Executive Editor, World Screen

July 1, 2020 Top Stories

German Deal for GoQuest’s What the F***?!

July 1, 2020

GoQuest Media has inked a format deal for the hidden-camera, wish-fulfillment series What the F***?! with the German producer Bavaria Entertainment.

June 29, 2020 Top Stories

ITV’s Catchphrase Resuming Production

June 29, 2020

Catchphrase will become ITV's first entertainment show to begin filming again after the production shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

June 29, 2020 Features, Top Stories

COVID-Proof Formats

June 29, 2020

Formats that allow for social distancing and safety measures to be easily implemented without changing the DNA or core format beats are in good stead as entertainment commissioning pushes forward.

June 26, 2020 Top Stories

5 Gold Rings Scores SAT.1 Commission

June 26, 2020

5 Gold Rings has been commissioned by SAT.1 in Germany, marking the tenth country to pick up the ITV Studios format.

June 25, 2020 Top Stories

Come Dine With Me Gets First Arabic Version

June 25, 2020

ITV Studios’ Come Dine With Me format has been licensed by OSN, marking the show's first local treatment in the Arabic world.

June 25, 2020 Top Stories

Eccho Rights Adds Pair of South Korean Scripted Formats

June 25, 2020

Eccho Rights has signed a deal with SBS Contents Hub in South Korea to represent two of its top scripted formats.

June 24, 2020 Top Stories

Lion Television USA Pacts for Prank Shows

June 24, 2020

Lion Television USA has entered into a co-production partnership with Michael Krivicka and his producing partner Peter Veverka for original formats.

June 24, 2020 Top Stories

Dori Media’s Dumb Picked Up by WBITVP for Local Treatments

June 24, 2020

Dori Media Group has signed a multi-territory agreement with Warner Bros. International Television Production (WBITVP) for four different local remakes of the crime drama Dumb.

June 23, 2020 Top Stories

ITV Studios Picks Up Elk Entertainment’s Non-Scripted Catalog

June 23, 2020

ITV Studios has acquired all non-scripted formats and IP from the Swedish creator and distributor Elk Entertainment.

June 22, 2020 Top Stories

I Love My Country Lands Two New Local Commissions

June 22, 2020

ITV Studios’ I Love My Country format has added Spain and Vietnam to its roster of countries that have ordered local treatments.

Kristin Brzoznowski

German Deal for GoQuest’s What the F***?!

ITV’s Catchphrase Resuming Production

COVID-Proof Formats

5 Gold Rings Scores SAT.1 Commission

Come Dine With Me Gets First Arabic Version

Eccho Rights Adds Pair of South Korean Scripted Formats

Lion Television USA Pacts for Prank Shows

Dori Media’s Dumb Picked Up by WBITVP for Local Treatments

ITV Studios Picks Up Elk Entertainment’s Non-Scripted Catalog

I Love My Country Lands Two New Local Commissions

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