World Screen

Talent competitions show no signs of going out of style, and FOX Entertainment Global is feeling bullish about the prospects of its new entry in this space, Beat My Mini-Mes, which it is spotlighting in the TV Formats Screenings Festival.

Amid budgetary pressures and a renewed focus on local entertainment, format distributors are finding a wealth of opportunities for proven brands and breakout new IP across game shows, dating, talent and more, with fresh highlights in the TV Formats Screenings Festival.

Yes Yes Media has hired BAFTA-winning executive producer and showrunner Mark Sidaway as head of entertainment and Lydia Arding as director of production.

Banijay Rights has on offer Upside Down, a new studio-based game-show format that contains elements of comedy, skill and talent.

Nippon TV’s scripted format The Greatest Teacher follows Rina Kujo, a teacher who is pushed off the school balcony on graduation day.

Love Island USA has been renewed by Peacock for two more seasons, following the success of its summer 2023 run.

All3Media International has partnered with Banijay Asia, which will produce local versions of the scripted format Rellik and the reality entertainment format Rise and Fall for the Asia-Pacific region.

BBC Studios is bringing the prime-time entertainment show The 1% Club live to the Hi5 Studio in Cannes, where MIPCOM attendees can participate in the international hit.

The competitive social experiment Mirror Island is a featured title from Media Ranch’s MIPCOM roster.

Korean formats continue to make waves across the globe, and one of the buzziest new entries in that space is Something Special’s reality game show Battle in the Box, which is featured in the TV Formats Screenings Festival.