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BBC & NBCU co-commission Belgian format ‘Destination X’

The BBC in the UK and NBCUniversal (NBCU) have co-commissioned adventure reality competition show, Destination X. The Belgian format, created by Geronimo, follows 10 contestants as they embark on the road trip of a lifetime, but have no idea of their location. Once on the “innovative Destination X bus”, reality is tweaked to mislead them […]

Betty TV hires Bandicoot’s Emma Read-Wilson as head of production

Bandicoot’s recently departed head of production, Emma Read-Wilson, has joined UK prodco Betty TV in the same role. Read-Wilson starts in May and will work across the company’s slate, which includes Discovery’s Wheeler Dealers, the Canard co-production Fred’s Last Resort for E4, and Channel 4’s Naked Education. Prior to Bandicoot, Read Wilson had been a […]

Amazon ups Martin Backlund to oversee Prime Video Nordics

Amazon has promoted Martin Backlund to managing director of its SVOD service Prime Video for the Nordics. In his elevated role, Backlund will be responsible for the overall Prime Video business in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland, overseeing investment, content, marketing and partnerships. Backlund has been with Amazon for more than decade and was only […]

Australia’s Seven gets ‘Stranded On Honeymoon Island’ with Endemol Shine

Seven Network in Australia has ordered a local version of recently launched format, Stranded On Honeymoon Island. The adventure dating format will be produced by Banijay-owned Endemol Shine Australia and sees couples matched by experts before being marooned on a deserted island and left to fend for themselves for three weeks. The format was first […]

Netflix apologises as ‘Love Is Blind’ live reunion show fails to stream

Netflix has apologised after a special reunion episode of Love Is Blind that had been due to stream live yesterday failed. Love Is Blind: The Live Reunion had been scheduled to go live on Sunday at 20.00 ET, with viewers able to click a ‘Watch Live’ button ten minutes before. However, the live stream did […]

Exclusive: ‘The Traitors’ named fastest-growing format of 2022, while ‘Masked Singer’ remains best-selling

The Masked Singer has held on to its crown as the world’s best-selling format for a fourth consecutive year, while The Traitors was named the ‘fastest-moving’ title, according to K7 Media’s Tracking The Giants report. The annual report on the top 100 travelling unscripted TV formats found that The Traitors has demonstrated exponential year-on-year growth, […]

Bandicoot TV hires Youngest & Thames execs as production chief Emma Read-Wilson exits

The Masked Singer UK producer Bandicoot TV has hired former Youngest Media and Thames Television execs, following news that head of production Emma Read-Wilson is stepping down. Louisa Benger takes the newly created role of director of productions & operations with a remit across Bandicoot TV, Bandicoot Scotland and the label’s expanding US operations. She […]

Asylum Entertainment hires Sky Studios alum Rob Siegel to lead M&A charge

Endeavor-backed LA prodco Asylum Entertainment has hired London-based Rob Siegel to oversee its M&A activity. Rob Siegel becomes head of business development & strategy at Asylum, reporting into CEO Steve Michaels. His remit includes accelerating the company’s global M&A strategy, accountable for both origination and execution of strategic opportunities in the US and abroad. Siegel […]

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