Keshet


Keshet’s Rising Star sparkles in new territories

Keshet has inked deals for its super buzzy Rising Star format in Germany and the Nordic territories. The Israeli-originated show, in which would-be singing stars are voted on live by viewers at home before being revealed to a studio audience if they garner enough support, created a lot of noise last week at MIPCOM where […]

Keshet notches another Rising Star deal

Keshet International has inked another deal for its buzzy talent format Rising Star. The company, the international division of Israeli broadcaster Keshet, has sold the format to Russian state-owned free-to-air broadcaster Rossiya 1. The agreement follows a format deal with French fee-to-air channel M6, announced earlier this week. The interactive format has viewers vote live […]

News brief: Keshet Oz hires scripted chief

Keshet Australia has hired Alan Harris as its first head of scripted programming. The joint venture between Israel’s Keshet Media Group and David Haslingden’s RACAT Group launched earlier this year and now counts former Atlantic Film Group production chief Harris among its ranks. Keshet International has become a key global formats distributor, with shows such […]

News brief: Belgian dating app deal for Red Arrow

SBS Belgium-owned broadcaster VIJF has acquired a Facebook-based dating application from Red Arrow International. The app will run alongside VIJF’s upcoming dating show Singl3s, which launches next month. It was developed by Screenz, the joint venture transmedia company run by Israeli broadcaster Keshet and digital content group The Box. In Israel it has generated 10 […]

Haslingden tunes up a new super indie

Until September last year, David Haslingden was Fox’s top channels executive, running its US and international networks. But after two decades at the News Corp unit he left, only to emerge back into the spotlight in February when he acquired Natural History New Zealand. Australia’s Northern Pictures was then added and a joint venture formed […]

Keshet appoints new CEO of Screenz

Israeli broadcaster Keshet and digital content group The Box have appointed Yuval Nathan (pictured) CEO of Screenz, the transmedia joint venture run by the two media firms. Screenz works with broadcasters and content owners, advising on, and helping them to implement cross media strategies. With a presence in Israel, the UK and the US it […]

Israeli format Raid the Cage gets Turkey, Peru remakes

Sony Pictures Television has sold Israeli game show format Raid the Cage to broadcasters in Turkey and Peru. The show has also secured a second season in Israel. SPT has secured deals with Turkey’s ATV and Peru’s America TV. Chinese channel Jiangzu TV launched its version earlier this year. Further deals in Europe and Latin […]

MIPTV News: Keshet moves into third party sales

Israel’s Keshet International will be in Cannes next week with third party programming on its slate for the first time. Third party titles for the sales arm of broadcaster Keshet include noir drama Light & Truth, which comes from Israeli satcaster YES DBS. The show follows the investigation into a mysterious death at an elitist […]

ProSieben stepping out with with Keshet’s Girlfri3nds

German broadcast group ProSiebenSat.1 has acquired Girlfri3nds and will make local versions of the Israeli format in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Luxembourg. The show is distributed by Keshet International, the international sales arm of the Israeli broadcaster Keshet. The show follows three single women as they embark on a nationwide search for a partner, supporting […]

Showtime orders a third season of Homeland

US cable network Showtime has ordered another season of its hit drama series Homeland. Season three will comprise 12x1hr episodes. The second season of the espionage drama, which stars Claire Danes and Damian Lewis, is being shown on Showtime at the moment. It has delivered strong ratings. The opening episode generated 5.2 million viewers (including […]