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Lineup Industries
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RTL 4 in Netherlands strikes first deal for Belgium’s ‘In Other News, Today’ quizzer
RTL Netherlands has become the first buyer of Belgian format In Other News, Today, with…
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Switzerland’s RTS becomes first int’l buyer of Panenka’s ‘We’ve Got To Walk’
RTS in Switzerland has become the first international buyer of Lineup Industries’ format We’ve Got…
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Lineup’s Belgian format ‘Therapy’ lands in the Netherlands & Israel
Broadcasters in the Netherlands and Israel have become the latest to order local remakes of…
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Formats round-up: ERT1 brings ‘Switch’ to Greece; Glow Media revives ‘Pros Vs Joes’; Joyn orders ‘Good Luck Guys’
ERT1 brings ‘Switch’ to Greece Greece pubcaster ERT1 has ordered a local adaptation of Lineup…
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News round-up: Keshet Int’l to sell ‘Cuba Libre’; Peacock enters adult animation; Espresso brews German deals; Lineup & Gil connect
Keshet Int’l takes ‘Cuba Libre’ sales rights Keshet International has acquired international distribution rights to…
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Sales round-up: Peacock pulls ‘Trigger Point’ for US debut; Paramount+ snags ‘Compulsion’; ABC Australia seeks “Long Lost Family’
Peacock pulls ‘Trigger Point’ for US debut NBCUniversal SVOD Peacock has acquired ITV thriller Trigger…
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Japan’s NHK latest to take ‘Emergency Call’ from Lineup
Japanese public broadcaster NHK is preparing to air a local version of Lineup Industries’ documentary…
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Deals round-up: HBO Max, Movistar+ buy BBC’s ‘Time’; France Télévisions orders from Pernel; TRT buys ‘Emergency Call’
HBO Max, Movistar+ buy BBC’s Time HBO Max in Latin America and Spain’s Movistar+ are…
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Israel’s Kan tackles ‘Taboo’ with local version of comedy format
Israeli pubcaster Kan has commissioned a local version of Lineup Industries’ comedy format Taboo, to…
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Sales round-up: Kabel 1 asks ‘Where Does The Money Go’; Cineflix strikes ‘Coroner’ deals; TVF unveils summer slate
Germany’s Kabel 1 asks ‘Where Does The Money Go’ German broadcaster Kabel 1 has ordered…
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TBI Weekly: How format risk & reward is changing
‘Iconic’ format reboots have become a regular event over recent months but as Tim Dams discovers,…
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TV2 tackles ‘Taboo’ format for Denmark
Danish broadcaster TV2 has commissioned a local version of social issue comedy format Taboo, following…
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Nine in Oz, TV3 in NZ & Netherlands’ Talpa TV calls in US version of ‘Emergency Call’
Australia’s Nine Network, New Zealand’s TV3 and Talpa TV in the Netherlands have picked up…
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Lineup Industries partners with NHK Enterprises to take Japanese formats global
International indie distributor Lineup Industries and NHK Enterprises, the distribution arm of Japanese broadcaster NHK,…
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TBI Formats: 1 Year Off
1 Year Off Distributor: Lineup Industries Producer: Roses Are Blue Broadcaster: VRT1 (Belgium) Not so…
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Deals round-up: Germany turns on ‘Switch’; Kino Polska’s Disney deal; ‘La Unidad’ lands on HBO Lat Am
Germany turns on Belgium’s Switch German broadcaster WDR has ordered a local remake of Belgian…
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TBI Formats: Seven ways to future-proof your format
Girts Licis, head of strategy at global consultancy K7 Media, gives his top tips on…
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Spain’s TV3 tempted by ‘Taboo’
Spain broadcaster TV3 has commissioned a local version of Lineup Industries’ comedy format Taboo. The…
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Kinetic Content picks out Taboo content from Lineup
Red Arrow Studios-owned US prodco Kinetic Content has acquired local rights to unscripted show Taboo…
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Australia’s Network Ten to remake human interest format Taboo
Australian broadcaster Network Ten has commissioned distributor Lineup Industries and Sydney-based Lune Media for Taboo,…
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Show of the week: The Locker Room
European football – and the English Premier League in particular – is driving public debate…
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Deal monitor: RTÉ, Radio Gaga, Exodus
BBC Worldwide will sell an upcoming comedy from Ireland’s RTÉ, while Hat Trick International and…
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Beta Film buys into Lineup Industries
Beta Film has bought into Lineup Industries, the distribution business set up in 2014 by…
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Long Lost Family format finds new home
Finnish free-TV broadcaster Nelonen has ordered a local version of Long Lost Family, the Dutch-originated…
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Lineup inks deal with Forman’s Critical Content
Tom Forman’s new firm Critical Content has optioned two formats from Lineup Industries, one of…
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Long Lost Family turns up on TLC
TLC has ordered a local version of the Long Lost Family format. The US cable…
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Lineup bags former Absolutely format
Lineup Industries has acquired rights to evergreen format Long Lost Family, which formerly went out…
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The consolidation, creativity and distribution challenge
The issue of consolidation in the television business has again come to the fore over…
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Lineup lines up raft of deals for Bully format
Fledgling distributor Lineup Industries has sold its buzzy anti-bullying format The Bully Project into the…
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Lineup Industries snags RTL formats
New distributor Lineup Industries has struck a deal with RTL Nederland and will bring a…
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