MADRID: Spain’s Mediaset has begun shooting Levántate, the Spanish version of the international format Stand Up for Your Country, which is distributed by Televisa Internacional. Telecinco produces the program in collaboration with La Competencia, the creator of the original format. It is scheduled for a premiere in the coming weeks ...

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LOS ANGELES: ABC is going for a fourth season of the hit format Celebrity Wife Swap, produced by Zodiak Los Angeles. Season three of the series averaged 3.6 million viewers with a 1.2 rating for adults 18 to 49 and a 2.1 rating with women 18 to 49. Zodiak has ...

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LOS ANGELES: FOX has ordered a fourth season of the cooking competition series MasterChef Junior, which will add renowned pastry chef Christina Tosi to its judging panel. Tosi, who is the owner and founder of NYC's Milk Bar, will join chefs Gordon Ramsay and Graham Elliot on both the MasterChef ...

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MIAMI: As cooking series continue to prove popular in Latin America, Keshet International is looking to capitalize on the trend by presenting NATPE buyers the new format Help! I Can’t Cook. Keren Shahar, the general manager of distribution at Keshet International, believes the show is a strong proposition for the ...

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PARIS: Production indie Pernel Media is set to remake DRG’s Catch Phrase and Passion Distribution’s Selling Houses, both successful British formats, for the French market. Catch Phrase is an updated version of a classic format that launched in 2013. The original ran for 20 years in the U.K., most notably ...

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The Gogglebox format brings viewers into the living rooms of ordinary TV viewers to catch their reactions to the latest programs. Backed by this strikingly simple premise, the show has traveled to more than 25 international broadcasters, thanks to sales from all3media international. The format was originally produced by Studio ...

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TEL AVIV/MONTREAL: Armoza Formats’ prime-time reality format Flight 920 has been commissioned for a second season on French Canada’s TVA, due out in the fall. Production on the series’ new ten-week run is set to begin this month. Produced by Productions J, Flight 920 is a dating reality show where 20 ...

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TEL AVIV: Dori Media Group has picked up the exclusive international distribution rights for The Selfie Challenge, a Studio Glam format. The show sees two groups of friends, who are in different locations around the world, compete against each other to perfectly mimic ambitious selfies sent to them in real ...

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TEL AVIV: Later this year, Germany's ZDFNeo is slated to begin airing an adaptation of Re-Gender, a social experiment show from the Armoza Formats catalogue. Re-Gender looks on as five men and women are given the opportunity to experience what it's like to be a member of the opposite sex. ...

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LOS ANGELES: The Basic Lead-organized event The Remakes Market is hosting its next edition in Hollywood from May 15 to 19. Basic Lead recently wrapped up its first Remakes Market China on December 17, in partnership with CTPIA (China Television Drama Production Industry Association). The next event for the biannual ...

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