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BBC reboots gameshow ‘Blankety Blank’ after 20-year hiatus
The BBC in the UK is rebooting veteran gameshow Blankety Blank by ordering a 10-part…
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Netflix ‘experiments’ with scheduling for reality duo ‘The Circle’ & ‘Too Hot To Handle’
Netflix is experimenting with its release strategy again, this time launching episodes from two of its biggest…
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ITV adapts Spain’s ‘Game Of Talents’ and Belgium’s ‘Professor T’ formats
UK broadcaster ITV has commissioned a local adaptation of Spanish gameshow format Game Of Talents,…
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Fremantle’s Thames names creative chief & director of programmes
I Can See Your Voice producer Thames has promoted Shona Baldwin to become creative director…
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TBI’s forward thinkers: Fremantle’s Vasha Wallace
Vasha Wallace, EVP of global acquisitions & development, Fremantle Streamers started dipping their toes into…
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The case for TV and TikTok
TikTok has become one of the most talked-about social media launches of recent years, but…
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Fremantle takes ITV2 back to ‘Supermarket Sweep’
UK commercial broadcaster ITV is bringing back classic gameshow Supermarket Sweep after ordering a 20-episode…
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MIPCOM Hot Picks: The Greatest Dancer
Distributor: Fremantle Producer: Syco Entertainment, Thames Channel: BBC One (UK) Concept: Dancers audition in front…
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BBC to launch dance format with Simon Cowell’s Syco
The BBC has commissioned Simon Cowell’s (pictured) Syco Entertainment and FremantleMedia UK’s Thames to produce…
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Thames hires Boomerang’s Baldwin as development director
FremantleMediaUK’s Thames has appointed Boomerang’s Shona Baldwin as director of development. Baldwin will work closely…