Remastered ‘Baywatch’ goes global Amazon Prime, Hulu and Bell Media are among companies to have acquired the remastered version of classic US drama Baywatch (pictured) from distributor Fremantle. The show originally debuted in the US in 1989 and was produced by Fremantle. The company has now sold the digitally enhanced show to Amazon Prime […]
Australia’s Channel Seven has signed on for a local version of Banijay Rights-distributed format Temptation Island. The format follows four dating couples as they decide whether they are ready to commit to one another or go their separate ways. The couples live the “single life” on an island paradise alongside a group of singles who […]
Banijay company Cuarzo TV and Mediaset España are set to create the first Spanish remake of Temptation Island (La Isla de las Tentaciones), based on the Banijay Rights-owned format. La Isla de las Tentaciones is the ultimate test of faithfulness, following dating couples at a pivotal time in their relationship, where they must mutually decide if […]
Banijay is set to reboot this dating classic for 2019, five years after it last broadcast in the US. This time the 11 x 60-minute format promises tweaks for the digital age and “new layers of psychological depth”. In case you missed it the first time, the rules of the format dictate that four couples […]
Banijay Rights has sold its US reboot of Temptation Island into Canada’s Bell Media. USA Network’s 11-episode revival of the classic format is to air on broadcaster CTV, E! and SVOD service Crave. Produced by Banijay Studios North America, the new series is to premiere on the American cable channel later this month. Temptation Island […]
USA Network, home of The Sinner and Banijay’s forthcoming Temptation Island reboot, was the most watched ad-supported cable entertainment channel Stateside in 2018. The network marks its 13th year at the top of Nielsen’s annual rankings for cable entertainment channels in non-news and non-sports categories. It garnered an average of 1.48m across total viewers and […]
Reality format Temptation Island is set to launch in Germany on RTL and TV Now. The adapted reality series is produced by Banijay Productions Germany and is set to air in 2019. The ultimate endurance test, Temptation Island – Temptation in Paradise, will see four couples at a crossroads in their relationships travel to a […]
Banijay Group is set for a revival of its dating format Temptation Island, which last aired on Fox in 2013, as it also reveals plans for a new Twitter collaboration. USA Network is in advanced negotiations for the format which sees real life couples put their love to the test on an island of singletons, […]
ITV has recruited two execs from French prodco Adventure Line Productions to run ITV Studios France. Franck Firmin-Guion will run the division, having been CEO of ALP, and will be joined by Sébastien Petiot who was previously COO at the producer. Firmin-Guion replaces Francois Florentiny at ITV’s French business. He had been running ITV Studios […]
Banijay International’s classic reality format Temptation Island is heading to a broadcaster in Finland. Nelonen Media-owned female-skewed channel Liv has commissioned Banijay Finland to produce a local version, the CEO of the latter, Joonas Hytonen, told TBI. Production begins soon in Asia ahead of a launch next year. This comes after Temptation Island returned to screens in […]
