World Screen

SINGAPORE: Sony Pictures Television (SPT) Networks, Asia, has commissioned a local version of Cash Cab for AXN in the Philippines. SPT Networks has been expanding its roster of local content for its channels in Asia; most recently it aired a …

MEXICO CITY: Televisa Internacional’s entertainment format Stand Up for Your Country has landed in Russia. A local version of the program premiered last night on the CTC channel under the title Two Voices. The Russian adaptation will consist of 12 …

NEW YORK: TV Formats met with Keith Barry, who is the hypnotist on You’re Back in the Room, to discuss what makes the format and its gameplay unique.   The comedy game show You’re Back in the Room watches as …

TEL AVIV: Armoza Formats’ game show Still Standing has been recommissioned worldwide in countries such as Italy, Thailand and Belgium.

OSLO: Nordic World has inked deals for several formats across Europe, including one for Aspect Film’s Redesign, which has been sold into France. French production company Réservoir Prod will produce a local version of Redesign set to broadcast in the country next …

LONDON: The factual-entertainment format White Collar Brawlers has been commissioned for a local adaptation on Sky Italia's free-to-air channel Cielo. White Collar Brawlers looks on as co-workers challenge each other to a boxing match. The format, created by writer/producer Doug …

TORONTO: W Network has commissioned The Bachelorette Canada, marking the first-ever Canadian version of the popular franchise. The Canadian version will feature 11 90-minute episodes and a one-hour special episode. The series from Good Human Productions Inc. is an extension …

LONDON: The Chinese version of BBC’s Top Gear has been pulling in large audiences since debuting last month, with its first five episodes reaching a combined audience of 217 million across TV and online. The Honybee Media-produced show, which launched …

Studio Glam ID is co-developing original formats for the global market.

LONDON: ITV has confirmed that the hit singing talent competition The Voice, which had been airing on the BBC, is coming to the network in 2017. A three-year deal has been struck with Talpa Global for The Voice to air …