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Discovery in Norway orders celebrity version of Belgium’s ’99 To Beat’

Discovery in Norway has followed the lead of its Swedish counterpart and ordered a local version of Belgian format 99 To Beat. The 10 x 44-minute Norwegian show, to be known as Sistemann Ut, will be a celebrity version that is being produced by Nexiko, which also produced the Swedish series that launched on Discovery […]

WBD’s Lat Am chief eyes acquisitions amid ‘redefinition’ of local & global content mix

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD)’s chief in Latin America has admitted a “redefinition” of streamer content is required as operators look to combine local, regional and global shows on services, while talking up third-party content acquisitions. WBD’s streamer, which will combine WBD’s existing products HBO Max and Discovery+, is on track to launch in Latin America […]

TLC & Discovery+ enter ‘MILF Manor’ with Spun Gold TV

Discovery+ and sibling US cablenet TLC have ordered a new dating show from UK-based Spun Gold TV and Entertainment One (eOne). MILF Manor (10 x 60 minutes) will take eight women aged 40 to 60 from cities across the US to “a paradise destination” in Mexico, where eight men aged half their age are looking […]

Warner Bros. Discovery execs depart in Europe, incl SVP of HBO Max in EMEA

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD)’s ongoing restructuring has seen a flurry of changes across Europe, with a reorganisation in Germany and the exit of Christian Toksvig, SVP of HBO Max in EMEA. Former Astro and iFlix exec Toksvig was most recently overseeing commercial strategy and partnerships at the WBD-owned streamer, taking up his role at the […]

TBI Tech & Analysis: On the trail of North America’s TV & streaming trends for 2023

North America’s TV & online video ecosystems are changing fast, with consolidation, sports and TVOD all likely to affect the industry over the next 12 months. Omdia’s principal analysts Sarah Henschel provides her key trends as we look ahead to 2023. In 2022, content owners and platform operators have continued to increase focus on integrating […]

Story Lab MD joins with Discovery & Nippon execs for new Asian prodco

Fotini Paraskakis has departed as MD of The Story Lab to launch her own outfit with Nippon TV alum Shigeko (Cindy) Chino and former Discovery APAC and EMEA president, Arthur Bastings. Empire of Arkadia (EOA) will look to exploit Asian creative and aims to bring Asian inspired stories, in both scripted and non-scripted, to the […]

TBI Tech & Analysis: Picking apart Western Europe’s pay-TV & OTT markets

Western Europe’s pay-TV and OTT operators secured more than 300 million subscribers in 2021, with streaming fuelling a year-on-year uptick of 26 million customers overall. However, that only tells part of the story, as Omdia’s Rob Moyser, Tony Gunnarsson, Matt Evenson & Max Signorelli explain. Subscribers in Western Europe have been a key target for […]

Discovery+ embarks on ‘Expedition Borderlands’ in India & Philippines

Warner Bros. Discovery-owned streamer Discovery+ is launching Expedition Borderlands with Levison Wood and Ash Bhardwaj, a new docuseries that will stream in India and the Philippines later this month. Produced by Maximus Productions, in association with Blackmane Media, the four-part original series follows explorer and host Levison Wood who is on a quest to explore […]

Warner Bros. Discovery Denmark embarks on Grand Canyon adventure

Warner Bros. Discovery has ordered Grand Canyon – The Greatest Adventure, a new reality series for its streaming service Discovery+ and broadcaster Kanal 5 in Denmark. The series, which is produced by Banijay Nordic label Pineapple Entertainment, follows a group of celebrities as they spend 16 days on the adventure of a lifetime, rafting 360km […]

Discovery+ in Germany preps Armoza’s ‘Sex Tape’

Discovery+ in Germany is preparing to launch a local celebrity version of the social experiment format Sex Tape. The show, from ITV Studios-owned Armoza Formats, has been produced by Imago TV Film and is to be hosted by Natascha Ochsenknecht. The format follows couples as they try to fix their relationships by having their love […]