Executive Editor, World Screen

September 19, 2016 Interviews

Michael von Würden

September 19, 2016

The managing director of Snowman Productions and creator of Married at First Sight talks about some of the keys to the show's success.

September 12, 2016 Top Stories

Network Ten Brings Back Biggest Loser with New Iteration

September 12, 2016

SYDNEY: Network Ten has commissioned The Biggest Loser: Transformed, a new iteration of the successful format.

August 31, 2016 Top Stories

CBC & Warner Bros. Partner in Search for Unscripted Formats

August 31, 2016

OTTAWA: CBC is bringing back its Format Incubator initiative for a second year, this time in partnership with Warner Bros. International Television Production (WBITVP).

August 29, 2016 Profiles, Top Stories

Re-Gender Tackles Provocative Topic

August 29, 2016

A spotlight on the docureality format in which men and women are given the chance to experience life as the opposite gender.

August 25, 2016 Top Stories

Twofour’s The Diner Gets Dutch Version

August 25, 2016

LONDON: Twofour Rights and SBS Netherlands have signed a format deal for The Diner.

August 15, 2016 Top Stories

Video Interview with ITV Studios’s Mike Beale

August 15, 2016

NEW YORK: Mike Beale, the executive VP of global development and formats at ITV Studios, talks to World Screen Newsflash about scouting for fresh ideas, dos and don’ts for pitching and what’s trending in the format business.

August 15, 2016 Top Stories

The Office Being Remade in Finland

August 15, 2016

LONDON: BBC Worldwide has licensed the scripted-format rights for The Office to Finnish broadcasters Elisa Entertainment and Nelonen.

July 21, 2016 Top Stories

NBCUniversal International Studios Pacts with French Unscripted Producer

July 21, 2016

LONDON: NBCUniversal International Studios has signed a first-look partnership deal with the French production company Terminal 9 Studios to develop entertainment and factual-entertainment formats.

July 14, 2016 Top Stories

BBC Worldwide Lands Pair of Polish Format Sales

July 14, 2016

LONDON: Honey We’re Killing the Kids and The Great Bake Off have both been licensed by BBC Worldwide for adaptations in Poland.

June 29, 2016 Top Stories

Best Offer from Estonia Wins NATPE Budapest Pitch Competition

June 29, 2016

BUDAPEST: Best Offer from Osakond in Estonia won the Pitch & Play Live competition at NATPE Budapest this afternoon.

Kristin Brzoznowski

Michael von Würden

Network Ten Brings Back Biggest Loser with New Iteration

CBC & Warner Bros. Partner in Search for Unscripted Formats

Re-Gender Tackles Provocative Topic

Twofour’s The Diner Gets Dutch Version

Video Interview with ITV Studios’s Mike Beale

The Office Being Remade in Finland

NBCUniversal International Studios Pacts with French Unscripted Producer

BBC Worldwide Lands Pair of Polish Format Sales

Best Offer from Estonia Wins NATPE Budapest Pitch Competition

Netflix Snaps Up The Sidemen Content

The Apprentice Returning to the BBC in 2025 for Season 19

Global Agency Lands New Deal on Celebrity Dreams

Night Therapy Gets German Adaptation

Netflix Unveils New Series at Inaugural International Showcase

The Traitors Hungary Heads to Canada