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Can’t Stop Media
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RMC Story revives gameshow ‘Let’s Make A Deal’ following two decade hiatus
RMC Story in France has revived veteran gameshow Le Bigdil, which last aired on TF1…
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Denmark’s DR1 lands prime minister for local version of French format ‘The A Talks’
DR1 in Denmark has become the latest network to order a local version of Can’t…
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News round-up: SBS options AfterShock title; Estonia lands ‘The Secret Song’; WildBrain partners with Ukrainian Glowberry for ‘Brave Bunnies’
SBS options AfterShock title SBS in Australia has agreed a deal to option AfterShock Comics’…
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WBITP options French format ‘Dating With Dogs’ in 12 countries, incl US & UK
Warner Bros. International Television Production (WBITP) has optioned soon-to-launch format Dating With Dogs in 12 countries, including…
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Marcus/Glass & Can’t Stop take US gameshow ‘Let’s Make A Deal’ into eight new territories
US game show Let’s Make A Deal is expanding into eight new territories, following deals…
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Exclusive: Altice Media links with Can’t Stop & ITVS for move into French Riviera property
French broadcaster Altice Media – operator of RMC Découverte and RMC Story – is moving…
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Korea’s MBN calls ‘Mystery Duets’ to the stage
South Korean TV network MBN has ordered a local adaptation of studio-based reality format Mystery…
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News round-up: ‘Pharaohs’ travel to Oz, Sweden & Canada; C5 orders from Mentorn; Pickbox expands
Pernel’s ‘Pharaohs’ travel to Oz, Sweden & Canada SBS in Australia, Swedish pubcaster SVT and…
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Banijay licenses ‘Mystery Duets’; sells ‘The Write Offs’
European production giant Banijay has licensed French entertainment format Mystery Duets from London-based distributor Can’t…
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France’s ‘Mystery Duets’ snagged by ITVS for US, UK, Oz & Nordics
ITV Studios (ITVS) has picked up remake rights to French singing format Mystery Duets in…
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News round-up: TVN snags Fremantle’s ‘kindness’ format; Eccho sells ‘Legacy’; Can’t Stop’s ‘Pharaohs’ travel
TVN takes Fremantle’s Great Giveback Poland’s TVN has ordered a local version of a reality…
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News round-up: Sky Studios invests in Longboat Pictures; Travel Channel orders eerie doc series from Karga Seven; Love Nature lands on Xumo in US and more…
Sky Studios invests in UK prodco Longboat Pictures Comcast-owned Sky Studios has acquired a minority…
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TBI Formats: Year in Review
The best-sellers, the trend makers, the battles, the emerging territories, the industry favourites… here is…
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Canal+ takes Kissman stake
French commercial broadcaster Canal+ has taken a 50% stake in Kissman Production Group. Kissman is…
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Broadcasters buy Back to the Future special
Several broadcasters including History in the US have acquired Back to the Present, the pop-science…
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Undercover Leader rises with Can’t Stop
Matthieu Porte’s boutique distributor Can’t Stop Media has bagged spaces rights to Undercover Leader, a…
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Can’t Stop goes Back to the Present
Matthieu Porte’s Can’t Stop Media has brought a documentary that’s timed to launch as seminal…
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Mum of the Week lined up in four more territories
French format Mum of the Week is being remade for four international broadcasters in territories…
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International deals for That Awkward Moment comedy format
German broadcaster WDR, part of pubcaster ARD, and SBS in the Netherlands have picked up…
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Matthieu Porte’s Can’t Stop inks trio of Ukraine deals
Ukrainian free-to-air broadcaster ICTV has ordered local versions of German-originated scripted reality formats Customs Investigators…
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Sony’s Toro taking the The Ultimate Music Battle into Italy
Sony-owned Italian production company Toro Produzioni has optioned music format Grande Battle (aka The Ultimate…
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Matthieu Porte’s Can’t Stop sells Slam to Turkey as it hits 1,000 eps
Distributor Can’t Stop Media has sold Slam into Turkey. The news comes as the gameshow…
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France’s new wave
With shortform content, event TV and international copros, a new wave of French producers are…
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News brief: French primetime format set for Euro remakes
Producers in the Netherlands and Denmark are optioning Can’t Stop Media’s French primetime format Angels…