RTL orders ‘Top Dog Germany’ RTL in Germany has picked up A+E’s canine competition format Top Dog for local adaptation. The six-part series, which will be known locally as Der Beste Hund Deutschlands (aka Top Dog Germany), is being produced by RTL Studios and will debut this coming Friday – 23 July. The series sees […]
UKTV has ordered a new obs-doc series, Nurses Down Under, to debut on its entertainment channel W later this year. The 10 x 60-minute series is produced by ITV Studios Australia, with the show marking the prodco’s first commission with UKTV. Nurses Down Under will provide exclusive frontline access to the people working in hospitals […]
Asian broadcasters claim Cineflix deals Broadcasters in Japan, South Korea and Hong Kong have struck a raft of deals with Cineflix Rights in the run up to Asia TV Forum & Market (ATF). CREO Contents has acquired Timeline Of The Century for Korea’s NATV channel, while NHK has bought Who Was The Real Neanderthal? and TVB Hong […]
ITV’s Saturday Night Takeaway is getting an Australian remake. ITV Studios Australia is to remake the popular variety show for Network Ten, which will retitle the programme as Sunday Night Takeaway. It will be hosted by Chris Brown and Julia Morris, who present the Australian version of I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! Created […]
New Zealand’s TVNZ has renewed its output deal with ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVSGE) despite yesterday pointing to the ill effects of a similar agreement. The multi-year agreement means the commercially funded public broadcaster will have a first look at all ITVSGE shows across the drama, entertainment, factual entertainment and documentary genres. Yesterday, TVNZ revealed […]
ITV Studios Australia (ITVSA) has appointed FremantleMedia Australia (FMA)’s Beth Hart as head of content. Hart will be responsible for all ITVSA commissioned shows. She will begin her role in September. Hart has worked in both the UK and Australia on a range of top-rated shows. Her UK executive producer credits include The X Factor, Hell’s […]
CBS Studios International (CBSSI) is reportedly claiming A$843 million (US$642.2 million) in debts from troubled Australian channel Network Ten. Various reports claim the international sales arm of US broadcaster CBS is the largest creditor of Ten, which is currently in administration. CBSSI has made the claim to Ten’s administrators, which are currently looking at either […]
Australia’s Network Seven has renewed its long-standing first-look programming deal with ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVSGE). The new agreement begins in July, and hands Seven at ITVSGE programming until “well into 2021”. “In conjunction with our Australian programming, ITVS GE’s expansive portfolio of factual, drama and entertainment titles continue to play a key role in […]
BBC Worldwide Australia and New Zealand is restructuring its sales operation, merging its TV, digital and formats units under one umbrella. Director of content sales Irene Read (pictured) will oversee the enlarged business, with Deborah Tod taking up a new post as head of content sales for Australia, with Sam Stacey handed a new post […]
Australian commercial net Seven Network has commissioned ITV Studios Australia to create a local version of Talpa Media’s outdoor water-based format Cannonball. This represents the first fruit of an exclusive production partnership ITVS has with Talpa in Australia and the Nordic region. Both are part of UK broadcaster ITV, which bought Talpa last year. Cannonball […]
