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Got Talent
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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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Fremantle, Syco & Hunan TV to co-develop China-based Got Talent series
Fremantle, Syco Entertainment and Hunan TV have partnered to co-develop a 13-part series for China,…
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Galer exits Fremantle France as ex-NRJ exec steps up
Monica Galer will be stepping down as president of FremantleMedia France after seven years and…
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Scripted reigns supreme for millennials – study
A Eurodata study of 15-34-year-olds from ten countries including the UK, US and Japan shows…
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Digging into CEE
The number of pay TV homes in Central and Eastern Europe are set to fall,…
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Young adults shunning drama for reality – study
Young adults overwhelmingly favour the entertainment and reality genres when watching linear TV, according to…
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The Chinese reality condundrum
Formats veteran Clare Thompson says the latest regulatory decrees about Chinese formats market are a…
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BBC buys into South Africa’s Rapid Blue
BBC Worldwide has bought into Rapid Blue, the South Africa-based production company that makes regional…
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Mick Desmond exits IPCN as CMC buys in
China-focused rights business IPCN has secured an injection of capital from Chinese state-backed private equity…
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Turkey: imports and exports
Following this week’s Discop Istanbul event, TBI speaks to Turkey’s main distribution companies about how…
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TV Formats: Made in China
A decade ago China was considered the enemy of the international formats business, but today…
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FremantleMedia, Sony plan pan-Asian Got Talent
FremantleMedia and Sony Pictures Television Networks have partnered to create a pan-Asian version of singing…
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FremantleMedia forms Indian drama JV
FremantleMedia Asia is creating a drama production joint venture with DJ’s Creative Unit that will…
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FremantleMedia sells Got Talent to Kenya
The Got Talent format is launching in Kenya. The FremantleMedia and Syco Entertainment format will…
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Antena tuned to Romanian TV
The Romanian TV market is ultra-competitive with numerous channels vying for ratings and a slice…
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Diana Buddingh: Freshen up your formats
FremantleMedia is the home to some of the best-loved brands and formats in the world:…
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FremantleMedia cuts deal with YouTube MCN BroadbandTV
Production company FremantleMedia has tapped YouTube multichannel network (MCN) provider BroadbandTV to track and manage…
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Got Talent to launch in Afghanistan
Got Talent is launching in Afghanistan. Afghanistan’s Got Talent will launch on local broadcaster 1TV…
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Global formats: sing and the world watches with you
TBI has teamed up with Eurodata TV Worldwide once again to uncover the most successful…
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Endemol management shake-up continues with Paraskakis appointment
Endemol has announced another senior management change, appointing Fotini Paraskakis managing director of its Asian…
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De Mol poaches key executive from Simon Cowell
John de Mol’s Talpa has poached Simon Jones from Simon Cowell’s Syco. Jones, who was…
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East meets West as Japan opens its Treasure Box
The double whammy effect of not importing formats and lengthy primetimes filled with original shows…