Lisa Perrin


UK Screenings: ITV Studios’ Ruth Berry

ITV Studios is taking to the UK Screenings stage with an eclectic scripted slate, following an expansive structural revamp over the past six months. Managing director of global distribution Ruth Berry tells Richard Middleton what’s in store and what its slate says about the international TV business It has been a busy six months at […]

China’s Hunan TV, Endemol Shine partner on ‘Sing Or Spin’

Endemol Shine Group is co-developing primetime entertainment format Sing Or Spin with Chinese producer-broadcaster Hunan TV. The project will see Endemol Shine China teaming with Hunan TV on the singing format, in which a unique revolving stage lets singers know how well they are scoring. The show has been developed as part of Hunan TV’s […]

Crazy cash and snackable shorts: The future of entertainment on SVODs

As the likes of Netflix, Amazon and Quibi begin to get their unscripted affairs in order with heavy-hitting greenlights for global-facing shows such as The Circle, Back Of The Net and Elba vs Block, their strategy remains frustratingly opaque. TBI gathered some of the best creative minds in entertainment and formats to shed light on […]

Endemol Shine scores sales for VR format ‘Your Home Made Perfect’

Endemol Shine Group has struck its first international deals for VR property makeover series Your Home Made Perfect, selling the format into the Netherlands and France. The Netherlands’ RTL 4 has commissioned Simpel Media, part of Endemol Shine Netherlands, to produce an eight-episode run of the format, which will air in a primetime slot next year. […]

‘Big Brother’ returns to Sweden on TV4

Endemol Shine’s Big Brother has landed its fourth European comeback territory, with TV4 commissioning a new run of the format. The free-to-air channel has commissioned Endemol Shine’s Swedish prodco Meter for a fresh adaptation of the show, which last aired in Sweden in 2015 on Kanal 11. The new show will debut next year. The […]

‘Extreme Makeover: Home Edition’ heads to Brazil

Brazil’s Globosat has commissioned the first local adaptation of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. Globosat’s pay-TV channel GNT has ordered a primetime run of the home reno format from Endemol Shine Brazil. The order comes just weeks after US cable channel HGTV ordered an Endemol Shine North America-produced reboot of the format with Modern Family star […]

Endemol Shine sends Stripped to Portugal

Endemol has sent prime-time social experiment Stripped to Portugal.  Portuguese terrestrial broadcaster TVI has commissioned an eight-part order of the format, to be produced by Shine Iberia. Known locally as Começar do Zero, the series finds everyday people challenged to strip themselves of everything they own to find out what they really need to be happy. Over […]

Show of the week: The Heist

Distributor: Endemol Shine International Producer: Shine TV Broadcaster: Sky One (UK) Concept: Eight citizens tipped off about an abandoned treasure must hide it from detectives for two weeks. Hunted producer Shine TV is back with another factual thriller that needs to be seen to be believed. Set in a small market town in Yorkshire, The […]

TBI Weekly: Are physical game shows the current format favourites?

There seems to be an abundance of physical game show formats this year, trumping the ever-popular dating titles that dominated the majority of 2017. Will they be leading the way for international sales at this year’s MIPCOM? Since the glory days of Gladiators, watching regular human beings attempt superhuman feats in some form of inflatable […]

TF1 France orders Endemol Shine’s Big Bounce Battle

Endemol Shine France has been commissioned by TF1 France to create a local version of Endemol Shine’s Big Bounce Battle format. Originally created by Endemol Shine Netherlands, the Big Bounce Battle format was co-developed with Endemol Shine Germany for RTL, which signed up for a second series of the show in April. The competition sees contestants try to conquer a variety […]