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Romania’s Antena orders ‘Power Couple’ as format expands

Romanian broadcaster Antena has ordered a local adaptation of Dori Media Group’s reality format Power Couple. The format sees couples go through extreme challenges to test how well they really know each other, converting the closeness of their relationships and knowledge of each other into big cash prizes. The first season of the Romanian version […]

Romania’s Antena signs up for local version of ‘Love Island’

Romania has become the 15th territory to order a local version of ITV Studios’ and Motion Content Group’s format Love Island. Commercial broadcaster Antena in Romania has snapped up the format, which will also debut this year in France on Amazon Prime in March and return on CBS in the US. Last year Love Island […]

Antena and Intact execs convicted and sentenced

Two of the most powerful figures in Romanian media have been sentenced after guilty verdicts were delivered in a blackmail case involving the pair and a local cable operator. Two of the most powerful figures in Romanian media have been sentenced to prison following the resolution of a blackmail case involving the pair and a […]

ITV Studios locks in CEE format deals

ITV Studios has struck several format deals in the Central and Eastern Europe region, including a remake of Surprise Surprise and Hell’s Kitchen. Romanian free-to-air broadcaster Antena has commissioned a local version of cooking reality series Hell’s Kitchen, which will go out on its flagship Antena 1 channel. ITV Studios has recently shopped the format […]

Antena slams CEO blackmail charges

Romanian free-to-air broadcaster Antena has said the arrest of its CEO violated several of his rights and alleged the charges are ‘abusive’. Sorin Alexandrescu (pictured) was detained last Thursday (May 30) after allegedly blackmailing another media executive. Prosecutors are reportedly calling for a 29-day arrest warrant that would in turn lead to charges and a […]