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Keshet International
Keshet poaches Burkhardt from Banijay
Keshet International has hired Sebastian Burkhardt as head of business development and acquisitions. The international…
Dutch net reworks Israeli romcom
Dutch channel Net5 is working up a local version of Israeli romantic comedy The Baker…
Canada courts Keshet’s Girlfri3nds
Canadian specialty channel VRAK has ordered a local version of Keshet International’s reality dating formay…
Keshet UK brings in ITV Studios’ Shalgosky
Keshet Productions UK has hired Simon Shalgosky from ITV Studios-owned producer Shiver. Shalgosky will be…
TV Formats: Made in China
A decade ago China was considered the enemy of the international formats business, but today…
Korea’s KBS connects with Israel’s Gordin Cell
South Korean broadcaster KBS is to get a local version of Israeli scripted drama MICE…
BBC in Israeli drama remake first
UK pubcaster BBC One is working on an adaptation of Israeli scripted format The A…
Double UK hire for Keshet International
The international arm of Israeli broadcaster Keshet has hired two content execs for its growing…
Keshet to DIG for MIPCOM victory
Israeli distributor Keshet International is taking USA Network’s upcoming thriller series DIG to MIPCOM. The…
Keshet poaches BBCWW’s Roberts for CEE
Keshet International has recruited Lucy Roberts as its sales manager for the Central and Eastern…
RTL cuts Rising Star run
Germany’s RTL has moved to shorten its local run of Israeli talent format Rising Star…
News brief: Israel’s BOOM! sell to Kazahkstan
Keshet International game show BOOM! has sold to Kazakhstani net Channel Seven. Arai Production will…
Rising Star set for China
Chinese state broadcaster CCTV has bought Keshet International’s quick-selling singing format Rising Star. CCTV has…
Rising Star gets first int’l recommission
Keshet International’s Rising Star has landed its first international season recommission. Brazil’s Rede Globo has…
Atlantique, Keshet UK pour resource into Crater Lake
French drama producer Atlantique Productions and the UK arm of Israel’s Keshet International are co-developing…
Got Talent tops Rising Star US debut
The American Rising Star took five million overall viewers on its debut outing on ABC,…
Dick Clark VP takes on Keshet JV role
Dick Clark Productions’ VP, programming and development, Assaf Blecher, is to oversee the US producer’s…
Canada’s CTV buys US Rising Star
Canadian free-to-air broadcaster CTV has bought the upcoming finished US version of Israeli talent show…
More deals for Keshet’s Boom! Format
Keshet International has shopped its new gameshow format Boom! to TV2 in Hungary and VTM…
MIPTV 2014: Keshet preps Elevator Pitch for buyers
Keshet International, the distribution arm of the Israeli broadcaster Keshet, will launch a new high-concept…
MIPTV 2014: Keshet wants Cannes to Boom!
Keshet International is seeking to replicate the huge success it had with Rising Star at…
Keshet hires former DCD exec as COO
The UK division of Keshet has recruited Sammy Nourmand as its chief operating officer. Nourmand,…
Korea to adapt Prisoners of War
South Korean drama producer Star J Entertainment has acquired local rights to Keshet International’s espionage…
News brief: Telefe brings Rising Star to Argentina
Argentinian broadcaster Telefe has okayed a local version of Keshet International-sold format Rising Star. A…
Rising Star blossoms in Turkey
Israeli singing format Rising Star has been picked up the prodco behind Turkish remakes of…
Pair of Brazilian deals for Keshet
Brazilian pay TV operator Globosat has picked up two shows from Keshet International. It has…
Rising Star sold to Portugal
Portuguese commercial broadcaster TVI has become the latest broadcaster to acquire Rising Star. The Keshet…
Another deal for Keshet’s Rising Star
Brazil has become the latest territory to take hit format in the making Rising Star….
Spanish broadcaster welcomes its Rising Star
Spain’s Atresmedia has acquired Israeli singing format Rising Star – the show’s second confirmed deal…
News brief: ITV confirms Rising Star deal
UK broadcaster ITV has confirmed its commission of Israeli interactive talent format Rising Star. As…