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Sky revives long-running BBC comedy panel show ‘Buzzcocks’
British comedy panel show Never Mind The Buzzcocks is to return after a six year…
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Insight TV & C4 fitted up for Zig Zag’s ‘Garms Dealer’ fashion show
Millennial-focused channel operator and producer Insight TV and UK pubcaster Channel 4 have commissioned a…
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MTV revives ‘Cribs’ in US with Martha Stewart, Ryan Lochte & Ashlee Simpson
ViacomCBS-owned MTV has rebooted veteran celebrity property show Cribs, more than two decades since it…
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News round-up: Netflix & Moonbug expand kids franchises; ‘Detention Adventure’ returns; Dantar inks first-look deal with Pilgrim
Netflix & Moonbug expand kids franchises Netflix and US-UK kids content company Moonbug Entertainment are…
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Banijay launches French talent agency with Non Stop’s Hugues Dangy
Banijay has launched a France-based talent agency that will attempt to tap into the relationship…
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ITV reboots ‘Undercover Boss’ seven years after show’s last UK airing
Commercial broadcaster ITV has commissioned its own version of Undercover Boss, the Studio Lambert format…
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Argonon appoints for development drive, hires Banijay alum
Abandoned Engineering and The Masked Singer UK group Argonon has made a series of appointments…
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Round-up: Discovery Mexico heats up cooking format; Canal+ opens ‘The Office’ in Poland; Pluto TV inks Blue Ant deal
Discovery Mexico heats up cooking format Discovery Networks Mexico is to adapt UK-based The Story…
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Peacock preps Endemol Shine period dating show ‘Pride & Prejudice’
NBCUniversal streamer Peacock has ordered a new dating format from Endemol Shine North America (ESNA)…
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Round-up: Noovo reopens ‘Big Brother’ house; C4 remakes Israel’s ‘Little Mom’; ‘Love Island’ to debut ITV’s shoppable TV
Noovo reopens ‘Big Brother’ house Quebec network Noovo has ordered a second season of reality…
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India’s Viacom18 draws up ‘The Big Picture’ from ITV Studios
India’s Viacom18 has ordered a local version of ITV Studios’ interactive gameshow format The Big…
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News round-up: BBC calls ‘Gossip Girl’; ‘The Mole’ pops up in Italy; Lat Am lands Eccho’s ‘Legacy’
BBC calls Gossip Girl The BBC in the UK has picked up rights to the…
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ViacomCBS moves international operations under US-based trio
ViacomCBS has restructured its international operations, with US-based trio Chris McCarthy, Brian Robbins and George…
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Fremantle buys NENT Studios prodcos incl Moskito, Monster & Strix
Fremantle has struck a deal to acquire 12 production labels belonging to NENT Studios, including…
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John de Mol’s Talpa strikes format JV with France’s Satisfaction
John de Mol’s prodco Talpa has struck a deal that hands exclusive rights to produce…
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Round up: BBC revives ‘Weakest Link’; Rocket launches Firecrest obs-docs; Prime scores twice for Olympic doc
BBC revives ‘Weakest Link’ UK pubcaster the BBC is reviving gameshow format Weakest Link. BBC…
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Fremantle-owner RTL Group sells Belgian arm for $300m
European broadcaster RTL Group has sold its Belgian division, including three channels and streamer RTL…
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Spain’s Movistar+ restructures as entertainment director exits
Cristina Burzako, the recently appointed CEO of Telefónica-owned pay TV operator Movistar+, has restructured the…
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Round-up: ITV America & Blumhouse TV set unscripted pact; Small World steers ‘My Perfect Supercar’; Kanal D’s ‘Hekimoglu’ travels
ITV America & Blumhouse TV set unscripted pact US-based Blumhouse Television has struck a multi-year,…
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Fremantle appoints C4, BBC Studios alum to lead UK talent
Fremantle has hired Victoria Roye from UK broadcaster Channel 4 as head of its talent division….
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TikTok & Fox’s Tubi link up for millennial reunion show
Fox-owned AVOD streamer Tubi has linked ups with TikTok on a live ‘reunion special’ trivia…
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ViacomCBS names MTV exec to lead Paramount+ and Pluto TV’s global content plans
ViacomCBS has appointed Tanya Giles, general manager of MTV Entertainment Group, to a new role…
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TBI In Conversation: Lining up nostalgia with ‘Domino Challenge’
Banijay’s James Townley and Endemol Shine France’s Jean-Louis Blot tell TBI deputy editor Mark Layton how they’ve…
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Arab-language broadcaster Makan preps Armoza’s ‘Who’s Asking?’
Arab-language public broadcaster Makan has ordered a local version of Armoza Formats show Who’s Asking?….
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Round-up: ‘Moominvalley’s Gutsy snags $6m from Rovio; ‘Undercover Boss’ returns in UK; Discovery+ investigates Hillsong scandal
Moominvalley’s Gutsy snags $6m from Angry Birds firm Moominvalley prodco Gutsy Animations has secured €5m ($6m)…
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Sales round-up: Kabel 1 asks ‘Where Does The Money Go’; Cineflix strikes ‘Coroner’ deals; TVF unveils summer slate
Germany’s Kabel 1 asks ‘Where Does The Money Go’ German broadcaster Kabel 1 has ordered…
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Mercury Filmworks execs launch live-action prodco Sungate Films
Clint Eland, founder and CEO of Canadian animation studio Mercury Filmworks, and Nicole St. Pierre,…
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Atresmedia and TV 2 build local ‘LEGO Masters’
Spanish broadcaster Atresmedia and Norway’s TV 2 have both commissioned local versions of Banijay’s LEGO…
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Remarkable execs James Fox & Dom Waugh launch ITVS-backed Rollercoaster Television
James Fox and Dom Waugh from Endemol Shine UK brand Remarkable, are to launch Rollercoaster…
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ITV spins-off ‘Mummy Diaries’ reality series as star quits
UK-based ITV-owned FTA channel ITVbe has commissioned Billie & Greg: The Family Diaries, a spin-off…