World Screen

LOS ANGELES: The ABC Television Network has renewed the hit reality competition series Dancing with the Stars for a 22nd season, set to kick off in March 2016. Starting on March 21, a new cast of celebrities will take to …

LONDON: ITV has commissioned STV Productions to make a fifth season of the game show Catchphrase. Filming on the eight-episode season will begin in February 2016. Stephen Mulhern will return as host, joined by his animated sidekick, Mr Chips. Catchphrase …

PARIS: francetv distribution has secured its first sale for Parenthood Instruction Manual to the Gabonese Republic, where the show will be adapted and produced for the African market by Princesse M Productions and Watara Productions. Parenthood Instruction Manual centers on …

HILVERSUM: Antenna in Greece has acquired Talpa's format The Wishing Tree. The format launched at MIPCOM in October and sees young children hang their wishes on a wishing tree. The twist is that the kids' wishes aren’t for themselves, but for …

TEL AVIV: Second seasons of Master Class and Rising Star, talent-show formats from the Keshet International catalogue, are slated to begin airing next year in China and Indonesia, respectively. Chinese producer 3C Media has ordered a 12-episode sophomore season of …

The German public-broadcasting group Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) has been operating for 60 years, serving the country’s TV and radio communities with original content. WDR mediagroup (WDRmg) was formed later as its commercial subsidiary, focused on marketing and selling WDR programs …

SINGAPORE: FremantleMedia and Syco have a long track record across Asia with the X Factor and Got Talent franchises, and now the companies have teamed up with Saban Brands to bring La Banda to the international market. “There’s a lot …

LONDON: all3media international has landed a number of format commissions across Asia, including a deal for a local version of The Only Way is Essex in China. Building on its success in China, the game show Are You Normal? is …

LONDON: Channel 4 has commissioned the new celebrity-led historical biography series Born On, in a deal with Outline Productions and DRG. Outline will produce the new 4×1-hour series, which is based on a format sold by DRG. The original Born …

BEIJING: The Chinese adaptation of Sony Pictures Television's Mad About You is set for a January 2016 debut on Dragon TV and will be available for streaming on Youku Tudou shortly after the satellite TV premiere. Huaso Film/TV Digital Production, …