John de Mol’s Talpa Studios is looking to tap into global streaming audiences by partnering with Giel de Winter and Wouter van der Pauw’s prodco Signal.Stream, with the first format from the partnership set to debut on de Mol’s Talpa Network-owned SBS6 in January. Signal.Stream was founded by former Talpa Network execs De Winter and […]
Eureka Productions, the US- and Australia-based firm behind Netflix’s remake of The Mole, has picked up rights to The Quiz With Balls from John de Mol’s Talpa. The format, which debuted on Talpa’s Dutch network SBS6 earlier this year, requires teams to answer a series of questions correctly in order to stop a giant ball […]
Talpa Network’s SBS 6 in the Netherlands has become the first broadcaster to pick up remake rights to BBC Studios (BBCS) format, This is MY House. The format, which was recently commissioned in the UK for an extended second season on BBC One, will be known in the Netherlands as Dit Is Mijn Huis and […]
Format industry heavyweights Stephen Lambert and John De Mol have struck a deal to take the latter’s Million Dollar Island show into the US and the UK. The adventure reality format, which has been created by De Mol’s Talpa, will be produced in the US and the UK by Lambert’s All3Media-backed firm Studio Lambert. Both […]
Korea’s MBC builds Lego Masters South Korean network MBC has become the latest global broadcaster to pick up remake rights to competition reality format Lego Masters. The Korean version will be co-produced with LA- and Seoul-based production company B&C Content. Banijay Rights, which sells tape and format, said the deal meant Lego Masters would become […]
John de Mol’s Talpa Network has ordered a new talent show utilising motion capture and AR technology to create a virtual avatar for a live performance, to air on its Dutch comcaster SBS6. Developed in collaboration with US prodco NEP Group, Avastars, which will be broadcast early next year, will combine a singing talent and a dancing talent […]
Salto takes slew of ITV Studios shows Nascent French SVOD Salto has acquired a range of French and English language drama from the UK’s ITV Studios. The platform, which aggregates content from France Télévisions, TF1 and M6 for streaming, has taken a package of more than 100 hours of content, including seven seasons of Tetra […]
Talpa TV’s SBS6 in the Netherlands has commissioned a local version of adventure reality format Over The Atlantic, which is sold by Finnish production and distribution company Rabbit Films. The 7 x 60-minute series will be known locally as Alle Hens Aan Dek and is set to premiere on SBS6 in November, with Vincent TV Producties […]
John de Mol’s Talpa Network has appointed former Entertainment One and Endemol Shine exec Erik de Winter as head of acquisitions. De Winter takes up the role from 1 March and will work across Talpa’s Netherlands-based broadcast channels SBS6, Net5, Veronica and SBS9. He will also be responsible for acquiring formats, movies, series and finished […]
Dancing On Ice is heading to the Netherlands. Dutch network SBS6 has commissioned a local version of the popular primetime entertainment format, which finds celebrities figure skating with professional partners and competing against one another across various routines. Produced by Talpa Productions, the show will be hosted by Winston Gerschtanowitz and is to air on […]
