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Federation takes majority stake in unscripted venture WeMake
Federation Entertainment is to take a majority stake in WeMake, the Paris-based unscripted outfit it…
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Endemol Shine India to adapt The Farm
Endemol Shine India has signed a deal with DRG to remake international format The Farm locally….
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UK indies: ITV backs new indie, Endemol expands Zeppotron
Men Behaving Badly scribe Simon Nye and Tiger Aspect MD Sophie Clarke-Jervoise (pictured) have teamed to…
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Ovation to relaunch Inside The Actors Studio
US arts network Ovation TV is the new home of Bravo’s long-running interview programme Inside…
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C4 commissions The Restaurant That Makes Mistakes
The UK’s Channel 4 (C4) has commissioned a format that follows a restaurant staffed entirely…
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Who Wants To Be A Millionaire set for 2019 return
ITV is set to bring back the Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? reprisal fronted…
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Amazon taps Project Runway duo for reality fashion series
Amazon Prime is set to develop a reality fashion series from Project Runway duo Heidi…
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E! UK commissions British bisexual+ dating show
E! UK & Ireland is set to premiere The Bi Life, a bisexual dating show, this…
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MTV brings back The Hills for new beginnings
MTV is bringing back its hit reality series The Hills after a near decade gap since its…
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Netflix set for first Mexican reality series
Netflix is set for the launch of its first Mexican reality series Made in Mexico, due…
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ID set to premiere Kardashian-produced Twisted Sisters
Investigation Discovery (ID), Discovery’s destination for true-crime programming, is set to premiere Twisted Sisters, executive…
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Pilgrim Media inks deal with game show duo
Pilgrim Media Group has inked a production deal with Michael Canter (left) and Jeff Krask…
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Banijay’s Temptation Island heads to Germany
Reality format Temptation Island is set to launch in Germany on RTL and TV Now….
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Network Ten greenlights Endemol Shine’s Ambulance
Network Ten has commissioned a season of Dragonfly’s (part of Endemol Shine UK) Ambulance for…
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Jeopardy! to make streaming debut on Hulu
Hulu has acquired the syndicated game show Jeopardy!, which made its debut on the streamer…
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CBS buys US format rights to Love Island
The cultural phenomenon that is Love Island is set to get a US makeover after CBS secured the…
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CBS orders competition format Million Dollar Mile
CBS has ordered Million Dollar Mile, a new 10-episode competition series that challenges everyday athlete’s…
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TBI Weekly: Are physical game shows the current format favourites?
There seems to be an abundance of physical game show formats this year, trumping the…
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NBCU formats division sells Hollywood Game Night to SVT Sweden
NBCUniversal International Formats has unveiled a deal with Swedish public broadcaster SVT for the format…
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NBCU licences Real Housewives format to M-Net South Africa
NBCUniversal International Formats has licensed its Real Housewives format to leading South African broadcaster M-Net….
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Mark Burnett becomes MGM chairman
MGM has promoted Emmy Award-winning producer Mark Burnett to chairman of its Worldwide Television Group….
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VIMN secures format deals in Russia, Nordics & Canada
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has unveiled format production deals for MTV global reality hit…
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UKTV’s Dave teams with Vice for its first game show
UKTV channel Dave is making its first programme with Vice Studios named Beat The Internet…
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Germany picks up Banijay’s All Against 1
Germany’s ProSieben has picked up Banijay Group’s interactive, studio-based entertainment format, All Against 1. Brainpool,…
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Twofour to produce ITV4 action show
ITV4 has commissioned Twofour to produce Take The Tower, which draws inspiration from classic Hollywood…
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The Nordics take on ITV’s Love Island
ITV Studios (ITVS) has sold its record-breaking format Love Island across the Nordics in Denmark, Finland…
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Banijay to reboot Temptation Island as it strikes Twitter deal
Banijay Group is set for a revival of its dating format Temptation Island, which last…
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Big Fish set for Angry Birds game show in live-action first
Big Fish Entertainment is partnering with Rovio Entertainment to bring hit mobile game Angry Birds…
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MTV Int’l greenlights reality format The Lovers & The Liars
MTV International has greenlit The Lovers and The Liars to add to its latest slate…
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ABC Australia picks up Fremantle’s Recording Studio
Australian public broadcaster ABC has announced plans to create a local version of FremantleMedia’s new…