from DRG
Viacom International Media Networks has taken on rights to UK terrestrial Channel 5’s in-house production…
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Japan’s NHK tunes into Gogglebox
NHK has run a local pilot of Japanese version of hit format Gogglebox. The Japanese…
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NBCU to test Spartan at MIPTV
NBCUniversal International Formats is to unleash the Spartans in Cannes at MIPTV. The global formats…
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Japanese broadcasters prep MIPTV Treasure Box
Japan’s leading broadcasters will launch a slate of new formats at MIPTV under the Treasure…
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Keshet gets hands on with Touch
Keshet International’s major MIPTV unscripted launch is gameshow Touch. The show, which debuted on Keshet…
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BBC buys into South Africa’s Rapid Blue
BBC Worldwide has bought into Rapid Blue, the South Africa-based production company that makes regional…
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Ridiculous format deals for Viacom
MTV is readying five local versions of its viral video format Ridiculousness. The international arm…
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Viacom bringing Car Crash Couples to Cannes
Viacom International Media Networks is launching UK-originated dating format Car Crash Couples at MIPTV. The…
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Kabo to cultivate Hot Pepper at MIPTV
French distributor Kabo International has picked up worldwide distribution rights to Canadian gameshow Hot Pepper….
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Banijay sales staff set for Zodiak exit
Several of the Banijay International sales staff that transferred to Zodiak Rights are set to…