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The Voice
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Talpa strikes multi-year deal with Star India for The Voice
Talpa and Star India have signed a multi-season deal for The Voice franchise, which includes…
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Freeform’s Shadowhunters wins big at People’s Choice Awards
Freeform supernatural drama Shadowhunters won a string of awards, including multiple gongs for its stars, at…
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Scripted reigns supreme for millennials – study
A Eurodata study of 15-34-year-olds from ten countries including the UK, US and Japan shows…
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Creating the dream team
Endemol Shine Group’s French prodcos merged on May 1, as the production and distribution giant…
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Reduced costs boost TF1
Reduced costs thanks to be absence of the Euro 2016 football championship helped boost TF1’s…
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MGM buys Real Housewives prodco Evolution
Mark Burnett’s MGM Television and Digital Group has acquired the creator of the Real Housewives…
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NBC ‘social media crucial to future of network TV’
Extending flagship show brands to have a strong presence on social media is central to…
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Warner Bros. int’l production director exiting
Warner Bros. International Television Production’s director of production, Lesley Davies, is exiting the business, TBI…
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BBC Worldwide Showcase: entertainment and formats in the spotlight
Formats are taking centre stage at BBC Worldwide Showcase this year. Tracy Forsyth and Sumi…
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ITV prepares to launch Talpa’s Cannonball
A UK version of Talpa Global’s physical gameshow format Cannonball is in the works for…
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Viceland hires ex-Talpa exec to lead Benelux
Vice Media has appointed a former Talpa Media and Twitter executive to helm the upcoming…
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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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IPCN’s live stream dreams
Live streaming have become big business in China, with hundreds of new apps allowing connected…
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Young adults shunning drama for reality – study
Young adults overwhelmingly favour the entertainment and reality genres when watching linear TV, according to…
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Coppermann takes control as Endemol Shine merges France
Endemol Shine is merging its French businesses with Nicolas Coppermann from the Endemol side of…
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New Objective prodco builds team
Panda Television, the new UK prodco that is part of All3Media’s Objective Media Group, has…
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BBC One, Take That line up Voice replacement
UK broadcaster BBC One has revealed a Saturday night talent format that will replace ITV-bound…
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Alex Graham ‘in talks with Jackson, All3 founders’
Alex Graham is reportedly talking to former Channel 4 boss Michael Jackson and the founders…
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Strictly exec sets up China-backed prodco
Former BBC and Sky programming executive Andrea Hamilton has launched Om TV, an indie prodco…
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Spike, Lionsgate team with Christina Aguilera
US channel Spike, producer Lionsgate Television and singer Christina Aguilera are working up a music-themed…
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Nine stocks up on international series
Australian free-to-air net Nine has ordered a local version of Travel Guides, the travel series…
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Formats buyers out as Sony closes office
Sony Pictures Television is closing its formats acquisition department, axing well-known buyers Lisette van Diepen and…
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Talpa confirms huge China formats deal
ITV-owned formats giant Talpa has confirmed a deal with China’s Zhegiang that covers several seasons…
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Talpa forms JV with China’s Zhejiang
Talpa Media has created a joint venture in China with major local broadcaster Zhejiang Talent…
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The Voice exec launching new Objective prodco
Moira Ross has left Warner Bros.-owned Wall to Wall to set up Panda Television, a…
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ITV confirms deal for The Voice
ITV has confirmed it has swooped for The Voice, taking it from the BBC. The…
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ITV wins The Voice, questions over X Factor
UK pubcaster the BBC has confirmed it will no longer show The Voice after the…
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Streamed NBC now offered through Roku
US broadcast network has launched a streamed version of its channel on Roku players and…
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Caroline Beaton: Why niche is the new normal
In an increasingly fragmented TV landscape, should broadcasters and producers focus more on niche formats…
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ITV completes Talpa takeover
ITV has completed its takeover of The Voice producer Talpa Media, a stock market announcement…