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Media Ranch
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GRB Studios & Media Ranch merge distribution teams to create GRB Media Ranch
US-based GRB Studios and Canada’s Media Ranch are creating a new joint distribution venture that…
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News round-up: Media Ranch strikes DiTurn deal; Blue Ant factual orders; BET sets ‘Black + Iconic’
Media Ranch strikes DiTurn deal Canada’s Media Ranch will represent two new formats from Wonwoo…
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News round-up: NBCU’s Hayu expands across CEE; Stan links with Lionsgate; Media Ranch deals
NBCU’s Hayu expands across CEE NBCUniversal (NBCU) is to roll its reality-focused streaming service Hayu into…
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Denmark’s ‘Big Love’ format travels across Europe with Media Ranch
Danish reality health format Big Love has been optioned in The Netherlands following a deal with distributor…
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Media Ranch inks format distribution pact with Trace Studios
Canadian format producer and distributor Media Ranch has struck a global distribution partnership with South…
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Unpacking the risk & rewards of format funds
New formats have always had to fight for space against the exploitation of proven IP,…
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Canada’s Media Ranch extends in Asia with Something Special pact
Format production & distribution company Media Ranch has expanded its partnership with South Korea’s Something Special….
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News round-up: SBS takes Principal shows; AMC & M7 Group expand partnership; Media Ranch seals format deals
SBS takes Principal shows Australian pubcaster SBS has acquired documentary film Magic In The Mountains…
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Formats round-up: Korean FTA first for ‘Lego Masters’; Life TV gets ‘Pretty Smart’; SBS6 dreams & hunts
Korea’s MBC builds Lego Masters South Korean network MBC has become the latest global broadcaster…
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Media Ranch names Horsepower 3.0 winner
Canadian producer and distributor Media Ranch has unveiled the winner of the third edition of…
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Media Ranch sells VR dating format & partners with Something Special
Canadian format production and distribution company Media Ranch has announced multiple option deals for its…
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MIPTV round-up: Something Special takes KBS formats global; Beyond preps Flack doc; Media Ranch goes fishing
Something Special strikes KBS deal Something Special, the Seoul-based format agency founded by Jin Woo…
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Round-up: Keshet sells ‘Singletown’ tape & format; Media Ranch Announces Horsepower 3 candidates; Onza’s ‘Celeb Challenge’ travels
Keshet sells ‘Singletown’ tape & format Discovery EMEA and MTV are among those to pick…
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France’s TF1 joins Media Ranch’s Horsepower 3.0 format initiative
French broadcaster TF1 has joined the third edition of format project Horsepower, the incubation initiative…
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Media Ranch expands by hiring Fox Networks & Story Lab alums
Canadian format production and distribution company Media Ranch is expanding its development and sales team…
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News round-up: ‘Popstars’ format in NZ return; ‘Masked Singer’ adapted by Three; Red Sauce makes new hires
‘Popstars’ format revived in NZ New Zealand’s TVNZ 2 has commissioned a revival of reality…
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TBI Weekly: What MIPCOM Online+ delivered this week
It has been a MIPCOM like no other and yet despite the lack of rosé…
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Media Ranch and Something Special agree format exchange deal
Canada’s Media Ranch has agreed a format exchange partnership with South Korean’s recently founded Something…
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Canada’s ComediHa! hires Media Ranch exec to oversee sales
Montreal-based comedy producer ComediHa! has appointed an exec from fellow Canadian outfit Media Ranch to…
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Germany’s ProSieben wants to ‘Watch!’ Media Ranch format
German network ProSieben has ordered a local edition of Canadian outfit Media Ranch’s game show…
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Media Ranch acquires and options formats, hires consultants
Canadian format production and distribution house Media Ranch has acquired two unscripted formats from Ireland…
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Media Ranch unveils candidates for Horsepower format project
Canadian producer and distributor Media Ranch has announced the eight candidates who will participate in…
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News round-up: Sky extends ‘Bulletproof’, orders AI game; Spain secures more Turkish drama; Indian remake for Israel YA drama
Sky extends Bulletproof, orders AI game version Sky has ordered a three-part special based on…
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US, UK and Nordic prodcos strike deals for Media Ranch format ‘Watch!’
Producers in the US, the UK and the Nordics are among those to have picked…
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Formats round-up: RTL Belgium remakes Media Ranch show; Italy’s Nove to air ‘Deal With It!’, Eli Shibley tapped for ‘Letterkenny’
Media Ranch’s Judge For One Day gets Belgian remake RTL Belgium has ordered a local…
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Media Ranch gameshow format optioned in Germany, France and Oz
Media Ranch’s gameshow format Watch! from Survivor producers Dan Munday and John Kirhoffer has been…
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Exclusive: Canada’s Media Ranch to rep DR formats
Canadian distributor Media Ranch has partnered with Danish broadcaster DR to represent its TV formats…
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Media Ranch appoints DR exec to head Scandi office
Montreal-based producer-distributor Media Ranch has appointed DR exec Louise Juel Severin to head up its Scandinavian…
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Op-ed: A decade of change for Canada
As this year’s MIPCOM market coincides with the 10-year anniversary of the launch of Canada’s…
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Media Ranch appoints content head for creative push
Canadian producer-distributor Media Ranch has hired a head of content and storytelling to lead its…
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