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Show of the Week: Cleaning Masters
Turkish distribution giant Global Agency is in Cannes with a whimsical format that celebrates the…
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Naked Television’s ‘Secret Admirer’ scores third European remake
Naked Television’s dating format Secret Admirer is heading to Denmark in what is the show’s…
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China’s Hunan TV, Endemol Shine partner on ‘Sing Or Spin’
Endemol Shine Group is co-developing primetime entertainment format Sing Or Spin with Chinese producer-broadcaster Hunan…
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Story Lab’s ‘You Are Not A Loan’ optioned in Denmark, Netherlands
Renowned Films and The Story Lab’s social experiment format You Are Not A Loan has…
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‘All Together Now’ heads to Finland
Endemol Shine format All Together Now has cracked its 14th market with a sale into Finland. Finnish…
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Crazy cash and snackable shorts: The future of entertainment on SVODs
As the likes of Netflix, Amazon and Quibi begin to get their unscripted affairs in…
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Endeavor Content buys ‘The Wall’ producer Glassman Media
Endeavor Content has acquired The Wall producer Glassman Media. According to Deadline, the business has struck an…
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Distribution round-up: Cineflix picks ‘Warrior Women’; Dynamic snaps up ‘Creepshow’; Eccho Rights scores US remakes
Cineflix Rights takes ‘Warrior Women’ London-headquartered distributor Cineflix Rights has picked up Channel 4’s Warrior…
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Formats round-up: Rabbit globetrots with Star TV, ‘Bring The Funny’ optioned in France; Ireland gets DIY SOS remake
Rabbit Films sends ‘Globetrotters’ to Greece Greek commercial broadcaster Star TV has signed on for…
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GRB, Zig Zag team up for unscripted co-productions
US producer-distributor GRB Studios has struck an unscripted co-production pact with UK indie Zig Zag…
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Twofour’s Melanie Leach, Andrew Mackenzie depart to set up South Shore
Twofour bosses Melanie Leach and Andrew Mackenzie are exiting the business to launch a new…
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Amazon signs up for Clarkson’s ‘Farm’, ‘Walking Dead’ spin-off
Amazon Prime Video has greenlit eight-part Jeremy Clarkson-fronted series I Bought The Farm (working title)…
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‘Game Of Thrones’ star launches ‘True Viking’ format with Zig Zag, Wildflame
Game Of Thrones star Kristofer Hivju and his TV presenter partner Gry Molvær Hivju have…
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Youngest Media opens shop in France
David Flynn and Lucas Church’s Youngest Media is opening shop in France, just weeks after…
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Studio Lambert’s ‘Race Across The World’ scores celeb BBC One edition
BBC One has commissioned a celebrity version of BBC Two travel format Race Across The…
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Spain’s TV3 tempted by ‘Taboo’
Spain broadcaster TV3 has commissioned a local version of Lineup Industries’ comedy format Taboo. The…
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Endemol Shine scores sales for VR format ‘Your Home Made Perfect’
Endemol Shine Group has struck its first international deals for VR property makeover series Your Home…
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ITV Studios kickstarts major distribution restructure as Talpa’s John de Mol exits
ITV Studios has kickstarted a major restructure of its distribution business that sees the catalogues…
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Fizz’s Neale Simpson handed reins to entertainment label
Fizz creative director Neale Simpson is stepping up to head the RDF-backed entertainment label. Simpson…
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A+E Networks International picks up JTBC dating format ‘Solo Wars’
A+E Networks International has partnered with Korean broadcaster JTBC to distribute unscripted format Solo Wars….
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‘Masked Singer’ marks triumphant return to Fox
Fox’s The Masked Singer has enjoyed a triumphant return to air, pulling in strong ratings…
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MGM promotes Barry Poznick to lead expanded non-scripted drive
MGM’s Barry Poznick has been promoted to lead unscripted and alternative television for the business…
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Quibi greenlights dance competition series ‘The Sauce’
Quibi has greenlit traveling dance competition series The Sauce. Produced by The Front, the series…
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HBO Max sets out non-fiction originals team
HBO Max has bolstered its original non-fiction team with execs from CNN, Karga Seven and…
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‘Big Brother’ returns to Sweden on TV4
Endemol Shine’s Big Brother has landed its fourth European comeback territory, with TV4 commissioning a…
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Lifetime super-sizes orders of Kinetic’s ‘Married At First Sight’
Lifetime has signed up for two super-sized seasons of Married At First Sight from Kinetic…
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‘Extreme Makeover: Home Edition’ heads to Brazil
Brazil’s Globosat has commissioned the first local adaptation of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. Globosat’s pay-TV…
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Exclusive: ‘Hollywood Game Night’ producer developing ‘Come To Bed’ for Quibi
Hollywood Game Night producer Mission Control Media is developing a US adaptation of Israeli format…
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ITV commissioner Ben Kelly joins Netflix’s unscripted team
ITV commissioner Ben Kelly is joining Netflix’s non-scripted team out of London. The exec, who…
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Industrial Media taps ‘Wahlburgers’ producer to head East Coast division
UTA-backed Industrial Media has named Wahlburgers EP Devon Hammonds as SVP of development and current…