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Something Special
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Formats round-up: Africa’s ABY Media lands ‘Blind Dating’; TGC Global rolls out ‘Swap Project’; Taiwan’s TAICCA picks LEAP partners
GRB’s ‘Blind Dating’ lands in Africa Africa’s ABY Media has picked up long-running French Canadian…
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Mediawan to bring South Korean formats ‘Still Alive’ & ‘Battle In The Box’ to Spain
Paris-based producer & distributor Mediawan has acquired the rights to adapt two South Korean entertainment…
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Korea’s Something Special & MBN strike distribution & production pact
Seoul-based Something Special has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with MBN to represent the…
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TBI’s 2024 Predictions: Jin Woo Hwang, president, Something Special
2024 is set to be a pivotal year for the global content industry, so TBI…
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ITV Studios options ‘Battle In The Box’ for France, Australia, New Zealand & Israel
ITV Studios has optioned Something Special’s Korean celebrity format Battle In The Box for France,…
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Deals round-up: ITVX & Cosmote TV say ‘So Long, Marianne’; Fremantle does ‘Battle In The Box’; Be-Entertainment to shop ‘Celebrity Farmsitters’
ITVX & Cosmote TV say ‘So Long, Marianne’ ITVX in the UK, Cosmote TV and…
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UKTV’s Dave ties with Korea’s Something Special for ‘Battle In The Box’
UKTV channel Dave has commissioned its first Korean format with a local version of Korean…
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News round-up: Korea’s LG U+ picks up ‘Tiny Desk’; Prime Video India & BBC Studios partner; Saffronic names CEO
Korea’s LG U+ picks up ‘Tiny Desk’ LG U+ in South Korea is launching Tiny…
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News round-up: Talpa & Studio Glam ink first-look deal; Series Mania names jury president; C4 picks up ‘Remarkable Places To Eat’
Talpa & Studio Glam ink first-look deal John de Mol’s Dutch format firm Talpa Concepts…
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Korea’s MBN calls ‘Mystery Duets’ to the stage
South Korean TV network MBN has ordered a local adaptation of studio-based reality format Mystery…
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Something Special & The Gurin Company team for ‘Family Singers’ competition format
South Korean format firm Something Special has struck a co-development partnership with US-based entertainment producer…
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Canada’s Media Ranch extends in Asia with Something Special pact
Format production & distribution company Media Ranch has expanded its partnership with South Korea’s Something Special….
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Korean Format Alliance names Something Special’s Jin Woo Hwang chairman
The Korean Format Alliance (KFA) has named former CJ ENM exec Jin Woo Hwang as…
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Formats round-up: Noovo bring ‘Survivor’ to French-Canada; TF1 sings out for ‘That’s My Jam’; Something Special teams with MY Entertainment
Noovo bring ‘Survivor’ to French-Canada French-Canadian language channel Noovo has taken the rights to adapt…
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Korea’s Something Special & tech firm 4Dreplay link for ‘time slice video’ formats
Jin Woo Hwang’s format prodco Something Special has struck an innovative deal with a US-…
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Media Ranch sells VR dating format & partners with Something Special
Canadian format production and distribution company Media Ranch has announced multiple option deals for its…
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MIPTV round-up: Something Special takes KBS formats global; Beyond preps Flack doc; Media Ranch goes fishing
Something Special strikes KBS deal Something Special, the Seoul-based format agency founded by Jin Woo…
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ViacomCBS Int’l Studios strikes format pact with South Korea’s Something Special
ViacomCBS International Studios (VIS) has struck a first-look deal with South Korea’s Something Special, the…
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TBI Weekly: What MIPCOM Online+ delivered this week
It has been a MIPCOM like no other and yet despite the lack of rosé…
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Media Ranch and Something Special agree format exchange deal
Canada’s Media Ranch has agreed a format exchange partnership with South Korean’s recently founded Something…
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ITV Studios strikes pact with Jin Woo Hwang’s Something Special
ITV Studios (ITVS) is expanding its format catalogue by striking a co-development deal with South…
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TBI Formats: Why Korean IP will cut through globally for years to come
As part of our focus on delivering more incisive commentary on the global content business,…