Producer: Endemol Shine Australia, Nine Network | Distributor: Banijay Rights | Broadcaster: Nine Network (Australia) A group of 14 strangers faces both the beauty and harsh realities of New Zealand’s rugged Southern Alps in this reality competition series in which they must work together to overcome nature and win a large cash prize. Each of […]
Producer: Easy Tiger | Distributor: Abacus Media Rights | Broadcaster: Stan, Nine Network (Australia) Based upon Australian author Chris Hammer’s debut novel of the same name, Scrublands is set in Riversend, an isolated country town in New South Wales, where a charismatic and dedicated young priest (Jay Ryan) calmly opens fire on his congregation, killing […]
E4 in the UK has commissioned a local version of Love Triangle, the relationship format that debuted on Australia’s Nine Network. Produced for Channel 4-owned E4 by Banijay’s Workerbee, the 10 x 60-minute series will see six singles asked to choose a love match from just two options. One potential partner embodies each single’s usual […]
RTL Germany has ordered a local adaptation of Banijay’s renovation format The Block, to be titled Wettkampf In 4 Wänden – Die Ultimative Bau-Challenge. Produced by Good Times, part of Banijay Germany, the format is a renovation-based competition reality show, in which four couples compete in order to turn an unloved apartment into a high-end […]
Soon-to-launch UK streamer ITVX and Nine Network in Australia are among buyers of a two-part documentary exploring the life of Bill Cosby. The Case Against Cosby is produced by Prospero Pictures in association with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and Rive Gauche. It claims to reveal new truths through exclusive access to the long-time survivors of […]
UK broadcaster ITV, Sweden’s TV4 and Nine Network in Australia have all picked up new ITV Studios reality dating format My Mum, Your Dad. Originally created by father-daughter duo, Greg and Hayley Daniels, for HBO Max, with the title My Mom, Your Dad, ITV Studios acquired international rights via ITV America and the Global Creative […]
European & Oz pre-sales for ‘Superbrands’ Nine Network in Australia, TV2 in Denmark and RTL in the Netherlands have inked pre-sale deals with UK distributor and production funding broker Silverlining Rights for HLP Studios’ upcoming Channel 4 series Inside The Superbrands. The 8 x 60-minute series goes behind the doors of some of the world’s […]
Nine Network in Australia has unveiled more details about its upcoming Subtext Pictures-produced drama, which explores the lives of four jury members. After The Verdict has been created, written and executive produced by Subtext Pictures’ Ellie Beaumont and Drew Proffitt (House Husbands, Dead Lucky) and tracks jury members who begin to question their verdict on […]
Netflix has picked up rights to the third season of CBS’s US version of Love Island, with the deal among a raft of unscripted tape sales struck by ITV Studios (ITVS) across Asia Pacific. The US version of the ITVS format, which simulcasts in Canada on CTV, will become available on Netflix in select territories in […]
Passion sells crime in Oz, NZ Nine Network in Australia is among a number of companies to have picked up crime and factual shows from UK-based Passion Distribution, which has licensed over 120 hours of programming into the region. Nine’s deal includes The Disappearance of Shannon Matthews, The Wests and The Railway Killers, all of […]
