Pango’s Spiky Gold Hunters go global A+E Networks UK is among companies to have struck pre-sale deals for fact-ent show Spiky Gold Hunters (6 x 60’) from Australian distributor LGI Media (formerly known as Looking Glass International). The series has also been acquired by The History Channel Iberia’s entertainment channel Blaze and Foxtel/A+E networks Australia, […]
Endemol Shine Group has struck a distribution pact with children’s AVOD Kidoodle TV. The platform has picked up a slate of Endemol Shine shows, including animated pre-school series Bananas In Pyjamas and Mr. Bean: The Animated Series (pictured). The ad-supported Kidoodle.TV, which tops 13,000 episodes, is best known for its Safe Streaming functionality for young users. […]
Italy’s Canale 5 is All Together Now again Canale 5 in Italy has ordered a second season of Endemol Shine Group’s entertainment format All Together (pictured), which is set to debut in 2020. The show debuted in May on Canale 5, with the finale securing a 19.1% audience share according to Endemol Shine. The production […]
All3Media is taking another look at acquiring Endemol Shine Group but the chances of the production and distribution giant being broken up to ease the protracted sales process have decreased, TBI has learned. The Liberty Global and Discovery-backed UK-based outfit was among around 12 companies around the world to have looked at buying the production […]
Poland’s TVN returns to Big Brother Polish broadcaster TVN is to air another season of Big Brother (pictured) just three months after the show returned to screens following a 10-year break. The Endemol Shine Group format was produced by the production giant’s Polish division and debuted in March, running for 13 weeks and ending in […]
U-Next adds German drama trio Japanese streaming platform U-Next has acquired exclusive SVoD rights to three high-profile German dramas after striking a deal with from ZDF Enterprises (ZDFE). Wild District (10 x 60 minutes) is produced by Dynamo in co-production with ZDFE and tells the story of a man who escapes the Colombian armed conflict […]
German broadcaster Sat.1 has ordered a local version of Endemol Shine Group (ESG)’s reality format Big Brother, five years after the show last aired in the country. It will be produced by Endemol Shine Germany, which is also behind a forthcoming celebrity version that is set to launch 9 August, and marks the latest revival […]
Swedish pubcaster SVT has become the first Nordic broadcaster to order a local remake of Endemol Shine Group’s entertainment format The Heist. The show, which will be known locally as Tjuv Och Polis, will be produced by Endemol Shine Nordics-owned Meter Television and will debut later this year. The format sees ordinary citizens commit a […]
Dutch drama producer NL Film has signed a deal with web storytelling platform Wattpad, giving it exclusive first-look rights to adapt Dutch-language stories uploaded to the site. The deal will focus on young-adult (YA) stories for development as series or films. NL Film, part of EndemolShine Nederland, is the latest in a line of producers […]
Endemol Shine format Best.Cover.Ever has received its first international adaptation. Endemol Shine Brasil has partnered with Brazilian music festival VillaMix and global brewer AB for a local, brand-funded version of the music show, which debuted on YouTube. The branded entertainment show – which will be titled O Próximo Número 1 VillaMix – for AB InBev’s […]
