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HBO Max orders zany competition series, promises more unscripted originals
HBO Max has made its first unscripted orders, picking up a pair of eccentric competition…
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ITV orders Gary Lineker-fronted quiz show pilot
ITV has ordered a quiz show pilot featuring BBC Match Of The Day presenter Gary…
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ITV’s ‘Masked Singer’ shapes up with host and judges confirmed
UK broadcaster ITV’s adaptation of The Masked Singer is shaping up, with a host and…
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CBS to adapt German procedural ‘Einstein’
US broadcaster CBS is adapting the Red Arrow Studios International-distributed German procedural Einstein. The scripted…
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Plimsoll Productions appoints Electus alum to head LA office
Plimsoll Productions has hired former Electus and Covert Media exec Saul Goldberg to head its…
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Fred Media hires TCB’s Mem Bakar as European sales boss
TCB Media Rights exec Mem Bakar has landed at Australian distributor Fred Media. Bakar is…
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Industrial Media strikes overall deal with unscripted vet Todd Hurvitz
Industrial Media has struck an overall deal with Ghosts In The Hood creator Todd Hurvitz….
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Channel 4 orders Christmas-themed ‘Buy It Now’
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has commissioned a Christmas-themed series of Buy It Now from Studio…
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CJ ENM’s ‘Produce X 101’ scandal deepens as police extend investigation
CJ ENM-owned broadcaster Mnet continues to court controversy around its alleged vote manipulation of talent…
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Keshet International scores first sale for celeb dating format ’12 Steps To Love’
Keshet International has sold Israeli dating format 12 Steps To Love into Holland’s NET5, marking…
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Nickelodeon expands unscripted slate with ‘Top Elf’, ‘Substitute’
Nickelodeon has bolstered its unscripted slate with a holiday-themed competition series and a full series…
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TBI Weekly: Netflix finds its ‘Love Island’ amid unscripted drive
A year on since forming its UK outpost and months out from launching Paris and…
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YouTube Originals on the hunt for education-focused programming
YouTube is taking an education-focused approach to originals and leaning into “self-motivated learning” on the…
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Vivendi swoops for global rights to TF1’s ‘Celebrity Song Challenge’
France’s Vivendi Entertainment has picked up global rights to TF1 and DMLS TV’s shiny-floor format…
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Rabbit Films hires ITVSGE’s Ferguson for international sales
Finnish producer-distributor Rabbit Films has appointed an ITV Studios Global Entertainment exec to join its…
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Viu, Discovery team up for ‘No Sleep No FOMO’
Asian pan-regional OTT service Viu has linked with Discovery for a content collaboration around the…
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Magical Elves sets out new leadership
Tinopolis-owned Nailed It! Producer Magical Elves has new leadership. The business has tapped long-time execs…
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‘Flirty Dancing’ scores US adaptation on Fox
Fox is remaking UK dance-dating format Flirty Dancing. The US broadcaster is adapting the All3Media…
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Fox checks out of ‘Paradise Hotel’
Fox has cancelled Paradise Hotel after just one season. The US broadcaster has pulled the plug on…
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Banijay exec replaces Arthur Smith as CEO of A. Smith & Co.
Tinopolis-owned American Ninja Warrior prodco A. Smith & Co. has appointed Banijay North America’s Caroline Baumgard…
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EOne grows UK unscripted team with Boomerang, 12 Yard execs
Entertainment One (eOne) is growing its unscripted footprint in the UK with the appointments of…
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CJ ENM under fire in ‘Produce X 101’ voting scandal
CJ ENM-owned broadcaster Mnet is facing legal action as its talent show Produce X 101…
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Facebook’s ‘Red Table Talk’ format to be localised internationally
Facebook’s hit talk show format Red Table Talk is to be reversioned outside of the US, according…
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Comedy Central UK greenlights ‘Gods Of The Games’
Comedy Central UK has greenlit an unscripted entertainment series featuring a range of British sports…
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CBS recouples with ‘Love Island’
Love Island is returning Stateside for a second season. US broadcaster CBS has renewed the…
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Exclusive: Red Arrow’s Harry Gamsu joins Fremantle
Red Arrow Studios International (RASI) exec Harry Gamsu has boarded Fremantle. After five years with…
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ITV boss defends ‘Love Island’ as half-year results unveiled
ITV boss Carolyn McCall has defended Love Island’s duty of care as the broadcaster prepares to…
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Germany’s RTL II goes out with ‘Celebs Go Dating’
Germany’s RTL II has greenlit a local series of the format Celebs Go Dating. The original…
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‘Love Island’ to get two-series run on ITV2 in 2020
Love Island will get its first winter series on UK broadcaster ITV2 next year. The…
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Telefe’s ‘100 Days To Fall In Love’ scores Showtime adaptation
Telefe comedy 100 Days To Fall In Love has scored an English-language remake with Showtime. …