Rising Star

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Rising Star adaptation leads Sri Lankan content “renaissance”

A local adaptation of Keshet International’s Rising Star is having a transformative impact on Sri…

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Rising Star gets five-series deal in Sri Lanka

Keshet International has struck a multi-series deal for Rising Star in Sri Lanka. Asia Broadcasting…

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Keshet Int’l sets up Lat Am production hub

The international arm of Keshet is opening up a new production hub in Mexico to…

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Keshet International adding to the MX

In December, Keshet International’s Asia chief, Gary Pudney, told TBI about the distributor’s plans for…

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10 MIPTV takeaways: #1 No Rising Star, but Roots established

The years when everyone was talking about one show at the MIPTV market are over….

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Deal Monitor: week starting November 30

A round-up of all the key deals in international television this week (beginning November 30,…

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Caroline Beaton: Why niche is the new normal

In an increasingly fragmented TV landscape, should broadcasters and producers focus more on niche formats…

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Buyers Briefing: Devi Noviana, RCTI (Indonesia)

Name: Devi Noviana Title: head of international acquisitions Ahead of the ATF market in Singapore,…

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Berger exits ABC

Lisa Berger is exiting her post as the top reality exec as US broadcaster ABC…

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ITV scraps Rising Star ahead of launch

ITV has scrapped its version of the Rising Star format before it has launched. The…

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RTL cuts Rising Star run

Germany’s RTL has moved to shorten its local run of Israeli talent format Rising Star…

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Rising Star set for China

Chinese state broadcaster CCTV has bought Keshet International’s quick-selling singing format Rising Star. CCTV has…

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News brief: Keshet hires regional sales exec

The distribution arm of Israeli broadcaster Keshet has recruited Karina Dolgiej as sales manager, Latin…

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Rising Star gets first int’l recommission

Keshet International’s Rising Star has landed its first international season recommission. Brazil’s Rede Globo has…

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Mediaset signs up for Rising Star

Mediaset’s Canale 5 channel will air an Italian version of Keshet International format Rising Star….

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Got Talent tops Rising Star US debut

The American Rising Star took five million overall viewers on its debut outing on ABC,…

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Asian nets buy US Rising Star

Two Asian channels and a Chinese VOD platform have acquired ABC’s US version of Israeli…

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Canada’s CTV buys US Rising Star

Canadian free-to-air broadcaster CTV has bought the upcoming finished US version of Israeli talent show…

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MIPTV 2014: Keshet wants Cannes to Boom!

Keshet International is seeking to replicate the huge success it had with Rising Star at…

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Keshet hires former DCD exec as COO

The UK division of Keshet has recruited Sammy Nourmand as its chief operating officer. Nourmand,…

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Keshet boss signs up for MIPTV keynote

Avi Nir has been confirmed as a keynote speaker at MIPTV in April. Nir, the…

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News brief: Telefe brings Rising Star to Argentina

Argentinian broadcaster Telefe has okayed a local version of Keshet International-sold format Rising Star. A…

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Rising Star blossoms in Turkey

Israeli singing format Rising Star has been picked up the prodco behind Turkish remakes of…

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Analysis: Is Rising Star the new X Factor?

Rising Star has set the formats world alight with deals for local versions agreed in…

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Rising Star sold to Portugal

Portuguese commercial broadcaster TVI has become the latest broadcaster to acquire Rising Star. The Keshet…

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Another deal for Keshet’s Rising Star

Brazil has become the latest territory to take hit format in the making Rising Star….

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Spanish broadcaster welcomes its Rising Star

Spain’s Atresmedia has acquired Israeli singing format Rising Star – the show’s second confirmed deal…

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News brief: ITV confirms Rising Star deal

UK broadcaster ITV has confirmed its commission of Israeli interactive talent format Rising Star. As…

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Hungary’s TV2 shoots for Keshet’s Rising Star

The number of channels picking up Keshet International’s new talent format Rising Star has grown…

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US deal for Rising Star

ABC has ordered a ten-episode US version of Rising Star, the next-generation singing format distributed…

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