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Small World IFT
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News round-up: Small World IFT adds ‘Noot Vir Noot’; A&E investigates ‘The Chicano Squad’; NHK acquires Espresso docs
Small World IFT adds ‘Noot vir Noot’ Small World IFT, the US-based global TV format consultancy…
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News roundup: MGM gets first-look deal with Small World IFT; Lion TV USA inks prank co-pro deal; Vuulr launches new online market event and more…
MGM signs first-look deal with Small World IFT US-based MGM Television’s unscripted and alternative television…
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ATF 2019: Is China still a land of rising opportunity?
China might seem to offer huge audiences and potentially boundless riches, but recent developments have…
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Crazy cash and snackable shorts: The future of entertainment on SVODs
As the likes of Netflix, Amazon and Quibi begin to get their unscripted affairs in…
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Exclusive: ‘Hollywood Game Night’ producer developing ‘Come To Bed’ for Quibi
Hollywood Game Night producer Mission Control Media is developing a US adaptation of Israeli format…
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Ex-Viacom, Small World exec joins Twofour
Former Viacom and Small World IFT sales exec Marta Csizmadia has joined ITV-owned distributor Twofour…
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Grandpas Over Flowers set for Turkey remake
South Korean format Grandpas Over Flowers is being remade in Turkey for Show TV. The…
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Star China format gets new distributors after ITV deal ends
Star China format Sing My Song will now go out through Small World IFT and…
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Aito lures buyers with Fake News format
The concept of fake news, which was a divisive issue in the recent US presidential…
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TBI Formats: Year in Review
The best-sellers, the trend makers, the battles, the emerging territories, the industry favourites… here is…
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Grandpas Over Flowers blooms in Italy
Hit Korean format Grandpas Over Flowers is set for an Italian remake after Rai ordered…
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BBCWW hires ex-Small World exec
Tara Gaule has joined BBC Worldwide soon after leaving Content Television-backed Small World IFT, TBI…
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Electus bringing Singaporean musical drama to US
Electus has acquired local format rights to Singaporean scripted series The Musical Kitchen from Small…
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Small World hires ex-Zodiak exec in rejig
Formats distributor Small World IFT has hired a former Zodiak Rights VP to become its…
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Small World reaches Summit, turns 10
Content Media-backed distributor Small World IFT is turning ten this MIPCOM, and has bagged a…
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Malaysian net buys Small World, Marble formats
Malaysian broadcaster Media Prima has bought family-themed series Japanizi and game show Splatalot after a…
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ITV greenlights Belgian sport-themed format
UK broadcaster ITV has commissioned a British version of Belgian sporting reality competition format Eternal…
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Legendary moves into Asia, poaches Oe
Independent US studio Legendary Entertainment has expanded its TV operation to Asia and recruited influential…
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Korea’s Grandpas format heading for Europe
Hit Korean format Grandpas Over Flowers has been optioned in France, Germany and the UK….
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K-content: head on
The first South Korean content wave broke the country’s shows into China, Japan and across…
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NBC to remake Korea’s Grandpas
US broadcast network NBC has ordered an American remake of Korean entertainment travel format Grandpas…
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Chinese net looks to Japan’s Dr What
Chinese channel Zhejiang TV is getting a local version of the Small World IFT-sold medical…
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News brief: Ukraine’s Inter finds Chef at Your Door
Ukrainian national broadcaster Inter has commissioned a two-season run of cooking competition Chef at Your…
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News brief: CJ E&M, Dragon TV partner in production pact
Korean entertainment group CJ E&M and Chinese broadcaster Dragon TV are hooking up to produce…
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TV’s conscious effort
Cruel critiques and manufactured conflict have been replaced by supportive smiles, warm hugs and a…
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Content acquires 50% stake in Finnish prodco
Transatlantic group Content Media has acquired a 50% stake in Aito Media, the Finnish company…
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Chef at Your Door knocks for TVP
Polish broadcaster TVP has commissioned a local version of reality format Chef at Your Door….
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Small World poaches Banijay exec for formats push
Los Angeles-based formats company Small World IFT has recruited Luci Burnley to boost its international…
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Sex, Drugs and Restaurant wars
“Chefs are the new rock stars,” says Mike Beale, head of formats at ITV Studios,…
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Exclusive: Ryan Seacrest to produce hip hop gameshow
Ryan Seacrest is to produce a new hip hop gameshow – Rhyme, Rap or Reason…