Abu Dhabi TV


Abu Dhabi TV orders ‘Celebrity Game Face’ series from NBCU

Abu Dhabi TV has ordered a local version of NBCUniversal Formats’ comedy gameshow Celebrity Game Face, marking its first international series adaptation.  The 13 x 60-minute UAE version is being produced by local prodco In Media Plus, which has previously been behind remakes of The X Factor and produced Arab Idol. It will be hosted by Egyptian comedian […]

CEE, Mid East nets host Rivals-in-Law

Broadcasters in the Middle East, Central and Eastern Europe and surrounding have acquired Turkish cooking reality format Rivals-in-Law. In the Middle East, prodco iMagic has produced a series for Abu Dhabi TV, which launched in December. In Kazakhstan, Channel 7 has licensed it for a local remake, while Macedonia’s Alfa TV Dooel, Serbia’s Nova and […]

Twofour Arabia scores Abu Dhabi TV output deal

The Arabic arm of UK indie Twofour has scored a long-term agreement to produce original content for the Abu Dhabi TV Network. The deal will see UAE-based Twofour Arabia producing Arabic-language factual and features programming for Abu Dhabi TV ahead of a schedule grid re-launch on December 2. Twofour said this would include a “substantial […]

MIPCOM looks to the Middle East

There will be a particular focus on the Middle East and Turkey at MIPCOM next month. Organisers have arranged several conference events looking at the media industry in the region in the wake of the Arab Spring. Laurine Garaude, director of the Television Division at MIPCOM organiser Reed MIDEM said: “The Arab market is diverse, […]