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SBS6
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Talpa Studios eyes streaming push with Signal.Stream pact & new SBS6 format ‘No Way Out’
John de Mol’s Talpa Studios is looking to tap into global streaming audiences by partnering…
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Eureka Productions takes Talpa’s ‘Quiz With Balls’ into US
Eureka Productions, the US- and Australia-based firm behind Netflix’s remake of The Mole, has picked…
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Netherlands first to open doors to BBCS’s format ‘This is MY House’
Talpa Network’s SBS 6 in the Netherlands has become the first broadcaster to pick up…
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John De Mol & Stephen Lambert link in US, UK for ‘Million Dollar Island’
Format industry heavyweights Stephen Lambert and John De Mol have struck a deal to take…
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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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SBS6 embraces tech innovation with virtual talent show format
John de Mol’s Talpa Network has ordered a new talent show utilising motion capture and AR technology…
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Deals round-up: Salto takes slew of ITV Studios shows; Olympusat adds Ukrainian drama trio; SBS6 to adapt ‘Project Cupid’ format
Salto takes slew of ITV Studios shows Nascent French SVOD Salto has acquired a range…
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Talpa TV’s SBS6 preps Dutch version of Rabbit Film’s ‘Over The Atlantic’
Talpa TV’s SBS6 in the Netherlands has commissioned a local version of adventure reality format…
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Talpa Network appoints eOne, Endemol Shine alum as head of acquisitions
John de Mol’s Talpa Network has appointed former Entertainment One and Endemol Shine exec Erik…
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‘Dancing On Ice’ scores Dutch remake
Dancing On Ice is heading to the Netherlands. Dutch network SBS6 has commissioned a local…
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Sales round-up: SBS6 orders dementia format, ‘Van der Valk’ travels Europe, Globosat buys ‘Keeping Faith’ S2
Talpa to open The Restaurant That Makes Mistakes Talpa TV in the Netherlands has ordered…
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John de Mol consolidates media assets
John de Mol has consolidated his media assets, including his Dutch commercial channels, in a…
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SBS names new director of television
The Netherlands’ SBS Broadcasting has named Karin de Groot as its new director of television….
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SBS6 names ex-IDTV boss as channel chief
Dutch broadcaster SBS6 has hired the former CEO of All3Media-owned prodco IDTV as its new…
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The QYou strikes deal with OTT service Knippr
Youth-focused broadcaster The QYou has struck a deal with T-Mobile’s Dutch over-the-top service, Knipppr. Under…
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New interim chief for SBS6 to replace Oosterman
Patrick van Mierlo has taken over as interim programme director at Dutch broadcaster SBS6, following…
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T-Mobile’s Dutch OTT service Knippr goes live
T-Mobile in the Netherlands has launched its over-the-top TV service, Knippr, giving users access to…
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MIPTV Hot Pick: The Puppet Show
The Puppet Show was, Talpa Global boss Maarten Meijs says, a “butterfly project”, by which…
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Discovery weighs SBS Netherlands move
Discovery is understood to be considering a move for the SBS free-to-air broadcast business in…
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News brief: SBS6 continues to see Danni Lowinski
Dutch commercial broadcaster SBS6 has ordered a third season of its remake of German scripted…
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What next in the Netherlands?
From Big Brother to The Voice via Deal or No Deal and Splash! Dutch producers…
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Canadian channel seeks format Utopia
Canada has become the sixth territory to get a local version of Talpa Media’s buzzy…
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News brief: Dutch Wentworth handed new sentence
SBS6’s Dutch remake of FremantleMedia Australia prison drama Wentworth has been handed a second season….
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Talpa format is Utopia for Turkish channel
Talpa Media’s reality format Utopia will be produced in Turkey for media tycoon Acun Ilıcalı’s network…
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SBS6 to remake prison drama Wentworth
SBS6 in Holland is set to become the second international broadcaster to remake Australian women’s…
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International deals for That Awkward Moment comedy format
German broadcaster WDR, part of pubcaster ARD, and SBS in the Netherlands have picked up…
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Eyeworks makes a Splash in South Korea
Eyeworks’ diving format Celebrity Splash is to launch in another territory, this time South Korea…
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Endemol sells Happily Divorced to German Turner channel
Turner’s female-skewed German channel Glitz has acquired comedy series Happily Divorced. It has picked up…
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Banijay wins Popstars format dispute with Talpa
A court in the Netherlands has ruled that Talpa cannot launch ‘The Next Popstar’ format…