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HBO Max imports ‘FBoy Island’ with quartet of European commissions
Warner Bros. Discovery’s HBO Max is bringing FBoy Island to four markets across Europe. The show will be…
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UK gov’t to regulate streamers as super-indies face scrutiny
Streamers such as Netflix, Disney+ and Apple TV+ are to be regulated in the UK…
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Warner Bros. Discovery eyes int’l content sales, expects ‘noisy’ 2022
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) will reevaluate its content distribution strategy as the giant company looks…
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Banijay hires for Mexico & US Hispanic division, unveils upcoming slate
Banijay Mexico & US Hispanic has bolstered its ranks with an exec from sibling Endemol Shine…
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Roku expands originals with Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine, Maven & All3’s Lime
AVOD operator Roku is expanding its originals push with three new unscripted shows in the…
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Seven in Oz lands on John De Mol’s ‘Million Dollar Island’
Australia’s Seven Network has become the latest broadcaster to order a local version of Talpa…
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Universal Int’l Studios promotes Ed Havard to oversee UK unscripted strategy
Universal International Studios has promoted Ed Havard to head up the studio’s unscripted strategy in…
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ITVS Global Entertainment names eOne alum as new format sales director
ITV Studios (ITVS) Global Entertainment in the UK has appointed Charlotte van Weede as sales…
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Warner Bros. Discovery names int’l team, as Priya Dogra, James Gibbons & Anil Jhingan take new roles
Warner Bros. Discovery has named its international exec team under Gerhard Zeiler, with new roles…
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Red Arrow’s Left/Right rejigs with Anneka Jones promotion
Red Arrow Studios-owned US producer Left/Right has rejigged it senior team by promoting Anneka Jones…
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Discovery+ & TVNorge order first int’l version of Banijay’s ‘Drag Me Out’ format
Warner Bros. Discovery-owned streamer Discovery+ and its Nordic broadcaster TVNorge will air the first international…
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Exclusive: ‘The Masked Singer’ retains crown as world’s best-selling format in 2021
The Masked Singer has held onto its crown as the world’s best-selling format for a…
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Roku orders ‘Honest Renovations’ with Jessica Alba & Lizzy Mathis to EP and host
The Roku Channel has commissioned a new unscripted original series, hosted and executive produced by…
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MBC orders Mid-East version of Talpa’s ‘Million Dollar Island’
MENA-based MBC Group has become the latest buyer of Talpa format, Million Dollar Island. The reality…
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Banijay France & La Fabrique des Formats team for French format fund
Banijay France and La Fabrique des Formats have teamed up to support French format creation,…
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Exclusive: Primitives’ sales & acquisitions head, Siobhan Crawford, exits Benelux firm
Siobhan Crawford, head of sales and acquisitions at Benelux format distributor Primitives, is to exit the…
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Amazon Prime Video ramps up French investment with seven new originals
Amazon Prime Video has greenlit seven new French Amazon Original productions, which the company said…
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Banijay Rights to distribute ITV musical dating format ‘Romeo & Duet’
Banijay Rights has acquired global distribution rights to new singing & dating show format Romeo…
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Blue Ant Media brings A+E Networks’ ‘Hoarders’ to Canada in first int’l adaptation
Canada’s Blue Ant Media has commissioned a local version of Hoarders for its specialty channel…
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‘Dancing With The Stars’ moves to Disney+ after 16 years on ABC
ABC’s long-running entertainment series Dancing With The Stars is making a surprise move to Disney+…
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Media Ranch inks format distribution pact with Trace Studios
Canadian format producer and distributor Media Ranch has struck a global distribution partnership with South…
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Warner Bros. Discovery merger closes, creating global content behemoth
The newly combined Warner Bros. Discovery has begun trading on the Nasdaq stock exchange today,…
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France cooks up first remake of Germany’s ‘Chefs To Go’
M6 in France is adapting Banijay’s Chefs To Go, marking the first adaptation for the German cookery format….
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Fox extends remake of Argentina’s ‘Cleaning Lady’ after Hulu launch
Fox Entertainment has renewed drama The Cleaning Lady, which is available via Disney streamer Hulu, into…
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WarnerMedia & Banijay Americas strike unscripted creative pact
WarnerMedia has struck a pact with Banijay Americas to create a program designed to develop…
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MIPTV formats round-up – updated throughout the day
Fremantle Finland appoints new CEO Jarkko Luoma has been appointed as the new CEO for…
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Exclusive: S4C CEO seeks int’l co-pros to ‘bring Wales to the world’
Sian Doyle, the new CEO of Welsh broadcaster S4C, has shared her international co-pro ambitions…
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Disney+ Hotstar remakes BBC Studios format ‘Doctor Foster’ in Indonesia
Disney+ Hotstar is remaking UK drama Doctor Foster in Indonesia. The show will be produced by…
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Unpacking the risk & rewards of format funds
New formats have always had to fight for space against the exploitation of proven IP,…
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MIPTV formats round-up – updated throughout the day
Poland opens Talpa’s Hunting Season Polsat’s TV4 has acquired rights to adventure gameshow Hunting Season…