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RTVE’s La1 cooks up ‘Celebrity Bake Off’ as Prime Video run ends

Spanish broadcaster RTVE is preparing to launch a new version of Celebrity Bake Off, following its cancellation by Prime Video in the country. The Love Productions format is sold by BBC Studios and is being produced in Spain by Boxfish, which was also behind the Prime Video show. The series tracks celebrities as they attempt […]

RTL4 in the Netherlands & Denmark’s TV2 tune up Fremantle’s ‘The Piano’

RTL4 in the Netherlands and TV2 in Denmark have both acquired the rights to Fremantle reality format The Piano. The format, which debuted on Channel 4 in the UK, sees talented amateur pianists invited to play on public pianos, sharing their personal stories and music with the general public. However, what the pianists don’t know […]

Roku partners with Reese Witherspoon & Charlie Puth for unscripted originals expansion

Roku has commissioned and returned a slew of new original unscripted series, including projects from Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine. New titles announced at the 2023 IAB NewFronts include Charlie Makes A Record (working title), a six-episode unscripted comedy starring US singer-songwriter Charlie Puth, which takes stories from his real life and turns them into borderline-surreal […]

Fremantle to take ‘The Piano’ global after deal with Sky’s Love Productions

Fremantle has acquired global rights outside of North America to The Piano, the UK talent format from Sky-owned Love Productions. The show recently launched in the UK on Channel 4 and sees aspiring pianists performing on public pianos in train stations, with two acclaimed performers secretly watching on. They then choose one pianist to be […]

UK’s C4 extends deal for ‘Bake Off’ and spin-offs until 2024

Channel 4 (C4) will remain home of The Great British Bake Off for a further three years, after the UK broadcaster struck a deal for the Love Productions show. It means the UK version of the format will remain on C4 until 2024, with the deal also including fellow Love shows Bake Off: An Extra […]

Exclusive: ‘Bake Off Junior’ travels across Europe following BBCS deals

Netherlands-based NPO3, SBS in Belgium and DR in Denmark have snagged format rights to BBC Studios’ cookery show Bake Off Junior. The deals, which emerged on the second day of BBCS’s virtual Showcase event, will see the format remade for NPO’s kids block Zapp and were among a raft of agreements struck by BBC Studios Distribution […]

TBI Weekly: Gunning for a global return to production

Shows around the world that had been put on hold because of Covid-19 are resuming production, as companies and broadcasters begin to get to grips with new protocols and workarounds. Here are six takeaways from the past week that point to a brighter future. Great white hope Scripted production might still be off the cards […]

Sky acquires remaining 30% in ‘Bake Off’ creator Love Productions

UK-based pay TV operator Sky has taken 100% control of Bake Off creator Love Productions. The deal, revealed in the company’s annual accounts yesterday, was completed in February and sees Sky Ventures acquiring the remaining 30% stake in the firm it did not already own. Sky’s first investment in Love came in 2014 when the […]

TBI Formats: What’s next for feel-good formats?

Warm formats that allow for co-viewing have been centre-stage for broadcasters over many years, but are streamers affecting the ecosystem – and what are networks doing to evolve the genre? Jane Marlow delves into what’s next for the feel-good format. It might feel like yesterday but Strictly Come Dancing launched on the UK’s BBC in […]

‘The Great Bake Off’ to get first Asian version in Thailand

The Great Bake Off  is to be remade in Thailand, marking the format’s first version in Asia. BBC Studios Distribution has sold the Love Productions format to Thailand’s free-to-air digital terrestrial network PPTV, which will launch the show this summer. Bake Off Thailand will be produced by APJ & CO, a local production house based in […]

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