Gil Formats strikes in US with 44 Blue Red Arrow Studios-backed 44 Blue Productions has taken US rights to Israeli format Laughing All The Way To The Bank. The Gil Formats show requires contestants who think they are funny to make the TV channel’s accountant laugh out loud. The accountant will do her best to […]
Turkish drama has already conquered Latin America and is now expanding into Asia, where synergies look set to pave the way for mutual cooperation and co-productions. Richard Middleton reports Few trends have stuck like the growing appeal of Turkish drama. Rewind a decade or so, and the thought that scripted series from the country would […]
Turkish distribution giant Global Agency has struck a content deal with the distribution arm of South Korean broadcaster SBS. Under the deal with SBS Contents Hub (SBSCH), Global Agency is to represent 10 titles from the broadcaster, which it will shop around in Turkey. It will also distribute the Turkish remakes worldwide. HECE Medya Turkey […]
Turkish distribution giant Global Agency is in Cannes with a whimsical format that celebrates the country’s top cleaning enthusiasts. The reality competition series Cleaning Masters (35 x 30 minutes) was originated after the creators realised how obsessive people can get about cleaning. (You know it’s true.) The show demonstrates the fun as well as the […]
All3Media, Discovery and Warner Bros. are among the distributors to have signed up for next year’s reimagined MIPTV market. MIP organiser Reed Midem today (8 October) revealed 13 distributors and studios that have confirmed attendance at the April event. The group includes Beyond International, Blue Ant Media, Deutsche Welle, Global Agency, Global Screen, KOCCA, Shoreline […]
Turkish distributor Global Agency has acquired reality series Sanatorium Of Love. The TVP-produced series (10 x 45 minutes) finds 12 lonely seniors travelling to a mountain-set health resort for three weeks, where they form friendships and challenge themselves. The programme aired on Sunday evenings on TVP 1 where it garnered an average share of 22.7%. […]
Lionsgate-affiliated Revenge Body producer Rogue Atlas has optioned Global Agency’s The Legend, billed as a musical game of blackjack. The business, which has an overall deal with the independent studio, has picked up the format for the US. Founded by Eli Frankel, the firm’s credits include Ceelo Green’s The Good Life for TBS, Deion’s Family Playbook for OWN and Revenge Body with Khloe […]
The Legend, billed as a musical game of blackjack, marks the first format produced in-house for the Turkish distributor. The format is structured as a singing competition in which contestants are competing with themselves. Each episode features eight singers who are given the chance to challenge themselves to perform again and beat their initial mark with […]
With online second-hand clothing auctions booming, Fashion Auction brings the phenomenon to TV. Participants will arrive on the show to sell at auction women’s clothes and accessories carefully pre-selected by the production. The items offered on the show will be varied, at times from prestigious brands, but always with a low starting bid. “It is […]
Amazon Prime Video has picked up an Indian version of music reality show The Remix from Turkey’s Global Agency. The format will debut on Amazon Prime in its operational territories around the world from March 9. Created and produced by Greymatter Entertainment, The Remix is a live music reality show where DJs and singers pair […]
