After more than 35 years of operation, TBI is closing its doors and our website will no longer be updated daily. Thank you for all of your support.
Magnolia
2 min read
News round-up: ITVS expands US drama labels; Sky Italia snags Banijay’s ‘Pechino Express’; eOne outlines civil rights docuseries
Sky Italia travels with Pechino Express Sky Italia has struck a deal with Banijay Italia…
1 min read
Banijay merges Italian prodcos DryMedia and Magnolia into single entity
Banijay Group is merging its Italian production businesses DryMedia and Magnolia into a single entity….
3 min read
Formats round-up: Banijay, Story Lab, Vivendi strike deals
Exclusive: Banijay’s Magnolia options Hold On To Your Seat in Italy Banijay-backed Magnolia has picked…
1 min read
Italy & Russia latest to Guess My Age
Broadcasters in Italy and Russia have become the latest to remake French game show Guess…
1 min read
Raft of Secret Life of 4 Year Olds deals
The Secret Life of 4 Year Olds format has been picked up by broadcasters across…
1 min read
My Restaurant Rocks with Sky Italia
Sky Italia has ordered a version of Red Arrow International format My Restaurant Rocks for…
6 min read
Signs of the Zodiak
In his first interview since becoming Zodiak Media’s CEO, Marc-Antoine d’Halluin outlines his plan to…
1 min read
BBC crafts swathe of format deals for Sewing Bee
BBC Worldwide has agreed deals for local versions of its Sewing Bee format in France,…
2 min read
Zodiak poaches Endemol Italia exec in Magnolia reshuffle
Zodiak Media has appointed Endemol Italia’s Leonardo Pasquinelli (below right) as managing director of its…
1 min read
Hell’s Kitchen opens in Germany, Italy
Hell’s Kitchen, the cooking format chef Gordon Ramsay made famous in the US, is being…
1 min read
Future of Spanish Jersey Shore questioned
The Spanish version of Jersey Shore has been cancelled, according to local reports. The local…
1 min read
BBC sells Bake Off to Discovery in Italy
The show tests the skills of amateur chefs in various challenges to find the country’s…
1 min read
Italy’s Rai bets on Red or Black
Italian public broadcaster Rai has ordered a local version of gameshow format Red or Black….