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Formats
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Opinion: Reflecting on the relentless hustle of 2023 & why next year will be better…
TBI’s format expert Siobhan Crawford reflects on a tumultuous 12 months for the global market…
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TBI Formats: Seven ways to future-proof your format
Girts Licis, head of strategy at global consultancy K7 Media, gives his top tips on…
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TBI Formats: Why Korean IP will cut through globally for years to come
As part of our focus on delivering more incisive commentary on the global content business,…
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Deals round-up: CJENM lands DRG’s ‘Small Fortune’; BBC orders from Plimsoll; Blue Ant sales
South Korean media giant CJ ENM has acquired rights to Youngest Media’s primetime entertainment format…
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Asian Academy Creative Awards fete ‘Delhi Crime’, ‘World’s Got Talent’
Richie Mehta’s Netflix series Delhi Crime picked up four gongs at the Asian Academy Creative…
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108 Media preps esports reality format ‘Asia’s Got Game’
108 Media has teamed with esports marketplace Yup.gg to develop, produce and distribute unscripted reality…
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Armoza Formats’ ‘Queens Of Love’ picked up in Spain
Armoza Formats dating show Queens Of Love has been picked up in Spain. Spanish Time…
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Endemol Shine’s Hurford-Jones boards Universal TV Alternative Studio
Endemol Shine North America’s Georgie Hurford-Jones has boarded NBCUniversal’s unscripted outfit Universal Television Alternative Studio….
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Asian streamer Viu strikes output deal with Discovery Networks Asia Pacific
Hong Kong-headquartered streamer Viu has struck an output deal with Discovery Networks Asia Pacific that…
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MultiStory Media rejigs creative team with promotions for De Moraes, McGough
ITV Studios-backed MultiStory Media has restructured its creative team, with Ana De Moraes promoted to…
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Why the scripted format boom is fuelled by relatable storytelling (Column)
K7 Media insight manager Richard O’Meara breaks down the findings of the consultancy’s latest Tracking…
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Viacom International Studios UK taps Richard Hastings to helm non-scripted
Viacom International Studios UK has hired Richard Hastings as head of non-scripted programming. The former…
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NBCUniversal strikes first-look deal with ‘Masked Singer’ creator Park Won Woo
The Masked Singer creator Park Won Woo has struck a first-look deal with NBCUniversal-owned Universal…
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Endemol Shine sends ‘Lego Masters’ to Belgium, Netherlands
Endemol Shine has sold its hit entertainment format Lego Masters into the Netherlands and Belgium,…
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Studio Lambert strikes development deal with ‘Masked Singer’ showrunner
The Circle producer Studio Lambert has struck a development deal with Izzie Pick Ibarra, the…
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Exclusive: Fremantle involvement on ‘World’s Got Talent’ in question amid China restructure
Fremantle’s future involvement in Chinese adaptations of its blockbuster Got Talent franchise remains unclear as the super-indie…
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Israeli thriller ‘Fauda’ scores Indian adaptation with Applause
Applause Entertainment is adapting Israeli drama format Fauda for the Indian market. The Aditya Birla…
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CBS adapts Sky One’s ‘A League Of Their Own’
US broadcaster CBS has signed up for a local adaptation of UK format A League…
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Exclusive: Avalon pulls ‘Taskmaster’ from UKTV as Channel 4 circles
Avalon Television is snatching its format Taskmaster from UKTV’s Dave five years after the show…
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Discovery signs up for Kinetic Content’s ‘Man vs. Bear’ competition
Discovery has commissioned Red Arrow Studios-owned Kinetic Content for an unscripted competition series pitting man…
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Show of the Week: Beat The Channel
Red Arrow Studios International’s madcap entertainment format Beat The Channel sees two popular TV presenters…
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Endemol Shine’s ‘MasterChef’ returns to India
MasterChef is returning to Indian screens for a sixth season. Star India-owned pay-TV channel Star…
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Australia’s Channel Seven orders ‘Big Brother’ reboot
Endemol Shine’s Big Brother is returning to Australia as part of a “content-led growth strategy”…
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BBC Studios sells ‘Weakest Link’ into Greece, Russia
BBC Studios has sold The Weakest Link into Greece and Russia. The quiz show has…
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‘Dancing On Ice’ scores Dutch remake
Dancing On Ice is heading to the Netherlands. Dutch network SBS6 has commissioned a local…
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Global Agency strikes formats pact with Korea’s SBS
Turkish distribution giant Global Agency has struck a content deal with the distribution arm of…
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Propagate Content to distribute Fox Entertainment’s unscripted slate and formats
Ben Silverman and Howard Owens’s Propagate Content is set to distribute Fox Entertainment’s unscripted programmes…
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Endemol Shine’s Cathy Payne on scalable formats, SVOD aggregation and streamers
Scalable formats remain key for the continued growth on the unscripted side of the content…
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Facebook sets out to fund publisher-led content with talent
Facebook is extending its relationships with digital publishers such as Tastemade and LadBible, funding creator…
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Exclusive: Facebook pulls the plug on trivia format ‘Confetti’
Social media giant Facebook has pulled the plug on interactive quiz show format Confetti. TBI…