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Family Feud
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Steve Harvey to produce African versions of ‘Family Feud’
Steve Harvey, who hosts the US version of Fremantle-owned gameshow format Family Feud, has secured…
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Special report: Where do hit formats come from?
In the third of four special reports, international consultancy K7 Media considers how changing technology…
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Fremantle taps ex-CMT exec for unscripted post
FremantleMedia North America (FMNA) has hired former CMT development head Jayson Dinsmore as president of…
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Digging into CEE
The number of pay TV homes in Central and Eastern Europe are set to fall,…
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Ex-ITV Studios producer joins Ten
Australia’s Network Ten has hired former ITV Studios Australia head of entertainment Hilary Innes. She…
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FremantleMedia hires cable veteran as Buzzr channel chief
FremantleMedia North America’s upcoming game show network Buzzr TV has a general manager. Ron Garfield…
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Turkey: imports and exports
Following this week’s Discop Istanbul event, TBI speaks to Turkey’s main distribution companies about how…
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Ten silent on takeover talks
Network Ten’s has declined to provide an update on a potential ownership change, choosing to…
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Top execs exit FremantleMedia North America
FremantleMedia North America executives Lee Rierson and David Luner are exiting the business, TBI has…
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Discovery’s Ten bid looms as Gordon rep resigns
The man who represented for Network Ten’s largest single shareholder on the broadcaster’s board has…
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Originals and English reshape US Hispanic TV
TV channels chasing US Hispanic viewers are programming an ever increasing amount of original content…
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FMNA appoints Shine America exec as new COO
FremantleMedia North America has appointed Shine Group’s US COO Lee Rierson to take on the…