Kristin Brzoznowski

The Warner Bros. Discovery-owned U.S. cable network TBS is gearing up to launch I Survived Bear Grylls, which blends the survival and game show genres.

Miyuki Nakasone, head of formats and remakes at TV Asahi, on the fresh new format concepts and co-development opportunities the company presents.

The Warner Bros. Discovery-owned Real Time channel in Italy is getting a local adaptation of the French culinary series Tous en Cuisine en Direct avec Cyril Lignac.

The Media Ranch format Watch! has been optioned by MGM Alternative for the U.S.

Banijay's hit format Big Brother is to be adapted in Chile for the first time.

Tokyo Broadcasting System Television's (TBS) original sports entertainment reality format Ninja Warrior has been recommissioned in the U.S. and Germany.

Broadcaster and format developer Richard Bacon is launching the TV and tech entertainment company Yes Yes Media, backed by SISTER and Satisfaction.

FOX has given a straight-to-series order to the medical procedural drama Doc, based on the Italian series Doc—Nelle tue mani created by Lux Vide.

EndemolShine Germany and television chef, restaurateur and presenter Tim Mälzer have set up Potatohead Pictures, which will focus on developing new culinary formats.

Goshu Segawa, manager of the global business department at Tokyo Broadcasting System Television (TBS), tells World Screen Newsflash about the independent format pitch event THE TALK OF TOKYO, set for MIPTV.