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The Voice
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Sony’s Toro taking the The Ultimate Music Battle into Italy
Sony-owned Italian production company Toro Produzioni has optioned music format Grande Battle (aka The Ultimate…
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The Finance of Formats
European broadcasters gained US$2.75 billion in 2012 from the 100 top format titles. The…
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iPlayer usage stays flat
BBC iPlayer usage for May was flat month-on-month, with the breakdown of usage across PCs,…
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Global formats: sing and the world watches with you
TBI has teamed up with Eurodata TV Worldwide once again to uncover the most successful…
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BBC Future Media boss outlines ambitious plans
The BBC is set to deliver more cross-platform event coverage, programme apps and connected Red…
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Comcast cable channels grow as NBC toils
NBCUniversal’s cable channels business grew revenues by 4.6% in the first quarter of this year,…
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News brief: MundoFox orders kids’ X Factor
US Hispanic channel MundoFox has ordered a Spanish-language children’s version of The X Factor. The…
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Israeli digital format concept welcomes Irish partner
Armoza Format’s innovative digitally sourced format creation concept TV By the People has welcomed another…
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Talpa USA raids Endemol and Mark Burnett for senior staff
Talpa hired several new staff, poaching executives from Endemol and Mark Burnett’s One Three Media….
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The Voice app launches
The BBC has launched a companion app for the second season of singing competition show…
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Money Drop ranked the most valuable format in Europe
Endemol’s Money Drop format has come top of a new list measuring the value created…
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TF1 launches synchronised second screen service
French commercial broadcaster TF1 is to launch a synchronised companion screen service, kicking off with…
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Mark Ramakers out as CFO at Talpa
The CFO of Talpa, the producer behind The Voice, is leaving the John de Mol-owned…
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Sony taking Talpa’s The Voice into Italy
Sony Pictures Television’s Italian prodcution arm along with Talpa have inked a deal for hit…
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East meets West as Japan opens its Treasure Box
The double whammy effect of not importing formats and lengthy primetimes filled with original shows…