Formats
Nine’s Hotplate ‘shelved after format row’
Australian commercial network Nine has reportedly agreed to stop broadcasting its cooking competition series The…
Spanish net learns How to Be
Israeli format How to Be is heading into Spain. Commercial broadcaster Cuatro has commissioned a…
Nine stocks up on international series
Australian free-to-air net Nine has ordered a local version of Travel Guides, the travel series…
BBC Worldwide creates Nordic base
BBC Worldwide is setting up a Nordic-specific production operation based in Denmark and has brought…
Busoli’s Formata to sell ITV formats
Formata has inked a deal with ITV Studios and will shop its formats in the…
Donald Trump, Univision settle $500m legal case
The US$500 million legal case between US Hispanic broadcaster Univision Communications and American presidential hopeful…
Betty hires Optomen development chief
Discovery Communications-owned indie Betty has hired Optomen Television’s head of development. Damian Pitman will take…
BBC assembles team for Top Gear reboot
The BBC has announced the full team for its much-anticipated new Top Gear series. Describing…
Ex-Endemol Shine UK pair launch indie
Former Endemol Shine UK bosses David Flynn and Lucas Church have created a new independent…
A&E locks in jail docu-series format
A+E Networks plans to launch a docu-series in which innocent civilians spend time in jail,…